Band members included Dave Gowans on vocals, guitar and banjo,[2] Morgan McDonald on keyboards, Lasse Lutick on guitar and synthesizer, Torben Wilson on drums and Ida Nilsen on vocals, accordion, synthesizer and euphonium.
[5] In 2006 the band released Where Night Holds Light on Mint Records,[6] and the album soon appeared on the campus and community radio charts.
In an interview on CBC Radio 3 on January 7, 2009, Dave Gowans announced that the band would be breaking up after completing their remaining touring commitments.
[citation needed] Several posters for The Buttless Chaps also appear on a door in the background of the show "Sanctuary" (Season 1, Episode 4) The song "Outlaw" is featured in the movie "Rollercoaster"directed by Scott Smith.
"When it's Cold Outside" from the album Cartography plays briefly in the series premiere of the AMC TV show "Justified".