Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival: A FREE festival in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco featuring over 100 musical artists on 7 stages.
Walking toward the Rooster Stage on Friday
The Milk Carton Kids, original songwriters/singers in the vein of Simon & Garfunkel and brothers Don & Phil Everly.
Love-eyed hippie girl selling flower wreaths
Typical revelers
Crowd at the Towers of Gold Stage
View from our blanket at the Towers of Gold Stage
Fenced-off area is the Silent Disco, a new feature this year, where everyone is dancing in total silence wearing headphones with two different channels of music to choose from, both apparently synched in beat. It was popular!
Ricky Skaggs, his wife Sharon White, and Rae's favorite musician, Ry Cooder
Couple in front of us who naturally caught our eye ...
... because we were fascinated by this back patch.
Lots of folks in attendance here -- official estimates for the 3-day festival are 750,000 this year.
Weird tiger backpack makes you do a double-take
Kite flies into middle of concert
The new Bandstand Stage is made out of an old retro trailer. Love the cool speakers on top!
The Blind Boys of Alabama put on a fantastic show
Los Lobos rockin' out at the Towers of Gold Stage
Los Lobos fan
One last glimpse of Los Lobos through the eucalyptus trees on the way out as they perform a surprise encore
Weary but satiated fans start the trudge back to their vehicles
