Blue Drifters Acoustic Variety Quartet

Americana Band

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Minneapolis, Minnesota

Will travel 100 miles from Minneapolis

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Blue Drifters Acoustic Variety Quartet

Americana Band

Minneapolis, Minnesota

(3 Reviews)

About

The Blue Drifters Acoustic Quartet is an Americana roots/variety musical ensemble on guitar, banjo, upright bass and fiddle. We play a wide variety of blues, bluegrass, top-40 hits from 60's-70's, swing, vintage country and Cajun. Everything from Stephen Foster, 1920's pop tunes, Jimmie Rodgers, CCR, John Denver, Neil Young, Lightin' Hopkins, Fats Domino, Dylan, Hank Williams, Doc Watson, Grateful Dead, David Allen Coe, Robert Johnson and anything we can craft into interesting exciting arrangements with trio harmonies and prodigious soloing on all four instruments. The players consist of some of the finest, national-level musicians living in the Twin Cities area.
  • Anniversaries
  • Bachelorette Parties
  • Banquets
  • Birthday Parties
  • Children's Birthday Parties
  • Celebrations
  • Christenings
  • Christmas Parties
  • Church Services
  • Clubs
  • Cocktail Parties
  • Community Events
  • Conventions
  • Corporate Functions
  • Dinner Dances
  • Events
  • Festivals
  • Fund Raisers
  • Funerals
  • Graduation Parties
  • Grand Openings
  • Picnic
  • Private Parties
  • Proms
  • Restaurants
  • Sweet 16 Parties
  • Weddings
  • Wedding Ceremonies
  • Wedding Cocktail Hours
  • Wedding Receptions
  • Midnight on the Water - violin instrumental, wedding procession Irish/traditional
  • Whiskey in the Jar - comedic standard - wedding reception Irish/Traditional
  • Calling Baton Rouge - wedding reception dance music Garth Brooks 90s country hit
  • Fire on the Mt. - wedding reception dance Marshall Tucker Band
  • Rainbow Connection - wedding ceremony/procession Muppet Movie theme
  • Your Smile - wedding ceremony/procession Josh Turner
  • Baby Don't Do It - wedding reception The Band, Marvin Gaye
  • Endless Love - ceremony/reception slow dance Lionel Ritchie
  • Cherokee - slow jazz ballad, wedding dance Ray Noble
  • Back Home in Indiana Homer and Jethro
  • Sweet Georgia Brown many swing bands
  • Trashy Women Confederate Army Railroad
  • Lovesick Blues Hank Williams
  • Don't let It Bring You Down Neil Young
  • I Believe in You Neil Young
  • Only Love Can Break Your Heart Neil Young
  • Jack Daniels if You Please David Allen Coe
  • Lost John Merle Travis
  • Peach Pickin Time in Georgia Jimmie Rodgers
  • Go My Way Gordon Lightfoot
  • The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down The Band and Joan Baez
  • Train Whistle Blues Jimmie Rodgers
  • Tennessee Stud Doc Watson
  • Foggy Mt. Breakdown Flatt and Scruggs
  • Ballad of Jed Clampett Flatt and Scruggs
  • Fare Thee Well Bob Dylan
  • Jambalaya Hank Williams
  • That's the Way Love Goes Lefty Frizzell
  • Paradise John Prine
  • Bloody Mary Morning Willie Nelson
  • Thank God I'm a Country Boy John Denver
  • Why Don't You Love Me Like You Used to Do Hank Williams
  • Lodi Credence Clearwater Revival
  • Big River Johnny Cash
  • Times they Are A-Changin' Bob Dylan
  • Like A Rolling Stone Bob Dylan
  • Love Minus Zero No Limit Bob Dylan
  • All of Me Willie Nelson
  • Country Roads John Denver
  • Behind Closed Doors Charlie Rich
  • One Toke Over The Line Brewer & Shipley
  • Better Man Clint Black
  • Bluebird Steven Stills
  • Deep Ellem Blues Jerry Garcia
  • Catfish John Jerry Garcia
  • Time in a Bottle Jim Croce
  • The Road is a Lover Alison Krause
  • A Fool Such as I Hank Snow
  • Lookin Out My Back Door Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • I'm Walking Fats Domino
  • Acoustic Band
  • Americana Band
  • Bluegrass Band
  • Folk Band
  • Gospel Band
  • Variety Band
  • Wedding Band
Price Range
$700 - $1500 per event See recent bids
Members
Phil Nusbaum
banjo, vocals
Gary Schulte
fiddle, vocals
Andrew Bergmann
bass,vocals
Steven Earl Howard
guitar, vocals
Influences
Hank Williams, Gordon Lightfoot, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Robert Johnson, Doc Watson, Alison Krause

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In addition to Minneapolis, Blue Drifters Acoustic Variety Quartet will also travel to Saint Paul, Arden Hills, Hopkins, Mendota, Plymouth, Bloomington, Mendota Heights, Minnetonka, Eden Prairie, Maple Grove, Minnetonka Beach, Orono, Osseo, South Saint Paul, Wayzata, Circle Pines, Inver Grove Heights, Champlin, Burnsville, Chanhassen, Crystal Bay, Long Lake, Newport, Savage, Willernie, Excelsior, Hamel, Saint Paul Park, Dayton, Hugo and many other locations in and around the Minneapolis area.

Blue Drifters Acoustic Variety Quartet was rated an average of 5.0 stars out of 5 by 3 GigMasters clients.

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