A tiny rock band! Our 2-person (or 3-4 for larger gigs) acoustic band plays the rockin’ Top 40 songs (from today and the best of the past) that people secretly most want to hear. But we play it in unique arrangements on gas-can guitar, a tricked-out washboard, and a suitcase bass drum.
Surprisingly, it sounds awesome! Inside or outside. Plugged or unplugged.
Audiences of all ages love us. No exaggeration. Probably because we are powered by amazing percussion, from a drummer with many years of experience with rock and blues bands in the Twin Cities. And because we play your favorite songs.
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Price Range: $250 - $900
Gig Length: 60 - 480 minutes
Dwight is a long-time Twin Cities drummer who over the years has reduced his drum set to a tricked-out washboard. He is amazing and fun to watch as he performs his intricate patterns.
Heart of a Tinman plays current pop hits, as well as classic pop and rock. Hear songs by your favorite artists in a brand-new way: Selena Gomez, Ed Sheeran, Foo Fighters, Chainsmokers, Blondie, and so many more!
| August 22, 2024 • 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Fair |
| September 23, 2017 • 3:00pm - 6:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
About a Girl/Come as You Are,Nirvana 1989
As Long as You Love Me,Justin Bieber 2010
Am I Wrong,Nico & Vinz 2014
Back on the Chain Gang,The Pretenders 1984
Baker Street,Gerry Rafferty 1978
Bang Bang,Jessie J 2014
Be Bop Lula
Beds are Burning,Midnight Oil 1987
Bidi Bidi Bom Bom,Salena 1994
Big Me,Foo Fighters 1995
Bitter Sweet Symphony,Verve 1998
Blame it on Me,George Ezra 2015
Born to Be Wild,Steppenwolf 1968
Budapest,George Ezra 2015
Burn,Ellie Goulding 2013
Burning Down The House,Talking Heads 1983
Bus Stop,The Hollies 1967
Cake by the Ocean,DNCE 2015
Can't Find My Way Home,Blind Faith 1969
Carnival,Natalie Merchant 1995
Cheap Thrills,Sia 2016
City of Stars,La La Land 2016
Closer,Chainsmokers 2017
Cold Cold Cold,Cage the Elephant 2015
Come a Little Closer,Cage the Elephant 2013
Common Disaster,Cowboy Junkies 1996
Confident,Demi Lovato 2015
Counting Stars,OneRepublic 2013
Crazy,Gnarls Barkley 2007
Dance Me,Leonard Cohen 1984
Dear Future Husband,Meghan Trainor 2015
Demons,Imagine Dragons 2012
Daddy Lessons,Beyonce 2016
Different for Girls,Dierks Bentley 2016
Dimestore Diamond,Gossip 2009
Don't Fear The Reaper,Blue Oyster Cult 1976
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood,The Animals 1967
Down by the Water,The Decemberists 2011
Drag Me Down,One Direction 2015
Everlong,Foo Fighters 1997
Everything Is AWESOME!!!,The Lego Movie 2014
Ex's & Oh's,Elle King 2015
Eye of the Tiger,Survivor 1982
Fight Song,Rachel Platten 2015
Fire,Pointer Sisters 1975
Fire & the Flood,Vance Joy 2015
The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?),Ylvis 2013
Genie in a Bottle
Girl Crush,Little Big Town 2014
Gold Dust Woman,Fleetwood Mac 1977
Gone, Gone, Gone,Phillip Phillips 2012
Good for You,Selena Gomez 2015
Goodbye,Who Is Fancy 2015
Guantamera,Joesito Fernandez 1928
Gummy Bear,FunnyBear 2007
Hamdam,Moein 2011
Harden My Heart,Quarterflash 1981
Hear Comes the Rain Again,Eurythmics 1983
Hey Brother,Avicii 2013
Hey Mama,David Guetta 2014
Hey Ya,Outkast 2003
Ho Hey,The Lumineers 2012
Hold Up,Beyonce 2016
Honey, I'm Good,Andy Grammer 2014
Hotline Bling,Drake 2015
Hot Hot Hot,Arrow 1999
Hold Up,Beyonce 2017
How Far I'll Go,Moana 2017
Human,Rag'n'Bone Man 2016
Hush,Deep Purple 1968
I Choose You,Sara Bareilles 2013
I Knew You Were Trouble,Taylor Swift 2012
I Know What You Did Last Summer,Shawn Mendez 2015
If I Were a Boy,Beyonce 2008
If Loving You is Wrong, Barbara Mandrell
I'm Alabammy Bound,Lonnie Donegan 1975
I'm Looking Through You,The Beatles 1965
I'm on Fire,Bruce Springsteen 1980
I'm Yours,Jason Mraz 2008
In Common,Alicia Keys 2016
In Your Arms,Nico & Vinz 2014
In the Air Tonight,Phil Collins 1981
It's Too Late,Wild Belle 2012
It Ain't Me,Selena Gomez 2017
I Took a Pill in Ibiza,Mike Posner 2016
