Desert Sky Drifters
Desert Nights
Featuring "Cowboy Brew" and "Dusty Trails Live '25." Western songs with dust, whiskey and the open road in their stories.
Desert Sky Drifters · Bend, Oregon
Stories from
the high
desert.
Dark Americana and Western storytelling. Songs of outlaws, dusty trails and restless travels from the music project of JJ Haaga.
Dark AmericanaWestern storytellingIndependent musicMade in Oregon
The releases
01 / DESERT SKY DRIFTERSDesert Sky Drifters
Dust and Echoes of the West
Featuring "Gunslinger Nights," following an outlaw riding through the badlands beneath the stars.
Desert Sky Drifters
Dusty Trails
Seven story songs from the road, the frontier and the sea. Featuring "Dusty Trails," "Gold Rush" and "Ride for a Dollar."
Featured in / Radio support
DESERT SKY DRIFTERS / COVERAGEArtist feature · October 2026
Down Home Radio Spotlight
A dedicated artist Spotlight introducing Desert Sky Drifters and the music.
Read the artist feature →Broadcast rotation
Down Home Radio
Music from Desert Nights and Dust and Echoes of the West selected for broadcast rotation.
Explore the Drifters Spotlight →Watch the Drifters
02 / VIDEOCowboy Brew
Watch on YouTube →Western outlaw guitar
Watch on YouTube →Running Gun
Watch the Short →Diggin in the Mine
Watch the Short →Lonely Rider
Watch the Short →Gunslinger
Watch the Short →Behind the stories
04 / ARTIST BIODesert Sky Drifters is the music project of JJ Haaga, based in Bend, Oregon. Blending dark Americana with Western storytelling, the music draws inspiration from Townes Van Zandt, Marty Robbins and Oregon's high desert.
The songs tell stories of outlaws, dusty trails and restless travels, with cinematic Western atmosphere and a modern outlaw edge.
Download Desert Sky Drifters bio ↓- Artist name
- Desert Sky Drifters
- Based in
- Bend, Oregon
- Releases
- Desert Nights
Dust and Echoes of the West
Dusty Trails - Musician
- JJ Haaga
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Music, videos and Western stories.