"The yearly festival was founded in 2001 by local venture capitalist Warren Hellman, who used his vast fortune to keep the event free of charge and without any corporate sponsorship; he died in 2011, but his estate still funds the festival. It originally began with a focus on bluegrass music (hence the "Strictly" part of the title), but in 2004, it added "Hardly" to the moniker to reflect a growing spectrum of sounds."
"Although it still focuses on performers rooted in bluegrass-adjacent genres like folk music, it has expanded to include a diverse array of performers, including jam bands like the String Cheese Incident and Cambodian-influenced rock band Dengue Fever. Last year, a reunion of revered classic rock act Big Star was a band that was perfectly suited for the current incarnation of the festival."
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is an annual San Francisco music festival founded in 2001 by venture capitalist Warren Hellman. Hellman used his fortune to keep the festival free and free of corporate sponsorship, and his estate continues to fund it after his 2011 death. The festival began focused on bluegrass (hence "Strictly") and added "Hardly" in 2004 to reflect a broader range of sounds. The lineup centers on bluegrass-adjacent and folk-rooted performers while expanding to include jam bands, Cambodian-influenced rock, and classic rock reunions. Longtime festival photography documents style and performances from opening day.
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