Watson & Meade is made of pure sounding melodies and harmonies, thoughtful instrumentation, and a vast set of skills and musical knowledge. Possible instrumentation includes fiddle, guitar, clawhammer banjo, ukulele and mandolin. Both women have 10+ years of experience playing weddings in all kinds of arrangements including solo guitar, solo violin, string quartet/trio, jam band, and folk duo/trio. In addition, they have studied music in formal settings, hold degrees in music, and currently play with the band Red Shoes & Rosin.
Booked these ladies and had such a great experience. Great music and professionalism. Highly recommend.
The band was very professional and sounded amazing. We loved having them at our wedding!
We booked Watson and Meade for our wedding and couldn’t be happier. They learned a song for me to walk down the aisle to and it was perfect. It was so much fun watching them play and dancing along. Communication was excellent. I hope to book them again!
Watson & Meade played for our daughter’s wedding with fairly short notice. They quickly responded to our inquiry and were willing to learn an additional song for the ceremony. You could not ask for a better experience. Watson & Meade are extremely kind and personable. The music they provided for the ceremony and the cocktail hour was excellent and very professional. Many of our guests commented that their music was a beautiful addition to the ceremony. We would love to hire Watson & Meade again if we have a party or other need for live music!
Watson & Meade were fantastic! They played for our wedding ceremony and the cocktail hour afterwards. They were easy to work with and very accommodating - even incorporated a simple melody written by my mom into the ceremony music. Our guests all raved about how great the music was and how much they enjoyed it.
Watson & Meade was a wonderful addition to our ceremony and cocktail hour. They have incredible talent and were easy to work with—communicative and willing to learn a new song for our processional. I can’t recommend them highly enough!
Watson and Meade were incredible. They were very responsive before our event and even learned to play some music that my husband wrote. The music/performance at the outdoor event was beautiful. I really can't recommend them enough. They are incredible musicians and were so gracious, pleasant, and flexible. I can't wait to hear them play again in the future!
This was the most perfect bluegrass music for our wedding yesterday. Everyone enjoyed it, and they even learned a new song beforehand that was a special request for my husband. I highly recommend this group! It was completely wonderful having them at our wedding.
Watson and Meade were great! They were able to accommodate us at the last minute to play in our festival parade in the back of a pickup truck! Absolutely phenomenal musicians! I highly recommend to everyone.
I can’t say enough about how amazing Watson & Meade are!! We booked them as a last minute add on and I am so glad we did. Great communication and exceeded all of our expectations. They helped make our wedding day unforgettable. The only down side was that I wish I would have booked them for longer. Would highly recommended!
Watson and Meade were incredibly professional, polished, and sweet! The music pieces they both played were perfect for our mountain top venue and I cannot thank them enough for learning “Tennessee Whiskey” for our first dance. They contributed so much to our ceremony and our guests were in awe of their talent. Thank you!!
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Thank you to Watson & Meade for making the journey out into the mountains of Western NC. It was a beautiful night and the music was absolutely perfect for our family celebration. They are truly talented musicians & we were very grateful to have them with us at our family reunion. So very happy we booked them for our event. Bravo!
Watson & Meade were exactly what we wanted for our wedding. They were on time and ready to go when the reception started. They played beautifully and everyone loved them!! I would definitely recommend them to anyone.
Watson & Meade were great - they did a wonderful job learning new songs for our wedding and staying in touch throughout the process!
Price Range: $300-$2000
Our clients can expect quality and professional service. They can expect us to be prepared, but also flexible. Watson & Meade alway aim to add something positive to every event they are hired to perform and hope to always leave their clients happy!
Jessica is a guitarist, clawhammer banjo player, mandolinist, ukelele player, and vocalist. She has a Music Industry degree from MTSU and performs regularly around town with her bands, The Madelines and Red Shoes & Rosin. She has a plethora of wedding experience under her belt as she has managed wedding music for 5 years.
Meade is primarily a fiddle player, although she has 16 years in the classical music sphere as a violinist. She also plays rhythm guitar and mandolin and sings lead or harmony regularly in her band. She holds a degree in music from the University of Tennessee and has played weddings for over 8 years.
Both ladies live in Knoxville, but are willing to play weddings in surrounding counties.
