Our distinctive brand of Americana twists timeless folk songs with newer deep-cut covers, and seasons the blend with carefully crafted originals – always with ample space for fresh improvisation. Simple is beautiful.
Each voice contributes equally to the band’s wooden mélange. Singer/guitarist David Heuring (The Driftless Plowboys, The Resistance) was joined early on by Kevin Tipple (Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble, Chicken Bacon), who brought Greta, his double bass, to the party. Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Mark Roeder (Wet Behind the Ears, The Best Westerns) adds fiddle and mandolin, and the estimable Kenny Koeppler (way too many bands to list) ties it all together on drums.
Don’t Spook the Horse has evolved over countless performances of our folk-jam-Americana at many fine venues in and around Madison and southern Wisconsin, including the The Bur Oak, High Noon Saloon, The Red Rooster, The Harmony Bar, The Mill at Paoli, Tyranena Brewing Company, The Grumpy Troll Brewpub, The East Side Club, Brix Cider, Octopi Brewing, and Sprouting Acres Farm.
Don’t Spook the Horse – words to live by… AND the name of our band.
