We’re just 9 days out from what promises to be an absolutely smokin’ Holiday Hootenanny 13 raising funds and awareness for Atlanta Habitat for Humanity! I’ve spent the week putting the show together, and let’s just say we’re gonna be very JAM HAPPY! 
The musicians are pumped, and there promise to be quite a few collaborations you might not see again. Below are ticket ino and the schedule, expect Brandon “Taz” Niederauer to be all over the map. Please continue to spread the word, please feel free to share this note or the attached poster.
Tickets: GA $35 ADV/$50 Door ~ RES $45 ADV/$60 Door. Variety Playhouse box office open M-F 2-6 PM and on show nights if you want to avoid the fee.
Online purchase: 
Holiday Hootenanny 13 tickets in Atlanta at Variety Playhouse on Sun, Dec 22, 2024 – 7:00PM
Schedule:
Doors: 6PM
Set 1: 7-8 PM ~ Jeff Sipe Trio w/ special guests
Set 2: 8:20-9:35 PM ~ Jim Lauderdale (Bluegrass & Electric) w/ special guests
**9:55-10:05 PM** ~ The Count/Rico Drums Tribute
Set 3: 10:10-11:40 PM ~ Grant Green Jr., Jess Goggans, Rev. Jeff Mosier, ZAMBI!
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I know I’ve posted this video before, but it sure was a special set by Col. Bruce Hampton, and also his final full set at the Holiday Hootenanny. From the 5th Annual Holiday Hootenanny at Terminal West. Enjoy!
Humanity, the Frank Hamilton School, and me, for being a part of the holiday music season. Both The Hamilton Hoopla and the 6th Annual Atlanta Holiday Hootenanny were stellar events, and the musicians who gave of their time and energy for great causes really deserve a loud shout out for participating! Despite all the craziness going on in the world, I am so grateful to be a part of a whole that is so much greater than political/religious/racial beliefs & controversies and provides an outlet for everyone through music and community. Music is a unifying force for all of us. TDawg Presents will return in 2017 with Jerry Day ATL in either late July or early August, perhaps a random event thrown in there somewhere, and of course, the 7th Annual Atlanta Holiday Hootenanny next December!
Big news folks ~ 
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.
Sunday, September 4 ~ The Frank Hamilton School will perform a special set on the Community Bandstand Stage at the 
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