Tanya Tucker and others join Hardly Strictly lineup
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass has announced a handful of new additions to the bill for this year’s festival, including Tanya Tucker, Buddy Miller, Hot Buttered Rum, Nikki Lane and Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears.
The second set of acts was revealed once again via a mystery medley posted to the Hardly Strictly website and mobile app. The organizers of the festival will continue to drop musical clues over the next few weeks, leading to the full bill.
The latest lineup announcement for the free threeday outdoor concert in Golden Gate Park, which is scheduled to take place Oct. 46, also includes the Dry Branch Fire Squad, Daniel Norgren, John Craigie, Mdou Moctar and Sierra Hull. Miller’s set will additionally feature appearances by Dirk Powell and Stuart Duncan.
Tucker, who is best known for her string of country classics such as “Delta Dawn,” “Two Sparrows in a Hurricane” and “It’s a Little Too Late,” recently announced the forthcoming release of her first album of all new material in 17 years, “While I’m Livin’,” which was produced by Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings.
The promoters of the 19th annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival, a gift to the city by the late financier and philanthropist Warren Hellman, previously confirmed appearances by Betty LaVette, the Meat Puppets, Hayes Carll, Margo Price, Steve Earle & the Dukes, the Waterboys, Jackie Greene, the Milk Carton Kids, Dakhabrakha, Calexico and Iron & Wine.
The festival is expected to feature some 80 eclectic acts performing on six stages on the west end of Golden Gate Park.