Performing Good-Time, Memory making, Party & Dance Music
Variety for everyone. New & Classic Country, Classic Rock & Blues
Plenty of toe tappin', Jug tippin', slow close dancing music.
Full rich music on the dance floor to keep the party hopping
and a reasonable volume for conversation around the room
Moon Man: guitar, vocals and harmonica
Moon Doggie: Hottest Bass, east or west of the Mississippi
International artist "Doc Roc" on lead guitars, vocals
Bongo: Percussion and vocals.
You will enjoy our brand of music we call "Moon Rock"
We look forward to performing for you
Some friends and I seen him play for a few hours in Melrose New Years night. Very versatile and fun to watch!
We were out looking for this One Man Band that sounds Great. Found Him in a Little Town of Melrose @ a Bar I had never been to. Will be back there again when he plays. Plays requests from a List.We had so much fun, Heard they have Ribs On Sat. nights. so I hope it is one of those nights.
Thanks Again Moonshine for Brightening our Night!
He was really ill, had the flu, yet played on... Sounded great, did a super job, even though he was sick. Played our requested songs from the playlist. Very pleased. Look forward to seeing more of Moonshine around the area.
A one man band that sounds likes 3 or 4 playing. Great sound, Great time. Plays a lot of good slower dance music. Classic Country and really Rocks too.
Price Range: $1,500 and up Call for quote
Gig Length: 60 - 200 minutes
Languages: English
Insurance: Yes
Unions: BMU
Professional entertainment for your event
High quality sound and performance of 'Moonshine Nirvana' arrangements
Indicate the style of music and general age
A wide range and mix of songs can be performed
A Mixed variety of Classics and Contemporary favorites
Performing with our unique signature ( "Moon Rock" ) Classic Country, New Country, Classic Rock, Country Rock, Blues, Folk, and our unique signature ("Moon Rock") sound
mixed and blended into my fabled "COW Punk"
Moonshine arrangements are Our "Alternative versions" of your favorite tunes
playing a recognizable 'silhouette' of your favorite songs.
A typical performance :
consists of Three One-Hour Sets - with two half-hour breaks
or
Four Forty-five minute sets with three 20-30 minute breaks
Plenty of toe tapping music and good ol' dance music
and slow - close - dancing music for your enjoyment.
Bio of Pappy & Moonshine.
Other member bios follow.
Over 40 years of Moonshine Music. It's been two score and a few years more since I brewed up my first Moonshine music in Mississippi.
1975 in Biloxi Mississippi, my first performances were as 'Moonshine XXX'.
I met and jammed with southern rockers the Caldwell brothers Tommy and Toy.
1978, after the Air Force I brought my 'Moonshine' back to Wisconsin, playing mainly solo gigs, and with a local house band while I studied conducting and music composition at college.
1980's brought Moonshine, several morphs and several moves from; Wisconsin to Minnesota, to Indiana finally landing in Tacoma Washington. New sounds and styles of playing permeated Moonshine music. Cow Punk, Grungy Country and Un-Led-ed country.
1993 I moved to Salem Oregon. Worked with a local band 'Dinosaur Bob'.
In 1994 I moved back to Wisconsin. After a break from performing, in '97 I began playing again.
2000 Moonshine started to shine again.
New Years 2001, I began to brew up a new run of 'Moonshine'. I decided to try something a little different..., a One-Man-Band.
I began producing arrangements of new & classic country and classic rock hits.
My arrangements play and paint a recognizable silhouette of popular hits.
2017 This year will be a major change for Moonshine with a new Front Line lineup of players....WOW!
2018 The Band is finally complete and the sound is Sweet!
Don't miss our show.
So, sit back and enjoy yourself, there will be plenty of toe tappin', slow close dancin' and Jug tippin' goin' on.
Order your Moonshine NOW!
