Festival No. 0000153 · Est. 2003
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- Venue
- Golden Gate Park
- Address
- 1000 John F. Kennedy Dr. 94118
- City
- San Francisco, US
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About the artists
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Alison Brown Quartet plays folk, jazz. -
Asleep At the Wheel formed in Paw Paw, United States, in 1969. Plays country, folk, western swing.
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Bad Livers formed in Austin, United States, in March 1990, and split up in 2000, after 9 years.
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Ben Kweller was born in San Francisco, United States, on 16 June 1981. Plays indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Bill Kirchen was born in Bridgeport, United States, on 29 June 1948. Plays country, folk.
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Bonnie 'Prince' Billy was born in Louisville, United States, on 24 December 1970. Plays americana, country, folk, folk rock, singer-songwriter.
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Carlene Carter was born in Nashville, United States, on 26 September 1955. Plays country.
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Dave Alvin was born in Downey, United States, on 11 November 1955. Plays americana, blues, blues rock, country, folk, pop, rock, roots rock.
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Del McCoury Band formed in Nashville, United States, in 1967. Plays folk.
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Dry Branch Fire Squad formed in 1976.
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Earl Scruggs was born in Scottville, United States, on 6 January 1924, and died on 28 March 2012, aged 88. Plays bluegrass.
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Elvis Costello was born in Paddington, United Kingdom, on 25 August 1954. Plays art rock, country, folk, new wave, pop, pop rock, power pop, pub rock.
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Emmylou Harris was born in Birmingham, United States, on 2 April 1947. Plays americana, country, country folk, country pop, country rock, folk, outlaw country, progressive country.
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Gogol Bordello formed in New York, United States, in 1999. Plays dub, folk punk, folk rock, gypsy punk, latin rock, polka, punk, punk rock.
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Greg Brown was born in Fairfield, United States, on 2 July 1949. Plays folk.
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Heavy Trash formed in New York, United States, in 2005.
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Hot Rize formed in 1978. Plays bluegrass, folk.
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Iris DeMent was born in Paragould, United States, on 5 January 1961. Plays country, folk.
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Iron & Wine was born in Chapin, United States, on 26 July 1974. Plays alternative rock, americana, contemporary folk, country, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock.
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Jerry Jeff Walker was born in Oneonta, United States, on 16 March 1942, and died on 23 October 2020, aged 78. Plays country, folk, outlaw country, progressive country.
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Jimmie Dale Gilmore was born in Amarillo, United States, on 6 May 1945. Plays country, singer-songwriter.
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Joe Purdy was born in Arkansas, United States. Plays contemporary folk, singer-songwriter.
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John Jorgenson Quintet formed in 2005. Plays folk.
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Jon Langford was born on 11 October 1957.
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Justin Townes Earle was born on 4 January 1982, and died on 20 August 2020, aged 38. Plays folk.
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Laurie Lewis was born in Long Beach, United States, on 28 September 1950. Plays folk.
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Los Cenzontles formed in 1994.
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Loudon Wainwright III was born in Chapel Hill, United States, on 5 September 1946. Plays blues, comedy, contemporary folk, country folk, folk, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Maura O'connell was born in Ennis, Ireland, on 16 September 1958. Plays folk.
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Mickey Hart was born on 11 September 1943. Plays new age, rock.
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Mike Farris was born in 1968.
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Nick Lowe was born in Walton-on-Thames, United Kingdom, on 24 March 1949. Plays new wave, pop rock, power pop, pub rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Odetta was born in Birmingham, United States, on 31 December 1930, and died on 2 December 2008, aged 77. Plays folk.
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Pegi Young was born in San Mateo, United States, on 1 December 1952, and died on 1 January 2019, aged 66.
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Red Wine formed in 1997, and split up in 2005, after 8 years.
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Richard Thompson was born in Notting Hill, United Kingdom, on 3 April 1949. Plays british folk rock, contemporary folk, folk, folk rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder formed in Kentucky, United States. Plays bluegrass, country, folk.
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Riders In the Sky formed in 1977. Plays folk.
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Robert Earl Keen was born in Houston, United States, on 11 January 1956. Plays americana, country, folk, singer-songwriter.
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Ruby Jane was born in Dallas, United States, on 17 November 1994.
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Sharon Little was born in 1980. Plays singer-songwriter.
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Steve Earle was born in Hampton, United States, on 17 January 1955. Plays americana, bluegrass, country rock, folk, singer-songwriter.
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Tea Leaf Green formed in San Francisco, United States, in 1998. Plays jam band, rock.
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The Desert Rose Band formed in 1985, and split up in February 1994, after 9 years. Plays country, country rock, rock.
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The Gourds formed in Austin, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative country, honky tonk.
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The Infamous Stringdusters formed in Nashville, United States, in 2006. Plays folk.
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The Waybacks formed in San Francisco, United States, in 1999. Plays folk.
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Tift Merritt was born in Houston, United States, on 8 January 1975. Plays alternative country, americana, country, country folk.
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Tony Rice was born in Danville, United States, on 8 June 1951, and died on 25 December 2020, aged 69. Plays bluegrass, folk.
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Waco Brothers formed in Chicago, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative country.