Reckless Rooster
Fiddle, guitar, harmonica and dobro. A one-man band out of Idaho City, Idaho.
About 150 nights a year in saloons, honky-tonks and barrooms across the Rocky Mountains.
One man. A whole band.
Fiddle Guitar Harmonica Dobro
Rooster plays solo, as a one-man band with a kick drum under his boot, and as the lead player for three other bands.
- HomeIdaho City, Idaho
- Nights outAbout 150 a year across the Rocky Mountain region
- Plays lead forMatthew & The Hope (Salt Lake City) · David Henry Band (Boise) · Denver Venoit Band (Calgary)
- House ruleWestern swing dancing is always encouraged.
Four records
From a Texas hill-country EP in 2018 to Death On The Highway in 2023. Every one is on CD.
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Death On The Highway
2023 · LP
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Sad Bastard Tunes
2020 · LP
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The Mountain
2019 · LP
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Hill Country Ramblin’
2018 · EP
What it costs to book him
Typical rates across the Intermountain West for a 1.5 to 3 hour set.
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Solo acoustic
$250–400
Rooster alone on fiddle, guitar, harmonica and dobro.
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One-man band
$350–500
The whole rig: strings and harmonica up top, the Rooster kick drum under his boot.
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Duo
$500–1,000
Two players. Raccoon Roots, his duo with Sarah Simpson, plays every date this fall.
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Full band
$1,000–1,500
Three or more players. Western swing dancing encouraged.