Earth Rustlers folk music duo, Southport, Merseyside, and Lancashire UK

History

Earth Rustlers were a folk music duo based in Southport, UK, active between 2012 and 2017. The group played mainly original material penned by singer-songwriter Pete Jorgensen, along with covers of artists such as The Band, Bob Dylan, Velvet Underground, and Ralph McTell. Bill Butterworth played percussion using an ingenious homemade cajon, making use of percussive items such as an old number plate and a bag of stones.

Music

Earth Rustlers played over forty original numbers at various live performances, including the national chainsaw wood carving festival, but only released one album featuring twelve songs - Lazy Woods, 2016.

Gallery

Pete Jorgensen and Bill Butterworth on stage — Earth Rustlers live, featuring Pete Jorgensen and Bill Butterworth

Earth Rustlers on Southport band stand, Lord Street — Earth Rustlers playing a charity fundraiser for Southport's Queenscourt Hospice

Pete Jorgensen and Bill Butterworth on stage at the Albert Dock Liverpool — Pete and Bill playing live at the Liverpool Folk Festival, Albert Dock, Liverpool

Earth Rustlers due on a large raised stage — Earth Rustlers playing live at the Parbold Street Festival, Lancashire

A pumpkin with Earth Rustlers carved into it and a lit candle inside — The official Earth Rustlers carved pumpkin!

A flag featuring the band name Earth Rustlers and a pumpkin scarecrow — The infamous Earth Rustlers glastonbury flag, as seen on TV

Two folk musicians playing live music outdoors — Playing another fundraiser for Queenscourt Hospice, Southport

Bill Butterworth and Pete Jorgensen in the Buddha garden — Earth Rustlers hanging out in the garden with Buddha before a mellow evening sat around the fire

Bill Butterworth playing percussion in a recording session — Bill playing percussion at a recording session for the Lazy Woods album

A screen shot of sound waves in music software — The magic as it appears as a graphic sound wave while recording.