ABOUT

In a past life, Kiley and Ryan were bandmates in a rock n' roll band. Little did they know how much they had in common at the time. One night, in the most country-ass fashion ever, they went catfishing and got to drinking some beers and talking about the music they grew up on. They bonded over Marty Robbins and shot around the idea of having a classic country music jam someday.

 

Fast forward a year and over a winter of boredom, they started pickin'. They both quickly realized how much fun they had noodling around on the old classics, and they kept jamming and jamming. Soon enough, Drunk Uncle was born. They started playing shows all across Central Minnesota as a duo and haven't slowed down since. Fast forward even further; they have now expanded into a full band. As they grew more musically, they decided why shouldn’t their name change too? Now here we are as Prairie Smoke.

 

What makes Prairie Smoke different from most bands? Quite simply, it's a deep love and respect for the songs that they play. No offense, but you ain't gonna hear any Top 40 Pop Country out of these boys. They play what speaks to them.

 

Despite having an extensive setlist spanning the early days of Country & Western to Classic Country and modern-day Red-Dirt and Americana, each song had to go through the wringer to even be considered in the set. If Prairie Smoke plays a song, you can bet your ass they love that song and it means something to them. And it shows in the way they play 'em.

 

Prairie Smoke is an evolving act that has the capability to play an acoustic duo show, acoustic band show, or full-blown honky-tonk country music full band show. No matter what your live music needs are, if classic country is your thing, Prairie Smoke has the chops to make it happen in any setting. They play with a passion that a lot of acts are missing these days. If you love country classics and want to hear them the way nature intended, these boys are for you. Whether you're going through hard times, getting over a breakup, or just plain ol' looking to get drunk and have a good time, you'll find something you love with Prairie Smoke. Can't wait to see you out there!