The Westerlees swing band has brought smiles to audiences at county fairs, swing dances, weddings, birthday parties, anniversaries, street festivals and dive bars all across the midwest.
* The Westerlees play both rare and popular tunes from the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.
* They have a unique blend of country-swing and jazz that is old-timey and refreshing.
* Swing-era standards are carefully selected and arranged for maximum danceabilty.
* They also have many original tunes that capture the drollery of the Western Swing genre.
* Their musicians are all nationally renowned for their expertise with vintage swing music.
* They play antique instruments and dress vintage as well.
Band was very friendly and their music was enjoyed by all. Would recommend them for sure.
Price Range: Contact for rates
Gig Length: 60 - 180 minutes
Languages: English, French
* The Westerlees play both rare and popular tunes from the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.
* They have a unique blend of country-swing and jazz that is old-timey and refreshing.
* Swing-era standards are carefully selected and arranged for maximum danceabilty.
* They also have many original tunes that capture the drollery of the Western Swing genre.
* Their musicians are all nationally renowned for their expertise with vintage swing music.
* They play antique instruments and dress vintage as well.
The Westerlees are like old-fashioned, country-baked pie. They don’t make them much like that anymore, but every time you taste one you wonder why not.
Steel Guitar, Fiddle, Clarinet, and more all come together to deliver wholesome (and perhaps more often, daringly tart) tunes from the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. Everything from the Light Crust Doughboys to Bob Wills to Hank Williams is performed with levity and humor. Rare and popular swing dance standards are carefully selected and arranged for maximum danceabilty. They also have many original tunes that capture the drollery of the Western Swing genre.
The band was founded in 2014 by singer and steel guitarist, Patrick Brenner. The band also includes Ed Novak on Guitar, Ben Holt on Upright Bass, Allen Russell on Fiddle, Jerry Kaye on Sax and Clarinet, Frank Gualtieri on Trombone, Amanda Mae Tickes on vocals, and a rotating cast of other soloists and vocalists, each bringing their own expertise and personality to the delectably nostalgic sound and performance of the Westerlees.
Come see what audiences at county fairs, swing dances, weddings, street festivals and dive bars have been buzzing about. If you get a taste of their down-home, old-timey, country flavor, you are guaranteed to be entertained!
We can run our own sound if necessary.
Otherwise, we are very easy to provide sound for. We use 2 mics for vocals and one for the clarinet/sax. All the other instruments are amplified using each musician's own equipment.
| June 02, 2019 • 10:30am - 12:30pm | Nonprofit Event |
Truck Driver's Blues - CLIFF BRUNER
Lady Be Good - SOL HOOPII
Anything Goes - COLE PORTER
Kansas City Kitty - JOHNNY BOND
Singin in the Bathtub - WINNIE LIGHTNER
Right Key Wrong Key Hole - CLARENCE WILLIAMS
Truckin Little Woman - BIG BILL BROONZY
Shimmy Like Kate - CLIFF BRUNER
Singing in the Rain - CLIFF EDWARDS
Let's Get Drunk and Truck - HARLEM HAMFATS
Corrine Corrina - MILTON BROWN
Pedal Your Blues Away - R CRUMB
It's All Your Fault - CINDY WALKER
The Water's Too Cold - THE WESTERLEES
Keep on Truckin - SMOKEY WOOD
Walking the Mall - THE WESTERLEES
Super Mario 2 - THE WESTERLEES
Steel for Steel - THE WESTERLEES
Time and a Half - BOB WILLS
Trouble in Mind - BOB WILLS
I Didn't Know The Gun Was Loaded - ANDREWS SISTERS
Good Gracious Gracie - LIGHT CRUST DOUGHBOYS
Old Fashioned Love - BOB WILLS
Lovely Spring Time - THE WESTERLEES
Dust Off that Ol' Piano - ROY NEWMAN
Here Today Gone Tamale - THE WESTERLEES
Bringin home bacon - ROY NEWMAN
Steel Guitar Rag - BOB WILLS
Yooper Blues - THE WESTERLEES
The world is waiting for the sunrise - LES PAUL
Everybody's Trucking - SMOKY WOOD
When you're smiling - CLIFF BRUNER
Cow Cow Boogie - ELLA MAE MORSE
Rosetta - BOB WILLS
Sheik of Araby - ALVINO REY
I Can't Dance - ROY NEWMAN
Shine - CLIFF BRUNER
Love Me or Leave Me - RUTH ETTING
Bull Fiddle Boogie - PEE WEE KING
Stockyard Stomp - THE WESTERLEES
Born to Lose - TED DAFFAN
You Gotta Know to Truck - MILTON BROWN
Truckin - FATS WALLER
Bei Mir Bist Du Shein - ANDREWS SISTERS
Sally's Got a Wooden Leg - SONS OF THE WEST
I'll keep my old Guitar - ADOLPH HOFNER
Blue Prairie - SONS OF THE PIONEERS
Miss Molly - BOB WILLS
I Can't be Satisfied - BOB WILLS
DUI-cycle - THE WESTERLEES
Ol' Time Trolley Car - THE WESTERLEES
After You've Gone - RUTH ETTING
The Gal on the Jeep - THE WESTERLEES
I'll See You in My Dreams - ISHAM JONES
Southern Bell from Nashville TN - CURLEY WILLIAMS
Mama Don't Allow - MILTON BROWN
Hey Good Lookin - HANK WILLIAMS
Mexicali Rose - GENE AUTRY
Dinah - BING CROSBY
That's My Gal - THE WESTERLEES
Chinatown - MILTON BROWN
Gimme a Red hot Mama - SMILEY MAXEDON
Everything is Peaches - ROY NEWMAN
Me Too Ho-Ho Ha-Ha - CALIFORNIA RAMBLERS
Louisiana Fairytale - FATS WALLER
Lovesick Blues - JACK SHEA
There Ain't no Land Like Dixieland - BIX BEIDERBECKE
Billy Boy - LOUISE MASSEY
Did You Ever See a Dream Walking - CLIFF EDWARDS
Harbor Lights - FRANCES LANGFORD
I Like Pie I Like Cake - THE GOOFUS FIVE
Quickstep in My Heart - THE WESTERLEES
Can't nobody Truck - CLIFF BRUNER
Heartaches - RUTH ETTING
Moving Day in Montreal - THE WESTERLEES
Hula Girl - SOL HOOPII
What's the matter Mill - BOB WILLS
I Hear You Talkin - CINDY WALKER
Lose Your Blues - JIMMIE REVARD
Roly Poly - BOB WILLS
Knit Wits - THE WESTERLEES
Roll Along Prairie Moon - ROY ROGERS
Chittlin Cookin Time - ADAM SMITH
Under the Moon - JIMMIE REVARD
Sitting on Top of the World - MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS
Light Crust Doughboys, Jimmie Revard, Milton Brown, Cliff Bruner, Alvino Rey, Bob Wills, Spade Cooley, Roy Newman and his Boys.
3 mics
PA with 2 speakers and a monitor
3 mic stands and cables
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