Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn at Banjo Stage, October 7, 2017

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass presents Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
Banjo Stage, Hellman Hollow
Golden Gate Park, 50 Overlook Dr, San Francisco, CA 94122 USA
11:00 AM, Saturday, October 7, 2017

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[10:50 AM announcements from Paul Mann, band out]

1. [10:50 AM] Over the Divide ? (Song about Austrian yodeling shepherd who helps Syrian refugees)
2. [10:54 AM] (unidentified instrumental) »
3. [10:56 AM] Sally in the Garden »
4. [10:59 AM] Big Country
5. [11:01 AM] Molly Put the Kettle On *
6. [11:07 AM] If I Could Talk to a Younger Me
7. [11:12 AM] Come All Ye Coal Miners
8. [11:15 AM] (KK says unidentified instrumental intro here) »
9. [11:17 AM] New South Africa
10. [11:24 AM] Don't Let It Bring You Down *ß
11. [11:29 AM] My Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountains
12. [11:36 AM] Take Me to Harlan ø
    [set ends 11:39 AM]

• Béla Fleck: banjo, * bass banjo;
• Abigail Washburn: banjo, ß fretless banjo, ø footwork on stomp box, vox.

It's always a bit of a struggle to rally and get to Golden Gate Park for the start of the fest, and while I thought we had everything under control this morning, I was caught by surprise when Paul Mann introduced Béla and Abigail ten minutes prior to the scheduled time. It's nice to get that extra song or two, but boy, was I surprised!

Once they wrapping things up, about an hour later, Ting and I decamped for the Rooster stage, where we caught the finale of the Hellman Clan's set and then spent the rest of the day with the friends of Buddy Miller. Yee-haw!

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