ismay Concert History

Named after a town of 19 in the Northern Great Plains, Ismay represents the work of singer-songwriter Avery Hellman. Just as with the name, Ismay seeks to uncover ways in which the place we live changes us, and how the natural world provides deeper meaning. For Ismay, a life lived in rural California connects them with the landscape, providing a freedom to express gender identity, and the space to create music. Mystical lyricism, ethereal vocals, and dynamic finger-picking on guitar are the defining features of their music.

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ismay Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026)

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 03, 2026

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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

Arrow Stage, Golden Gate Park ONLINE
Oct 03, 2026
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026 (Day 2)
Old Crow Medicine Show / AJ Lee & Blue Summit / Aaron Lee Tasjan / Alex Amen / Alison Brown / Jerry Douglas / Anna Moss / Bandits on the Run / Buddy Miller / The Crosby Collective / The Deslondes / Dug / Elizabeth Cook / Fantastic Cat / Gillian Welch / David Rawlings / Hot Tuna / ismay / John Craigie / The Coffis Brothers / Kathleen Edwards / Martha Scanlan and Jon Neufeld / Mavis Staples / Moonalice / Steve Earle / Sweet Sally / Tony Kamel / Isabel Dumaa Show all bands
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Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California, United States
Show Duplicate for Oct 03, 2026
Oct 02, 2026 –
Oct 04, 2026
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026
Rilo Kiley / Alison Krauss and Union Station / The Record Company / Reckless Kelly / Tift Merritt / Aaron Lee Tasjan / Dean Johnson / Mama's Broke / Miko Marks / Cristina Vane / ismay / Wreckless Strangers / My Morning Jacket
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Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California, United States
Sep 20, 2026
The Sam Chase / ismay / Toast Machine

Railroad Square Music Festival 2026

Railroad Square Historic District Santa Rosa, California, United States
Aug 23, 2026
ismay / Margo Cilker / Forrest VanTuyl Vancouver Vancouver, Washington, United States
May 22, 2026
Lynne Hanson / ismay 3rd and Lindsley Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Mar 22, 2026
ismay Tractor Tavern Seattle, Washington, United States
Nov 21, 2025
ismay The Hideout Chicago Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nov 12, 2025
ismay / Kendra McKinley / Peter Mulvey Regent Theatre Arlington, Massachusetts, United States
Oct 27, 2025
Andrew Duhon / Paul Sanchez / ismay Chickie Wah Wah New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Oct 03, 2025
ismay / Elizabeth Lubin / Olivia Wolf / Jimmie Dale Gilmore 4 Star Theater San Francisco, California, United States
Jun 14, 2025
Woollystar Music Festival
Andre Cruz & Chris Lujan / Willy Tea Taylor / Western Medicine / Maya de Vitry / ismay / Francesca Brown / Jacob Aranda
Woollystar Ranch Alpine Village, California, United States
May 10, 2025
AJ Lee & Blue Summit / Viv & Riley / Crying Uncle / ismay / Big Dog

Sierragrass

Sierra Meadows Ahwahnee, California, United States
Oct 04, 2024
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Cat Power / Charlie Overbey / Devendra Banhart / Glen Hansard / Ibibio Sound Machine / Jessica Pratt / Lindsay Lou / Matt the Electrician / Molly Tuttle / Sean McConnell / Sgt. Splendor / Sleater-Kinney / Kelly Willis / Chuck Prophet / ismay / Steve Earle / The Milk Carton Kids / Viv & Riley Show all bands
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Lindley Meadow @ Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California, United States
Aug 10, 2024
Steve Poltz / Paul Burch / ismay / Megan Slankard

