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Astrograss

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Bluegrass Band in the Hudson Valley

Since forming in 2003, Astrograss has been one of the Northeast’s most sought-after modern-style bluegrass bands, known for exceptional musicianship, engaging performances, and unmatched versatility. Led by guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Jordan Shapiro, the group brings together some of the region’s finest acoustic musicians to create a sound that is authentic yet effortlessly adaptable to any setting.


Performances & Venues

Astrograss has performed at leading venues and festivals including the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, South by Southwest, Joe’s Pub, BAM Harvey Theatre, BB King’s Blues Club, Symphony Space, The Mercury Lounge, and The Living Room – as well of hundreds of private events throughout the Northeast, from elegant weddings and corporate functions to family celebrations and community gatherings.

CUSTOMIZABLE LINEUPS & REPERTOIRE

Available as a 3-, 4-, or 5-piece ensemble, Astrograss tailors its lineup and repertoire to suit each occasion. Their performances can feature everything from traditional fiddle tunes and bluegrass standards to creative covers spanning multiple eras of popular music, including contemporary hits, to classical music arranged by Shapiro for bluegrass instruments. Able to fulfill requests from guests of all ages and provide high-energy entertainment or tasteful background music, Astrograss is professional, adaptable, and well suited to a variety of events.

MUSIC & STYLE

With three full-length original albums and a deep catalog of traditional and modern favorites, Astrograss brings warmth, artistry and joy to every stage they play.

Songlist

The following list is by no means complete; it provides a sampling of some of our staple songs, as well as some special requests from past events. We are happy to honor nearly any special request.

  • Beacon (Ross Martin)
    Big Country (Bela Fleck)
    Eye of the Hurricane (David Grier)
    Leaves Fall (Chris Thile)
    Land's End (Tim O'Brien)
    The Landing (Bela Fleck)
    Short Trip Home (Edgar Meyer)
    Ode to a Butterfly (Nickel Creek)
    Overgrown Waltz (Bela Fleck)
    Slopes (Bela Fleck)
    Gator Strut (Mike Marshall)
    Homer the Roamer (John Hartford)
    Song for a Winter's Night (Edgar Meyer)
    Spanish Point (Bela Fleck)
    Sunset Road (Bela Fleck)
    When Joy Kills Sorrow (Bela Fleck)
    Wilson Bridge (Matt Flinner)

  • Ashokan Farewell
    Beauty of My Dreams
    Blue Moon of Kentucky
    Blue Ridge Cabin Home
    Clinch Mountain Backstep
    Colleen Malone
    Country Roads
    Eight More Miles To Louisville
    El Paso
    Faded Love
    Folsom Prison Blues
    Fox on the Run
    Freeborn Man
    Gentle on my Mind
    Ginseng Sullivan
    Goodnight Irene
    Handsome Molly
    Hard to Love
    High On a Mountain
    Hobo Song
    How Mountain Girls Can Love
    I'm Going Back to Old Kentucky
    In the Gravel Yard
    I Wonder Where you Are Tonight
    I've Endured
    John Hardy
    Kentucky Waltz
    Little Georgia Rose
    Little Maggie
    Lonesome Fiddle Blues
    Love Please Come Home
    Man of Constant Sorrow
    Midnight Moonlight
    Molly and Tenbrooks
    Nellie Kane
    Nine Pound Hammer
    One Hundred Years From Now
    Pardon Me
    Pig in a Pen
    Ring of Fire
    Rocky Top
    Rosa Lee McFall
    Salty Dog Blues
    Shady Grove
    Sitting On Top of the World
    Steam Powered Aereo Plane
    Tennessee Stud
    The Old Home Place
    Uncle Pen
    Whiskey Before Breakfast
    You Don't Know My Mind

  • Bach, Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (from Chorale from Cantata BMV 147)
    Bach, Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 I. Prélude
    Bach, Sheep May Safely Graze
    (from "Hunting Cantata" BMV 208)

    Clarke, Trumpet Tune (aka Purcell's Trumpet Tune)
    Corelli, Violin Sonata Op. 5, #9 (Allegro, poco moderato)
    Handel, Alla Hornpipe (from "Water Music: Suite in F major)
    Handel - Concerto Grosso Op. 6, #12
    (Aria - Larghetto e piano)
    Mendelssohn - Wedding March
    (from "A Midsummer Night's Dream")
    Mozart - Serenade #13 for Strings, K. 525
    ("Eine Kleine Nachtmusik")
    Mozart - Wedding March from "Marriage of Figaro"
    Pachelbel - Canon in D major
    Respighi - Ancient Airs and Dances
    (Suite III, #1 - Ignoto: Italiana)
    Saint-Saents - Le Cygne (The Swan)
    Vivaldi - Spring:Allegro from The Four Seasons
    Wagner - Bridal Chorus from "Lohengrin"

