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!

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.
 

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.)