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Holiday Hootenanny 14 @ Variety Playhouse on 12/21! Schedule Listed Below

15 Dec

Date: Sunday, December 21, 2025 @ Variety Playhouse

Time: 6 PM Doors / 7 PM Showtime

Tickets: $30 GA ADV/$40 RES ADV CLICK HERE // To avoid large fees, you can purchase at the Variety Playhouse box office M-F 2-6 PM or during shows. Also, you can go to other Zero Mile venue box offices including Terminal West, The Eastern and The Georgia Theatre.

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Schedule (Subject to change)

Set 1 (7 – 7:50 PM)

– Yes Ma’am Family Band feat. Caroline Aiken, Diane Durrett, Donna Hopkins & Liz Melendez

Set 2 (8 – 9:20 PM)

Part I (8 – 8:15) – Jason Carter & Bronwyn Keith-Hynes Fiddle Duo

Part II (8:15 – 8:45) – Jim Lauderdale Bluegrass (Steve Poltz joins)

Part III (8:45 – 9:20) Jim Lauderdale Electric

Live Auction (9:20 – 9:25 PM) – Seth Weiner, our Live Auctioneer

Drums for Count & Rico (9:30-9:40 PM)

Set III (9:50 – 11:30 PM)

Part I (9:50-10:10) – Steve Poltz

Part II (10:10 – 11:30) – Poltz > Oliver Wood > Wood/Rev. Jeff Mosier & Friends

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Folks we are right on the cusp of quite a memorable night of music and collaborations that will leave you wanting more! The silent auction, brought to you by the amazing team at Positive Legacy, will be up and running by no later than Wednesday. There are some great items to bid on! There will also be a link to donate directly to Atlanta Habitat on behalf of the Holiday Hootenanny. This is a wonderful annual event, and I sure hope you can make it! Happy Holidays everyone!

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Positive Legacy Joins Holiday Hootenanny 14 Team + New Show Announced!

20 Nov

Date: 12/21/25

Where: Variety Playhouse

Tickets: $30 GA ADV/$40 RES ADV CLICK HERE // To avoid large fees, you can purchase at the Variety Playhouse box office M-F 2-6 PM or during shows. Also, you can go to other Zero Mile venue box offices including Terminal West, The Eastern and The Georgia Theatre.

TDawg Presents is excited to announce a partnership with the wonderful non-profit organization Positive Legacy to bring back the silent auction for the Holiday Hootenanny! A staple of the show for many years, it will be nice to have the silent auction back in the mix, as there were always some great items!

Positive Legacy integrates music and service to benefit people and the planet. They provide grants for environmental and humanitarian service projects fueled by the power of music, and they transcend cultural boundaries by attending to the needs and aspirations of the communities where music happens. They create sustainable support through action from musicians and fans. They have worked directly with Cloud 9 on events such as Jam Cruise, String & Sol & Panic En La Playa as well as the kind folks from Mempho, among many other events. We are extremely honored to have them on board with the Holiday Hootenanny!

In addition to Positive Legacy, we welcome back the talents of Seth Weiner, better known these days as “Your Rocktioneer“, calling the live auction for an autographed guitar, signed by everyone participating in Holiday Hootenanny 14!

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TDawg Presents is extremely excited to present its first show of the year on January 10 at the Red Light Cafe! Featuring up and coming band The Wilder Flower, which is fronted by recent Davidson College graduate and fiddlin’ Rhodes Scholar Madeline Dierauf and banjoist Molly Johnson, the night kicks off with a set of music by well-seasoned ATL bluegrass musicians Leah Calvert on fiddle, Michael Smith on mandolin, and Ian Newberry on guitar. Fireworks are going to happen by the end of the night! We hope that you can make it out for this incredible evening and the first TDawg Presents show of 2026!

Tickets: $20 ADV // CLICK HERE

Enjoy this video of The Wilder Flower performing their song “Grandpa’s Coat” This is going to be a great night!

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Holiday Hootenanny 14 Lineup Update! Bronwyn Keith-Hynes joins the Hootenanny Family!

15 Oct

Where: Variety Playhouse

Date: Sunday, December 21, 2025

Time: Doors 6 PM / Showtime 7 PM

Tickets CLICK HERE ~ ADV: $30 Gen Adm – $40 Res // Day of Show: $45 Gen Adm – $55 Res. 

