Duncan Coker & Flattop Rider: Carbondale 1st Friday Fest - Flattop Rider

See us you out in Chacos Park in Carbondale for First Friday! Flattop Rider is a Colorado-based western roots and country band fronted by Duncan Coker—an unrepentant balladeer with something to say. Since forming in 2024, they’ve been building momentum across Colorado and beyond, delivering original songs with a western swagger that lands like boots on barnwood. Their latest release, Roadside Attractions, has earned Top 10 Americana radio play and was named a Top November release by Westword. The band has shared the stage with National Park Radio, The Takes, and J & the Causeways—drawing praise as a fresh voice in western roots music. Duncan Coker is an unrepentant balladeer from the Colorado piedmont, with a voice that carries. Solo or with his band Flattop Rider, he brings a western swagger that lands like leather boots on barnwood and brass. Their debut album introduced audiences to the band’s story-driven country sound, and their follow-up, Roadside Attractions, is earning Top 10 Americana radio play, staking their claim as a fresh voice in western roots music.