Bell Family Music

Oquawka, IL

Starts at $300

Travels up to 200 miles

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Overview

Greetings from Bell Family Music! We provide live music covering a wide variety of folk music and other genres. We are proud to offer a unique custom musical experience for a variety of events at any venue, to include private events, local restaurants and bars, celebrations of life, anniversary parties, and more. We would love to consider requests as well if provided in advance. Please consider us for your next event!


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Booking information

Price range: Starts at $300

Languages: English

Gig length: 5 - 120 minutes

What to expect

We offer live music for a variety of events. We are happy to provide featured songs by request at funerals, weddings, and other celebrations, to longer sets at local events and venues. We are personable and can engage with high energy or we can provide laid back, relaxing tones for a social atmosphere. Please reach out today to collaborate. We are looking forward to connecting soon for your next event.

About

We are Bell Family Music! Born and raised in the rural Midwest, playing music as a family for others brings us joy. Our musical group consists of our singer/wife Emma, guitarist/husband Dylan, and banjo player/brother Evan. We hope the music we play for you takes your event to the next level!

Additional booking notes

We are an acoustic band that can perform with or without amplification. We are happy to provide equipment as needed. We would love to learn more about your event layout. We are ready to connect now to create the perfect occasion.

Set list

1. I’ll Fly Away
2. Wagon Wheel
3. Play it All Night Long
4. Dead Flowers
5. The Weight
6. Folsom Prison Blues
7. Make You Feel My Love
8. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
9. LA Freeway
10. On the Cover of the Rolling Stone
11. Hello in There
12. Walk the Line
13. You are My Sunshine
14. Keep on the Sunny Side
15. Take Me Home, Country Roads
16. Three Little Birds
17. Somewhere over the Rainbow
18. The Wreck of ‘Ol 97
19. Blowin’ in the Wind
20. Hey Mr. Tambourine Man
21. Will the Circle be Unbroken
22. Fish and Whistle
23. Hand Me Down my Walking Cane
24. Mama Tried
25. I Remember Everything
26. Pancho and Lefty
27. Angel from Montgomery
28. Spanish Pipedream
29. Carmelita
30. Hey Jude
31. Dear Mister Fantasy
32. I Know You Rider
33. Hallelujah
34. House of the Rising Sun
35. Jackson
and more!

Influences and inspiration

We are inspired by the musical talents of Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, John Prine, The Carter Family, Guy Clark, Grateful Dead, Townes Van Zandt, James McMurtry, Warren Zevon, Norman Blake, Old Crow Medicine Show, Chicago Farmer, and many more.

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