Josh plays regularly with three bands: Trucker’s Daughter (his first band post-college), Poudre Valley Playboys (which he formed with bass player Mark Verschoor), and Sugar Britches (a project with former Glove Trucker frontman Brian Johanson). Josh has opened for Pokey LaFarge (2019), Slightly Stoopid (2012), Reverend Horton Heat (2019), Jason Eady (2020), Jalan Crossland (2020), and Corb Lund (2020). He’s played for Larry Mahan with Trucker’s Daughter, the Silver Spur Ranch in Wyoming (2019), and the Grand Encampment Cowboy Gathering. In another sign of his interest in and respect for the people just beyond the country music spotlight, he was once called up on stage to sing with Georgette Jones and Marty Haggard.

A graduate of the University of Northern Colorado with a degree in music, Josh listens to the old music and makes it come alive again, putting his own spin on classic riffs and flashing out new daredevil licks. He does all this with an electric smile, more than a little hip wiggling, and a genuine appreciation for his listeners--all of whom become his friends during the first set break.

Josh Long is a soaring talent in Northern Colorado, a thrill to see live—solo or with one of his eclectic but roots-respecting bands.