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With nearly 40 years of performing experience, Fiddlin' Mike Ferry can bring his unique style to any of these events and settings:
- Wedding ceremony
- Wedding reception
- Rehearsal dinner
- Birthday party
- Retirement party
- Proposal
- Engagement party
- Cocktail party
- Corporate event
- House concert
- Winery
- Brewery
- Live music venue
- Festival
Fiddlin' Mike Ferry plays a wide range of classical, traditional, and popular favorites. If you have special requests, Mike will be happy to perform them for you.
Here are some classical songs that Mike plays for weddings, cocktail parties, corporate events, and other functions:
Air on the G String
Ave Maria
Canon in D
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Trumpet Voluntary
The Four Seasons
If you want Mike to include popular songs in his performance, here are a few that he usually plays:
A Whole New World
Bittersweet Symphony
Dancing Queen
Don’t Stop Believing
Firework
Girl On Fire
Grenade
I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing
Kiss From A Rose
Let It Go
Over The Rainbow
Piano Man
Stand By Me
Sweet Carolina
To Make You Feel My Love
Twist And Shout
You Raise Me Up
What A Wonderful World
When A Man Loves A Woman
If you need a full band for your wedding reception, corporate event, or another occasion, Ferry Crossing or Weekend Excursion may be a good fit.
Ferry Crossing
If you’re looking for musical entertainment for your wedding, corporate event, party, or other function, Ferry Crossing may be a terrific fit for you.
Ferry Crossing is a three-piece “old-time” string band that is available for hire in Richmond, Charlottesville, Williamsburg, Petersburg, Fredericksburg, and everywhere in between. Consisting of fiddle, banjo, guitar, and smooth vocal harmonies, Ferry Crossing’s long-established songs and toe-tapping fiddle tunes will set a lighthearted, family-friendly, and traditional feel for your special event.
Ferry Crossing are: Mike Ferry (fiddle) Damian Muller (bass, vocals) Paul Muller (banjo, vocals).
Mike, Damian, and Paul have been featured in publications, podcasts, and radio/TV programs around the world including Washington Post, Irish Music Magazine, Celtic Life International, Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine, VPM World Music Show, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Style Weekly, and many more. With decades of experience playing in a wide variety of venues and settings, you can trust that the veteran musicians of Ferry Crossing will deliver a memorable performance that is exactly what you’re looking for.
Listening to “old-time” music is like taking a trip back in history to a simpler time. Before electricity, air travel, and the Internet, acoustic string bands entertained gatherings in the mountains of Virginia and beyond.
"Old-time" has influenced a number of genres including country, bluegrass, folk, and rock. If you’re a fan of any of these musical styles, you’ll find something to love about Ferry Crossing. The band has transported the sound of fiddlers’ conventions in Galax and elsewhere to the RVA area for audiences here to enjoy. You’re in for a treat – get your dancing shoes ready!
Here is a partial list of Ferry Crossing’s repertoire:
Songs
Worried Man Blues
Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Hard Times Come Again No More
Gold Watch And Chain
Pallet On The Floor
Banks Of The Ohio
Bury Me Beneath The Willow
Long Black Veil
East Virginia Blues
Shady Grove
Fiddle Tunes
Soldier’s Joy
Arkansas Traveler
Old Joe Clark
Over The Waterfall
Turkey In The Straw
Fisher’s Hornpipe
Magpie
Hangman’s Reel
Whiskey Before Breakfast
Banjo Tramp
Weekend Excursion, Mike's pop rock band, delivers an exciting live show that will invite people to run to the dance floor. You can hear the band's original music on all streaming platforms. Here is a partial list of covers the band performs for wedding receptions, corporate events, and private parties:
Addicted to Love - Robert Palmer
All About The Benjamins - Puff Daddy
All Night Long - Lionel Richie
Always On The Run - Lenny Kravitz
Ants Marching - Dave Mathews Band
Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz
Bombs Over Baghdad - Outkast
Bulls On Parade - Rage Against The Machine
Bust A Move - Young MC
Carolina in my Mind (acoustic) - James Taylor
Circle (acoustic) - Allen Stone
Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
Don't Let Me Down - The Beatles
Drift Away - Dobie Gray
Everlong - Foo Fighters
Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears for Fears
Feel Like Makin Love - Bad Company
Heart of Rock and Roll - Huey Lewis and the News
Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder
Human Nature - Michael Jackson
I Won't Back Down - Tom Petty
Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
Just What I Needed - The Cars
Keep On Rockin In The Free World - Neil Young
Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
Let's Go Crazy - Prince
My Prerogative - Bobby Brown
One Love - Bob Marley
Raspberry Beret - Prince
Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
Shut Up And Dance - Walk The Moon
Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder
The Devil Went Down To Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band
The Joker - Steve Miller Band
Thrift Shop - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
To Love Somebody - Bee Gees
Treat Her Like A Lady - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
Uptown Funk - Bruno Mars
Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
Waiting For The Thunder - Blackberry Smoke
Where the Streets Have No Name – U2
You Got Lucky - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers