Biography
The Harvest String Duo consists of Teri Abler on violin and JP Hester on guitar, this duo performs throughout the Southeast performing selections from Bob Dylan to Beethoven. Combining their classical training with their love for modern music, the duo puts a unique perspective on almost any song or style.
Their unique ability to play across various genres and adapt to and interact with each audience makes them a highly sought after staple for weddings, country clubs, restaurants, or conventions. Whether your event calls for tuxedos or t-shirts, the Harvest String Duo’s music elevates any event’s ambience.
Many clients rave about the duo’s ability to play almost any request on the fly. Crying toddler at your wedding reception? No problem! They’ll bust out the ‘Paw Patrol’ theme and turn that frown upside down! Bride wants Madonna and Mother-in-Law wants Mozart? Easy! How about a classically-inspired take on ‘Material Girl’?
Teri is a classically-trained violinist/violist and has performed with regional symphonies throughout the Midwest and Southeast. In addition to teaching at The Gwinnett School of Music, she also maintains a virtual studio through the states and abroad. JP studied classical guitar in his younger years before focusing more on songwriting and improvisational rock and roll.
He has done session work for other artists as well as recording original material. A chance meeting between the two planted the idea, and the melding of their styles has created something familiar, yet truly unique.
The Harvest String Duo’s versatility allows them to craft each set to specific audiences and evolve with the atmosphere as the night progresses. Oftentimes they find themselves beginning the shows with elegant instrumentals and finishing the night with rousing sing-alongs involving the whole crowd.
Both Teri and JP find their biggest reward in the faces of satisfied clients. They relish the opportunity to create a unique set for your special event. They feel the journey of learning new music and seeing their styles coalesce is the closest thing to magic they’ve found yet, and look forward to sharing that journey with you.
Song List
Harvest String Duo Song List
Modern Repertoire:
A Day in the Life - The Beatles
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
A Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum
Across the Universe - The Beatles
Africa - Toto
Ain't Life Grand - Widespread Panic
All My Lovin’ - The Beatles
Althea - Grateful Dead
And She Was - Talking Heads
Angel From Montgomery - John Prine
Ashokan Farewell - Jay Ungar
Atlantic City - The Bans
Be My Baby - The Ronettes
Be Our Guest - Beauty & The Beast
Because - The Beatles
Bermuda Highway - My Morning Jacket
Bertha - Grateful Dead
Billy Breathes - Phish
Birds of a Feather - Phish
Blackbird - The Beatles
Blue Indian - Widespread Panic
Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino
Brain Damage - Pink Floyd
Brokedown Palace - Grateful Dead
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Built To Last - Grateful Dead
Burning Down the House - Talking Heads
Bye Bye Bye - N’Sync
California Dreamin - The Mama & The Papas
Can’t Find My Way Home - Steve Winwood
Can’t Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley
Can't Take My Eyes off of You - Frank Valli
Candy Man - Grateful Dead
Casey Jones - Grateful Dead
Cassidy - Grateful Dead
Catfish John - Jerry Garcia Band
Cavatina - Deer Hunter
China Cat Sunflower - Grateful Dead
Come Away With Me - Norah Jones
Come On Eileen - Dexy’s Midnight Runners
Come Sail Away - Styx
Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
Crazy Fingers - Grateful Dead
Creep - Radiohead
Crying - Roy Orbison
Dancing Queen - ABBA
Daniel - Elton John
Day After Day - Badfinger
Days Between - Grateful Dead
Dear Prudence - The Beatles
Dirt - Phish
Don’t Stop Believing - Journey
Down By the River - Neil Young
Driver - Phish
Dupree’s Diamond Blues - Grateful Dead
Dust in the Wind - Kansas
Eleanor Rigby -The Beatles
Eyes of the World - Grateful Dead
Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard
Famous Blue Raincoat - Leonard Cohen
Feather Theme (Forrest Gump)
Fire on the Mountain - Grateful Dead
Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra
Friend of the Devil - Grateful Dead
Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles
Goin’ Down the Road - Grateful Dead
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
Gumbo - Phish
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
He’s Gone - Grateful Dead
Hello In There - John Prine
Hey There Delilah - Plain White T’s
Hey Ya - Outkast
Hollywood Nights - Bob Seger
I Am The Walrus - The Beatles
I know you Rider - Grateful Dead
I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston
I’ll Follow You Into the Dark - Death Cab for Cutie
I’ve Had the Time of My Life -
If I Only Had a Brain - The Wizard of Oz
In My Life - The Beatles
In Spite of Ourselves - John Prine
In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel
It Makes No Difference - The Band
It might Be You - Stephen Bishop
Karma Police - Radiohead
Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
Kodachrome - Paul SImon
Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
Layla - Eric Clapton
Let it Be - The Beatles
Let It Ride - Ryan Adams
Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
Loser - Grateful Dead
Love Love Love - John Prine
Make You Feel My Love - Bob Dylan/Adele
Man on the Moon - R.E.M.
