Phyllis & Friends Band/Quartet/Trio/Duo/Solo

• Dave Richards - Trumpet
• Phyllis Lynch - Piano/Keyboard, ClaGuitar
• Star Nelson - Violin
• Sarah Nelson - Violin
• Erin Carlisle - Harp
• Don Johnston - Guitar/Bass/Drums/Vocals
• Kathy Schilling - Violin
• Tom Furness - Bass
• Rachel Gries - Viola

From SOLO instruments, DUO's, TRIO's, QUARTETS, SMALL BANDS, and DANCE/SWING/BigBANDS, Vocals, and "SINGING TELEGRAMS" Phyllis and Friends provides professional musicians and combo's for wedding ceremonies, receptions, corporate events, Open Houses, Anniversaries, Reunions, Promotions, Parties and any occasion desiring live music. They play most styles of music, including: Smooth Jazz, Standards, Classical, Oldies, Pop, Soft Rock, Swing, Light Country, R & B, New Age,Dance, Latin, etc.

+ We are an accredited member of the Better Business Bureau, maintaining a "no-complaint" status;

+ We are on the A-List of Indy's Top businesses, in top three of Best Music.

+ We are a member of the Indianapolis Wedding Professionals Network.

+ We were voted, by clients, the 2009 Bride's Choice Award

+ We are the recipient of the Rising Star Award in the Jazz Trio category in 2007 by Gigmasters.

Most musicians hold music degrees and are professional musicians.

SOLO: Phyllis plays Piano, Keyboard, Synthesizer, Classical Guitar, Organ. Most styles of music: Jazz, Oldies- 20's to current, Classical, Pop, Smooth Rock, New Age, Blues, Ragtime, Light Country, Standards, etc.

Don plays Drums, Sings, and provides "SINGING TELEGRAMS"

Don and Garnet provide vocals, solo or duo.

DUOS: PHYLLIS & DON JAZZ PLUS DUO: Piano and Percussion/Vocals. Most styles of music played: Jazz, Oldies, Dance, Light Country, Pop, Smooth Rock, Swing, Standards, etc.

Piano/Violin - Phyllis and Sarah (Classical & Contemporary - Most styles) Duo Violins - Sarah and Star (mostly Classical, some contemporary)

Flute & Cello - Classical plus others by request.

TRIOS:

Phyllis and Friends JAZZ PLUS TRIO. Keyboard - Drums/Vocals, Trumpet or Violin. Plays most styles of music (Jazz, Pop, Oldies, Dance, Rock, Country, etc)

Sarah Nelson String Trio (Violin, viola, cello (Classical) some contemporary)

QUARTETS: STRING QUARTET: String Quartet (classical and lite jazz) 2-violins, viola, cello

BANDS: Phyllis and Friends Jazz Plus: Keyboard, Bass, Drums, Trumpet(Includes vocals) 4-5 people. They play most styles from 20's thru current, Oldies, Smooth Jazz, Pop, Rock, Broadway, Love Songs, Country etc.

NOTEABLES: 7-pc Dance Band (Trumpet, Trombone, 2-saxes, Keyboard, String Bass, Drums, Vocalist.

