Hire Pistol Pete Wearn & Olly Parry | Acoustic duo in Stafford

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About Pistol Pete Wearn & Olly Parry

A guitar and fiddle duo with flavours of the blues and Appalachia

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Acoustic duo

Stafford

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Pistol Pete Wearn & Olly Parry bring together rustic pre-war blues with hokum, hoedown & mournful balladry. Their fingerpicked blues guitar & lightly-skipping fiddle take you from the frivolity & sound effects of the vaudeville stage via the dark Appalachian gothic to the roof-rattling barn dance, evoking the ghosts of old-time string bands and murderous outlaws. After Pete met the then 18-year-old Olly at a Stafford open mic night their collaboration began as two thirds of the team, along with singer-songwriter Helena Francesca, on the 2019 EP Pistol Pete Wearn & The Wildwood Flowers & they have reunited post-pandemic to release a full album of original songs Blues, Ballads & Barnstormers in May 2023. Since its release in May 2023 Blues, Ballads & Barnstormers has received airplay on BBC Radio 2, reached the top 40 of the IBBA Album chart and the RMR Contemporary Blues chart and been described in one review as “an album to listen to in the evening by the campfire, with your head in the stars and a drink in your hand...”.

Pistol Pete Wearn & Olly Parry

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Pete and Olly were fantastic, a great duo who were extremely professional and brought good vibes! A good mixture of songs were played and they really enhanced our event. 10/10 recommendation!

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Great Band, Perfect for our event, Professional . Would recommend to anyone. Feedback from our event, showed that the band was enjoyed very much! Thank-you Again.

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1 year ago

Thanks so much for having us along - we really enjoyed playing for you all :)

" A local legend"

You won’t believe that this music of Americana comes from a singer/songwriter from England

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Pistol Pete Wearn & Olly Parry's Song list

Country & Country Rock:

Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival

Drunken Poets Dream – Hayes Carll

Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash

Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Ghost Riders In The Sky – Vaughn Monroe

In Hell I’ll Be In Good Company – The Dead South

Knockin On Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan

Man Of Constant Sorrow - The Soggy Bottom Boys (from O Brother Where Art Thou)

Nose On The Grindstone – Tyler Childers

Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell

Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash

Rock Island Line - Lead Belly/ Lonnie Donnegan

Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms - The Carter Family

Sleeping On The Blacktop – Colter Wall

Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness – John Prine

Stuck In the Middle With You - Stealer's Wheel

Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Take It Easy - The Eagles

Take Me Home Country Roads - John Denver

Tennessee Whiskey – Chris Stapleton

The Gambler – Kenny Rogers

The Joker - The Steve Millar Band

The Weight – The Band

Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show/ Darius Rucker

Will The Circle Be Unbroken - The Carter Family

You Ain't Goin Nowhere - Bob Dylan

Rock & Roll & Rockabilly

You Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry

Promised Land - Chuck Berry

Twist & Shout - The Beatles

Blues:

St James Infirmary - Cab Calloway

I Got Rhythm - George Gershwin

Going Down The Road Feeling Bad - Woody Guthrie/ Big Bill Broonzy

Hootchie Cootchie Man - Muddy Waters

Nobody’s Dirty Business - Mississippi John Hurt

Midnight Special - Lead Belly

Look Like A Monkey - Mance Lipscomb

Originals:

Queensville Stomp

Rolling Down The Road

’68 Harmony

Cold Cold Jail

Yellow Flowers

Meet Me On The Bridge

Flashing Blue Light

Young, Free & Beautiful

Clansman

Not My Circus

Factory Floor

8 Miles From Stafford

Rosalynd

A Letter

Weeping Willow

Staring At The Walls

Staggerlee

Customer questions

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

Just drop us a line - we'll be more than happy to accommodate you if we possibly can.

Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?

We don't offer a DJ, but we will put on a playlist between sets. If you have a particular playlist in mind then just email us the Spotify link and we can make sure that is what you hear in our down time.

How much time do you need to set up?

We usually allow 60-90 minutes before stage time to make sure we have time to trouble shoot any issues, but we can be flexible to your needs and either set up earlier in the day or turn around quicker when required, as long as there is space to have all our equipment unpacked and ready to go.

Can you roam around while you perform?

We can perform an unamplified set live in the room if you would like us to move around, or we can bring a small battery amp to set up quickly in multiple locations.

Is all of the equipment (e.g. PA & lighting) included in your quote?

We usually bring a small PA suitable for a room of 50 or so people, or for use as background music in a larger space. If you think your event might need a larger sound then drop us a line and we can get some quotes from our trusted sound engineers. By request we can bring stage lighting at no extra charge, just let us know in advance.

Can you learn song requests before the event?

Absolutely - we love learning new songs. You can send us 3 songs 3-4 weeks ahead of the event and we will do our absolute best to learn them for you.

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Genres:

Acoustic, Folk, Folk rock, Country, Blues, Swing, Originals

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Types:

Acoustic duo, Americana band, Country band, Bluegrass band, Acoustic band, Folk-rock band, Mumford folk band

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Wedding, Corporate event, Christmas party, New Year's Eve, Charity event, Virtual event, Wedding proposal, Concert, Recording session, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Burns night, Birthday party, Private event

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