- Otis Orchards, WA
- Singing Guitarist
- $750 (solo) $2000 (band) plus travel expenses
Barbara N. said
“Rusty and his partner made oh night. It was really fantastic! Great music and great talent ”
The Dirt Farmers
Overview
The Dirt Farmers are a foot-stomping string band, who call their musical style “paisley grass." They gained a following for their fun-loving mix of old school country, bluegrass, blues and rock, with the occasional slip into hip-hop. The band members, as unique as their song list, serve it all up with a smile on mandolin, banjo, guitar, fiddle and bass with vocal harmonies.
Members are: Kelly Hagerman on guitar and vocals, Nate Fortier on mandolin and vocals, Bill Devine on pedal steel, dobro, and vocals, Chuck Swenson on banjo, harmonica, and vocals, Suzanne ford on doghouse bass and vocals, and Hans Swenson on fiddle.
Reviews
1 review
Madison T.
June 28, 2025The Dirt Farmers
We couldn't have asked for a better band for our wedding! From the first contact to the final song of the night, they were absolutely amazing. The communication with Chuck leading up to the event was wonderful, he even worked with us to tailor their song list to our favorites. The band brought so much energy and talent—it truly made the evening unforgettable. HIGHLY recommend hiring The Dirt Farmers as your wedding band!
Hired as: Americana Band, Country Band
Booking information
Price range: $400 — $3000
Gig length: 30 - 300 minutes
What to expect
Excellent sound quality
Lively performance
Experienced wedding band, event band, party band
Appeal to multiple generations
Dance music
Willingness to help make the event work, including learning special songs, playing instrumental background music, dressing up or down to fit the event style.
Timely arrival and professional demeanor
Fun attitude and love of music
About
The Dirt Farmers are a most eclectic band from the songs they play encompassing bluegrass, blues, country, gospel, pop, rock, and hip hop selections to their alternative careers as retired horse-trainer, PhD candidate, engineer, technical writer, costumer, and laborer. Bet you can't tell by looking who has which job!
Love of music brings this group together. The group spans the generations and are often asked if they are a single family band. The Dirt Farmers' music embodies the fun spirit of life in Montana, from cowboy to cosmopolitan.
Additional booking notes
The Dirt Farmers provides their own sound system and expertise for medium sized venues (500 people) and smaller.
Call or email for additional details.
Services offered
Team
Kelly Hagerman
Guitar, Vocals
Chuck Swenson
Banjo, Harmonica, Vocals
Suzanne Ford
Bass, Vocals
Nate Fortier
Mandolin, Vocals
Bill Divine
Pedal Steel, Dobro, Vocals
Hans Swenson
Fiddle
Set list
We are learning new songs all the time, and will even learn special songs for your wedding if requested.
Ain’t Nobody’s Dirty Business
All Aboard
All along the Watchtower
Angeline the Baker
Ashoken Farewell
Back up and push
Beartrap
Bible on the Dashboard
Big City Turn Me Loose Bill's Waltz
Bill Cheatum
Bills Waltz
Billy in the Lowground
Blackberry Blossom
Blackest Crow
Blister in the Sun
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
Brain Damage (Pink Floyd)
Broken Hearted Dreams (orig)
Bulletproof
Can’t Ya Hear Me Callin
Canon in D
Cash on the Barrelhead
Chains
Cherokee Shuffle
coal miner's heart
Cocaine Blues/Tell it to Me
cold and frosty morning
Cold on the Shoulder
Come a Little Bit Closer
comes a time
Copperhead Road
Cripple Creek
Daybreak in Dixie
Dead Flowers
Devils Dream
Diamond Dogs
Dinero
Dooley
Don't Rock the Juke Box Dooley
Down the Road
East Tennessee Blues
Elsiks Farewell
Falls of Richmond
fast as you
Fireball Mail
Fishing in the Dark
Fixing to Die
Fly Around my pretty little miss
Flop Eared Mule
Foggy Mountain Breakdown
Folsom Prison Wizard
free bird .
Friend of the Devil
From a Jack to a King
give up the funk .
Golden Rocket/Funky Music
Gracefully Face Down
Guitars, Cadillacs
Hard to Handle
Have You Had Enough
Havin’ a Good Time
Heart of Gold
Heart that You Own
Heartaches By the Numbers
He's in the jailhouse now
Hey ya
hey hey what can i say
Highline
Hip (Eponymous) Boy
Honkeytonk Women
Hopin’ (orig)
Hot Rod Lincoln
I Know You Rider
I Sang Dixie
I Shot the Deputy Down
If it Hadn’t Been for Love
If the House is a Rockin
I'm a Goin' Fishin' (Taj Mahal)
I'm Satisfied with My Gal
Jerusalem Ridge
John Hardy
Just What I Needed
Kansas City Blues
Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy
Kentucky Mandolin
Kentucky Waltz
Kimba's Got the Cabbage Moth Blues
Life’s OK (orig)
Little Maggie
Little Sister
Little Ways
Lodi
Love Will Be My Guide
Lovesick Blues
Mama Tried
Marie LeVeau
Me and My Uncle
Memory of YOU (Orig)
Mercury Blues
Miner’s Prayer
Minor Swing
Mississippi (Alabama) Kld
Mississippi Heavy Water Blues
Montana Moonlight
Monte Man (orig)
Mr Jelly Roll Baker
mr spaceman
Mule Skinner Blues
My Best Friends Girlfriend
Mystery Train
old joe Clarke
one yard at a time
Paint It Black
Pallet on the Floor
Pig in a Pen
Plank road
Please, Please Baby
Pumped Up Kicks
Rabbit in a log (Nate's)
Rage and Sorrow (Nate's new one)
Red Clay Halo
Red Silk Stockings
Red Whiskey
Redhaired Boy
Rollin in My Sweet Baby’s Arms
Ru—Beeeeee
Saint Anne's reel
Sally Goodin
Salt Creek
Scripture in Hand
See You in the Morning, (if I live)
Seven Nation Army
shady grove
short skirt/long jacket
Sideshow Blues
Silver Bullet Sin City
Sin City
Sleep with One Eye Open
Sloop John B
Smoke That Cigarette
Soldiers Joy
Starin’ at the Sun
Steampowered Aeroplane
Steel Guitar Rag
Stop Breaking Down
Streets of Bakersfield
Swallowtail Jig
Sweet Home Alambama
Take the Wheel
Tell Me True
Tennesee Waltz
Third Rate Romance
Tiger By the Tail
Toll Mountain Breakdown
Truckin
Uncle Penn
Uneasy Rider
Venus
Vincent Black Lightening
Wagon Wheel
waltz across texas
Wait for Me
walk like an egyptian
walking boss
Warrior Man
Weight, the
Whiskey Before Breakfast
Whiff on Me (Tell it to Me)
why you been gone so long
Window Shopping
You Aint Going Nowhere (Ride Me ngh)
Your Cheatin’ Heart
You're the One
Influences and inspiration
Dwight Yoakam, Bob Wills, traditional country, blues, bluegrass, pop, rock, swing, hip-hop
Setup requirements
We can play completely unplugged where only background music is desired - smaller events, house parties, etc. Otherwise all we need is electricity - we can provide all of the sound and lighting equipment. For outdoor events, please make sure to account
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