Hello, we're The Bourbon Cowboys...
...and if you love line-dancing to the newest country hits, this band probably isn't for you. |
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| The Bourbon Cowboys is an outlaw country band from southern Connecticut, USA. The band features a mix of classic country, a touch of blues, and general purpose good-time music. We'd love to play at your bar or house-party, or add you to our email list so you'll know about our upcoming shows. Please feel free to contact us, and please be sure to visit "Bourbon Cowboys" on Facebook! |
 
This websitewas updated October, 2011
Upcoming Shows:
Please also see our "events" listings on facebook.
Friday, November 18, 2011
We're pleased to announce our first appearance at
Mustang Sally's
...the recently opened country bar in our very own Milford, CT.
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More fall & winter dates will be announced shortly.
Hear The Bourbon Cowboys:
Visit our MySpace page to hear a
rough, in-progress version of
"Crazy Arms". We're working to get more
recordings posted asap, so please check back regularly.
THE BOURBON COWBOYS FEATURE THE MUSIC OF:
Waylon Jennings! Willie Nelson! Hank Williams!
Johnny Cash! Merle Haggard! David Allen Coe!
Commander Cody! John Prine! George Strait!
...and others!!!!
~No line dancing.~
...Actually, requests (from folks who care to dance) for some more
contemporary country selections are increasing,
so we sometimes play a few of those numbers to oblige those folks.
But left to our own devices, we'll mostly stick to the old stuff, thank you very much.
How many guys are in the band?
The Bourbon Cowboys perform regularly as either a four or five piece band.
When available, David Kaye on pedal steel makes five. However, since fine
steel players are at a premium, Dave simply isn't always available. (You may catch him working with String Fingers, or touring the world and elsewhere.)
Sans Dave, the Cowboys play four-piece, which leaves room in the sound for a little extra guitar insanity from Chris Cass.
The band reserves the right to appear 4-piece or 5-piece, without prior notification.
The Cowboys also sometimes perform in a semi-acoustic 3-piece configuration, most notably for the shows at Outriggers.
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Band line-up and biographical info:
Pete Gursky (vocals, frontman, acoustic guitar): Pete is a life-long resident of the Lone Star state, and lives in Luckenbach, TX when not touring with the Cowboys.
Chris Cass (Telecaster, vocals): Chris hails from Maces Springs, VA, and maintains close ties to Austin, Chicago, and Helena, Arkansas. He has not filed taxes since 1981.
Pat Satta (bass, vocals): Pat is from Memphis, and was a long-time staple of both the New Orleans bar scene and Parchman Farm. His address is currently unknown.
David Kaye (pedal steel): A Tennessee native, Dave worked as a sideman on many classic country hits, but was eventually blacklisted by the Nashville recording industry. Since joining the Cowboys, Dave has reemerged as an in-demand session player in both Nashville and LA.
John Macchia (drums): Originally from Bakersfield, John first came to Branson in 1972, and hasn't left since, except when performing with the Bourbon Cowboys. He is banned from several states.
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Band Photos:
    
Pete Gursky Pat Satta Chris Cass David Kaye John Macchia
Actual Band Photos:
  
 
   
  (not in band)
more photos at facebook
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Some members of the Bourbon Cowboys also work with
The Triple Threat Blues Band. If you dig the blues, we encourage you to
VISIT THE TRIPLE THREAT BLUES BAND HOME PAGE.
You can also find members of The Bourbon Cowboys performing with
NeverReady and String Fingers.
They're talking about us...
From the Fairfield County Weekly of 3/5/09 By Marc Ferris
(Full article here.)
Tears in Beers
Traditional tunes and saloon-style barrooms are here to comfort you as the economy plummets |
On a recent frigid Saturday night, the Bourbon Cowboys laid down three hot sets of outlaw-style country at Mickey's Restaurant in Bridgeport.
With linoleum floors, Elvis art and wood paneling reminiscent of a 1960s suburban basement, Mickey's showcases a model of the Chevy driven by Dale Earhardt Jr. under special lights above the bar. Heat is provided by a pellet stove, and the establishment serves most of its hard stuff in tiny airplane bottles or nips.
Though the crowd skewed towards 50-somethings, fairly typical for Fairfield's robust country music scene, the recent popularity of jam bands and singer-songwriters slinging acoustic guitars has attracted a decidedly younger demographic.
"When we play the King's Court in Milford, the young hipsters will quiet down a little and listen to the music when we play, because it's something anyone can identify with," says Cowboys guitarist Chris Cass.
Country music encapsulates life's tribulations with tear-in-the-beer odes (stereotyped as lamenting the girlfriend who walked out after the dog got drunk and crashed the pickup truck), and the recent economic downturn has helped swell shows by local country and country-ish bands.
(Full article here.) |
Please note that large portions of the information and images above may be misleading or inaccurate. Said portions may be the result of error, oversight, or the band's intention to misrepresent itself. Anything stated or implied (verbally or in print) by any member(s) of The Bourbon Cowboys may be entirely fictional or greatly exaggerated. Members of the Bourbon Cowboys take absolutely no responsibility for the content of this website. |
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