ABOUT
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Old Tyme Folk Punk
with a side of Squat Club Swing, served on the street at the back of the breadline with a theatrical flare, a political edge, and brimming with humor.
The Recession Special formed in quarantine during the summer of 2020. Dusty The Kid (guitar/banjo) and "Bucky-Eyed" Geoffrey Taylor (fiddle) started busking together in downtown Missoula, MT in the wake of the collapse of the live music industry.
Soon joined by Finn "Stovepipe" Carroll on bass and Thrift Storrs Bishop on washboard, the group began to amass a small following of tramps, local characters, and college students hungry for the return of live music.
Taking their name from the Old Post Pub's once fabled menu item for the down-and-out, the band seeks to bring the spirit of resistance and resilience back to folk music. They pour whiskey on the fiddle and the crowd, and remind listeners that, no matter how hard times get, there's always a place for dancing in the revolution.
Dusty The Kid
Guitar/Banjo
He/Him
Height: 5'9"
Hair: Red
Eyes: Green
FBI #: 77209A113
COB: US
SOB: MT
"Bucky Eyed" Geoffrey Taylor
Fiddle/Mandolin
He/Him
Height: 5'4"
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
FBI #: 77209C114
COB: US
SOB: MT
Finn "Stovepipe" Carroll
Bass
They/She
Height: 5'9"
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
FBI #: 77209A115
COB: US
SOB: MT
Nicky Longshot
Drums
He/Him
Height: 6'
Hair: Red
Eyes: Blue
FBI #: 77209B116
COB: US
SOB: IL
