{"id":2375557,"date":"2026-04-16T06:12:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T06:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2375557"},"modified":"2026-04-16T06:12:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T06:12:38","slug":"kentucky-music-to-takes-center-stage-at-lexington-ky-newest-music-festival-houndstock-at-gatton-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kentucky-music-to-takes-center-stage-at-lexington-ky-newest-music-festival-houndstock-at-gatton-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky music to takes center stage at Lexington KY newest music festival Houndstock at Gatton Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>LEXINGTON, Ky. (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fox56news.com\/?ipid=dl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FOX 56<\/a>) \u2014 A new music festival is staking its claim in the heart of the Bluegrass. <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houndstockfest.com\/\">Houndstock <\/a>debuts in May, positioning itself as more than a traditional music festival by spotlighting Kentucky artists who push the boundaries of blues, folk, soul, and Americana.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\">\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fox56news.com\/news\/local\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" class=\"promo-link__link\"><br \/>\n\t\tRead more of the latest Lexington &amp; central Kentucky news\t<\/a><br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>Situated downtown at Lexington\u2019s new Gatton Park, the festival brings a family-friendly weekend of barbecue, spirits, and sound rooted in Kentucky soil. <\/p>\n<p>Organizers boast that the debut lineup brings together a mix of boundary\u2011pushing acts, blues and folk mainstays, emerging songwriters, and indie and alt\u2011country artists, including:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bedford<\/li>\n<li>Bee Taylor<\/li>\n<li>Cait Justice<\/li>\n<li>Corduroy Brown<\/li>\n<li>Dennis and Bryan Himes Experience<\/li>\n<li>Emma Hansman<\/li>\n<li>Eric Bolander<\/li>\n<li>Lance Rodgers<\/li>\n<li>Lexington Philharmonic String Quartet<\/li>\n<li>Mash Grass<\/li>\n<li>Samuel James<\/li>\n<li>Stoll Vaughan<\/li>\n<li>Sydney Adams<\/li>\n<li>The Dead Air<\/li>\n<li>Tee Dee Young<\/li>\n<li>Treyvon King Band<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The festival will kick off at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 15, and pick back up at noon on Saturday, May 16. <\/p>\n<p>In a deliberate nod to Lexington\u2019s music ecosystem, Houndstock\u2019s main stage at Gatton Park will shut down at 9 p.m., pushing fans toward local venues to keep the night and the music going. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>On May 15, Kentucky native SG Goodman and Lexington\u2019s Abby Hamilton will perform on The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theburltickets.com\/events\/buy-tickets\/cT1YGmyidKQQLLpi0Qrj\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.theburltickets.com\/events\/buy-tickets\/cT1YGmyidKQQLLpi0Qrj\">Burl\u2019s outdoor stage<\/a>, while Grammy Award winner Molly Tuttle will close out the weekend there on May 16.<\/p>\n<p>Houndstock is produced through a partnership between HoundFM, Smiley Pete Publishing, and creative agency COOMER\u2014a collaboration organizers say is designed to extend artists\u2019 visibility beyond the festival stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRoots run deep here,\u201d festival organizers wrote. <\/p>\n<p>For more information on Houndstock and how to get weekend passes, click <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houndstockfest.com\/?utm_source=Press+List&amp;utm_campaign=18948ec27e-JEFF_RUBY_CYBER_MONDAY_11%2F29_24_11_2021_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_8c5f2688ad-18948ec27e-72355082&amp;mc_cid=18948ec27e&amp;mc_eid=2aceada1c9\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.houndstockfest.com\/?utm_source=Press+List&amp;utm_campaign=18948ec27e-JEFF_RUBY_CYBER_MONDAY_11%2F29_24_11_2021_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_8c5f2688ad-18948ec27e-72355082&amp;mc_cid=18948ec27e&amp;mc_eid=2aceada1c9\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content-cta-group\">\n<div class=\"modal--suggest-correction article-content-cta-group__cta\" data-component=\"modal\">\n\t\t\t\t<button data-modal-trigger=\"\" class=\"suggest-correction-button\">Suggest a Correction<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"modal__dialog\">\n<div class=\"modal__dialog-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"modal__close-button\" aria-label=\"Close Modal Content\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" viewbox=\"0 0 16.85 16.875\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<title>Close Modal<\/title>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M9.65 8.454l6.88-7.063a.809.809 0 0 0 0-1.15.782.782 0 0 0-1.14 0L8.52 7.305 1.37.241a.782.782 0 0 0-1.14 0 .809.809 0 0 0 0 1.15l7.15 7.063-7.15 7.063a.809.809 0 0 0 0 1.15.824.824 0 0 0 .6.219.787.787 0 0 0 .59-.219l7.15-7.063 6.87 7.063a.824.824 0 0 0 .6.219.619.619 0 0 0 .54-.219.792.792 0 0 0 0-1.15z\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"modal__dialog-title\">Suggest a Correction<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source fox56news.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LEXINGTON, Ky. 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