Featured Artists
2011 EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday, September 30
A NIGHT OF TRADITIONAL COUNTRY
Gates Open at 6:00 pm
Food and Beverage vendors on-site
8:00 - 9:30 pm:
The Inside Out Band
9:30 pm: Hoedown Star contestant Jade Turner
10:00 - 11:30 pm:
Bobby Davis & the Sounds of Haggard
(featuring the music of Merle Haggard, George Jones, Johnny Cash and all your favorite legends!)
Saturday, October 1
Gates Open at 3:00 p.m.
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Shane Thompson w/Special Guests Arlos Smith & Alex Dooley
6:30 pm - Hoedown Star runner up Blake Ishmael
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Drew Smith
9:00 pm - Hoedown Star winner Nate Stone
9:15pm - 11:00 pm CRAIG CAMPBELL
Bobby Davis
Shane Thompson
Drew Smith
Mandolin Farms
Mandolin Farms
2011 Schedule Craig Campbell is a proud reminder of one of country’s strongest creative periods, building on the early-‘90s legacy established by some of the genre’s most successful figures: Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Clint Black and Travis Tritt. Campbell’s unique style is inspired by a blend influences. Growing up, Campbell’s housewas filled with the sound of gospel groups—the Cathedrals, the Inspirations, the McKameys— and the from-the-gut approach of those acts resonates in his delivery today. His self-titled debut album blends Campbell’s masculine, no-nonsense vocal style with solid, salt-of-the-earth songs about America’s working class. The project’s songs, eleven of which are co-written by Campbell, expand on the central themes of his life—family, friends, purpose and self-determination—all delivered with the force and conviction of someone who’s lived every sentiment in every word. “It’s traditional, back-to-basics, true country music,” Campbell says. “It’s what I am. I can’t be anything else.” Coming to the Holler from the stages of Nashville! Bobby Davis was born and raised in the small cotton mill town of Kannapolis, NC on the traditional sounds of country music. He mixes the heartfelt pain of Haggard and Whitley with the soulfulness of Conway to keep the roots of county music alive. Bobby remembers listening to his Dad sing songs from Lefty, Merle and Marty Robbins. "Of all the great artists l grew up listening to, l always found myself going back to Merle. His songs always told a story and most of the time they were true." After a few years of singing in the honkytonks of Charlotte, he knew if he wanted to keep singing the kind of songs he wanted, he was gonna have to move to Nashville. Country music was going pop and Bobby wanted to stop it! He took his love of traditional country music to honkytonks on Broadway, playing such Nashville institutions as Legends Corner, Second Fiddle, The Stage, Crossroads and The Wheel. After touring coast-to-coast for nearly two years, Smith is currently in his first major publishing contract in Nashville, where he continues to write, perform and reside. He is currently recording his first major project with producer Billy Joe Walker, Jr. Shane Thompson ALEX DOOLEY Alex Dooley
Craig Campbell
"Family Man" & "Fish"
"Family Man" peaked at #14 on the Billboard Country charts earlier this year. Campbell's current single, "Fish" was just released and has climbed to the Top 30!
He’s drawn comparisons to Alan Jackson – understandable since they’re both Georgian singers with a similar range and accent. But it was Travis Tritt, embodied with a fierce vocal style similarly informed by gospel singers, who most influenced Campbell.
The Inside Out Band
Based out of Bracken County, Kentucky, Inside Out has toured various countries overseas performing for US Troops. The band has also shared the stage with hot acts like Montgomery-Gentry, Charlie Daniels Band, George Jones, Craig Morgan, and many more.
Bobby Davis and the Sounds of Haggard
Drew Smith
Born and raised in southern, middle Tennessee, next to the Alabama line - the halfway point between Music Row and Muscle Shoals. The son of a preacher, raised on THE TRUTH, Steve Earle, Foster & Lloyd, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Tom Petty, Van Morrison, John Prine, The Eagles and everything between the Stones and Jones.
Fleming County native Shane Thompson returns to the 2011 Hoedown In The Holler. Shane and his band Rendezvous electrified the crowd in 2010 with their high energy non-stop rockin show. For the 2010 Hoedown Shane wanted to get a little more intimate with his hometown, so Shane has asked a couple of his closest songwriting buddies to join him for this years Hoedown in what Shane has described as an and up-close and personal all acoustic, all original performance just like you would see at Nashville world Famous “Blue Bird Cafe”, Shane will be joined by hit makers Arlos Smith, and Alex Dooley. Shane Thompson & Friends Unplugged will hit the stage at 5:00 p.m.
Alex Dooley a Native of Virginia has always been a dreamer from his days as a youngster standing on the pitchers mound, and dreaming of playing in the big leagues, to standing on stage around his home town playing honky tonks and dreaming of the Grand Ole Opry. On a spring day, in 2003 Alex brought his dreams, his talent, his grand daddy’s boots and his old guitar to Music City. Since arriving in Nashville, Alex has been called by many as the hardest working songwriter on Music Row. Alex has had songs recorded by, Easton Corbin, Montgomery Gentry, Neal McCoy and RCA newcomer Bush Hawg.
