Let Marc Silver & The Stonethrowers be your choice for the perfect Bluegrass Band at your private party, corporate event, or special occasion. Marc Silver & The Stonethrowers will travel up to 500 miles from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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AVAILABLE FOR:
Anniversaries, Awards Nights, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Bar Mitzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs, Birthday Parties, Casinos, Celebrations, Children's Birthday Parties, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Coffee Shops, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Cruise Ships, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fraternity Functions, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Hotels, Jingles, Movie Soundtracks, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Resorts, Restaurants, Reunions, Showers, Ski Lodges, Sorority Function, Studio Session, Temples, TV Soundtracks, Weddings
PERFORMING SINCE:
2006
PAY RANGE:
$600-$3500 per event
INFLUENCES:
Gillian Welch, Doc Watson, Old Crow Medicine Show, Wilco, Crooked Still, Iron & Wine, Radiohead, Russ Barenberg, The Stanley Brothers, Tom Waits, Tim O'brien, Iron & Wine, Jimmie Rogers, Loudon Wainwright, Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt, Bill Frisell etc
DESCRIPTION:
Marc Silver & The Stonethrowers blend a passion for songwriting, jazz studies, traditional American songs, and Appalachian fiddle tunes. They deliver a unique mix of original songwriting, bluegrass, folk, and Americana music. Lead singing with great vocal character and seamlessly blended three-part vocal harmonies fill out their energetic delivery.
The Stonethrowers have been taking their music and message to audiences all over the Delaware Valley and beyond in the past year and a half. The band won 1st place at Pickin in the Panhandle Bluegrass & BBQ Festival and have shared the stage with bands like King Wilkie, Chuck Prophet, Moe, and many others. They have gained artist support from DPA and Blue Microphones as well as The Red Bear Trading Company.
Having just completed their newest CD, Past is Prelude, a radio campaign is in the early stages as well as laying the groundwork for touring in the 2009/2010 festival seasons. Loosely targeting a geographic area within a ten-hour radius of Philadelphia, the band is tracking work from Vermont to North Carolina
The Stonethrowers travel with the following instrumentation: guitar/ voice, banjo/voice, mandolin/voice, pedal steel guitar, and upright bass/ voice. Upon demand, we will travel without pedal steel and we can also come with a female vocalist.
You can expect to hear your favorite traditional songs as well as songs by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Hank Williams, Tom Waits, Gillian Welch, Steve Earl, Gram Parsons, Townes Van Zandt, Ricky Skaggs and more.
"A little bit of folk, a little bit of country and a whole lot of three-part harmonies add up to make this band one you don't want to miss." - Philly Metro
GROUP MEMBERS:
Marc Silver - Guitar/Voice
John Spangler - Banjo/Voice
Isaac Stanford - Pedal Steel Guitar
Mike Hlatky - Upright Bass/Voice
Sam Briger or John Koutsouros - Mandolin/Voice
SONG LIST:
Come Back Home - Marc Silver
Darlin, You Can Stay - Marc Silver
Early Morning Dreaming - Marc Silver
Every Knot - Marc Silver
Find Some Time - Marc Silver
My Earthly Bed - Marc Silver
Lay Me Down - Marc Silver
My Last Breath - Marc Silver
10 Years (No Greater Love) - Marc Silver
Out On The Road - Marc Silver
Pull In On The Reins - Marc Silver
Take Back Your Heart - Marc Silver
When It Is My Time - Marc Silver
You're Still On My Mind - Marc Silver
Blues Stay Away From Me - Traditional
Dead Flowers - Rolling Stones
Folsom Prison BLues - Johnny Cash
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Hank Williams
Honky Tonk Blues - Hank Williams
John Hardy - Traditional
Just Because - B. Shelton - J. Shelton - S. Robin
Lonesome River - Traditional
Love Of The Mountains - Traditional
Love Please Come Home - Traditional
Naked As We Came - Iron & Wine
Norwegian Wood - The Beatles
Old Shoes - Tom Waits
Raleight and Spencer - Traditional
Red Clay Halo - Gillian Welch
Short Life of Trouble - Traditional
Sitting On Top of The World - Traditional
Walking Shoes - Traditional
Wayfaring Stranger - Traditional
Weary Blues From Waiting - Traditional
White Freight Liner - Traditional
You Ain't Going Nowhere - Bob Dylan
Your Still On My Mind - Gram Parsons
Where The Soul of Man Never Dies - Traditional
Bury Me Beneath The Willow Tree - Traditional
There's More Pretty Girls Than One - Traditional
Little Maggie - Traditional
Sunny Side of The Mountain - Jimmy Rogers
Whiskey In A Jar - Traditional
Nellie Cane - Traditional
Can't You Hear Me Calling - Traditional
If I Lose
Why You Been Gone So Long
On and On
Foggy Mountain Top
She Left Me Standing
I'll Go Stepping
I've Just Seen A Face
I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome
Can't You Hear Me Calling
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CLIENT FEEDBACK:
Marc and the band were amazing - friendly, professional and fun, they were exactly what we needed. Great bluegrass delivered by folks who could get people up dancing and share in the revelry! We loved their music online, and as we had hoped they were even better live. They helped us to add some personal touches to the set, and were a total pleasure to have at our wedding. Highly recommend them. Do it before they get famous and are no longer available!
Thanks so much,
Ronnie and Nikolle
--Nikolle K. Cornwall Bridge, CT 8/16/2008
Please note, in addition to Philadelphia, Marc Silver & The Stonethrowers also serves the surrounding towns of Langhorne, Trevose, Bensalem, Bryn Athyn, Feasterville Trevose, Huntingdon Valley, Beverly, Croydon, Holland, Abington, Cheltenham, Jenkintown, Levittown, Riverside, Riverton, Bristol, Elkins Park, Hatboro, Palmyra, Richboro, Warminster, Willow Grove, Wyncote, Burlington, Glenside, Willingboro, Dresher, Fairless Hills, Horsham, Moorestown and many other locations in and around the Philadelphia area.