The Hootchies

• Robert Swalley - Bass, Tenor Sax, Vocals
• Jim Hickey - Guitar, Vocals, Slide gtr
• Greg Gonser - Vocals, Keys, Guitar
• Anthony DeRoche - Drums, percussion

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The Hootchies are a professional 4 person band consisting of keyboards, bass, guitar, drums, saxophone, two lead vocals and one backup vocal. We play a style of music we call "Northern Fried Rock".

What is Northern Fried Rock anyway? Northern Fried Rock is a combination of Southern Rock, New Orleans Funk, Reggae and Bar Band Music sprinkled with an occasional instrumental tune for flavor- played by a band based in the Boston MA area.

We have been playing together for 7 years and have performed countless weddings, corporate events and club gigs. We can perform both a quiet cocktail hour set of instrumental jazz as well as several hours of dance-able R&B, Rock, Soul and Funk from the 60's and 70's with a handful of contemporary tunes thrown in for good measure.

We own a first-rate sound system that is designed to sound full and clear at low volumes but has the power to crank it up when needed. It is complete with wireless mics that can be used for announcements, toasts, etc. We also provide music from an iPod for in between sets. We are more than happy to pre-load it with whatever songs you would like to hear.

• After Midnight - Eric Clapton
• Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
• Ain't Wastin' Time No More - Allman Brothers Band
• All of My Love - Led Zeppelin
• American Girl - Tom Petty
• Babylon - David Gray
• Bad - U2
• Ballad of John and Yoko - The Beatles
• Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones
• Before You Accuse Me - Eric Clapton
• Bertha - Grateful Dead
• Black Magic Woman - Santana
• Blue Sky - Allman Brothers
• Boogie on Reggae Woman - Stevie Wonder / Phish
• Born on the Bayou - CCR
• Break on Through - The Doors
• Breakdown - Tom Petty
• Brick House - Commodores
• Brown Eyed Blues - Ben Harper
• Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
• Can't Get Enough of Your Love Babe - Barry White
• Chameleon - Herbie Hancock
• Cissy Strut - The Meters
• Cold Sweat - James Brown
• Crosstown Traffic - Jimi Hendrix
• Dixie Chicken - Little Feat
• Domino - Van Morrison
• Every Little Thing She Does is Magic - The Police
• Everybody's Talkin - Nilsson
• Feelin Alright - Joe Cocker
• Fins - Jimmy Buffet
• Fire on the Mountain - Grateful Dead
• Flake - Jack Johnson
• Fly Like an Eagle - Steve Miller Band
• Galactic - Galactic
• Get it Like you Like It - Ben Harper
• Good Lovin' - Grateful Dead
• Got My Mojo Working - Muddy Waters
• Gotta Jiboo - Phish
• Hard to Handle - Black Crowes
• Harvest Moon - Neil Young
• Heaven - Los Lonely Boys
• Heavy Things - Phish
• Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles
• Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix
• Honky Tonk Woman - Rolling Stones
• I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
• I Melt with You - Modern English
• I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
• I Shot the Sheriff - Bob Marley
• I Will Follow - U2
• I Wish - Stevie Wonder
• I'll Be Around - The Spinners
• In a Little While - U2
• In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel
• Into the Mystic - Van Morrison
• It's All Been Done Before - Bare Naked Ladies
• Just Like Heaven - The Cure
• LA Woman - The Doors
• Laid - James
• Lay Down Salley - Eric Clapton
• Lenny - Stevie Ray Vaughan
• Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
• Listen To the Music - Doobie Brothers
• Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
• Long Train - Doobie Brothers
• Love the One You're With - "Crosby
• Mary Jane's Last Dance - Tom Petty
• Moondance - Van Morrison
• Musta Got Lost - J Geils Band
• Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
• My Best Friends Girlfriend - The Cars
• No Such Thing - John Mayer
• No Woman No Cry - Bob Marley
• Not Fade Away - Grateful Dead
• One - U2
• One Way Out - Allman Brothers
• Oya Coma Va - Santana
• Peace Frog - The Doors
• Peace, Love and Understanding - Elvis Costello
• Peg - Steeley Dan
• Pink Houses - John Cougar
• Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
• Pride and Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughn
• Purple Rain - Prince
• Rain King - Counting Crows
• Riders on the Storm - The Doors
• Right Place, Wrong Time - Dr. John
• Roadhouse Blues - The Doors
• Runnin' Down a Dream - Tom Petty
• Sara Smile - Hall and Oates
• Scarlet Begonias - Grateful Dead
• Shake Your Tail Feathers - Ray Charles
• Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder
• Soul Man - Blues Brothers
• Soulshine - Allman Brothers Band
• Southbound - Allman Brothers Band
• Stir It Up - Bob Marley & the Wailers
• Stormy Monday Blues - Allman Brothers Band
• Stuck In a Moment - U2
• Sullivan Street - Counting Crows
• Suzy Q - CCR
• Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Sweet Home Chicago - Blues Brothers
• That's Alright Mama - Elvis Presley
• The Authority Song - John Cougar
• The Ballad of John and Yoko - The Beatles
• The Sky is Crying - Stevie Ray Vaughan
• The Thrill is Gone - BB King
• Three Hundres Pounds of Joy - Howlin' Wolf
• Three Little Birds - Bob Marley & the Wailers
• True to Myself - Ziggy Marley
• Up on Cripple Creek - The Band
• Use Me - Bill Withers
• Waiting in Vain - Bob Marley
• Waiting on the World to Change - John Mayer
• Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
• You Can't Always Get What You Want - Rolling Stones
• You Don't Love Me - Allman Brothers Band
• You're Smiling Face - James Taylor

Anniversaries, Awards Nights, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christmas Parties, Clubs, Cocktail Parties, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Halloween Parties, New Year's Eve Parties, Picnic, Private Parties, Restaurants, Reunions, School Assemblies, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.

• The Hootchies played at our yacht club for a summer tent event. They were fantastic and had the whole crowd dancing! Greg and the band were professional and very accommodating to our desire to be outside. Thanks for everything and hope to see you at the club again soon! -- Kristen S, Barrington, RI, 6/25/2011
• The Hootchies were great! My husband 50th B-Day bash was a success due to this bands great talent. We requested a night of blues and they delivered. Guest were on the dance floor all night and many have called to express how much fun the night was. Thanks Guys -- Anna D, Marlboro, MA, 1/5/2008
• The Hootchies were fantastic! I really enjoy live music and concerts, it felt like we were at a show! All of our guests commented on how wonderful the band was and how much they enjoyed themselves. I would highly recommend this band to anyone who has a true love for music, all of the band members were very talented. They made the wedding night a huge success! -- Alanna S, Gloucester, MA, 8/1/2009

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