I Won't Back Down,Tom Petty 1989
It Ain't Me,Selena Gomez 2017
Johnny B Goode,Peter Tosh 2008
Jolene,Dolly Parton 1974
Kill em with Kindness,Selena Gomez 2016
King of the Road,Roger Miller 1999
Kryptonite,3 Doors Down 2000
La Isla Bonita,Madonna 1986
Learn To Fly,Foo Fighters 2009
Let Her Go,Passenger 2012
Let It Go,Frozen Movie 2014
Let It Go,James Bay 2015
Life During Wartime,Talking Heads 1984
Lips Are Moving,Meghan Trainor 2015
Little Talks,Of Monsters and Men 2012
Livin' On a Prayer,Bon Jovi 1994
Lost Boy,Ruth B 2016
Love Runs Out,OneRepublic 2014
Make It Rain (Sons of Anarchy),Ed Sheeran 2015
Mary Jane's Last Dance,R.E.M. 2003
Mess Around,Cage the Elephant 2015
Mickey,Toni Basil 1994
Middle of the Road,The Pretenders 1984
No Rain,Blind Melon 1992
Nobody to Blame,Chris Stapleton 2015
Nothing Else Matters,Metallica 1991
O Humdum Suniyo Re,Sathiya 2002
One Call Away,Charlie Puth 2015
One Way or Another,Blondie 2004
Only Happy When It Rains,Garbage 1995
Owner of a Lonely Heart,Yes 1983
Paint It Black,The Rolling Stones 1972
Pompeii,Bastille 2013
Prayer In C,Robin Schulz & Lilly Wood 2014
Pumped Up Kicks,Foster the People 2011
Radioactive,Imagine Dragons 2012
Rhiannon,Fleetwood Mac
Ride,21 Pilots 2016
Renegades,X Ambassadors 2015
Riptide,Vance Joy 2013
Roar,Katy Perry 2013
Rock and Roll,Led Zeppelin 1971
Rockin' in the Free World,Neil Young 1989
Rude,MAGIC! 2014
Runaway Train,Soul Asylum 1992
Same Old Love,Selena Gomez 2015
Say You Won't Let Go,James Arthur 2016
Shake It Off,Taylor Swift 2014
Shape of You,Ed Sheeran 2017
She Drives Me Crazy,Fine Young Cannibals 1989
She's Not There,Zombies 1968
She Talks To Angels,Counting Crows 1990
Shock the Monkey,Peter Gabriel 1982
Shut Up and Dance,Walk the Moon 2014
Simple Man,Lynryd Skynyrd 1973
Smells Like Teen Spirit,Nirvana 2002
Smooth,Santant
Smooth Operator,Sade
S.O.B,Nathaniel Ratelif 2015
Somebody That I Used to Know,Gotye 2011
Somebody To Love,Jefferson Airplane 1967
Song 2,Blur 2000
Stand by Me,Ben E. King 1961
Starving,Hailee Steinfeld 2017
Stay with Me,Sam Smith 2014
Stitches,Shawn Mendez 2015
Stressed Out,Twenty-One Pilots 2015
Stolen Dance,Milky Chance 2014
Sugar,Robin Schulz 2015
Sweet Child of Mine,Guns 'n' Roses 1987
Sympathy for the Devil,Rolling Stones
The Nights,Avicii 2014
The One I Love,R.E.M. 1987
The River,Bruce Springsteen 1980
Thinking Out Loud,Ed Sheeran 2014
This Town,Niall Horan 2016
Those Were the Days
Tin Man,Miranda Lambert 2016
Tom's Diner,Suzanne Vega 2010
Treat You Better,Shawn Mendez 2016
Try Everything,Zootopia 2016
Turn the Page,Bob Seger 1973
Two Of Us,Beatles 1968
Unsteady,X Ambassadors 2016
Venus,Shocking Blue 1990
Wagon Wheel,Darius Rucker 2013
Wake Me Up,Avicii 2013
Watch Me (Whip / Nae Nae),Silento 2015
Way Down We Go,Kaleo 2016
Whatever Happens,Michael Jackson 2001
When Doves Cry,Prince
We Belong,Pat Benetar 1984
We Don't Talk Anymore,Charlie Puth 2016
We're an American Band,Grand Funk 2006
Which Side Are You On?,Florence Reese 1931
Who Can It Be Now?,Men At Work 2000
Who Let the Dogs Out?,Baha Men 2006
Who's Been Talking?,Howlin' Wolf 1974
Word Up,Cameo 2005
Wicked Game,Chris Isaak 1989
Work,Rhianna 2016
Work From Home,Fifth Harmony 2016
Zombie,The Cranberries 2002
| Polly Nelson | Guitar, vocals |
| Dwight Christensen | Percussion, bass drum-suitcase, vocals |
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Nashville, TN
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263 Verified Bookings Michael T. said “Besides being a fantastic singer and musician, Austin related well to the audience and captivated all. We went into this event hoping our guests would…”
Nashville, TN
Singing Guitarist
29 Verified Bookings Johny R. said “Stefan took on a tough job singing for my friend at her birthday trail ride. He could not have handled the challenges any better and the music was great.”
Minneapolis, MN
Singing Guitarist
13 Verified Bookings Joe D. said “John was great. I would hire him again in the future.”
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