# Dry Branch Fire Squad at Banjo Stage, Hellman Hollow, October 2, 2015

[Hardly Strictly Bluegrass](http://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/2015/) presents [Dry Branch Fire Squad](http://www.drybranchfiresquad.com/)  
2015-10-02  
[Banjo Stage, Hellman Hollow](http://sfrecpark.org/destination/golden-gate-park/ggp-helman-hollow-picnic-area/)  
[Golden Gate Park, 50 Overlook Dr, San Francisco, CA 94122](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Golden+Gate+Park,+50+Overlook+Dr,+San+Francisco,+CA+94122&hl=en)  
12:00 PM, Friday, October 2, 2015

[[2015-10-01|Back to the previous event!]] ☸ [[:#section2015|Up to the 2015 yearbox!]] ☸ [[:2015#October_events|Up to the 2015 event list!]] ☸  [[2015-10-02-2 |On to the next event!]]

## One Set

[11:56 AM announcements]

01. [11:58 AM] ? (Instrumental)
02. [12:00 PM] _Awful Dreadful Snake_
03. [12:04 PM] _Pain in My Heart_
04. [12:06 PM] _Dip Your Fingers in Some Water_
05. [12:10 PM] _I've Always Been a Rambler_
06. [12:14 PM] _Someone You Used to Know_  
[Ron yacks awhile]
07. [12:24 PM] ? (Bill Monroe instrumental)
08. [12:29 PM] _Seven Spanish Angels_
09. [12:33 PM] _He Said If I Be Lifted Up_
10. [12:37 PM] _Rollin' On Rubber Wheels_
11. [12:40 PM] _Orphan Child_
12. [12:44 PM] ? (Instrumental)  
[set ends 12:50 PM]


## Performers

[Dry Branch Fire Squad](http://www.drybranchfiresquad.com/)

* [Brian Aldridge](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/brian-aldridge/44/504/73): acoustic guitar, mandolin, lead and harmony vox;
* [Tom Boyd](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tom-boyd/32/541/a68): banjo, resonator guitar, lead and harmony vox;
* [Dan Russell](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dan-russell/44/4b2/555): contrabass, banjo, acoustic guitar, lead and harmony vox;
* Ron Thomason: mandolin, acoustic guitar, lead and harmony vox.


## Notes

Always fun to catch the Dry Branch Fire Squad, and a short festival set is just the right portion for me of Ron's dry wit and the bracing mix of hardcore bluegrass with charismatic gospel. They're a great choice to lead off the day, but a little of it goes a long way! 

{{tag>music Dry_Branch_Fire_Squad Banjo_Stage Brian_Aldridge Tom_Boyd Dan_Russell Ron_Thomason}}

[[2015-10-01|Back to the previous event!]] ☸ [[:#section2015|Up to the 2015 yearbox!]] ☸ [[:2015#October_events|Up to the 2015 event list!]] ☸  [[2015-10-02-2 |On to the next event!]]