Born in Othello, Washington and raised in Southwest Idaho, Buddy DeVore grew up
surrounded by ranchers, cowboys and Country Music. He started playing mandolin and
singing at the age of 8, and got his first guitar at 14. He started learning songs by
singing along with records and the radio, and has developed a huge repertoire of
somewhere between 3 and 4 hundred songs. He now makes his home in New
Plymouth, Idaho, where he and his wife Samantha are raising their three sons..
After spending 12 years as a professional cowboy throughout the western states, Buddy
began to focus more seriously on his music about 15 years ago, and began playing
professionally. In 2017, he brought together several other talented musicians from
Southwest Idaho to form Buddy DeVore & the Faded Cowboys. With their energetic
brand of Western Honky Tonk music, the band plays extensively at venues and festivals
throughout the Mountain Northwest. The Faded Cowboys consist of Buddy DeVore –
lead vocal and guitar, Bernie Reilly – upright bass, guitar and vocals, Louis McFarland –
drums, Rob Matson – guitar and vocals and Sam Rothwell – pedal steel. Their shows
feature the best of classic traditional Country Music, as well as original material written
by Buddy. The band released their first album, “Beautiful Day” in November, 2019, and
it is currently enjoying critical success as well as airplay in the U.S. and overseas. They
have a new album, “To Save a Miserable Hide”, to be released in early summer 2024.