Barrett's Hidden Agenda

Americana - Funky Country Pickin Bluegrass infested Jams - World influenced beat stretching fun music that is different every time. Covers include The Band, The Dead, and many 'american/folk songbook' songs driven through a New Orleans vibe, did I mention John Prine?

Shine. We have fun, you have fun. Every night is a gift, every song is played differently, we are in it with you. Push the envelope, keep it accessible to the listener, risk the carpet coming out from under all of us and make sure hearts are in it, only then can minds be open.

Barrett, a lifelong multi-instrumentalist, engineer, and producer, leads this group of musical misfits through varying genres - weaving the way from challenging originals to the rebirth of old-tyme familiar tunes . Equally content to lead or follow, as a songwriter or supporter, this original artist aims to push the envelope, raise the bar for those around him, and even challenge listeners on occasion. Never losing sight of the need to connect - aiming to always be accessible to the ear and mind - Barrett’s original material centers around life and death, the daily grind, and our relationships with each other, ourselves, and time.

With keyboardist Andrew Doney, bassist Jon Rogers, and drummer Hershyl Edwards, you get over a century of performing music combined. These players have performed with everyone from Chubby Checker, members of Funkadelic, Fishbone, Timbuk 3, Mucca Puzza, and so many more - just chat them up after a show.