Hoedown in the Holler Country Music Festival returns September 22-23

Bojangles named as presenting sponsor

James Otto and Morgan Wallen will headline

Hoedown in the Holler, a homegrown country music festival started in 2010, will return for the eighth renewal in 2017. September 22 headliner Morgan Wallen, a rising star in the country world, was a contestant on Season 6 of The Voice and has a current single “The Way I Talk” in Billboard’s Top 40. The event will be headlined Sept. 23 by Grammy nominated, CMA & ACM award winner James Otto. Otto’s hits include “Just Got Started Lovin’ You” and writer of smash hit “In Color”.

Bojangles’, the popular, fast-growing restaurant chain with nearby locations in Mount Sterling, Winchester, Versailles and Georgetown, has signed on as the presenting sponsor of Hoedown in the Holler for 2017. Bojangles’ offers unique and delicious menu items including their flavorful, hand-breaded bone-in chicken; hot, fresh buttermilk biscuits made from scratch every 20 minutes; original fixin’s and much more. Bojangles’ is also famous for their all-day breakfast, served hot and fresh every day.

“Bojangles’ is all about making life flavorful, so this is exactly the type of event our company embraces,” said Mike Burns, Regional Vice President for Bojangles’. “Once we learned about the Hoedown, we knew we wanted to be involved in some capacity. We love that this festival is all about bringing the community together, enjoying quality entertainment and spending time with family and friends. Our team is looking forward to this exciting weekend.”

“We are thrilled to team up with Bojangles’ as the presenting sponsor of the Hoedown,” said Kimber Goodwin, owner/operator of Hoedown in the Holler. “The Bojangles’ corporate philosophy of tremendous support for community based events meshes perfectly with the values of Hoedown. Quite simply, this festival could not happen without these partnerships. Bojangles’ is the perfect presenting partner for a festival that fosters family-based fun, community pride and enjoyment. We look forward to creating some unique partnership activities leading up to the festival.”

The full schedule of bands performing on Friday and Saturday will be released soon.

Camp sites are available and are $60 for the weekend, including water and electric. Reservations for campsites are currently being accepted.

Tickets will be on sale soon and are $20 in advance for Friday; $25 after July Sept. 16. Tickets are $20 in advance for Saturday; $25 after Sept. 16.

There will be food and beverage vendors on-site during the event. There will be a limited quantity of Hoedown in the Holler official merchandise for sale. For more information on the festival fans may visit www.hoedownintheholler.com or become a fan on Facebook at Hoedown in the Holler. Hoedown in the Holler is owned and organized by Blonde Marketing, Inc.

For additional information contact: Kimber Goodwin, 443-838-8841 or kimber@blondemktg.com.