  • Hava Nagilah
    Mazel Tov
    Dovid Melech
    Ki Va Moed
    Avenu Shalom Aleichem
    Ya'Aseh Shalom
    Dodi Li
    NY Psycho Freylekhs (Klezmatics)
    Mezinke
    Der Gasn Nigun
    Der Heyser Bulgar
    Tantz, Tantz, Yidelkh
    Kalinka
    Ederlezi
    Sunrise Sunset

  • Ireland's Green Shore
    The Wild Rover
    The Irish Rover
    I'll Tell Me Ma
    Leaving of Liverpool
    Newry Highwayman
    Nancy Whiskey
    Raggle Taggle Gypsy
    Star of County Down
    Jolly Beggerman
    Whiskey in the Jar
    Courtin' in the Kitchen
    All For Me Grog
    Auld Triangle
    Galway Girl
    Beggerman
    Lakes of Ponchartrain
    McIlhatton
    Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore
    Black Velvet Band
    She Moved Through the Fair
    Streams of Whiskey
    Fields of Athenry
    Donegal Danny
    Rare Old Mountain Dew
    Danny Boy
    Fiddler's Green
    Do You Love an Apple
    Whisky, You're the Devil
    Rare Old Mountain Dew
    Dirty Old Town
    Fairytale of New York

  • This Land is Your Land
    Ain't No Bugs On Me
    Puff the Magic Dragon
    Yellow Submarine
    This Little Light
    Oh Susanna
    Shortenin' Bread
    Camptown Races
    She'll Be Comin' Round the Mtn.
    Rainbow Connection
    I've Been Working on the Railroad
    Hot Corn Cold Corn
    I Know An Old Lady

