The Kentucky Headhunters & Confederate Railroad in Effingham

The Kentucky Headhunters are an American country-rock and southern-rock band from Edmonton, Kentucky. Their roots lie in the earlier group Itchy Brother, while the Kentucky Headhunters name dates to 1986. The 1989 album Pickin’ on Nashville introduced their best-known recordings, including “Dumas Walker,” “Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine” and “Oh Lonesome Me.” The band’s 2017 performance at Ramblin’ Man Fair in Maidstone was later issued as Live at the Ramblin’ Man Fair, documenting its festival set. In 2021, the group made its debut on the Grand Ole Opry stage in Nashville.

Confederate Railroad is an American country-rock band formed in Marietta, Georgia, in 1987 and led by singer Danny Shirley. Its self-titled debut album introduced the songs “Queen of Memphis,” “Jesus and Mama” and “Trashy Women,” while the follow-up album Notorious included “Daddy Never Was the Cadillac Kind.” Before its recording debut, the group spent several years playing bars around Atlanta and went on the road as the backing band for David Allan Coe and Johnny Paycheck.