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Brandon Hensen is a staple performer at the world famous Talladega Superspeedway infield stage for the Show Me Dega venue on Speedway Boulevard. Each year the party gets larger with crowds of fanatic fans singing along to Classic American Anthems brought to life with Brandon Henson’s cast of incredible musicians from all over the Southeast! Brandon brings this Spirit to each performance engaging his audiences raising a toast to the tales of late Talladega Nights!

Bob Funck delivers a rhythmic, percussive, americana-influenced acoustic rock like a hard luck angel casting into the swamp of the wayward, penetrating the soul with irresistible hooks, and reeling in with deft lyricism and the brute force of an unabashedly visceral release of emotion. Bob currently lives in Durham, NC, performs regularly as a solo artist, and is steadily establishing himself as a significant presence in the North Carolina music scene. He is often the host of the NC Songsmiths series and tours assembling talented songwriters from throughout the state to perform together.

In addition to a wealth of great original songs, Bob also performs his renditions the following crowd-pleasing covers...

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BOSS ROOTS Soundsystem

Resident BOSS ROOTS Soundsystem DJ John DeCarlo is an internationally nominated producer (Album of the Year: Reggae/Roots - Costa Rica, French Reggae Awards) and a world-class performer & multi instrumentalist having performed & recorded with many international artists including thousands of concerts in top venues, festivals and across 17 Countries worldwide.  

As a guitarist John can currently be seen on numerous tour and television appearances with reggae star Mighty Mystic, headlining alongside a who's who of reggae icons at many festivals including the world reggae summit Rototom Sunsplash in Spain.  

John began his international touring career with 2-time Boston Music Award winner Westbound Train (Hellcat/Epitaph Records) and since has performed and/or recorded with countless international artists including the legendary Skatalites, Derrick Morgan, Mystic Bowie’s Talking Dreads, King Django, Rocker T, Dr. Ring Ding, Boubacar Diabate & Sambalolo, Satori, the Void Union, Pressure Cooker and more as well as with guest appearances with members of noteworthy bands such as the Specials, Fishbone, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Reel Big Fish, John Brown's Body, Morphine, Streetlight Manifesto, the Toasters, the Slackers, Hepcat and more. 

“With an eclectic mix of styles and genres, John’s DJ sets are renowned for their ability to energize a crowd and create unforgettable experiences” 

- Baby Bathwater Institute

_____________________BOSS ROOTS party started in 2015 with hosting a rotating cast of bands with DJs following major sold out concerts including Iration, the Movement, The Specials, Teton Gravity Research and many more. 

Recently John has made a number of festival & club DJ appearances as BOSS ROOTS Soundsystem, hosted a series of community events and was invited to join a small group of world class performers for several of Baby Bathwater Institute’s private island events in Croatia (as featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc. magazines), curating soundtracks for the event, performing original music live and long format DJ sets until sunrise alongside members of Pretty Lights, Break Science, STS9 & more. 

King Django (born Jeffrey Baker) is an American bandleader, singer, songwriter, arranger, engineer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, especially in the genres of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, dancehall, rhythm & blues and soul. Other influences in his music have included traditional jazz, swing, klezmer, hardcore/punk rock, hip-hop and electronica.

Django has toured many times throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, and Japan as the leader of Stubborn All-Stars, Skinnerbox, and the King Django Band and as a sideman with such renowned acts as Rancid, Murphy's Law, The Slackers, and The Toasters. He is also widely known and respected as an influential mentor to younger musicians, sharing and spreading his deep knowledge of and love for Jamaican and American music. Django currently performs regularly leading the King Django Band and Bad Luck Dice and as a sideman with Predator Dub Assassins.

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Cherokee Hope Upton is a singer-songwriter from Middle Tennessee. She often collaborates with Alex McLerran, who features alongside her in live music performances and other projects. Their musical partnership has been showcased in various settings, including radio broadcasts like "The Morning Buzz" and recorded sessions like the "Rodburn Hollow Sessions," where they covered the classic "You're the Reason Our Kids are Ugly". They also perform together at various venues and events, such as Old Mill Camp & General Store at Cummins Falls. Their joint musical efforts can be seen on social media, where Cherokee promotes their collaborations.