Well folks we’re heading to the mountains now, the weather is going to be amazing this weekend so come on up and enjoy in the music and outdoor lovin’ shenanigans! Music starts tonight at 9:30 PM with Sam French & Friends, tomorrow at 12:30PM with Hannah Zale! Please feel free to stay as long as you need to on Sunday!
We’re gonna miss our good buddy Ralph Roddenbery this time around, so here’s a gem from last year’s Fall Hoot on the Grateful Fred Stage. Pushin’ on a Pull Door!
My how time flies! Here we are the week of the 17th edition of TDawg’s Back Porch Hootenanny y’all! The temperature will be just right for a big ol’ bonfire, and the music will keep you moving all day and all night!
If you’ve not had a chance yet to catch Col. Bruce Hampton, mark my words you’re in for a special treat. His shows seem to always fit the moment, never a weak link. The Zambi master will bring it on Saturday evening, you know that for certain. Below is a fun clip from last year’s 3rd Annual Atlanta’s Holiday Hootenanny in December (mark your calendars for SUN DEC 21 and the 4th Annual Holiday Hoot!)
Freddy’s Finest has evolved into quite the funk/jazz ensemble that can really tear it up. A perfect for the 6:30pm set on the Grateful Fred Stage, and an ideal band to directly precede Col. Bruce! Check out their Lettuce jam from the Moonshadow Tavern not too long ago. Let’s just say it’s a very involved jam where each participating musician brings it!
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Cherokee Farms, 2035 Old Mineral Springs Rd., LaFayette, GA 30728
***ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE!
FRI-SAT Sept 19-20 (incl camping) ~ $50 ADV/$65 GATE
SAT Sept 20 ONLY (incl camping) ~ $45 ADV/$55 GATE
SAT DAY PASS (NO camping) ~ $40 GATE. Kids 12 & under are admitted FREE! Kids ages 13-16 $20 at gate. NO DOGS PLEASE! BYOB
Wow y’all! We sure have rounded that corner quickly, and the 17th installment of TDawg’s Back Porch Hootenanny is just about here! I hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend and that your team won! 😉
Now that we’re into September and just over two weeks out, you can clear your head for a moment and realize that you not only WANT to go to Hootenanny, but you also NEED to go! The amazing energy that is created at Cherokee Farms – the camaraderie of your friends, camping neighbors and musicians – the spontaneity of the jams – the amazing flow of this tightly wound small festie that releases a giant multi-layered musical explosion – the knowledge that you WILL hear something you’ve not heard before and it will make an impact on your already impeccable musical tastes. These are all great qualities of what a Hootenanny is at the core, a joyful healing and re-energizing experience for the mind, body and soul. TICKETS & LODGING INFO
Speaking of soul, check out this southern soulful groove laid down by Secondhand Swagger! These folks will be rockin’ the infamous “Happy Hour Set” from 5-6:30PM on SAT Sept 20! And folks, the musical mojo will kickin’ hard that day!
For those of you who are not familiar with Sam French, well that’s a great reason to show up on Friday night, September 19, at the Hootenanny! This man is drenched in southern, his style genuine, and his product real. Ted Norton, guitarist for The Grapes, will be joining Sam’s band that night and also be around all weekend long sitting in as an artist-at-large. Below is some fine video of Sam and his band performing an original, “Few Regrets”. Enjoy!
Spread the good word to your friends and family, y’all, as HOOT #17 promises to be as good as advertised! HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTENANNY!!!
Howdy y’all! Jason Kenney was invited to open for Amy Ray (Indigo Girls) on a series of five dates, of which one is Saturday, September 20. Congrats to Jason on this great opportunity – it’s always great to see folks from Hootenanny family do right!
Please welcome up and coming vocalist Hannah Zale into the Hootenanny mix! A bright rising star who resides in Athens, GA, Hannah will turn some heads!
Also, TDawg Presents is excited to have the superior guitar mastery of Ted Norton (The Grapes, Ralph Roddenbery Band) joining the Fall Hoot as an at-large artist! Ted will also be performing on Friday night as part of Sam French & Friends!