Midnight Rider - The Allman Brothers
Moondance - Van Morrison
Moonlight Serenade - Beethoven
Morning Dew - Grateful Dead
Mother - Pink Floyd
My Brothers and My Sisters - Jerry Garcia Band
My Favorite Things - Mary Poppins
My Girl - The Temptations
Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
1979 - Smashing Pumpkins
No Matter What - Badfinger
Norwegian Wood - The Beatles
Now That I’ve Found You - Alison Krauss
Oh My Sweet Carolina - Ryan Adams
On the Turning Away - Pink Floyd
One Flight Down - Norah Jones
Over the Rainbow - Judy Garland
Please Don’t Bury Me - John Prine
Please Let Me Get What I Want - The Smiths
Ripple - Grateful Dead
Running of Faith - Eric Clapton
Scarlet Begonias - Grateful Dead
Serenade - Schubert
Shallow - Lady Gaga
Ship of Fools - Grateful Dead
Sitting in Limbo - Jimmy Cliff
Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson
So Many Roads - Grateful Dead
Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
Someone to Watch Over Me - Ella Fitzgerald
Something - The Beatles
Somewhere Only We Know - Keane
Somewhere that’s Green - Little Shop of Horrors
Song for Zula - Phosphorescent
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word - Elton John
Southern Accent - Tom Petty
Spanish Pipedream - John Prine
Speed of the Sound of Loneliness - John Prine
Stand By Me - Ben E. King
Stella Blue - Grateful Dead
Strange Design - Phish
Strawberry Wine - Deana Carter
Sugaree - Grateful Dead
Take On Me - Aha
Tennessee Whiskey - Chris Stapleton
Terrapin Station - Grateful Dead
The Take Out - Widespread Panic
The Way You Do the Things You Do - The Temptations
The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
The Winner Takes It All - ABBA
Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
Touch of Grey - Grateful Dead
Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show
Waste - Phish
We Can Work it Out - The Beatles
What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles
With or Without You - U2
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
Yesterday - The Beatles
You Don’t Know Me - Ray Charles
Your Song - Elton John
Classical Repertoire:
Air on the G string - Bach
Alleluia from Exultate Jubilante - Mozart
Andante - Carulli
Andante - Sor
Andantino - Carcassi
Aria - Handel
Aria - Verdi
Arioso - Bach
Ave Maria - Schubert
Ave Verum Corpus - Mozart
Ballade No.1 - Chopin
Bourree - Bach
Bridal Chorus - Wagner
Canon in D - Pachelbel
Caprice - Paganini
Caro Nome - Verdi
Claire de Lune - Chopin
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart
Emperor Waltz - Strauss
Entrance of the Queen of Sheba - Handel
Finale from Symphony No. 1 - Brahms
Flower Duet - Delibes
Gavotte - Bach
Habanera - Bizet
Hornpipe from Water Music - Handel
Humoresque - Dvorak
In The Hall of the Mountain King - Grieg
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring - Bach
Lagrima - Tarrega
Largo from “Winter” - Vivaldi
Liebestraum - Liszt
Meditation from Thais - Massanet
Minuet in G Major - Bach
Nessus Dorma - Puccini
New World Symphony - Dvorak
O Mio Babbino Caro - Puccini
O Sole Mio - Capua
Ode to Joy - Beethoven
On Wings of Song - Mendelssohn
Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 - Bach
Rondeau - Mouret
Sarabande - Handel
Serenade - Schubert
Sheep May Safely Graze - Bach
Sleeping Beauty Waltz - Tchaikovsky
Study in B Minor - