In Lieu Of Flowers

You can expect catchy melodies, tight harmonies, great storytelling, and a round trip ticket through the aural landscape of Americana music. Mostly original songs with a smattering of popular cover tunes done in our own unique way. We are very easy to work with.

In Lieu Of Flowers is a 6-piece original Americana band hailing from the dusty trails of Rhode Island and the rugged plains of Massachusetts.

We got a hankerin' for the vintage!, mixin' the sweet tones of mandolin, violin, accordion, banjo, and irish bouzouki with the old-timey twang of the telecaster, the gretsch guitar and the ambient lap steel. topping it all off, we lay down these plucked strings over the heartbeat of a rhythm section provided by the sound of bass and drums.

our melodies paint a picture of the american landscape both old and new, rich and vibrant like the sunsets over new england. and when it comes to lyrics, it's story time!, we also pour our hearts out in harmonies high and lonesome, that'll make your soul stir.

so if you're lookin' for a sound that's as timeless as the frontier but modern as a broken heart, give us a

We simply need enough room for 6 musicians; back row: drums, pedal steel player sitting down, keyboards, front row: 2 guitarists, mandolin, bassist. need 3 microphones, 2 in front, 1 for the drummer.