• A Groovy Kind of Love - Piano or Band
• Adagio (Fiocco) - Violin & Piano
• Ain't Misbehavin' - 7-pc Dance Band
• Air on the D-String - String Quartet, OR Pipe Organ (Bach) Classical
• Air on the G-String - Bach (String Trio or Quartet)
• All I Ask of You (Phantom of Opera) - Piano or add vocal
• All Thru the Night - Classical Guitar OR Harp (Welsh Folk Song)
• All You Need is Love (Beatles) - Jazz Plus Band, Trio or Duo, or solo Piano
• Alla Turca (Mozart) - Piano
• Allegro Maestoso (Water Music) - Classical Guitar (Handel)
• Always on My Mind - Piano (country style)
• Angel Eyes (Jim Brickman - Piano
• Arrival of Queen of Sheba (wedding) - Organ, Synth, Violin
• As Long As He Needs Me - Piano OR 7-pc Dance Band
• As Time Goes By (Jazz Standard) - Male Vocal w/Piano, or Duo, or Trio, or Band,
• Autumn Leaves - Piano or 7-pc Dance Band (Rober Williams, Lorie Line)
• Autumn Leaves (Roger Williams) - Piano, Duo, Trio,
• Ave Maria (Classical - Bach-Gounod) - Piano, Violin, Vocal
• Ave Maria (Classical -- Schubert) - Piano, Guitar, Violin, Vocal
• Beauty and the Beast (Movie) - Piano or Synthesizer
• Beyond the Sea (Bobby Darin) - Vocal, Duo, Trio, Band
• Birth of the Blues - Piano, can add drums and Bass
• Bless the Broken Road (Rascall Flatts) Country - Piano, Duo, Trio, or Band, Vocal
• Blowin' in the Wind - Harp or Guitar/Vocal
• Blowin' in the Wind (Peter, Paul, Mary) - Piano
• Blowing in the Wind - Guitars & Vocal (Peter, Paul, & Mary)
• Blue Velvet - Piano, add Vocal, drums OR 7-pc Band
• Bouree in E Minor - Classical Guitar (Bach)
• Bridal March (Here Comes Bride) - Piano | Synth | Classical Guitar | Organ | Harp | Piano/Violin Duo (Wagner)
• Can You Feel the Love Tonight (by Elton John, from Lion King) - Vocal or instrumental, Duo, Trio
• Canadian Sunset - 7-pc Dance Band
• Canon in D (Pachelbel) Wedding - Piano or Classical Guitar or Harp Solo; Piano/Violin or Harp/Cello Duo, String Duo, Trio, or Quartet
• Can't Fight This Feeling - Piano (80's)
• Can't Help Falling in Love (Elvis Presley) - Male Vocal w/Synthesizer or Jazz Duo, Trio or Band
• Chances Are - 7-pc Dance Band (Johnny Mathid)
• Claire de lune (Classical) - Piano (Debussy)
• Could I Have This Dance - Piano, Duo, Trio, Band
• Cristofori's Dream - Piano (David Lanz)
• Cry Me A River - Piano (Lori Line)
• Cry Me A River (Jazz Standard) - Piano Solo or Jazz Duo, or Trio or Band
• Crying (Roy Orbison) 70's Pop - Male Vocal w/Trio or Band
• Dance w/My Father (Vandross) - Vocal, Duo or Trio, Band
• Days of Wine & Roses (Andy Williams - Piano, Band w/Vocal,
• Deep Purple - Piano (30's & 40's)
• Desperado - Piano (Country style)
• Don't You Know - Piano & Vocal (1959)
• Duets for Two Violins - Classical - J. S. Bach
• Duets for Two Violins - Duo Violins (Bach)
• Ebb Tide - Piano (50's)
• Eidleweiss from Sound of Music - Harp
• Elvira - 7-pc Dance Band
• Elvis Rock Medley (Jailhouse, Don't - 7-pc Dance Band
• Embraceable You - Piano (Jazz from 30's)
• Endless Love - Piano, add Vocal, add drums (80's)
• Etude in A Minor - Classical Guitar (Carulli)
• Everything I Do I Do It for You - Piano, Duo, Trio, Band
• Fascination from (Love in the Afternoon) - Piano or add Violin
• Feelings - 7-pc Dance Band | Piano, add vocal, drums, bass,
• Felitsa (New Age) Yanni - Piano (Yanni)
• Forest Gump Suite - Synthesizer
• Friends and Lovers (Both to Each Other) - Piano or Synth (80's)
• From This Moment On - Piano, add Vocal, add Drums, add Bass (Shania Twain) 90's
• Gavotte (Fiocco) - Violin & Piano
• Georgy Girl - Piano or Synth, 60's
• Gigue (Fiocco) - Violin & Piano
• Girl from Ipanema (Latin Jazz) - Jazz Plus Band, Trio or Duo or Piano Solo
• Greensleeves - Classical Guitar or Harp
• Harlem Nocturne - Piano or 7-pc Dance Band
• Here, There and Everywhere - Piano (Beatles) 60's
• Hornpipe (Water Music) - Pipe Organ, Classical Guitar, Piano, Synth (Handel) Classical
• Hornpipe from - Violin and Piano or Pipe Organ
• How Do You Keep the Music Playing - Piano, add drums (80's)
• I Can Love You Like That - Piano or Synth
• I Cross My Heart (Country) - Vocal w/synthesizer, or Duo, Trio, or Band
• I Don't Want to Miss A Thing - Piano (90's)
• I Left My Heart in San Francisco - Piano, add Vocal, add Drums OR 7-pc Dance Band
• I Left My Heart in San Francisco (Tony Bennett) - Male Vocal w/Piano or Duo, Trio, or Band
• I Say A Little Prayer For You - Piano (60's) Burt Bacharack
• I Swear - Piano, Duo, Trio, Band, Vocal
• I Will Always Love You - Piano, add Vocal (Dolly Parton)
• I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston) - Female Vocal w/Keyboard, Guitar, Bass, Drums
• I Write the Songs - Piano (70's)
• If I Give My Heart to You - Piano, add vocal, drums, bass (50's)
• If You Believe - Piano (Jim Brickman) 90's
• In the Mood (Big Band) - 4-or 7 pc Band
• In This Life - Piano (90's)
• In Your Eye (Yanni) - Piano, add drums (New Age)
• Inseparable - Piano, add Vocal, drums
• It Had to be You - Piano/Synth, add vocal add drums (20's + Harry Connick Jr)
• Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach) - Classical. Piano, Guitar, Violin
• Keeper of the Stars - Piano/Synthesizer
• La Vie en Rose - Piano (40's)
• Largo (from Four Seasons-Winter) - Classical Guitar | String Quartet (Classical)
• Lauda de Santa Maddalena - Harp (13th century Italy)
• Lazy River - Piano (Hoagy Carmichael )
• Let's Twist Again - 7-pc Dance Band
