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About the Band
Kampfire Kowboys are at
it again!!
March,
2000 brought the release of their second CD entitled Stand Still, recorded
and mastered at Star Trax Studio in
Crestwood,
Illinois, and engineered by
Jeff Luif. This new CD is more and more rockin'
western style music that puts Kampfire Kowboys in a league of their own. Producer & song
writer Tom Colton (with a lot of help from bassist
Dave Piper, lead guitarist Brian
Tedeschi and drummer Keith
Daproza), spun out 13 new original tracks for
Stand Still, mixing his rock & western-folk machine upside down and
inside out. Check out "Westbound N' 49" or "Destiny
Rides" both foot stompin-rockin tunes. Songs
such as "Fire in the Hole" and "Tangerine" evoke long gone
romantic western images. "Weathervane" demonstrates
Colton's strong acoustic
guitar ability.
Kampfire Kowboys are:
Lead Vocalist/Songwriter/Guitarist - Tom Colton
Lead Guitar - Brian Tedeschi
Bass - Dave Piper
Drums - Keith Daproza
Kampfire Kowboys debut
CD, somewhere blue, received rave reviews with great songs that are radio
ready and Stand Still is expected to do the same. The Kane County Chronicle says:
"Round up your friends and go see Kampfire Kowboys, you'd be krazy not
to!" The Pioneer Press says:
"Kampfire Kowboys
kick career into high gear. Its energetic upbeat country and folk
influenced rock n' roll makes Kampfire Kowboys the best new band in the area. Period!!" The Daily Herald says: "Give it a
whirl." This is truly authentic American music.
For booking information and more details you may contact Kampfire Kowboys by calling
(630)443-1440 or email directly from this
website.
Back in
1997, an idea was conceived to produce a band that would define Rock
n’ Roll in a more unique way. Incorporating country & folk guitar
styles, mixed with pop-oriented melodies, Kampfire
Kowboys had found their sound. This rock and roll
western group has the ability to lift you off your feet and sing along to
melodies like "Arizona Emily" or "Broken
Feather". Others songs such as "Waygone
Daddy!", a roaring rock instrumental ho-down, will keep you slapping
your knee and howling for more!
If you like the alternative country & western sounds of artists like
Robbie Fulks, Jon Langford, Wilco,
Whiskeytown or the Jayhawks,
then you will love the Kampfire Kowboys.
The Kowboys are a great band to see live. They
put on a superb show that really rocks. Their excellent new CD of original
music, "somewhere blue," has been getting rave reviews and contains
a lot of great, catchy songs that sound "radio ready" thanks to
the top-notch production and engineering by Jeff Murphy, of Shoes fame.
The Kampfire Kowboys
really don't sound like any of the previously mentioned alt. country bands.
They have their own unique sound, which they aptly describe as "Rock
Western Style." Once you hear their CD and see them live, you'll
probably agree with that description. Or, as the Kane County Chronicle put
it, "You can't put a label on the Kampfire Kowboys. Just when you think you know what to call this
band, it throws something into the mix...plenty of raw energy."
Their original music deftly blends elements of hybird
forms of music like: country-rock, rockabilly, folk-rock, western ballads,
Tex-Mex, classic rock, bluegrass and more. Yet the Kowboys
manage to avoid the musical cliches of each of
these genres and create original music with a signature sound that is all
their own. The Kowboys also cover a wide range of
artists such as the BoDeans, John Fogarty, Tom
Petty, Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, Brian Setzer, The Byrds, Los Lobos
and more.
Learn more
about their Appearances or their latest CD releases.
© Kampfire Kowboys,
P.O. Box 876, Batavia, Illinois
60510 (630)443-1440
For
information regarding this website, contact webmaster@kampfirekowboys.com
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