Alternative wedding songs for rad lovebirds
We do wedding music a little differently ’round here. You won’t find any of the usual cover band junk.
Our recordings are raw and unedited.
That way you know exactly what you’ll get when you book us.
No fancy effects, no autotune, and no nasty backing tracks.
If you’re up for an alt-punk-indie-retro-jazz-country-ish wedding band, you’re in the right place.
Here’s some live samples of our alternative wedding songs for your listening pleasure.
Fun Ceremony Songs
You can have ANYTHING YOU WANT for your ceremony music. Don’t be limited by what everyone else does.
Our couples have gone for different stuff like this:
I GOT A WOMAN – RAY CHARLES
LET”S ELOPE BABY! – JANIS MARTIN
HOTEL YORBA – THE WHITE STRIPES
Awesome Reception Songs
You don’t need a big band for a big sound. In fact, if you’ve got less than 80 guests, you’re better off with something small for your reception music. Amplification and varied instruments mean you can get a mighty, mighty sound with just two good lookin’ musicians.
DRINKIN’ WHISKEY TONIGHT – POKEY LAFARGE
S.O.B. – NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS
FOLSOM PRISON BLUES – JOHNNY CASH
Wedding Songlist
We’re always adding to our repertoire of wedding songs. When you hire us, we’ll do the research to help you discover the best wedding songs from your preferred styles and artists – then we’ll learn them for you and perform them with a unique twist. It’s kinda our thang.
Here’s a sampling of our current wedding music:
ALTERNATIVE | PUNK | INDIE
- All I Want Is You – Barry Louis Polisar (Juno soundtrack)
- Anyone Else But You – Moldy Peaches (Juno soundtrack)
- Candy Shop – Andrew Bird’s Bowl Of Fire
- Chicken With It’s Head Cut Off – Magnetic Fields
- Come As You Are – Nirvana
- Crawled Out Of The Sea – Laura Marling
- Dear Someone – Gillian Welch
- Drinkin’ Whiskey Tonight – Pokey LaFarge
- Emmylou – First Aid Kit
- Fade Into You – Mazzy Star
- Heart & Bones – The Pines
- Hold You – Fraser A Gorman
- Hotel Yorba – The White Stripes
- Howlin’ for You – The Black Keys
- I Don’t Want To Leave You On The Farm – Ween
- I Fought The Law – The Clash / Dead Kennedys / Bobby Fuller Four
- I Wanna Be Sedated – The Ramones
- I Want You – Tom Waits
- Make It Wit Chu – Queens Of The Stone Age
- Nothing Matters When We’re Dancing – Magnetic Fields
- Prove My Love – Violent Femmes
- Run From Me – Timber Timbre
- Save The World – Shovels & Rope
- S.O.B. – Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
- Sea Of Love – Cat Power / Tom Waits / Honeydrippers
- Skulls – Misfits
- Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
- Sweet Pea – Amos Lee
- The Outdoor Type – The Lemonheads
- The Ship Song – Nick Cave
- The Water – Johnny Flynn + Laura Marling
- Tiny Proposal – Fidel & Sarah
- We’re Going To Be Friends – The White Stripes
RETRO | ROCK'N'ROLL | NOSTALGIA
- Bare Necessities – Jungle Book Soundtrack
- Bay Of Shoals – Fidel & Sarah Ukulele Tune
- Blue Moon – Elvis Presley
- Burning Love – Elvis Presley / Dennis Linde
- Chapel Of Love – The Dixie Cups
- Dancing In The Dark – Bruce Springsteen
- Going Up The Country – Kitty, Daisy & Lewis / Canned Heat
- Hound Dog – Big Mama Thornton / Elvis Presley
- I Got A Woman – Ray Charles
- (Oobie Doo) I Wanna Be Like You – Jungle Book Soundtrack
- Let’s Elope Baby – Janis Martin
- Lola – The Kinks
- Modern Love – David Bowie
- My Babe – Little Walter / The Coasters
- Oo De Lally – Robin Hood Soundtrack
- Rave On – Buddy Holly
- The Swimming Song – Loudon Wainwright III
- Tulane – Chuck Berry
- You Ain’t Goin Nowhere – Bob Dylan
- You Never Can Tell – Chuck Berry
VINTAGE | SWING | JAZZ
- All Of Me – Dean Martin
- Big Bad Bill – Leon Redbone
- Bill Bailey – Louis Armstrong
- Blue Skies – Irving Berlin
- Blue Monk – Thelonious Monk
- C’est Magnifique – Cole Porter / Peggy Lee
- Cheek To Cheek – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
- Choo Choo Ch’Boogie – Louis Jordan
- Deed I Do – Johnny Marvin / Peggy Lee / Ruth Etting
- Dream A Little Dream – Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald
- Exactly Like You – Frank Sinatra
- Guilty – ( Amelie Soundtrack) Al Bowlly
- I’m Beginning To See The Light – Duke Ellington
- I Can’t Believe You’re In Love With Me – Bobby Darin
- I’m Gonna Sit Right Down & Write Myself A Letter – Fats Waller
- It’s Only A Paper Moon – Nat King Cole
- I’ve Got A Feeling I’m Falling – Annette Hanshaw
- I’ve Got Rhythm – Ella Fitzgerald