We are thrilled to announce that Bronwyn Keith-Hynes is joining the Holiday Hootenanny lineup! Sparks

are sure to fly in the musical vortex that is the Holiday Hootenanny, as Bronwyn teams up with her husband, fiddler Jason Carter throughout the evening! The complete lineup is below:

Oliver Wood (Wood Brothers, King Johnson)

Jim Lauderdale 

Steve Poltz 

Yes Ma’am Family Band feat. Caroline Aiken, Diane Durrett, Donna Hopkins & Liz Melendez 

Rev. Jeff Mosier (Blueground Undergrass, Col Bruce & ARU, Jeff Mosier Ensemble) 

Jason Carter (formerly Del McCoury Band, The Traveling McCourys)

Bronwyn Keith-Hynes (Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway)

Tyler “Falcon” Greenwell (Tedeschi Trucks Band, Col Bruce & The Codetalkers) 

Ted Pecchio (Col Bruce & The Codetalkers) 

Gaurav Malhotra (Jeff Mosier Ensemble)

Johnny Mosier (Blueground Undergrass, Jeff Mosier Ensemble)

Richie Jones (The Ain’t Sisters)

Kathie Holmes (Blue Velvet, Jeff Mosier Ensemble) 

Jared Womack (Grass is Dead, Smokey’s Farmland Band)

Zambi Horns feat. Danny Wytanis (Ghost-note, Kem), Paul Garrett & Noah Sills 

Bobby Miller (Virginia Dare Devils)

Matt Williams (Pickled Holler, Jeff Mosier Ensemble)

Bill Fleming 

Emcee Wildman Steve

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Tickets CLICK HERE

Here’s a fun clip from 2018 featuring an on-fire Orange Blossom Special featuring Larry Keel, Jason Carter, Lyndsay Pruett, John Mailander & Jeff Mosier!

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Holiday Hootenanny 13 is just 9 days away!

13 Dec

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!

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Holiday Hootenanny 13 @ Variety Playhouse, Sunday December 22!

13 Nov

Tickets: General Admission ~ $35 ADV/$50 Door, Reserved $45 ADV/$60 Door Click Here! Tickets can be purchased either online or in person at the Variety Playhouse box office (M-F 2-6 PM, during all show hours)

Doors @ 6 PM/Showtime 7 PM

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Lineup:

Brandon “Taz” Niederauer

Jim Lauderdale

Jeff Sipe Trio

Rev. Jeff Mosier

Jess Goggans

Grant Green Jr.

Joe Craven

Rita Graham

Zebulon Bowles

Gaurav Malhotra

Richie Jones

Kathie Holmes

Bryan Lopes

Daniel Wytanis

Paul Garrett

Matt Williams

Jared Womac,

Spencer Pope

Bill Fleming

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Holiday Hootenanny (12/17 @ Variety Playhouse) Update: Benji Shanks, Johnny Mosier, Mark Raudabaugh Added to Lineup

6 Dec

Where: Variety Playhouse

Tickets: GA $35 ADV/$50 Door, RES $45 ADV/$60 Door CLICK HERE to purchase or to avoid a fee visit the box office 2-6 PM M-F and during performances! **NOTE** You can also purchase tix for the show at any of the other Zero Mile/AEG venue box offices including The Eastern, Terminal West and Georgia Theatre.

Showtime: 6PM Doors/7PM Start

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Happy Holidaze! Things are heating up for this year’s Holiday Hootenanny! Needless to say, we’re packing A LOT into 4 hrs 45 min. Y’all this is truly a one-of-a-kind show featuring a chunk of ATL’s finest musicianship and then some! It’s our own holiday party, with all the right people there. Come and be a part! Below is an update regarding the show.

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I’m excited to announce that guitarist Benji Shanks (Blackberry Smoke, Kristian Bush) is joining the tribute to the late Dustin Scott Warren at Holiday Hootenanny 12! Along with Benji, Gaurav Malhotra, and Matt Williams, those four stellar musicians were part of the core of the incredible group of the 2000’s Captain Soularcat. Also joining in this special mini set are three keyboardists, Spencer Pope, Ryan Murphy (performed with the band at a couple of TDawg’s Back Porch Hootenannies), & Jamie Kudiats (Brandyhouse days, recorded on first album). This is truly going to be an amazing, emotional musical homage to a wonderful human being.

We will also be featuring a double drum kit/percussion arrangement featuring Darren Stanley, Richie Jones, Mark Raudabaugh, Gaurav Malhotra & Joe Craven throughout the evening, and especially during the tribute to Count M’Butu and Yonrico Scott!

Schedule

7 – 8 PM: The Ain’t Sisters

8:20 – 9:40 PM: Jim Lauderdale (Bluegrass/Electric) > Count M’Butu-Yonrico Scott Drums/Percussion

10:05 – 11:40 PM: Scott Warren Tribute > Rev. Jeff Mosier & Friends

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Enjoy this jam from 2012 that starts out with Count M’Butu (joined by Eric Gant) singing Willie Nelson’s classic “You Are Always On My Mind” into the Mosier Bros performing “Black-headed Woman”, joined by Yonrico Scott, Oteil Burbridge, Jeff Sipe, Jimmy Hall, Mark Van Allen, Rurik Nunan, Jeff Mosier, Johnny Mosier, Larry Keel. Wow! You will enjoy this sort of magic on December 17!

A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS!

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