Des Horsfall’s Kuschty Rye

Working with various roots-rock band line-ups from his Yorkshire base since the late seventies – Des Horsfall has had, in his own words – “A few skirmishes with fame.” In the eighties he fronted the blues-rock band Raw Deal who were managed by the legendary Alexis Korner. During the nineteen nineties he could be seen in hit videos on CMT and as the opening act for Joe Ely and Steve Earle along with many others. He also released two studio albums; ‘Easy Road’ (Southbound Records 1996) and ‘Mixed Grill’ (Outback Music 1998). Des formed the four-piece country rock band Fallen Horses in 2000 who recorded a live album at Hebden Bridge Trades Club entitled, ‘Breathing The Same Air’.

In 2010, following a decade of studio work at his own analogue recording facility Valve Studios, Horsfall re-emerged with a brand new “Rustic Rock and Roll’ outfit; Des Horsfall’s Kuschty Rye.