KC Turner Summer Cookout Series

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HopMonk Tavern - Novato
Show Duplicate for Aug 10, 2024
Aug 07, 2024
Dylan LeBlanc / Sarah Shook & the Disarmers / ismay
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Bijou Theatre Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Aug 01, 2024 –
Aug 04, 2024
Avlfest 2024
The New Pornographers / Blitzen Trapper / River Whyless / Papadosio / Susto / Beachwood Sparks / Dylan LeBlanc / Floating Action / Town Mountain / Dangermuffin / Toubab Krewe / The Mother Hips / Heavy Heavy / Yarn / Daikaiju / S.G. Goodman / Tyler Ramsey / Joshua Quimby / Larry Keel / Justin Wells / Lyric / Bask / King Lazy Eye / The Jon Stickley Trio / Viv & Riley / The Resonant Rogues / Stephanie Morgan (aka Pink Mercury) / GYASI / Colby T. Helms / Tumbao / Holler Choir / Crys Matthews / The Pinkerton Raid / ismay / Trap Jazz / Free Planet Radio / Boulevards (Raleigh) / The Silver Doors / Joslyn & The Sweet Compression / Jeff Sipe Group Show all bands
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Avlfest 2024 Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Jul 20, 2024
Sarah Shook & the Disarmers / Jimmy Touzel / ismay Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, California, United States
May 31, 2024
ismay Turf Club Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Apr 27, 2024
ismay Christ Church United Lowell, Massachusetts, United States

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Old Crow Medicine Show set list, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (Day 2), Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA, October 3, 2026, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026 (Day 2) on Oct 3, 2026 [662-small]

Old Crow Medicine Show set list, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (Day 2), Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA, October 3, 2026

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026 (Day 2)
Oct 3, 2026
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Steve Earle & The Hardly Strictly Dukes set list, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (Day 2), Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA, October 3, 2026, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026 (Day 2) on Oct 3, 2026 [660-small]

Steve Earle & The Hardly Strictly Dukes set list, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (Day 2), Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA, October 3, 2026

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026 (Day 2)
Oct 3, 2026
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Rilo Kiley set list, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (Day 2), Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA, October 3, 2026, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026 (Day 2) on Oct 3, 2026 [659-small]

Rilo Kiley set list, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (Day 2), Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA, October 3, 2026

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026 (Day 2)
Oct 3, 2026
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Hot Tuna Acoustic set list, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (Day 2), Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA, October 3, 2026, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026 (Day 2) on Oct 3, 2026 [658-small]

Hot Tuna Acoustic set list, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (Day 2), Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA, October 3, 2026

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026 (Day 2)
Oct 3, 2026
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Old Crow Medicine Show (with Gillian Welch and David Rawlings), Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (Day 2), Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA, October 3, 2026, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026 (Day 2) on Oct 3, 2026 [582-small]

Old Crow Medicine Show (with Gillian Welch and David Rawlings), Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (Day 2), Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA, October 3, 2026

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026 (Day 2)
Oct 3, 2026
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Old Crow Medicine Show, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (Day 2), Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA, October 3, 2026, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026 (Day 2) on Oct 3, 2026 [581-small]

Old Crow Medicine Show, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (Day 2), Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA, October 3, 2026

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026 (Day 2)
Oct 3, 2026
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Old Crow Medicine Show, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (Day 2), Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA, October 3, 2026

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026 (Day 2)
Oct 3, 2026
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Rilo Kiley, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (Day 2), Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA, October 3, 2026, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026 (Day 2) on Oct 3, 2026 [579-small]

Rilo Kiley, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (Day 2), Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA, October 3, 2026

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Oct 3, 2026
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Genres:

Folk
Singer-Songwriter
Americana
Russian Dance

Latest Setlist (08/07/2024):

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  1. I Called You Up
  2. The Lonely Stallion
  3. Stranger in the Barn
  4. The Shearer & the Darby Ram
  5. The Dove, the Shrew, & the Raccoon
  6. The Window Shade

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 7 concerts
2025 6 concerts
2024 13 concerts
2023 11 concerts
2022 7 concerts
2021 2 concerts
2020 1 concert
2019 1 concert
2018 3 concerts
2017 12 concerts
2016 5 concerts
2015 2 concerts
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