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Lonesome Harpman
41 posts
Oct 04, 2011
9:17 AM
I'm putting together an acoustic set list and would love some suggestions. I had my first acoustic gig since the late 1980's last Sunday. It was just myself on harp and the guitar player from my band for two sets, his son joined us on guitar for the last set. We pulled it off, despite only having two hours practice time. We just took our regular band tunes and converted them. I think we could have used more material that would appeal to an audience made up of mostly 40 to 70 year old folks. The tunes I'm looking for should be harp friendly and well known, they don't have to be traditional blues tunes.
HawkeyeKane
238 posts
Oct 04, 2011
9:30 AM
A lot of Tom Petty's tunes can be done acoustically and are generally well received. Mary Jane's Last Dance, You Don't Know How It Feels, and Learning to Fly just to name a few.
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Hawkeye Kane
Lonesome Harpman
42 posts
Oct 04, 2011
3:14 PM
Thanks Hawkeye, also like the Traveling Wilbury's!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ89HHSq9b8&feature=related
Lonesome Harpman
43 posts
Oct 04, 2011
3:17 PM
Tommy the Hat
372 posts
Oct 04, 2011
4:20 PM

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GamblersHand
293 posts
Oct 05, 2011
8:45 AM
some of these might go down well

Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show
The Weight - The Band
Long Train Runnnin'
Country Honk/Honky Tonk Woman
Brown Eyed Girl
And it Stoned Me - Van Morrison
All the Time in the World - subdudes
Corrina - Taj Mahal
Mr Jones - Counting Crows (try an F harp)
Wild Horses - Stones
Bad Moon Rising
Wash Away - Joe Purdy
Dead Flowers - Stones
HawkeyeKane
246 posts
Oct 05, 2011
8:53 AM
There are some Beatles tunes that I've done acoustically before.

Should've Known Better
Yesterday
Ticket to Ride (slow version)
Here Comes the Sun
Rocky Raccoon
Come Together

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Hawkeye Kane
Lonesome Harpman
44 posts
Oct 05, 2011
7:03 PM
Thanks to all, some great ideas here!


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