Country

What do you get when you combine country with shredding lead guitar, whiskey fueled vocals, and a feeling of rock’n’roll from a bygone day? You get a good show! Big Quinn, a longtime face in the montana punk scene, recruited a blues guitarist, a ska influenced bass player, and a punk rock drummer, and thus, The Broken Hearts band is formed. This Montana 4 peice throws punk, classic rock, and country into the shot glass, and knocks it back with ease.

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Singer/songwriter with full production country band. Playing fairs & concerts from Texas – Nevada – Cal. – Montana.
Recently signed with Turndown Entertainment Inc. out of Chicago for management & distribution. website:bobbychitwood.com

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The ClutchRiders’ unique country sound, rooted in the old classics, ranges from swinging honky-tonk to dinner party folk. Fresh twists on old favorites, uncommon covers, and catchy originals. Available for weddings, festivals, private parties, and barroom gigs.

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Singer/ song writer with full production. Currently signed with Y I Oughta Music in Nashville, Tn and playing on their tour. Always interested in players for Mt. gigs so drop me a line

currently looking for a drummer for a Billings gig on the 29th

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Old time stompy American roots music. Featuring banjo, guitar, washtub bass, bucket drums and jugs. A down home good time party band for folks of all ages. Available for all types of events. Always a fun time!

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This ain’t your grandpa’s country! We are a nearly all original country rock band from Big Sky/Bozeman. A blend of country acoustic twang mixed with killer electric guitar sounds. A few covers thrown in for good measure. Great dancing music, and we are all about having fun with the crowd!

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Country swing, western swing, along with classic country, honky tonk, Rockabilly and fun for all ages!

Western swing is alive & well in the mountains of Montana with the energetic music of Open Range & the Swing Stampede.

You’ll hear three-part harmony singing on classic songs such as Faded Love, Dusty Skies, Choo Choo Cha Boogie & many more. Using three part instrumental passages, Open Range brings back the ‘big band’ feel of ‘horn section’ parts, played with string instruments, which was one of the many musical signatures of the Bob Wills sound. Their music focuses on songs of the 40’s & 50’s, along with their own originals. If you like classic country, rockabilly & western swing, this is the band for you. Their newest cd, “Swingtime in the Rockies” has been receiving international airplay, reaching #2 album, and the #7 song on the Sunset Network Western music charts for western swing.

Instrumentation consists of archtop guitars, non-pedal steel guitar, fiddle, keyboard, accordion, upright bass, and drums.

Band members are: Ric Steinke, Linda Hausler, Dean Anderson, Nancy Padilla, Ron Schimpf, Michael Blessing

AWARDS: WESTERN MUSIC ASSOCIATION WINNERS, HARMONY SINGING AWARD, AND UNITED COUNTRY WESTERN DANCE COUNCIL MOST DANCEABLE AWARD “BEST ORIGINAL NEW DANCE TUNE” for “Blue and Lonesome”. WMA top nominee for Best Western Swing band – 2006 and 2005. Top nominee for 2005 Best Western Swing Album with WMA and Academy of Western Artists.

“Come shuffle your feet to the “Open Range” beat like they did when the west was swung.”

Also performing as duo, trio, and four piece.

For more info, cd purchases, booking, and calendar dates visit: www.openrangeband.com

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For more than two decades the SADDLE TRAMPS BAND has been entertaining audiences all through the United States. The groups sound and popularity made them an attraction at fairs, corporate events and music festivals across the U.S.. Soon their original music had them sharing the stage with National Touring acts such as, Waylon Jennings, Terry Clark, Mark Chesnutt, Sammy Kershaw,and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band just to name a few. They have also been on National T.V. for CNN,The Travel Channel and the 11th and Grant Show. This show you must see to agree that the SADDLE TRAMPS BAND has one of the hottest fiddle acts in the country. With strong harmonies and uncontrollable, contagious humor, these guys are an act not to miss. This exceptionally talented group consists of: Tom Holyszko-singer/songwriter, guitar and fiddle, Gary Peterson-singer/songwriter and bass guitar, Michael A. Parsons-vocals, fiddle, mandolin, banjo and guitar, Don Parsons-vocals, drums and percussion.

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Stormy Creek Band is a five piece newgrass outfit that features high energy fiddle tunes to melodic original material. Their tight arrangements and soulful vocal blends will please young, old and the dancers in between.

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Ten Foot Tall and 80 Proof is a four piece Old-Timey Country, Honky Tonk, and Drivin’ Bluegrass band with Kris Clone on stand up bass and lead vocals, Josh Heins on acoustic and electric guitar and vocals, Preston White on piano, mandolin and vocals, and Aaron Rasmussen on drums.

www.myspace.com/tenfttalland80proof

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A true mixture of the best of Ameican music. We call it Southern Funk.