• Liebestraum - Classical Guitar or Piano
• Love and Marriage - Piano (Frank Simatra) 50's
• Love Is a Many Splendored Thing - Piano, add Violin (Letterman 50's)
• Love Remains (Country) - Keyboard/Guitar/Bass/Drums. Can add vocal
• Love Story - Piano (1970's)
• Lullaby of Broadway - 7-pc Dance Band
• Makin' Whoopee - Piano OR 7-pc Dance Band
• Maleguena - Classical Guitar
• Meditation from - Violin and Piano (Massenet) Classical
• Meditation from Thais (Massenet) Classical - Piano Solo; or Piano/Violin Duo;
• Memory (from Cats) - Piano/Synth, add Vocal | 7-pc Dance Band
• Michelle (Lennon & McCartney) - Piano | 7-pc Dance Band
• Minuet - Classical Guitar (Bach)
• Misty - Piano, add Vocal OR 7-pc Dance Band
• Misty (Johnny Mathis) - Male Vocal; Piano; or Duo; or Trio; or Band /Trumpet
• MOna Lisa - Piano/Synth
• Moon River (Mancini) - Piano/Synth, add Vocal
• Moonlight Sonata - Piano (Beethoven) Classical
• Music from - Pipe Organ (Handel) Classical
• Music of the Night (Phantom of Opera) - Piano/Synth
• Muskrat Ramble - 7-pc Dance Band
• My Blue Heaven - 7-pc Band
• My Funny Valentine - Vocal or Instrumental, Piano Solo, or Duo, Trio, Band
• My Funny Valentine - 7-pc Dance Band
• My Heart Will Go On (Titanic) - Piano or Synthesizer or Harp
• My One True Friend - Piano/Synth 90's
• My Way - Piano/Synth, add Vocal (60's) Frank Sinatra
• New York, New York (Cabaret) - Piano
• Night and Day (Cole Porter) - Piano (30's)
• Nocturne in E-flat (Chopin) - Piano (Classical)
• Nola - Piano (1915)
• Nothing's Going to Change My Love For You - Piano/Synth (80's)
• Ode to Joy - Harp, Classical Guitar, Pipe Organ (Beethoven) Classical/Sacred
• Oh! What It Seemed to Be - Piano (Frankie Carle) 40's
• One Man's Dream (Yanni) - Synthesizer
• One Moment in Time - Piano
• Open Arms - Piano (Perry/Cain) 80's
• Panis Angelicus - Classical Guitar OR Organ
• Raindrops Keep Falling On my Head - Piano, add vocal | 7-pc Dance Band
• Reverie - Violin (classical by Debussy)
• Reverie - Violin and Piano (Debussy)
• Right Here Waiting (Richard Marx) - Piano/Synth (1990)
• Rondeau (Fiocco) - Violin & Piano
• Rondeau (Masterpiece Theatre) Mouret - Classical Guitar | Church Organ | Violin & Piano (Classical)
• Saving All My Love for You - Piano, add drums (70's)
• Scarborough Fair - Harp
• Scotch & Soda - 7-pc Dance Band
• Send in the Clowns (Sondheim) - Piano (70's)
• Sentimental Journey - 7-pc Dance Band
• Sh-Boom, Life Could Be a Dream - Piano, add drums (50's)
• She's Got A Way (Billy Joel) - Piano, add Vocal, Guitar, drums
• Simple Gifts - Classical Guitar OR Harp
• Something in the Way She Moves - Piano (George Harrison) 60's
• Sometimes When we Touch - Piano/Synth
• Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Piano Or Harp
• Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Wizard Oz) - Piano OR Harp
• Speak Softly, Love (Godfather) - Piano, add Vocal, add Bass
• Spring (from Four Seasons-1st Movement - Violin and Piano OR String Quartet | Classical Guitar (Vivaldi) Classical
• Stairway to Heaven - Piano/Synth (70's)
• Strangers in the Night - Piano, add Vocal (Frank Sinatra) 60's
• String of Pearls - 7-pc Dance Band
• Summertime (Jazz Standard) - Jazz Duo or Trio or ; Piano Solo
• Tears in Heaven - Piano (Eric Clapton)
• That Old Black Magic - Piano
• That's What Friends Are For - Piano (Burt Bacharack) 80's
• The Ash Grove - Harp, or Piano, Guitar
• The Entertainer - Piano (Scott Joplin)
• The Gift of Love - Piano or Synth, add Perc or Bass
• The Greatest Love of All - Piano or Synth, add Bass or drums (70's)
• The Nearness of You - Piano (Hoagy Carmichael) 30's, 40's, 60's, 90's
• The Rose (Bette Midler) - Piano/Synth, add Vocal (70's)
• The Shadow of Your Smile - Piano or Synth add Vocal | 7-pc Dance Band
• The Way You Look Tonight - Piano (30's)
• Theme from - Piano, Synthesizer OR 7-pc band
• This Guy's in Love (Bacharach) - Piano, add Vocal, Guitar, Drums (60's)
• Toccata from Widor's 5th Symphone - Pipe Organ - Classical
• Tonight I Celebrate My Love for You - Piano, add Vocal (80's)
• Trumpet Tune (Purcell) - Violin or Trumpet & Piano or Organ, (Classical)
• Trumpet Voluntary - String Quartet | Trumpet & Organ or Piano (Purcell)
• Trumpet Voluntary - String Quartet | or Trumpet & Organ or Piano | or Organ or synth solo (Clarke)
• Un-Break My Heart (Brickman) - Piano (90's)
• Unchained Melody - Piano, Guitar, Duo, Trio, Band
• Unforgettable (Nat/Natalie Cole) - Vocal Duet)
• Valentine (Jim Brickman) - Piano, can add vocal
• Valse Op.64, No 1 (Chopin) - Piano (Classical)
• Vivace (Fiocco) - Violin & Piano
• Waltz in C# minor (Chopin) - Piano (Classical)
• We Are the World - Piano (Michael Jackson/Lionel Richie) 80's
• Wedding March (Recessional) - Piano | Synth | Classical Guitar | Harp (Mendelssohn)
• Wedding Song (Peter,Paul & Mary) - Piano or Guitar & Vocal
• What's New (Haggart) - Piano (1939)
• When I Need You (Carole Sager - Piano & Vocal (70's)
• Wind Beneath My Wings - Piano, add Vocal OR Harp
• Woman (John Lennon) - Piano (1980)
• You Are So Beautiful (Joe Cocker) - Vocal w/Piano or Duo-Trio-Band
• You Can Always Count on Me (City of Angels) - Piano (1989)
• You Don't Have to Say You Love Me - Piano & Vocal (1965)
• You Must Love Me (Evita) - Piano (1996)
• Younger Than Springtime - Piano (Rodgers & Hammerstein (1949)
• Your Song (Elton John) - Piano & Vocal (1969)
• You're Still the One (Shania Twain) - Piano (1997)

