Saturday – 05/31/25

Brad Johnson

and the Killin’ Time Band

Brad Johnson started the band in 1998 on the U.S.S. Tarawa in the Middle East. At the time, he was
serving in the United States Marine Corps. He and the band were just Killin’; Time until they got to go
home. Since then, they’ve had the pleasure of opening for and performing with the country music’s
biggest stars. Johnson has shared the stage with Merle Haggard, Keith Urban Toby Keith, Chris Ledoux,
Tracy Byrd, Rascal Flatts, John Michael Montgomery, Montgomery Gentry, Jason Aldean, Gary Allen and
the Bellamy Brothers to name a few. He and the band had the Honor to play on the start and finish
lines for many NASCAR races. Brad’s music has been played on radio stations throughout the US and
around the World.

Paul Chesne Band

The Paul Chesne band makes going to the festival worth the drive. His music has people dancing to memorable Country riffs with a good time vibe. Singer, songwriter and guitarist, Chense welds together country, rock, folk and more.

He has written over 200 songs and released 5 full length albums and an EP featuring (here comes some name dropping) performers such as Dave Roe (Johnny Cash, Dwight Yoakam, Louvin Brothers), Mitch Marine (Smash Mouth, Dwight Yoakam, Tripping Daisy), Kenny Vaughan (Marty Stuart, Lana Del Rey, Ray Lamontagne), Keith Gattis (Dwight Yoakam, Kenny Chesney), Skip Edwards (Dwight Yoakam, Keith Richards, Norah Jones, Lucinda Williams), The Webb Sisters (Leonard Cohen), Kenny Vaughan, Elvis Perkins and Willie Chambers of The Chambers Brothers.  Never far away from the whimsical or relevant themes, the band can be described as Johnny Cash meets Dr. Dre.