After making an awesome debut in Creswick last year, The Eastern in Ballarat will host this year’s Happy Trails festival on September 24. Matt Malone, Green Mules, Onion Engine, Trappist Afterland,Tammy Haider (Royalchord), A Miner, Deep Water Orchestra, Daffodil Eleven Day Interval and Alpha Hall have been enlisted for the laid-back event, which last year saw performers roam through the audience and mingle with fans.