Brandon Hale

The Dirty Shame has been performing since 2006 and has played over 900 weddings & private events and over 1000 more public shows over the last 15 years. Even after performing that many shows, it's easy to see and hear the energy and passion from each member, always giving it their all, because they truly love the magic of music.
Whether it is a small set up in a living room for an intimate acoustic performance,
setting up in a barn, or performing in a stadium for thousands, the band can entertain any size crowd of any age.
We are very versatile and able to set up and perform even at the most remote of locations like: farms, barns, Yurts, cabins, outdoor stages all over Montana. If you
are looking for a energetic, professional, talented, captivating, precise,
unbelievably fun band for your venue, private party/event, fundraiser, Holiday party, corporate
event, or wedding, your friends, family, customers, and associates will not be disappointed with
The Dirty Shame.
We predominantly play covers of country music, but throw in some great original songs as well. We play the classic outlaw country songs of artists such as: Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash,
Merle Haggard, Hank Jr., Jerry Jeff, to Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, John Cougar, Bob Dylan to name a few. We also have opened for many top acts including: David Allen
Coe, Gary Allen, Eric Church, Big & Rich, Craig Morgan, and numerous other national acts.
We have never had a disappointed crowd!
References available upon request. If you want the authentic outlaw country experience with the number one Outlaw Country Band in the state of Montana look no further!
Please contact us with any questions.
We provide: PA system, lights, set break music, and 3-4 hours of live music.

A Seattle native, Brandon Hale is a 5th generation Montanan, having roots in small rural Montana towns from Nashua to the Yaak, Glasgow to Libby, and currently in Bozeman MT for the last 22 years. Tom Day, a member in Brandon's band "The Dirty Shame" describes Hale as “a combination of an ideas man and an action man.” Brandon was brought up with his older brother and sister, Michael and Kristen all raised by Mother, Sandy McNulty who took on the role of single mom, with grace, dignity, passion, perseverance, and a lot of love. "We didn't have much money, but we had a ton of love", says Hale. Loving music from a young age, Brandon picked up the guitar at age 13, after seeing his first live concert "Gordon Lightfoot". "It seemed like I was the youngest person in the crowd by 20 years, also people were giving me funny looks, cause i was singing along and i knew every word to every song," says Hale. Gordon was a huge inspiration to me. A few months later Brandon saw Neil Young live and that's when he picked up a Neil Young Anthology songbook and started to learn about chords. "my brother gave me his old Washburn acoustic guitar, and I slowly learned the basic open chords and tried to sing along to Neil's songs". As Brandon practiced more and more, his love and passion for playing music grew. Years later Brandon

formed his band, the Dirty Shame which has been together in some iteration since 2006. They have released one full length album and two EP's which you can find on Apple, Spotify and numerous streaming sites. Hale wrote most of the songs on the self-titled cd, and EP's and his lyrics describe characters from a hard-living western life.
Besides playing with his OutLaw Country band "The Dirty Shame" Hale now is playing solo gigs, singing original songs as well as, country and rock covers.

Pretty much as long as we have power, The full band can perform pretty much anywhere. Also we must be under cover if weather is bad.
The solo performance can do acoustic, with duo or trio.