TDawg Presents is thrilled to announce the Holiday Hootenanny 15 lineup! There are still a couple of missing pieces to be filled in due time, but we are going to have ourselves one helluva time! I hope you can be there to celebrate this milestone year. For the 13th consecutive edition, we are proud to donate proceeds to Atlanta Habitat for Humanity. The concert has donated over $90,000 since 2013. Let’s take it over $100K! TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!
Time: 7 PM Showtime/6 PM Doors
Tickets: General Admission ~ $35 ADV/$50 Door, Reserved $45 ADV/$60 Door. CLICK HERE for online purchase (*fees included in price for online purchases*). To avoid the fees, you can go to the Variety Playhouse box office 2-6 PM M-F and all show nights. Also other Zero Mile venues Terminal West, The Eastern, and Georgia Theater in Athens.
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Lineup
Vince Herman (Leftover Salmon, The High Hawks)
Joe Craven (David Grisman Quintet, Garcia/Grisman)
Rev. Jeff Mosier (Mosier Brothers, Blueground Undergrass, Col. Bruce & ARU)
Trina Meade (Trina Meade & Co.)
Peter Stroud (Sheryl Crow, Close Enemies)
Jeff Sipe (Col. Bruce & ARU, Leftover Salmon, Warren Haynes)
John Mailander (John Mailander Forecast, Bruce Hornsby, Billy Strings)
Lyndsay Pruett (Jon Stickley Trio)
Tyler Martelli (Monrovia)
Kathie Holmes (Mosier Brothers, Blue Velvet Atlanta)
Richie Jones (Asydequest, Wet Willie, Ain’t Sisters)
Gaurav Malhotra (Col. Bruce, Mosier Brothers, 16 Breaks, D.U.B. Drums, Capt. Soularcat)
Joel Forlines (St. Owsley)
Johnny Mosier (Mosier Brothers, Blueground Undergrass)
Mark Nelson (Mosier Brothers, Blueground Undergrass)
Matt Williams (Pickled Holler, Capt. Soularcat)
Jared Womack (Smokey’s Farmland Band, Grass Is Dead)
Bryan Lopes (Col. Bruce)
Danny Wytanis (Ghost-Note, Col. Bruce)
Paul Garrett (Col. Bruce)
Bill Fleming
Wildman Steve (Emcee)
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TDawg Presents is excited to bring you the 15th edition of what is a great holiday tradition on the Atlanta music scene, the Holiday Hootenanny! Holiday Hootenanny 15 will take place on Sunday, December 20, 2026 at the Variety Playhouse in Little Five Points, its original home beginning in December 2011. The concert moved to Terminal West from 2013-17 before returning to the Variety Playhouse in 2018. For the 13th year, net proceeds from the concert and raffle will directly benefit Atlanta Habitat for Humanity. Since 2013, Atlanta Habitat has received over $90,000 from this beautifully organic event. The future is bright to substantially increase that amount! Atlanta Habitat transforms communities by acting as a catalyst for neighborhood revitalization through education, innovative development, partnerships and long-term relationships with families. Its vision is an Atlanta where all people have access to quality affordable housing in safe, vibrant neighborhoods with opportunities to thrive. For more information about Atlanta Habitat for Humanity, please visit the Atlanta Habitat website, http://www.atlantahabitat.org.
Holiday Hootenanny 15 will be one for the ages. Celebrating 15 editions of the best holiday season concert on the calendar and raising money for one of the most significant non-profits in Atlanta lays the foundation for what will be some non-stop jaw-dropping music for a great cause.
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This past Saturday I attended the memorial service for Whit Connah. It was a true celebration of the life of an amazing person, one who touched the lives of so many. His impact in the community will be felt for our lifetime and hopefully beyond. The service consisted of some of the rawest, most heartfelt performances I’ve ever witnessed, and the individuals who spoke about Whit – daughters, friends, brother, granddaughter among them – painted a vivid portrait of someone who had a passion for living and was very good at passing that passion along to those who interacted with him. He was labeled an introvert by several folks, but I certainly never saw that side. One can credit wife Barbara for bringing him out of his shell. Whit was an artist and a musician. He taught art at Georgia Tech in their architecture department for 30 years and created many masterpieces of his own over the years as well. He also was a mainstay in the Atlanta Cajun band Hair of the Dog, which rocked around Atlanta and the Southeast for over 30 years, their last show being a performance in early March as part of the Frank Hamilton School Concert Series. I was fortunate to be able to see them many times over the years and include them in several of my projects. Like many folks and especially his family and close friends, I will miss Whit and the energy he exuded onto others and within the Atlanta music community. However, I have no doubt that his spirit will live on. Below is a video I shot in the WREK studio where Hair of the Dog did a promotional appearance for the FHS show.
Friday, August 12 ~ Frank Hamilton & Friends performing as part of the Pre-Fest Jam at 
Sunday, September 4 ~ The Frank Hamilton School will perform a special set on the Community Bandstand Stage at the 