The Hootenanny movement doesn’t skip a beat, and you know it’s going to be off the chains this fall. Meanwhile, don’t forget to mark your calendar for Saturday, August 9, at Music On Main Street in Lilburn, GA for the first installment of TDawg’s Summer Hoot! The lineup features the legendary Grant Green Jr., jazz/funk trio DynOMite, and local rising band The Jugtime Ragband.
TDawg Presents is excited to bring FREDDY’S FINEST into the Hootenanny family mix! These soulful funk’n’groovers also serve as Jimmy Hall’s (from Wet Willie) band, so you KNOW there’s some southern soul going on inside these fellas!
Please note below the updated schedule. So much musical goodness here y’all, you aren’t going to want miss any of it! Get your advance tickets NOW to support one of the finest little festies in the entire Southeast. A TDawg’s Back Porch Hootenanny is more like a private showcase with a few hundred of your best buddies – how can you not have an incredible time?!
| FRI SEPT 19 | |
| SHED STAGE | |
| 9:30PM – 12:30PM | SAM FRENCH & FRIENDS |
| SAT SEPT 20 | |
| SHED STAGE | |
| 12:30PM – 2:00PM | JASON KENNEY |
| 2:45PM – 4:15PM | ROLLING NOWHERE |
| 5:00PM – 6:30PM | SECONDHAND SWAGGER |
| 7:15PM – 8:45PM | COL. BRUCE & MADRID EXPRESS |
| 9:30 – 11:00PM | LINGO |
| 11:30PM – 1:00AM | STRUNG LIKE A HORSE w/ LACY JO |
| GRATEFUL FRED STAGE | |
| 2:00PM – 2:45PM | MOMS JAM!!!! |
| 4:15PM – 5:00PM | THE JUGTIME RAGBAND |
| 6:30PM – 7:15PM | FREDDY’S FINEST |
| 8:45PM – 9:30PM | DONNA HOPKINS |
FRI-SAT SEPT 19-20 @ CHEROKEE FARMS!
Advance Tickets are available NOW – please plan on attending and supporting true roots music at its finest! It’s amazing how wonderful an event can be in its simplicity. The music, the friends and family, the general camaraderie of the Hootenanny nation! You really can’t beat it, and you won’t know until you go yourself! Except you have to hear your friends talk about how much fun it was this past time, and they can’t wait til the fall edition! Please click on the Advance Tickets link to purchase yours today!
THE SCHEDULE
| FRI SEPT 19 | |
| SHED STAGE | |
| 9:30PM – 12:30PM | SAM FRENCH & FRIENDS |
| SAT SEPT 20 | |
| SHED STAGE | |
| 12:30PM – 2:00PM | JASON KENNEY |
| 2:45PM – 4:15PM | ROLLING NOWHERE |
| 5:00PM – 6:30PM | SECONDHAND SWAGGER |
| 7:15PM – 8:45PM | COL. BRUCE & MADRID EXPRESS |
| 9:30 – 11:00PM | LINGO |
| 11:30PM – 1:00AM | STRUNG LIKE A HORSE w/ LACY JO |
| GRATEFUL FRED STAGE | |
| 2:00PM – 2:45PM | MOMS JAM!!!! |
| 4:15PM – 5:00PM | THE JUGTIME RAGBAND |
| 6:30PM – 7:15PM | JASON KENNEY |
| 8:45PM – 9:30PM | DONNA HOPKINS |
The 17th Edition of TDawg’s Back Porch Hootenanny will take place on September 19-20 at beautiful Cherokee Farms in LaFayette, GA! Since 2006, we’ve been kicking up the dirt, groovin’ in the grass, jumpin’ with the jams, and enjoying one of the finest times anyone should be allowed to have on a bi-annual basis! This past spring the overall energy was off the charts, and all we can do is continue to build on that. PLEASE come on out for what promises to be yet another over the top experience in the intimate confines of TDawg’s Back Porch Hootenanny!
The lineup is below with a few more to be added so stay tuned!
Col. Bruce Hampton & The Madrid Express
Secondhand Swagger feat. Abby Wren
Artists-At-Large:
Jared Womack
Please check back at the webpage for complete information regarding tickets, camping, and some revised guidelines for attending the Hoot that will make it easier on YOU!
TDawg is excited to present the legendary Col. Bruce Hampton in the intimate confines of the Red Light Cafe! I caught him there last month right before the Holiday Hootenanny, and it was truly just what the DR ordered!