Anniversaries, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Coffee Shops, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Hotels, Picnic, Private Parties, Resorts, Restaurants, Reunions, Showers, Weddings

• Outstanding. Phyllis & Friends was the perfect, classic addition to our event. They played a variety of music and sounded great - not too loud, not too soft. -- Susan S, Indianapolis, IN, 5/12/2007
• They did a very nice job and very easy to work with. -- Tammy F, Indianapolis, IN, 6/22/2007
• I hired a piano/violin duo for my wedding ceremony. It went beautifully. Phyllis contacted me prior to the wedding to iron out music cues and all went perfectly at the actual ceremony. The music was fantastic. Great vendor!! I would definitely recommend them. -- Brooke V, Indianapolis, IN, 12/30/2005
• This company is great! They're easy to book and professional, and the string trio is a good price without sacrificing the quality of music. I'd readily book them again if I needed live music for something. -- Alicia J, Indianapolis, IN, 5/31/2008
• I was not able to hear their prewedding performance, but had compliments from relatives. They arrived on time and did a lovely performance for the wedding. -- Sandra F, Carmel, IN, 6/9/2007
• Phyllis and Friends did such a great job! They really help set the mood for our wedding and were very professional. Communicating with them was through email but phone conversions were also an option. We were completely satisfied with them! Thank you! -- Caitlin M, Indianapolis, IN, 10/4/2008
• hired a classical duo for my daughters wedding. Viola/classical guitar. They were on time and accomadating. Beautiful!!!! -- Dawn M, Carmel, IN, 9/6/2008

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