Hope to play for ya'll soon
Moonshine Nirvana
For the Stage area, we need a minimum 12' wide x 8' deep
4'x 8' area beside front edge of stage for speaker stack
4 - 20 Amp circuits for amps and stage equipment
Stage backdrop / Side curtains / Banner
Limited lighting - Additional stage lighting and dance floor lighting upon request
| September 14, 2013 • 5:00pm - 9:00pm | Birthday Party |
Song List - - Artist
2 feet of topsoil - Brad Paisley
5 feet high and rising - Johnny Cash
10 Inch Record - Aerosmith
409 - Beach Boys
A white sport coat - Marty Robins
A Woman Like You - Lee Brice
Act Naturally - Buck
Ain't goin down on Brokeback Mtn - Willie
All Appologies - Nirvana
All my Exes - George Strait
All My Lovin' - Beatles
All Summer long - Kid Rock
All right now - Bad Company
Another one bites the dust - Queen
Auld lang syne
Ballad of Thunder Road - Robert Mitchum
Behind Blue Eyes - The Who
Big Green Tractor - Jason Aldean
Billy the Kid - Billy Dean
Black Dog (*in The Groove) - Un Leded Zepplin
Boom Boom - Pat Travers
Blow away - George Harrison
Blue Eyes Crying - Willie Nelson
Blackwater - Doobie Brothers
Broke Back Mtn - Willie
Bron y aur Stomp - Zeppelin
Brown eyed girl - Jackson Brown
Bye Bye Love - Everly Bros
Canned Heat
On the road again - Canned heat
Goin up the country - Canned Heat
Can't you see - Marshall Tucker Band
Chantilly Lace - Big Bopper
Chattahoochee - Alan Jackson
Cherry Bomb - John Mellencamp
Cocaine Blues - Johnny Cash
coconut - Neilson
Come as You are - Nirvana
Come on Let's Go - Ritchie Valens
Copperhead Road - Steve Earl
Country Roads - John Denver
Crazy - Willie Nelson
Crying - Roy Orbison
Dance Dance Dance - Steve Miller
Dang Me - Roger Miller
Dead skunk - Wainwright
Dear Mr. Fantasy - Steve Winwood
Dog house blues - Hank
Don't Be Crule - Elvis
Don’t Want this night to end - Luke Bryan
Don't Worry - Be Happy - Bobby McFarlin
Down on the Bayou - Hank
Down on the corner - CCR
Drink in my Hand - Eric Church
Drinkin' Bone - Tracy Byrd
Drink on it - Blake Sheldon
D'yer Maker - Zeppelin
Every Rose has its Thorn - Poison
Everybody gonna dance - Paul McCartney
Everybodys talking - Fred Neil / Harry Neilson
Family Tradition - Hank Jr.
Farmers Daughter - Rodney Adkins
Faster Horses - Tom T hall
Feel like Making Love - Bad Co
Fishin in the Dark - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Flowers on the wall - Statler Brothers
Folsum Prison - JR Cash
Fool in the Rain - Un Ledded Zepplin
Fools rush in - Rick Nelson
Forever and ever amen - Randy Travis
Free Fallin - Tom Petty
Friends in Low Places - Garth Brooks
Gambler - Kenney Rogers
Get Rhythm - Johnny Cash
Gimme 3 Steps - Skynard
Give it away Now - Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Give my Love to Rose - Johnny Cash
Gold - John Stewart
Good Hearted Woman - Waylon
Happy Boy - Beat Farmers
Heard it in a love song - Marshall Tucker Band
Help Me Rhonda - Beach Boys
Heres A Quarter - Travis Tritt
Hey Good Lookin - Hank Williams Sr
Hey Hey What Can I do - Zeppelin
Hobo Lady - McKendry Spring
Holding a Hammer - Tennessee teachers union
Honky Tonk Women - Stones
Hot Dog - Zeppelin
Hotel California - Eagles
How Highs the water Mama - Johnny Cash
Hurt - Johnny Cash
Hurts So Good - Mellencamp-
I believe in You - Don Williams
I can't help Fallin in Love with you - Elvis
I don't want this night to end -Luke Bryan
I Got Stripes - Johnny Cash
I guess things happen that way - Johnny Cash
I had a friend named Ramblin Bob - Soggy Bottom Boys
I hope you dance - Leanne Womack-
I know a little - Skynard
I Love - Tom T Hall
I love this Bar - Toby Keith
I walk the line - Johnny Cash
I wanna hold your hand - Beatles
If you don' t know me by now - Harold Melvin & Blue notes
Ill fly away - traditional
I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee
Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
I've Been Everywhere - Johnny Cash
Jambalya - Hank
Jim Dandy - Black Oak Arkansas
Just About Right - Blackhawk
Just like starting over - John Lennon
Keep your hands to yourself - Georgia Satelites
King of the Road - Roger Miller
LaGrange -ZZ top