  • Africa (Toto)
    Airline to Heaven (Wilco/Woody Guthrie)
    All I Want is You [from 'Juno'] (Barry Lewis Polistar)
    All You Need is Love (Beatles)
    America (Simon & Garfunkel)
    Amie (Pure Prairie League)
    Anything You Want, You Got It (Roy Orbison)
    Atlantic City (Bruce / The Band)
    Baby, Now That I've Found You (Allison Krauss/The Foundations)
    Bad Romance (Lady Gaga)
    Billie Jean (Michael Jackson)
    Blame it on the Boogie (Jackson 5)
    Blue Suede Shoes (Elvis)
    Boogie On Reggae Woman (Stevie Wonder)
    Book of Love (Magnetic Fields)
    Box of Rain (Grateful Dead)
    Bright Side of the Road (Van Morrison)
    Build Me Up Buttercup
    Burnin' Down the House (Talking Heads)
    Bye Bye Love (Everly Brothers)
    California Stars (Wilco/Billy Bragg)
    Can't Get U Out of My Head (K. Minogue)
    Case of You (Joni Mitchell)
    Catch The Wind (Donovan)
    The Cave (Mumford and Sons)
    'Cause I Love You (Johnny Cash/June Carter)
    Cecilia (Simon and Garfunkle)
    Chicken Fried (Zac Brown Band)
    Chimbley Sweep (Decemberists)
    Closer to Fine (Indigo Girls)
    Come On Eileen (Dixie's Midnight Runners)
    Comes a Time (Neil Young)
    Could You Be Loved (Bob Marley)
    Crazy (Patsy Cline)
    Danny's Song (Loggins & Messina)
    Dead Flowers (Rolling Stones)
    Do You Realize? (Flaming Lips)
    Don't Stop Believin' (Journey)
    Down By the Water (Decemberists)
    Emmylou (First Aid Kit)
    Enjoy the Silence (Depeche Mode)
    Fat Bottomed Girls (Queen)
    Father and Daughter (Paul Simon)
    First Day of My Life (Bright Eyes)
    Fly (Nick Drake)
    Forever in Blue Jeans (Neil Diamond)
    Freedom '90 (George Michael)
    Friend of the Devil (Dead)
    Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon (Neil Diamond)
    God Only Knows (Beach Boys)
    Golden (My Morning Jacket)
    Got to Get You Into My Life
    Happy (Rolling Stones)
    Happy Together (Turtles)
    Harvest Moon (Neil Young)
    Here Comes Your Man (The Pixies)
    Hesitating Beauty (Wilco/Billy Bragg)
    High Tide or Low Tide (Bob Marley)
    Home (Edward Sharpe)
    Ho Hey (Lumineers)
    Hoodoo Voodoo (Wilco)
    How Sweet It Is (Marvin Gaye)
    I Don't Feel Like Dancing (Scissor Sisters)
    I Got You At the end of the century (Wilco)
    I Hope I Don't Fall in Love With You
    (Tom Waits)
    I Saw Her Standing There (Beatles)
    I'm Looking Through You (Beatles)
    I've Just Seen A Face (Beatles)
    I Want to Dance With Somebody (Whitney)
    I Want To Hold Your Hand (Beatles)
    I Will Wait (Mumford and Sons)
    If I Had a Boat (Lyle Lovett)
    If I Needed You (Townes Van Zandt)
    If I Were a Carpenter (Johnny Cash/June Carter)
    If Not For You (Dylan)
    In My Life (Beatles)
    In Spite of Ourselves (John Prine)
    I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Bob Dylan)
    I'll Follow You Into the Dark (Death Cab)
    I'm the Man Who Loves You (Wilco)
    In a Big Country (Big Country)
    Island in the Stream (Dolly/Kenny)
    January Wedding (Avett Brothers)
    Jesus, Etc. (Wilco)
    June Hymn (Decemberists)
    Just Like Heaven (The Cure)
    Kids Don't Stand a Chance (Vampire Weekend)
    Kiss (Prince)
    Landslide (Fleetwood Mac)
    Lay Lady Lay (Bob Dylan)
    Let's Give 'Em Something 2 Talk About(Bonnie Rait)
    Life During Wartime (Talking Heads)
    Like a Prayer (Madonna)
    Little Lion Man (Mumford and Sons)
    Live To Tell (Madonna)
    Little Talk (Of Monsters and Men)
    Littlest Birds (Be Good Tanyas/Jolie Holland)
    Long Time Gone (Dixie Chicks)
    Look at Miss Ohio (Gillian Welch)
    Looking Out My Back Door (Creedence)
    Love Vigilantes (New Order)
    Love Train (The O'Jays)
    Lovin' In Your Baby's Eyes (Taj Mahal)
    Material Girl (Madonna)
    Me and Bobby McGee (Janis Joplin)
    Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
    Mushaboom (Feist)
    No Expectations (Rolling Stones)
    Northern Sky (Nick Drake)
    Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da (Beatles)
    Ooh La La (The Faces)
    Our House (CSNY)
    Postcard from Italy (Beirut)
    Power of Two (Indigo Girls)
    Proud Mary
    Pump up the Jam (Technotronic)
    Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People)
    Rag Mama Rag (The Band)
    Rain (Beatles)
    Raspberry Beret (Prince)
    Scarlet Begonias (Grateful Dead)
    Shake it Off (Taylor Swift)
    She's Got the Look (Roxette)
    Signed Sealed Delivered (Stevie Wonder)
    So Lonely (The Police)
    Songbird (Fleetwood Mac)
    Soul Meets Body (Death Cab For Cutie)
    Such Great Heights (Postal Service)
    Sugar Magnolia (Grateful Dead)
    Sugaree (Grateful Dead)
    Sussudio (Phil Collins)
    Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond)
    Sweet Child of Mine (Guns 'n Roses)
    Swept Away (Avett Brothers)
    Swimming Song (Loudon Wainwright III)
    Teach Your Children (CSNY)
    Thank God I'm a Country Boy (John Denver)
    Thank You For Being a Friend (Andrew Gold)
    They Love Each Other (Jerry Garcia)
    These Days (Jackson Browne)
    This Must Be the Place (Talking Heads)
    Thriller (Michael Jackson)
    Thunder Road (Bruce Springsteen)
    Top of The World (Carpenters)
    Umbrella (Rhianna)
    Uncle John's Band (Grateful Dead)
    Vida La Vida (Coldplay)
    Wading in the Velvet Sea (Phish)
    Wagon Wheel (Old Crow)
    We Will Become Silhouettes (Postal Service)
    Waiting on a Friend (Rolling Stones)
    Waste (Phish)
    Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key (Billy Bragg)
    The Weight (The Band)
    What a Wonderful World
    What the World Needs Now is Love
    When I Paint My Masterpiece (Bob Dylan)
    When U Love Somebody (Fruit Bats)
    White Wedding (Billy Idol)
    With Or Without You (U2)
    Wild Horses (Rolling Stones)
    Wildflowers (Tom Petty)
    Winter Winds (Mumford and Sons)
    Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd)
    With a Little Help from My Friends
    Yer So Bad (Tom Petty)
    You Can Close Your Eyes (James Taylor)
    You Love the Thunder (Jackson Browne)
    You Never Can Tell (Chuck Berry)


The Ensemble

  • "I am beyond thrilled that I was able to have Astrograss play at our wedding. Our guests could not stop complementing their style and songs. Everybody was dancing and singing. The band was incredibly accommodating, responsive, and professional. Highly recommend!"

    –Alix B.

  • "Amazing! A unique musical experience that got all of our guests on the dance floor! If you are looking for a performance of classic favorites, bluegrass (new age and standards), pop with a twist and jam band tunes, this is the perfect band. All of our family and friends are still talking about the band! They want to go see them..."

    –Jacqueline F.

  • "Astrograss was exactly what we needed and wanted for our event. The musicians were talented, fun and willing to take requests. They were punctual and professional."

    –David L.


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