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Hello,
we're
The
Bourbon Cowboys.
                            
       
       
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.
Also: please be sure to visit "Bourbon Cowboys" on
Facebook!
                            
This
website was updated 7/1/09.
            
NEWS: The Bourbon Cowboys are officially a 5-piece band,
thanks to the addition of David Kaye on pedal steel.
(The Bourbon Cowboys will still periodically perform in semi-acoustic 3 and 4
piece configurations.)
We'd also like to welcome drummer John Macchia, who's been on recent gigs and
will continue to beat our skins for the foreseeable future, and perhaps
beyond....
Dave and John are obviously welcome additions, and we
encourage all who read this to come out & enjoy our new & improved line up!
    
Upcoming Shows:
Please also see our "events" listings
on facebook.com.
(Search "Bourbon Cowboys" & become a fan!)
    
Saturday, June 6, 2009
The Bourbon Cowboys
will perform at
Stratford Day
2:30 to 3:30
Details here:
www.stratfordday.com
    
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Mickey's
1018
Maplewood Ave.
Bridgeport, CT
(203) 367-9051
9:30
CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS TO MICKEY'S
See below regarding
once-a-month Mickey's dates all year!
    
Friday, June 26, 2009
Semi-Acoustic 3-piece (Pete, Pat,
Chris)
Outrigger's
605 Broad
Street (Foot of Broad St.)
Stratford, CT
(203) 377-8815
Outdoors on the deck. Early evening show. 6 to 9 (?)
Come for dinner at this fine restaurant
& enjoy the beautiful setting and classic country music!
Call Outriggers to confirm time & make a reservation.
Reservations are highly
recommended...seating is limited.
Additional Outrigger's Dates:
(Bourbon Cowboys 3-piece semi-acoustic)
Sunday, July 12
Friday, August 7
    
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Mickey's
1018
Maplewood Ave.
Bridgeport, CT
(203) 367-9051
9:30
CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS TO MICKEY'S
See below regarding
once-a-month Mickey's dates all year!
    
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Seymour, CT Volunteer
Fireman's Annual Picnic
Our second year at this
special event. Fun for all ages!
    
Mickey's dates for 2009 (all
Saturdays):
June 20, July 18, August 29, September 26, October 24, November 21, December
19
                            
Recent press for the Cowboys:
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
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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.) |
                            
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.~
(...OK...sometimes at Mickey's
there's a little line dancing.)
                            
Band line-up and biographical info:
Pete Gursky (primary 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 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.
    
Actual band fact:
All members of the Bourbon Cowboys
currently live north of the Post Road.
                           
Band Photos:

Pete Gursky
Pat Satta
Chris Cass
John Macchia
                            
Actual Band Photos:
Band
photo 2009

                          


(not
in band)
                          

                            
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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
                            

                     

                            
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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