The Artist

Eric “Cowboy” Carlson

Singer. Songwriter. Performer. Country music the traditional way — a real story, a real melody, and a voice that carries to the back of the room.

Eric Cowboy Carlson

Biography

The long version.

[Opening paragraph — the hook. Where he’s from, what makes his sound his own, and the one line a journalist would quote. Write it in third person.]

[Origins — how he came to music. The family, the first guitar, the church or honky-tonk or radio station that started it. Concrete details land harder than adjectives.]

[The work — the rooms he’s played, the miles, the bands, the residencies. Name real venues, festivals, and artists he’s opened for or shared a bill with. This is the paragraph bookers read twice.]

[The writing — his approach to songwriting, notable co-writers, cuts placed with other artists, publishing situation.]

[Right now — the current record, who produced it, where it was cut, what’s coming next, and how to get involved.]

At a Glance

By the numbers.

000Shows Played
000Songs Written
000KStreams
00States Toured

The Show

Three ways to book him.

Every configuration plays the same catalog. The room decides the size.

Full band performance

Full Band

The whole outfit

[Number]-piece band with electric, steel, bass, and drums. Built for festivals, theaters, and rooms that need to be filled to the back wall.

Duo performance

Duo / Trio

Stripped down

Two or three players, full arrangements, smaller footprint. Ideal for listening rooms, breweries, private events, and corporate bookings.

Solo acoustic performance

Solo Acoustic

One man, one guitar

The songs the way they were written. Writer’s rounds, songwriter nights, radio sessions, and intimate rooms where the lyric does the work.

Eric Cowboy Carlson press portrait

Roots

Where the sound comes from.

[Name the artists and records that shaped him. Be specific — “Merle Haggard’s phrasing and Guy Clark’s eye for detail” tells a booker more than “classic country.”]

[A sentence on how those influences show up in his own writing and live show today.]

Hear it for yourself

Press & Industry

Everything you need, in one place.

Bio, hi-res photos, music, video, stage plot, and tech rider — all downloadable.