| March 22, 2025 • 5:30pm - 7:00pm | Wedding Cocktail Hour |
| May 03, 2025 • 4:00pm - 6:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| May 22, 2024 • 3:30pm - 5:00pm | Corporate Event |
| June 03, 2023 • 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| May 06, 2023 • 4:30pm - 6:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| January 07, 2023 • 3:00pm - 5:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| November 12, 2022 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Wedding Reception |
| October 22, 2022 • 3:30pm - 6:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| October 16, 2021 • 12:00pm - 2:00pm | Sporting Event |
| October 02, 2021 • 4:00pm - 7:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| September 04, 2021 • 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Personal Occasion |
| July 03, 2021 • 6:30pm - 9:00pm | Wedding Reception |
| May 29, 2021 • 9:30am - 11:30am | Parade |
| May 01, 2021 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm | Wedding Reception |
| October 12, 2019 • 5:30pm - 7:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| April 06, 2019 • 7:00pm - 8:30pm | Corporate Event |
| November 09, 2018 • 5:30pm - 8:30pm | Rehearsal Dinner |
| July 28, 2018 • 8:00pm - 10:00pm | Reunion |
| June 02, 2018 • 5:00pm - 6:00pm | House Party |
| October 15, 2016 • 6:00pm - 11:00pm | Wedding Reception |
| September 24, 2016 • 4:30pm - 7:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| May 23, 2015 • 5:00pm - 9:00pm | Wedding Reception |
1601 Waltz*
Adieu False Heart (Traditional)
Ain’t No Ash Will Burn (Walt Aldridge)
Angeline the Baker
Arkansas Traveler
Ashokan Farewell
Ave Maria
Back Home to You*
Banjo Pickin Girl (Charles Mackay, Archibald Johnston)
Banjo Tong*
Beautiful Brown Eyes (Alton Delmore)
Be Thou my Vision (St. Dallán Forgaill)
Big Eyed Rabbit
Billy in The Lowground
Blackest Crow (traditional)
Booth Shot Lincoln
Bull at the Wagon
Bury Me Beneath the Willow (traditional)
Candy Girl
Chinquapin
Chinquapin Hunting
Cluck Old Hen
Come on in my Kitchen (Robert Johnson)
Come Thou Fount
Cripple Creek
Cumberland Gap
Don’t Throw Sticks *
Dream a Little Dream (Ella Fitzgerald)
Duck River
Ducks on the Millpond
Dull Chisel
Elvis Presley Blues (Gillian Welch)
Fairly Steady
Farewell To Trion
Feathered Indians (Tyler Childers)
Fine Times at Our House
First Day of My Life (Bright Eyes)
Flop Eared Mule
Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss
Fog Off the Mountainside * (Jessica Watson)
Forever and Ever Amen (Randy Travis)
Forever has come to an end (Buddy & Julie Miller)
Green Cove
Grigsby’s Hornpipe
Grub Springs
Hangman’s Reel
Happy Hollow
Here Comes the Sun (The Beatles)
Highlight of My Life (Dolly Parton)
Ho Hey (The Lumineers)
Home (Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros)
Hop High Ladies
How Sweet It Is (James Taylor)
I've Just Seen a Face (The Beatles)
I Can’t Believe that you’re in Love with Me (Billie Holiday)
Ida Red
If Ever You Were Mine
If I Needed You (Townes Van Zandt)
If We Were Vampires (Jason Isbell)
Indian Ate the Woodchuck
Inisheer Waltz
In My Life (The Beatles)
In the Aeroplane over the Sea (Neutral Milk Hotel)
I Will Wait (Mumford & Sons)
I’m Gonna Kill You (Wynn Stewart)
I’m Not Fed Up with The Pacific Ocean
Jenny Ran Away in the Mud in the Night
Josefin’s Waltz
Julianne Johnson
June Apple
Katy Fetch the Soap
Lazy Eye (Hem)
Little Dutch Girl
Little Liza Jane
Longer than Always (Dolly Parton)
Make Me Down a Pallet (Gillian Welch)
Make you feel my love (Bob Dylan)
Midnight on the water
Miner’s Refrain (Gillian Welch)
Molly Put the Kettle On
Mushaboom (Feist)
Nachez Under The Hill
Nail that Catfish to a Tree
Obama’s March To The White house
Old Bunch Of Keys
Old Corn Liquor
Old Joe Clark
Over the Waterfall
Pachelbel Canon in D
Poor Ellen Smith
Poor Liza Jane
Possum’s Tail Is Bare
Road to Malvern
Sail Away Ladies
Sarah Armstrong’s Paddy on the Turnpike
Say Darlin' Say (Traditional)
Sea of Love (Cat Power)
Seneca Square Dance
Shortenin' Bread
Shove That Pig’s Foot A Little Closer To The Fire
Simple Love (Sarah Siskind)
Sisters of the Road
Soldier’s Joy
Sourwood Mountain (traditional)
Southwind
Sowing on the Mountain
Spotted Pony
Susannah Gal
Swing and Turn, Jubilee (Traditional)
Tennessee Waltz
The Way I Am (Ingrid Michaelson)
Three Forks of Cheat
TN Waltz
Two of Us (The Beatles)
Undone in Sorrow (Ola Belle Reed)
Waterbound (Dirk Powell)
What Would I Do Without You (Drew Holcomb)
When I'm Sixty-Four (The Beatles)
Where I Stood (Dori Freeman)
Willow Garden (traditional)
You and I (Ingrid Michaelson)
You Belong to Me (Patsy Cline)
You Don’t Believe In Love * (Jessica Watson)
You Say (Dori Freeman)
* Originals
I songs with lyrics
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