Hailing from the Great White Mountains of New Hampshire, Yankee Cockfight was a concept developed in 2009 between The Mighty Junior (vocals/harmonica) and Scrimmy the Dirtbag (guitar/kick drum). Both musicians grew up in the woods and to this day a rural sentimentality permeates their work. Yankee Cockfight was originally an outlet to filter their eclectic musical influences, ranging from punk rock to blues to country. They played their first show off the cuff without even rehearsing. And they still play every show without a set list.
It’s not punk, it’s not blues, it’s not country. You can’t describe it. It’s an experience. It’s primal and it’s real. You have to see it for yourself.
YCF has travelled the US and have shared the stage with a wide range of national acts such as Scott H. Biram, Joe Buck Yourself, Antiseen, Lenny Lashley, Filthy Still, L.A. Guns, Weedeater, Viva Le Vox, Phillip Roebuck, Larry and His Flask, Big Bad Bollocks, Sourvein, The Jabbers, The Goddamn Gallows, Brownbird Rudy Relic and Angry Johnny, among many others.
YCF has participated in the 2013 Farmageddon Music Festival in Montana (and will be returning this year in Wisconsin), 2012 Liberty Fest in Rhode Island, and 2012 Dead of Summer Music Fest in New Hampshire.
Yankee Cockfight has developed a loyal fan base playing hundreds of shows and brutally honest music. “More impressive, many in the crowd kn[o]w the words to the all-original music…a budding scene has evolved around them at places like Milly’s Tavern and Mad Bob’s in Manchester, and Seacoast venues like the Dover Brickhouse.” –The Hippo Press 2010
“The Two-headed swamp monster returns!!”- Hippo Press 2012