Col. Bruce will be joined on stage by another incredible ensemble of musicians, including the absolutely mesmerizing Johnny Knapp on keys, whose career spans performing with Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin, and countless others. Johnny tore it up at the Holiday Hootenanny, leaving folks in their tracks with a dazed look on their face. His performance with Bruce wasn’t jazz, wasn’t Bruce, WAS pure Zambi!
Doors 8pm, Showtime 9ish, only $10!
We are just a few days out from a freakin’ incredible musical experience! For those of you who attended Warren Haynes’ 25th Annual Christmas Jam last weekend in Asheville, well, this should be a solid capper for you! Musicians are communicating amongst themselves, the auction is falling into place, and I hope that we can have a packed house at Terminal West in our first year working with Atlanta Habitat for Humanity!
Here is a general flow to the concert, music starting at 7pm.
Silent Auction 5pm, Doors to venue 6pm, SHOWTIME 7PM.
SET I ~ 7:00pm-8:00pm
Featured Musians: Jeff Sipe Trio, Lefty Williams, Donna Hopkins, Ralph Roddenbery & Diane Durrett.
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SET II ~ 8:30pm-9:45pm
Featured Musicians: John Cowan, Tommy Talton, Rev. Jeff Mosier, Jason Kenney & Leah Calvert
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SET III ~ 10:15pm-MIDNIGHT
Featured Musicians: Randall Bramblett, Grant Green Jr., Col. Bruce Hampton, Women of Rock feat. Caroline Aiken, Diane Durrett & Donna Hopkins
Core Musicians: Jeff Sipe, Joe Craven, John Cowan, Ted Pecchio, Kevin Scott, Count M’Butu, Gaurav Malhotra, Yonrico Scott, Leah Calvert, Bobby Miller, Tony Giordano, Donna Hopkins, Lefty Williams, Diane Durrett, Jeff Autry.
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Get your advance tickets now and know you’re doing your part for a great cause!
Come at 5pm and enjoy an incredible silent auction with live music from Sans Abri. Below are samples of some of the items up for auction!
| Sandy Beaches Cruise (Delbert McClinton, Marcia Ball and much more!) | Sixthman |
| Artwork – ARU 2001 Variety Playhouse (4 prints) | Scramble Campbell |
| Artwork – 3D String Cheese Incident – Conscious Alliance 2010 | Scramble Campbell |
| Artwork – Yonder Mountain String Band – Bonnaroo 2003 | Scramble Campbell |
| Artwork – Woodstock 30th Anniversary | Scramble Campbell |
| Artwork – Drumhead Artwork | Yonrico Scott |
| Artwork – Guitart | Tommy Talton |
| Autographed WSP Tour Poster | John Griffin |
| Bhojanic for 10 ($150 value) | Bhojanic |
| Calloway Garden getaway package | Callaway Gardens |
| Stadium Gibson SG Guitar Replica signed by Los Lobos | Scott Kendrick |
The first two editions of Atlanta’s Holiday Hootenanny have featured southern music luminaries, and this year’s is no different. I am very excited to be able to present three music visionaries that date back to the 70’s with their respective music repertoires.
Randall Bramblett, Tommy Talton & John Cowan helped to define an era of music discovery that ranged from the classic Capricorn Records in Macon and acts like The Allman Brothers Band, Cowboy, Marshall Tucker Band, and Sea Level to the progressive “new grass” sound created by the likes of the late John Hartford and New Grass Revival in the early 70’s, which originally featured Sam Bush, Cowan, Dr. Dobro Curtis Burch, and the late Courtney Johnson in the 70’s and Bela Fleck and Pat Flynn in the 80’s (replaced Burch & Johnson). These two styles have merged many times over the years for what turns out to be a match made in musical heaven, and the 3rd Annual Atlanta’s Holiday Hootenanny is going to certainly showcase those two styles.
Randall with his current band from Music City Roots earlier this year.
And you here you have some vintage John Cowan with a great prelude by Sam Bush talking about John.
Here’s a clip of Tommy Talton Band performing last March in NYC at the Hittin’ the Note party.
Get your advance tickets now, and know that you’ll be supporting a wonderful cause and witnessing a piece of music history!
Silent Auction 5pm, Doors 6pm, Showtime 7pm!
TDawg Presents 