The John Depew Trio at The Frosty Badger – Ontario, OR

John Depew hails from the wide-open prairie where there are more cows than people, and he likes it that way. Nominated to be a face on the “Mt. Rushmore of Awkward Kansans, ” he takes his role seriously and only participates in medium- to-large talk. He definitely never overthinks small decisions like how many potatoes to cook for dinner or how many compliments to give himself in his own bio. His songwriting and musicianship have been described as ‘a nightmare for your ears…like…in a good way!’

Depew is by far the handsomest, most intelligent, funniest and most humble professional mandolin player ever to permanently reside exactly 5 and 1/2 miles outside Arlington, KS. He is not in the least filled with self-doubt and never questions his divinely ordained position at the pinnacle of the huge market power belonging to weird banjo and mandolin music. You will not on any planet find better fried chicken than his. Depew has been playing music since before people recognized it as ‘music.’ He enjoys being outdoors, watching cows eat, sitting by a fire, and spending time with his family.