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The Canyon Kids project began in the Fall of 2013 when Bo Elledge & Dusty Nichols teamed up to make an album. The singer-songwriting team had already recorded and toured together in a previous band, "Elk Attack". Through the past seven years they've been featured on NPR, consistently voted a best local band, played countless events, & shared stages with critically acclaimed national acts; Hayes Carll, Lukas Nelson, Susto, G Love, Brett Dennen, Anderson East, JJ Grey & Mofro, & The Infamous Stringdusters.
Canyon Kids recorded their self-titled debut album in an empty Pink Garter Theater in October 2013. It contains half Dusty’s songs which are based on characters from Steinbeck’s East of Eden and half Elledge’s songs which are inspired by his first experiences in the American West. After this album they became more of a band, enlisting the help of previous Elk Attack band-mates; John Wayne Harris (Drums) and Adam Woolley (Bass).
Their sophomore release "Best Loved Poems of the American People" pairs early 1900s poetry to mountain folk-rock. Along with a few original songs, Canyon Kids borrow lyrics from the likes of Edgar Albert Guest and Arthur Chapman. This album garnered them a spot on the 2015 Wyomericana Caravan that toured regionally as a duo with three other Wyoming bands. Adding band members Sheena Dhamsania (Vocals) and Matt Herron (Violin) to the full-band line-up helped this be the most popular release in their catalogue.
Following the success of their sophomore album they released Leviathan in 2017. This album was a departure from their lighthearted music and is a brooding, epic rock album. Following the 2016 election, the album contains lamentations about the state of the union. After this album the rhythm section changed over to Leif Routman (Bass) and Shawn Flemming (Drums) and the band added Joe Rudd to the lineup (Sax/Keys).
Fast forward to 2021, Dusty and Bo plan to release several new original songs they have been working on over the past couple years and move forward as a duo recording project once again. Below is a podcast interview discussing the two's process and passion for what they do. If you want to chat with them, email them: canyonkidsmusic@gmail.com they love to make new friends!
Canyon Kids recorded their self-titled debut album in an empty Pink Garter Theater in October 2013. It contains half Dusty’s songs which are based on characters from Steinbeck’s East of Eden and half Elledge’s songs which are inspired by his first experiences in the American West. After this album they became more of a band, enlisting the help of previous Elk Attack band-mates; John Wayne Harris (Drums) and Adam Woolley (Bass).
Their sophomore release "Best Loved Poems of the American People" pairs early 1900s poetry to mountain folk-rock. Along with a few original songs, Canyon Kids borrow lyrics from the likes of Edgar Albert Guest and Arthur Chapman. This album garnered them a spot on the 2015 Wyomericana Caravan that toured regionally as a duo with three other Wyoming bands. Adding band members Sheena Dhamsania (Vocals) and Matt Herron (Violin) to the full-band line-up helped this be the most popular release in their catalogue.
Following the success of their sophomore album they released Leviathan in 2017. This album was a departure from their lighthearted music and is a brooding, epic rock album. Following the 2016 election, the album contains lamentations about the state of the union. After this album the rhythm section changed over to Leif Routman (Bass) and Shawn Flemming (Drums) and the band added Joe Rudd to the lineup (Sax/Keys).
Fast forward to 2021, Dusty and Bo plan to release several new original songs they have been working on over the past couple years and move forward as a duo recording project once again. Below is a podcast interview discussing the two's process and passion for what they do. If you want to chat with them, email them: canyonkidsmusic@gmail.com they love to make new friends!
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