Down Home Music

Portland, OR

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Travels up to 120 miles

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Overview

We play a variety of genres of acoustic music such as gypsy jazz a la Django Reinhardt, bluegrass a la Bill Monroe, blues a la Doc Watson and folk a la Woody Guthrie. We can play music that is classy and/or dancable and are fun for kids and adults to listen to. The musicians in the group are all trained and of a high calibre. We can play quietly or fill up a big space. Our setup is quick and our footprint is small. We can travel as well and our rates are reasonable.


Reviews

2 reviews

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Karrie B.

April 16, 2019
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Two thumbs up! Five stars all the way

These guys are stellar!!!! On time and very talented. We enjoyed it so much.

Hired as: Acoustic Band


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Thompson

February 12, 2018
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Better than expected! Very Talented Duo

We booked them last minute for a backyard firepit. They communicated well and were right on time. These guys are no joke. Not only are they supper cool people they are very talented. Playing and singing a few you know and some they wrote. It was overall an amazing experience. I will definitely have them out again and again. WELL WORTH THE $$$!!!!

Hired as: Acoustic Band

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Booking information

Price range: Contact for rates

Languages: English

Gig length: 30 - 240 minutes

What to expect

We offer music for many different types of events. We can play soft music for a classy dinner crowd, louder high energy music for a dance crowd, instrumental or vocal music, music that is kid or adult friendly, and we can play music that fits outside on a beautiful sunny day or music for a low lit hall.

Our instrumentation is interesting on the eyes as well as on the ears. The violin is loved by many. The upright bass always draws attention. Everyone loves to watch a drummer and the resonator guitar is a rare instrument.

We can play music from many different genres. We play swing gypsy jazz, bluegrass, blues and folk music. We have a large song list so we can play for many hours. We also have a strong selection of original tunes from many different genres.

About

Down Home Music was brought together by the members shared love of acoustic music and improvisation. Whether it be jazz, folk, blues, bluegrass, or country, Down Home Music is an ensemble who is capable of creating high energy dynamic music anywhere they travel. They believe in being practical and portable and are comfortable playing anywhere from festivals to large venues to restaurants to busking on the street with equal passion and joy.

Additional booking notes

We are very easy as far as our technical needs goes. We have our own sound equipment for rooms up to 500 people. All we need is a power outlet.

Services offered

Past booked events

April 2019

13

Saturday

Birthday Party

1:00pm - 4:30pm

Brush Prairie, WA

February 2018

10

Saturday

House Party

7:00pm - 9:00pm

Milwaukie, OR

Set list

"Sliding Delta" Doc Watson
"Rail road Bill" Trad
"Big Yellow Moon" Ray Lamontagne
"You May Leave" Memphis Jug Band
"Louisiana Blues" Trad
"Easy Chair" Bob Dylan
"White Freight Liner" Towns Van Zandt
"Lemme Roll Your Lemon" Blind Boy Fuller
"Swing Guitars" Django Reinhardt
"Djangology" Django Reinhardt
"I found a New Baby" Palmer-Williams
"On the Sunny side of the Street" Jimmy McHugh
Original Songs by Jason Reichert

Influences and inspiration

Django Reinhardt, Doc Watson, Andrew Bird, Bill Monroe, Debussy

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