The Songs

Below is a partial list of the songs we may play at any given performance.  We have many more songs in our repertoire. Let’s talk and come up with a combination of tunes that will be perfect for your event.

Autumn Leaves	Slow, jazzy, hauntingly beautiful.
Rivers of Babylon	Old reggae spiritual, with a twist
Wade in the Water	Down and bluesy clarinet/mandolin lead
See you in CUBA	Classic up-tempo Irving Berlin - with a *killer* kazoo duet!
St. Theresa	A Joan Osborne tune with a driving beat.
Los Siente Mi Vida	South of the border ballad. It sounds like it’s incredibly sad, but I don’t know for sure, because the girls sing it in Spanish…could be the Mexican Hokey Pokey for all I know..
Lucky Flame	Mysterious, almost middle-eastern-sounding slow groove.  The clarinet solo will give you goose bumps.
Brother John/Iko Iko	Mardi Gras time! Jacamo fina ne.
Angel from Montgomery	Classic old John Prine, ala DupliKates.
Just what I needed	The way the Cars SHOULD have done it – with banjo and clarinet, of course.
Reason to Believe	If I listen long enough to you...
oh good shephard	Jorma Kaukonan's classic
Man gave names to all the Animals	Reggea version of a very silly old Dillon tune.
Green Eyes	Light that candle, baby!
the Isrealites	The first (and one of the best ever) reggae song to ever hit the states
I Fall to Pieces	Patsy, baby!
Lime in the Coconut	A crowd pleaser/audience-participation song. You are SUCH a silly woman.
Find the Cost of Freedom Cinnamon Girl/etc	Acoustic Neil Young medley of several songs. Far out, man.
Rain and Snow	In the style of the Be Good Tanyas - a modern take on an old bluegrass tune
You Gotta Believe	Dan Hicks is NOT the only hip person there is.  I mean, there's the dupliKates too.
I don't want to know	Upbeat Fleetwood Mac hit. We do it better, though…
walkin one and only	Another swinging Dan Hicks tune.
Danny's All Star Joint	The best song Ricki Lee Jones ever wrote.
evening breeze	Yet another Dan Hicks classic.
Animal Zoo	Fun, up-tempo song originally by Spirit.
Don't	Catchy, clever lyrics - a band favorite.
Littlest Birds	Another Be Good Tanya's tune that will leave you smiling.
Sweetest Gift	Butch sings lead and Chuck brings out the banjo for this slow bluegrass tear-jerker.
Reelin Down	Did we mention that we really like Dan Hicks?
when god dips	Gospel time - very upbeat Alison Kraus tune.
White Rabbit	Yes, it's still rock and roll to me, even if it is on a banjo...
Closer to fine	Classic Indigo girls.
Evergreen	Our take on an upbeat tune written by local artist and personal friend, Dan Smith
I'll fly away	Sad/sweet bluegrassy standard.
Do you want to know a secret	Butch and Chuck swap instruments for this old Beatles tune. Listen…
knockin on heavens door	Butch sings on this Dylan classic.
You Aint Going Nowhere	Another Bob Dylan tune, done more in the style of the Birds.  Hard not to sing along on the chorus – in fact, we encourage it.
Big Yellow Taxi	Joni Mitchel.  They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot...did she mean Bozeman?
Two of Us	Beatles.
Blue Bayou	Move over Linda Ronstadt
Dimming of the Day	Beautiful song written by Richard Thompson.
Canned Music	Slower tempo Dan Hicks song that tells a story with a lesson ("just don't get too near the band")
Wood Song	Indigo Girls
Louise	Make sure you've got plenty of kleenex and hankies ready for this one.
Paint it Black.	The Stones on banjo! Paint it black, you devil…
Come to Me	The rock/reggae side of Bonnie Raitt
Trouble (you can’t fool me)	Ry Cooder, David Lindley and Co.
The Buzzard was their Friend	Dan Hicks called this “A little exercise in control…”
In THESE shoes?	“Let’s do it right here….”
The Losing End	About as close as we get to country. By Neil Young, no less.
Sunshine of your Love	With a banjo? Far out, man. Heavy. Like, wow.
Look at Granny Run	Ry Cooder wrote this 20 years before Viagra was invented. A visionary.
Summertime/Sunny Afternoon	Gershwin + the Kinks: like peas and carrots.
Flag Decal	Old John Prine anti-war anthem. Regrettably appropriate again today.
Everything is broken	Dillon. Some days are like this.
Dig a Pony	Beatles. Please explain the lyrics to us.
Love in the First Place	Just afraid it might be all right…