A life long student of music, Dusty possesses a deep appreciation of
early American music - from Folk roots to Tin Pan Alley to Western.
Beginning as a young boy sitting at the piano with his Grandad - a
singer/songwriter in his own right - Dusty has developed a musical style
that embodies the spirit of the Old West. He embraces the wholesome
values and honorable character that define the Cowboy Way. Most nights
you will find this singing cowboy crooning softly with his guitar on his
knee and his dog at his feet.
When asked about his nickname, this is the only explanation “Buff” ever
will give: “When I was a kid they kinda hung that name on me. It seemed
to fit....… Bryan just stuck. It’s even on my driver’s license now”. Once a
rock musician, Buffalo Bryan rejected the rock n’ roll lifestyle to get in
touch with his “inner cowboy”. Western music is as much a part of “Buff”
as any limb of his body. He finds strength and inspiration in the examples
set by his cowboy heroes. Roy, Dale, Gene, Hoppy and all the rest have
left us a great legacy of values and morals. Buffalo Bryan endeavors to
live by their example every day of his life. Buff has been a bass player
most of his life. Recently he started playing the banjo saying, “I wanted
to try something a little lighter and easier to carry around. I should have
weighed it first!" At least now he has a wealth of old banjo jokes to run
into the ground.
Special thanks to Dan Irvin Photography for the photos on this
page. www.danirvinphotography.com
A lifelong fan of traditional American music, Robby has always loved the
crisp, clean sound of acoustic guitar.
Inspired by artists Merle Travis and Leo Kottke’s thumb-pick playing,
their style has rubbed off on him a big way. His playing blends well with
Dusty’s flat picking, and the complex simplicity of western music.
This cowboy lives by the golden rule and has a lot more picking to do.
GITTY UP!!