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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Blue Highway formed in 1995. Plays bluegrass. -
Boz Scaggs was born in Canton, United States, on 8 June 1944. Plays blue-eyed soul, pop rock, rock, smooth soul, yacht rock.
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Buddy Miller was born in Fairborn, United States, on 6 September 1952. Plays americana, country, folk.
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Carolina Chocolate Drops formed in April 2005. Plays old-time.
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Carolyn Wonderland was born in Houston, United States, on 9 November 1972. Plays blues.
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Conor Oberst was born in Omaha, United States, on 15 February 1980. Plays folk, folk rock, indie rock.
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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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Dave Alvin and The Guilty Women formed in 2009. Plays folk.
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David Grisman Quintet plays folk.
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Del McCoury was born in York, United States, on 1 February 1939. Plays bluegrass, country.
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Del McCoury Band formed in Nashville, United States, in 1967. Plays folk.
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Doc Watson was born in Deep Gap, United States, on 3 March 1923, and died on 29 May 2012, aged 89. Plays appalachian folk, bluegrass, folk, traditional country.
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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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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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Fountains of Wayne formed in New York, United States, in 1996, and split up on 19 October 2013, after 17 years. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, power pop.
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Gillian Welch was born in New York, United States, on 2 October 1967. Plays alternative country, americana, contemporary folk, folk, singer-songwriter.
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Guy Clark was born in Monahans, United States, on 6 November 1941, and died on 17 May 2016, aged 74. Plays country, folk, singer-songwriter.
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Hot Tuna formed in San Francisco, United States, in 1969. Plays acoustic blues, blues rock, folk, rock.
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Indigo Girls formed in Atlanta, United States, in 1985. Plays contemporary folk, folk, folk pop, folk rock.
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Jackie Greene was born on 27 November 1980. Plays blues, rock, roots rock.
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James McMurtry was born in Fort Worth, United States, on 18 March 1962. Plays americana, folk rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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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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Joan Baez was born in Staten Island, United States, on 9 January 1941. Plays americana, country, folk, folk rock, gospel, pop, rock, roots rock.
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Jon Langford was born on 11 October 1957.
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Jonathan Richman was born in Natick, United States, on 16 May 1951.
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Kelly Willis was born in Lawton, United States, on 2 October 1968. Plays country, folk.
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Kevin Welch was born in Long Beach, United States, on 17 August 1955. Plays folk.
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Kinky Friedman was born in Chicago, United States, on 31 October 1944, and died on 26 June 2024, aged 79. Plays country, singer-songwriter.
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Lucero formed in 1998. Plays alternative country, alternative rock, blues rock, cowpunk, heartland rock, punk rock, rockabilly, southern rock.
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Martin Sexton was born in Syracuse, United States, on 2 March 1966. Plays folk.
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Michael McDonald was born in St. Louis, United States, on 12 February 1952. Plays soul.
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Nathaniel Rateliff was born in Hermann, United States, on 7 October 1978. Plays folk rock, rock, soul.
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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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Patti Smith was born in Chicago, United States, on 30 December 1946. Plays art punk, art rock, blues, folk rock, garage rock, glam rock, hard rock, pop rock.
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Patty Griffin was born in Old Town, United States, on 16 March 1964. Plays alternative rock, contemporary folk, country, folk, folk pop, singer-songwriter.
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Peter Himmelman was born in St. Louis Park, United States, on 23 November 1959. Plays rock, singer-songwriter.
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Punch Brothers formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2006. Plays americana, bluegrass, classical, folk, progressive bluegrass.
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Railroad Earth formed in Stillwater Township, United States, in 2001. Plays folk.
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Randy Newman was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 28 November 1943. Plays americana, children's music, cinematic classical, classical, folk, piano rock, pop, pop rock.
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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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Robert Earl Keen was born in Houston, United States, on 11 January 1956. Plays americana, country, folk, singer-songwriter.
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Rosanne Cash was born in Memphis, United States, on 24 May 1955. Plays country, folk.
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Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 1996, and split up in 2018, after 22 years. Plays funk, soul.
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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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T-Bone Burnett was born in St. Louis, United States, on 14 January 1948. Plays americana, country, folk, heartland rock, rock, roots rock.
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The Avett Brothers formed in Concord, United States, in 2000. Plays americana, bluegrass, folk, folk rock, indie folk.
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The Band of Heathens formed in Austin, United States, in 2006. Plays americana, roots rock.
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The Felice Brothers formed in Palenville, United States, in 2006. Plays folk, rock.
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The Flatlanders formed in Lubbock, United States, in 1972. Plays folk.
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The Subdudes formed in New Orleans, United States, on 16 March 1987. Plays folk.
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The Waybacks formed in San Francisco, United States, in 1999. Plays folk.
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Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue formed in New Orleans, United States. Plays jazz.
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Umphrey's McGee formed in South Bend, United States, in 1997. Plays crossover prog, funk rock, jam band, jazz fusion, progressive rock, rock.
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Yonder Mountain String Band formed in Nederland, United States, in December 1998. Plays bluegrass, progressive bluegrass.