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After a decade of predominantly studio engineering and production work at his own analogue recording facility (Valve Studios), Des re-emerged in 2011 with a brand new rustic rock ?n' roll outfit - Des Horsfall's Kuschty Rye - and critically acclaimed album The Good Gentleman's Tonic, inspired by Ronnie Lane and Slim Chance. Working with various roots and country-rock band line-ups from his Hebden Bridge base since the late 70s, Des Horsfall has had, in his own words "a few skirmishes with fame". In the mid 80s he fronted blues-rock band Raw Deal that was managed by Alexis Korner, and in the 1990s Des was seen in hit videos on CMT and as opening act for Joe Ely, Steve Earle, The Tractors and many others.