- Istanbul – The Four Lads
- Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall In Love) – Cole Porter / Dinah Washington
- Mexican Monkey – Traditional
- My Blue Heaven – Frank Sinatra
- Nagasaki – Django Rheinhardt
- Sweet Georgia Brown – Cab Calloway
- St Louis Blues – Billie Holiday
- Summertime – George Gershwin
- Sunday – Cliff Edwards
- Tenor Madness – Sonny Rollins
- The Song Has Ended – Frank Sinatra
- What A Little Moonlight Can Do – Billie Holiday
- You’re Just Too Sweet For Words Honey Of Mine – Annette Hanshaw
COUNTRY | BLUES | WESTERN SWING
- All By Myself – Big Bill Broonzy
- Before I Met You – Joe Cannonball Lewis / Dolly Parton
- Bring It On Down To My House – Bob Wills
- Cigarettes & Whiskey – Ramblin Jack Elliott
- Deep River Blues – Doc Watson
- Diddie Wa Diddie – Blind Blake
- Drinkin’ Wine (Spo-Dee-O-Dee) – Sticks McGhee
- Drivin’ Nails In My Coffin – Ernest Tubb
- Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
- Freight Train – Alan Jackson
- Gotta Get Drunk – George Jones / Willie Nelson
- Hesitation Blues – Justin Townes Earle (trad)
- Hand Me Down My Walking Cane – Gid Tanner
- I Walk The Line – Johnny Cash
- Ice Cream Man – John Brim / Van Halen
- L&N Don’t Stop Here Anymore – Johnny Cash/Jean Ritchie
- Lone Ranger – George Jones
- My Creole Belle – Mississippi John Hurt
- Nine Pound Hammer – Merle Travis
- Pistol Packin’ Mama – Al Dexter / Bing Crosby
- Ring Of Fire – Johnny Cash
- Rollin’ & Tumblin’ – Hambone Willie Newbern / Muddy Waters
- Sixteen Tons – Tennessee Ernie Ford
- San Francisco Bay Blues – Jesse Fuller
- I’m Satisfied With You – Hank Williams
- Stay All Night (Stay A Little Longer) – Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
- When I’m Gone – The Carter Family / Lulu & The Lampshades
- Worried Man Blues – The Carter Family (trad)
BLUEGRASS | AMERICANA | OLD TIME BANJO
- Arkansas Traveller – Traditional banjo folk song
- Betty Baker – Traditional banjo folk song
- Big Sciota – Old Crow Medicine Show (trad)
- Black Eyed Susie – Traditional banjo folk song
- Buffalo Gals – Bruce Springsteen (trad)
- Carrie Brown – Steve Earle
- Cindy – Traditional banjo folk song/Johnny Cash
- Crawdad Song – Doc Watson (trad)
- Cripple Creek – Traditional banjo folk song
- Danced All Night With A Bottle In My Hand – Chance McCoy
- Froggie Went A’ Courtin’ – Traditional / Nick Cave / Bruce Springsteen
- Gospel Plow – Traditional banjo folk song
- Greasy Coat – Trad banjo folk song/Old Crow Medicine Show
- J’ai Vu La Loup – The Balfa Brothers
- June Apple – Traditional banjo folk song
- Little Bird – Old Man Luedecke
- Old Joe Clark – Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers
- Pig In A Pen / Banjo Pickin’ Girl – Traditional banjo folk song
- Red Clay Halo – Gillian Welch
- Rollin’ In My Sweet Baby’s Arms – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (trad)
- Ruby With The Eyes That Sparkle – Dirk Powell
- Snowdrop – Traditional banjo folk song
- Sail Away Ladies – Uncle Dave Macon (trad)
- Sandy Boys – Traditional banjo folk song
- Tear My Stillhouse Down – Gillian Welch
Songs to make you go oooh!
Sound like we might make your wedding day a smash hit?
We’d love to get to know you, see if we’re the best wedding band for you.
Perhaps over a no-obligation glass of wine. Sound fun?
” Fidel and Sarah listened carefully to what we wanted and made recommendations when we had no idea what would work. They made brilliant adaptations and suggestions of songs for every moment of our day. We absolutely adored having Fidel and Sarah play at our wedding. They were perfect!
“Fidel and Sarah are excellent humans. They bring a great vibe, an awesome range of tunes, and have a rad dynamic energy that seeps through their music! Bouncing from super fun covers of 80’s punk songs like ‘Skulls’ by The Misfits, to incredibly adorable original songs… they made the soundscape a blissful hit.”
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“ You guys brought a dream to life!
We were always dreaming of having genuine folk musicians at whatever kind of wedding we ended up having and you two are everything we imagined and more. ”
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“You guys smashed it out of the field. I feel so so lucky that we stumbled upon you. You changed my perspective about our wedding, because it was OUR wedding and we could do whatever the hell we wanted.”
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