Knotted Pine

We are an acoustic string band rich in vocal harmonies. We tend to rotate lead vocals among the 4 of us with others adding harmonies. We do some originals, but mostly covers of various Americana and Bluegrass-adjacent songs. We have a good mix of upbeat songs that get folks out of their chairs, along with songs that are more conducive to a dinner event... we can adjust the setlist depending on the venue. Nearly all of our songs have full, 4-part string instrumentation and vocals, but we do have a couple of a capella tunes in our song box.

We've been playing together as a band since late 2023, though we've played together in different combinations much longer. We all sing, usually rotating vocal leads on each song while the others add vocal harmonies and instrumentation. Band members include Brian Miller (mandolin & vocals), Scott Tougas (guitar, harmonica, & vocals), Gail Wiegner (guitar & vocals), and Allen Wiegner (upright bass & vocals). We reside in Waltham and Newton, but have done and welcome gigs across a broader area.

While we welcome the use of a PA system and mics provided by the venue (less for us to haul around!), we can provide our own AV equipment and pop-up tent / canopy for outdoor events, but we do need access to power. We have a PA we can use for most situations, along with our own mics and cables.

We often use a single, central mic for all our vocals and instruments, blending the sounds by stepping into and away from the central mic. Since we usually gig without a sound tech, this let's us control the blending from the stage. In certain circumstances, we add additional mics or instrument lines. If multiple lines or mics are used, we would need to arrange for someone to monitor the sound blend.