Carrie Nation & the Speakeasy was formed in the Spring of 2007 at a party on 17th & Hillside in Wichita, KS. The 5-piece band, including guitars, harmonica, bass, trombone, mandolin, banjo and washboard, has been playing its distinctive and aggressive blend of country, blues, Dixieland, and bluegrass with various members around Kansas consistently for the past three years.

Bringing an energetic and original act to any bar, restaurant, basement, or park it plays, CNS has been winning ears and hearts alike with its straight-forward, face-melting ungrass songs, toe-tappin country tunes, and its own Midwest take on the snappy sounds of New Orleans. Always creating a good-time, drink 'em down atmosphere, Carrie Nation & the Speakeasy brings an era-defying sound unlike any other, and an earnest understanding of what entertainment really is!