Last Dance with Mary Jane - Tom Petty
Lay Lady Lay - Dylan
Layla - Eric Clapton
Lifes been good to me - Joe Walsh
Lightning Crashes - Live
Lion Sleeps tonight - Hugo Peretti
Little Bitty - Alan Jackson
Long Haired country boy - Charlie Daniels
Looking out my back door - CCR
Love me Tender - Elvis
Love without end - George Strait
Loves Gonna Make it alright - George Strait
Luchenbach Texas - Waylon
Mama Tried - Merle Haggard
Mamas Don't let your babies grow up - Waylon
Man of constant sorrow - Soggy Bottom Boys
Man on the Moon - R E M
Maria - Brooks n Dunn
Midnight Rider - Allman Brothers
Mountain Music` - Alabama
Mr. Breeze - Skynard
Gold - John Stewart
Mr. Postman -
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
My My Hey Hey - Neil Young
Nowhere Man - Beatles
Old Dogs Children Watermelon wine - Tom t hall
On the road again - Willie Nelson
One Bourbon,One Scotch, One Beer - Thourghgood
Over the rainbow - Judy Garland
Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly
Pickup Man - Joe Diffie
Piece of my heart - Janis Joplin
Pink Houses - Melloncamp
Please Don't Bury Me - John Prine
Proud Mary - CCR
Rain on the Scarecrow - John Mellencamp
Ramblin' Bob - Soggy Bottom Boys
Red Solo Cup - Toby Keith
Riding the storm out - REO
Ring of fire - Johnny Cash
Rock n Roll - Zepplin
rockin' in the free world - Neil Young
Rockin' in the USA - Mellencamp
Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh
Rodeo Song - Chris LaDuex
Rub it in Rub it in - Billy Craddock
Ruby - Kenney Rogers
Shake it for Me - Luke Bryan
She loves you - Beatles
Simple Man - Lynard Skynard
409 - Brian Wilson Gary Usher
Silly Love songs - Wings Paul McCartney
Small Town - Mellencamp
Smoke a little smoke - Eric Church
SOB - Nazarath
Some Kind of Wonderful - Grand Funk Railroad
Songs about Me - Trace Adkins
Squeeze box - who
Surfin' Safari - Beach Boys
Sweet home Alabama - Skynard
Swingin' - John Anderson
Tall Tall Trees - Alan Jackson
Teddy Bear - Elvis
Tennessee River - Alabama
Tennessee Waltz - Trad
Thats just about right - Blackhawk
That’s Love - Brad Paisley
That’s the Way - Zeppelin
This ol' boy - Craig Morgan
Time - Hoottie & Blowfish
Together Again - Buck Owens
Trashy Side - Confederate Railroad
Twist and Shout - Beatles
Two Feet of Topsoil - Brad Paisley
Walking after midnight - Patsy Cline
Walking the Floor over you - Ernest Tubb
Waltz across Texas - Ernest Tubb
Werewolfs of London - Warren zevon
What Do ya Think about that - Montgomery Gentry
When I call your name - Vince Gill
WHen I get it You'll get it - Craig Campbell
White lightning - George Jones
Who'll stop the rain - CCR
Why can't we be friends - War
Wildwood flower - trad
Wish you were here - Pink Floyd
Wonderful tonight - Clapton
Worst 15 minutes -
Yellow Rose of Texas - Trad
You can't always get what you want - Stones
You don't know how it feels - Tom Petty
You're nobody till somebody loves you - Dean Martin
You're in My Heart - Rod Stewart
| Steve Freng ( Moon Man ) | Guitars, vocals, harp, keys, percussion |
| Chris WIlliams ( Doc Roc - The 'Witch Doctor' ) | Lead Guitar, guitars, vocals, keys, percussion |
| Matt Hoarn (Moon Doggie) | Bass, vocals, guitars, keys, percussion |
| Joe ( DR 3) | Drums, percussion |
We will always try to make performances unique, drawing off the original song, rearranging a song to making it fit a venue / performance.
A wide variety of music over the years influences our musical playing style.
For Moonshine Nirvana we are drawn by influences, from several great artists.
Some songs may be a recognizable and a reasonable cover. I may change up some songs and you may not pick up on it right away but it all works out in the fun...
8' x 8' minimum Stage area for stage setup and equipment
3'wide x 4'deep area beside the front edge of stage area for speaker stack
Two(2) 20 amp Circuits for equipment (Additional circuit if lighting is requested )
4' x 5' area 20'-40' out front for sound engineer and mixer
3 hours Setup Time = (2 hours setup) (1 hour for sound check, cleanup and dressing)
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