Greg Parrott, AKA: "Buckshot," and John Pruitt, AKA: "John Deere," are co-creators of BUCK-DEERE. They are (Fake) Fugitives in the Federal Witness Protection Program.

the truth about Buck-deere

Every Buck-Deere performance lands somewhere between a concert and a confession, and almost certainly violates the terms of whatever federal nondisclosure agreement they used to be under.

Together they’ve built a sound critics have described as “Johnny Cash meets malfunctioning GPS.”

Law enforcement officials have described their sound as “Not our jurisdiction anymore.”

Legend has it Buckshot still writes songs by candlelight in undisclosed safehouses, slipping coded lyrics into the music; messages meant for a mysterious insider still working to get their witness protection status reinstated after D.O.G.E. defunded it.

Meanwhile John Deere tunes his guitar by the low mechanical hum of approaching drones, calm as ever. The kind of calm that signals he is a genuine bad ass. The last cowboy who tried collecting the bounty learned exactly what that decision costs.

These days BUCK-DEERE surfaces wherever the trail goes cold: dive bars, breweries, senior living homes, and your backyard barbeque.

What they bring with them isn’t just a setlist. It’s survival gear.
* Outlaw storytelling
* Raw guitar chugs and fat-bottom bass licks
* Harmonies strong enough to trigger a multi-state manhunt

So if Buckshot & John Deere show up in your backyard one night, DON'T SHOOT!
Give them a beer and an extension cord. Not just because it’s a one-of-a-kind musical experience, but because by morning they'll likely disappear again.

And if you're fortunate enough to see 'em,  remember:

You didn’t see us!

repertoire

Their setlist pulls from a deep American jukebox, running the backroads between rock, blues, folk, and country. One minute you’re hearing the timeless pull of The Beatles, the outlaw gravity of Johnny Cash, or the dusty storytelling of Townes Van Zandt and Steve Earle. The next, they’re sliding into heartland rock from John Mellencamp, the jangling alternative pulse of R.E.M., or the road-tested anthems of Tom Petty.

The duo digs into everything from the swampy grooves of Creedence Clearwater Revival and the cosmic folk of Neil Young, to the British cool of Oasis and the art-rock edge of Talking Heads. There’s room, too, for the roots revival of Son Volt, the indie storytelling of The Decemberists, the raw minimalism of Violent Femmes, and the Southern swagger of ZZ Top.

Somewhere along the way you might catch echoes of Led Zeppelin, the sharp songwriting of Elvis Costello, the cosmic supergroup vibe of Traveling Wilburys, or the barroom poetry of Todd Snider and Robert Earl Keen.

In other words, Buckshot & John Deere roam across decades of music history, pulling songs from the dusty corners of the American songbook and delivering them like they were written for a long night on the run.


+  Hand-crafted original songs by Buckshot & John Deere