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What: The 8th annual Humboldt Hills Hoedown When: Saturday, September 22nd, 2012 / Times, Bands, and Details TBA Where: Mateel Community Center Tickets: TBA (See below for last year's general info...) Information about this years festival will be posted here as the festival date approaches.

What: 7th annual Humboldt Hills Hoedown
Where: Mateel Community Center
When: Saturday, September 24, 2011 (Gates open at noon/ Music till midnight!)
Why: A favorite local festival celebrating bluegrass and beyond!
Tickets: $32 - At the Door

~ $30 advance tickets ON SALE NOW! (at these outlets)
~ $2 discount for MCC members at the Mateel office!

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Humboldt Hills Hoedown Hits Mateel September 24th...

On Saturday, September 24th the Mateel presents the 7th annual Humboldt Hills Hoedown.  A down home celebration of bluegrass and beyond with music on two stages, this favorite family festival will feature performances by Poor Man’s Whiskey, John Reischman & The Jaybirds, The Brothers Comatose, The Sweetwater String Band, and an acoustic set by Moonalice, along with great local and regional groups like Eric Cornforth & the Hicktown Homeboys, Striped Pig String Band, The No Good Redwood Ramblers, Way Out West, Fear Mia, and Jefferson Parson with Raspberry Jam. 

The event will also offer jamming opportunities, kid’s activities, a variety of vending booths, chicken poop bingo, a petting zoo, cakewalk, and lots more country fun.  Gates open at noon with music until midnight. 

$30 advanced tickets are available online from the button on this page, and at the following local outlets: MCC office, People’s Records, Missing Link Records, The Works, Fortuna Music Mart, Peg House, Takes Two To Tangle, Main Street Music, Headroom, Ukiah Natural Foods, and Tangents. and online at www.mateel.org for a price of advance.  Admission at the door will be $32 and current MCC members will receive a $2 discount off either price.

7th Annual Hoedown Stage Schedules:

Main Stage 12:00pm - Eric Cornforth & the Hicktown Homeboys 1:00pm - The No Good Redwood Ramblers               Tweener - Frank Lucky 2:25pm - Sweetwater String Band               Tweener - Eric Cornforth & the Hicktown Homeboys 3:55pm - Moonalice (acoustic set)               Tweener - Frank Lucky 5:30pm - Striped Pig String Band               Tweener - Eric Cornforth & the Hicktown Homeboys 7:10pm - John Reischman & The Jaybirds               Tweener - Frank Lucky 8:55pm - The Brothers Comatose               Tweener - Eric Cornforth & the Hicktown Homeboys 10:45pm - Poor Man’s Whiskey Back 40 Stage 12:30pm - Morningwood Falls 1:55pm - Jefferson Parson & Raspberry Jam 3:20pm - Way Out West 4:45pm - Fear Mia 6:10pm - The No Good Redwood Ramblers 7:35pm - The Sweetwater String Band

Below are photos of the 2011 Humboldt Hills Hoedown Confirmed Performers:

Poor Man's Whiskey   Poor Man's Whiskey John Reischman & The Jaybirds   John Reischman & The Jaybirds The Brothers Comatose   The Brothers Comatose   Moonalice   Moonalice The Sweetwater String Band   The Sweetwater String Band Striped Pig String Band   Striped Pig String Band Eric Cornforth & the Hicktown Homeboys   Eric Cornforth & the Hicktown Homeboys Way Out West   Way Out West The No Good Redwood Ramblers   The No Good Redwood Ramblers Fear Mia   Fear Mia Jefferson Parson w/Raspberry Jam   Jefferson Parson w/Raspberry Jam Morningwood Falls (no picture)   Morningwood Falls Frank Lucky   Frank Lucky ...see you at the Hoedown!