Desert Heartstrings, formerly known as The Fab Folk, is the dynamic husband-and-wife folk rock/Americana duo of Jake and Melissa Haws from Springville, Utah. Their music captivates with tight vocal harmonies and a rich tapestry of folk instruments, including acoustic guitar, banjo, harmonica, mandolin, kick drum, tambourine, and cajon. Adding a modern twist, they integrate live loop pedal recordings into their performances, creating a layered, immersive sound experience. Desert Heartstrings' mellow yet upbeat sound resonates with all ages, inviting older audiences to reminisce with beloved classics while connecting with younger listeners through today's hits.
The band was great and nice people
Response from Desert Heartstrings:
Thanks Larry! It was a pleasure.
Desert Heartstrings did such a wonderful job playing music for a birthday party I hosted. Their sound was just what I was looking for & they're both so talented (& not to mention wonderful people!) Would definitely recommend this fun duo for your next party, gathering, etc.
Response from Desert Heartstrings:
Thanks, Greta! We had a blast playing at your party.
Jake and Melissa entertained at our Christmas Social and they were wonderful! They sang and played all of the favorite Christmas songs. We had guests from age 20 to 90 and everyone loved Jake and Melissa. I would recommend them to anyone!
Response from Desert Heartstrings:
Thanks Kim!
We loved having Desert Heartstrings play at our wedding. They were easy to work with and played just the right songs on our Wedding Day. They were very professional and set a fabulous ambiance for our special day.
Response from Desert Heartstrings:
Thanks Becca!
We have a family-style restaurant with music in the evening and we had more requests to bring back Desert Heartstrings than any of the many extremely talented performers that we have had!
Desert Heartstrings, Jake and Matt, were great! They were very easy to communicate with from the start, responsive to emails, reasonably priced and great musicians! We hosted a small reception and everyone was complimenting the music and thought that an acoustic tribute to the Beatles was the perfect background music. It was hard to not sing along or move around while listening to Desert Heartstrings! Highly recommended for any type of event!
Response from Desert Heartstrings:
Thanks Kate!
Price Range: $900 and up
Gig Length: 60 - 300 minutes
Languages: English
Desert Heartstrings, formerly known as The Fab Folk, is the dynamic husband-and-wife folk rock/Americana duo of Jake and Melissa Haws from Springville, Utah. Their music captivates with tight vocal harmonies and a rich tapestry of folk instruments, including acoustic guitar, banjo, harmonica, mandolin, kick drum, tambourine, and cajon. Adding a modern twist, they integrate live loop pedal recordings into their performances, creating a layered, immersive sound experience.
The duo brings a soulful, rootsy touch to classics by The Beatles, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, and Neil Young, while seamlessly blending in hits from contemporary artists like Zach Bryan, Chris Stapleton, Lord Huron, The Lumineers, Jason Mraz, Harry Styles, Ed Sheeran, The White Stripes, and Imagine Dragons.
They’ve toured across the Rocky Mountain region, gracing stages at the Utah Arts Festival, America’s Freedom Festival at Provo, Escalante Canyons Arts Festival, and many more top venues and events, including Deer Valley Resort, The Grand America Hotel, Thanksgiving Point, and Park City TV.
Desert Heartstrings' mellow yet upbeat sound resonates with all ages, inviting older audiences to reminisce with beloved classics while connecting with younger listeners through today's hits. As one client shared, “It’s impossible not to sing along or dance a little with Desert Heartstrings! I highly recommend them for any event—pure musical joy!”
For sound, we require 7 channels: 2 vocal mics, 2 percussion mics (for cajons), 2 DIs for acoustic guitars, 1 DI for mandolin.
| December 20, 2019 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Retirement Community Event |
| July 05, 2019 • 7:00pm - 9:00pm | Concert |
| December 03, 2018 • 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Christmas Party |
| October 25, 2017 • 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Corporate Event |
A Hard Day's Night
From Me to You
Two of Us
Rocky Racoon
Revolution
Your Mother Should Know
Norwegian Wood
Helter Skelter
I'll Follow The Sun
Help
Girl
Getting Better
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
It’s All Too Much
You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away
I'll Be Back
I’ve Just Seen a Face
Nowhere Man
I'm A Loser
Something
Tell Me What You See
I Feel Fine
I'll Get You
Eight Days a Week
Across The Universe
We Can Work It Out
If I Needed Someone
I'm Only Sleeping
Eleanor Rigby
In My Life
Here Comes the Sun
What You're Doing
All You Need Is Love
Don't Let Me Down
Octopus's Garden
Oh! Darling
Custom setlists available
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