About The Band

 

Tensas & The Mourners

Tensas & The Mourners took shape in 2023 when multi-instrumentalist Desha joined what had been a solo project. Desha plays trumpet and drums simultaneously on some songs. They move through a set the way the music demands, building pressure, switching instruments, and rarely doing the same thing twice.

Roots-rock grit meets punk aggression, with enough soul to make it stick. Fierce, energetic, and deliberately unpredictable. They've shared stages with Clyde McGee of Bridge City Sinners, Danbert Nobacon of Chumbawamba, Beans on Toast, and Jeshua Marshall of Larry & His Flask.

Who Is Tensas

History that doesn't stay buried has a way of showing up in the music. Poverty, contradiction, religion used as a weapon, and a particular kind of darkness that doesn't ask permission. He grew up along the Tensas River in Louisiana, and when he landed in the military for a short stint, the river followed him. "Tensas" was initially a nickname, and when he came out the other side and settled in the Rockies, the name had become a part of him and his music.

Tall Tale Records

Tensas also founded Tall Tale Records, a small independent label built on non-exclusive fair deals. Small on purpose, honest by design.