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The Dirty Shame have been rocking audiences at Night clubs/Bars, Weddings, Private Events, and Resorts for the past 2 years. From Traditional two-steppin’ ballads to rowdy rockin’ outlaw favorites, The Dirty Shame know how to please a crowd. Their sets contain well executed modern renditions of classics from Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, and Johnny Cash as well as catchy original material woven throughout. They recently opened for David Allen Coe.

The Members of The Dirty Shame come from a dense musical background. If you close your eyes while Brandon Hale is singing you might swear you are at a Willie Nelson Show. His voice transcends the music, taking listeners on a journey through smoky old bars and broken hearted cowboys drowning in a sea of whiskey. Dan Bradner soars on the lead guitar in a soulful country style with a rock and roll attitude. The rhythm section is rounded out by the tight syncopation of Dean Wakerlin on the drums and Mike Hoffman on the six string bass. The sound is completed by the recent edition of Tom Day of Johnny Steel fame on the pedal steel guitar.

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The John Lowell Trio consists of acoustic guitar, mandolin and standup bass. This high energy group can get a crowd hopping with a fast fiddle tune, or dancing to a slow ballad. All three are lead vocalists, and their harmonies are smooth and tight.

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New old and everything in between. The Slip plays rock and country and always gets the dance floor shaking.

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This May will mark the one-year anniversary of the Helena, Montana based band, The Third Wheels. The band performs a montage of styles ranging from soul, Americana and reggae to acoustic hip-hop and Latin American “Juapango.” Marked by strong, original songwriting and a blending of genres and rhythms, the Third Wheels make an impact with their eclectic music.

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An Americana music group based in Livingston, Montana, Two Story Ranch brings twenty years of live entertainment experience and a huge repertoire of songs to every stage, from Hank Williams, Roger Miller, and Beaudleix Bryant, to Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, Gillian Welch, John Prine and a fine catalog of original music.
Always soulful and spontaneous, the group casts its spell over audiences song by song, with natural, unaffected singing, beautiful instrumental solos, and expansive arrangements that offer plenty of room to soak up the nuance. Playing “everything that can be done with two guitars and a cello without getting arrested or shot,” the group features Sean Devine on acoustic guitar, Kevin Toll on electric guitar, and Kyle Brenner on cello.
With diverse backgrounds in nightclubs, coffeehouses and symphonic concert halls, Two Story Ranch is an excellent choice for smaller private events as well as larger mixed venues. The group has minimal technical requirements and offers flexible terms.

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Western Skies has been described by some as a country rock band, a wild country band, and a band that plays everything. We like the phrase a little bit country, a little bit rock and roll. Western Skies is no doubt a party band. With more years combined experience than its oldest listener. Band leader Mark Longie put his years of experience to work, putting together one of Montana’s elite groups of musicians, to please all walks of life. Don’t be surprised if you hear everything, from Hank Williams classics, new country from Toby Keith, Brooks and Dunn, and Big and Rich, to ripping’ rock and roll like Aerosmith, ZZ Top, and Green Day. We play it all!!! Brides and grooms have said “We have never seen a band, like Western Skies, that pleased them, their parents, and grand-parents, to their uncles, cousins, and CRAZY college buddies, and kept the dance floor hopping all night long!!!”

Western Skies consists of 4 very talented musicians. Mark Longie, vocals, guitars, mandolin, and yes, he manages the band too! Jeff Lilly on vocals, and bass guitar. Jim Swenson on vocals, and lead guitar. And JR Damjanovich on drums, and percussion. When asked if playing music is all that they do, they quickly say no! “WE all live and work full-time, in and around the Bozeman area.” How do they do it? “With HUGE support from our families, we love to entertain, have fun, and get the crowd involved in our shows!”

Western Skies has played from the smallest bars, to large concert venues. The members of the band have opened for major artists, such as REO Speedwagon, Neal McCoy, Tracy Byrd, Hal Ketchum, Sawyer Brown and Western Underground! For your event, Western Skies will keep your wedding reception, festival, and fundraisers hopping, sell your bar out of beer, and keep the crowd dancing all night long!!!!

For more information, or bookings, contact Mark Longie at (406)570-3582, or westernskiesband@yahoo.com or mlongie2003@yahoo.com Check out our Myspace page at myspace.com/westernskiesband.

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Southwest Montana’s Most Country country western dance band, WWW.Twang offers up real country music with a big fat dance groove. None of that smarmy, whiny, country that comes out of Nashville these days, but the real deal, honky tonk, old time country: the way they play it for the cowboys here in the Northern Rockies!
Website: http://www.twang.org

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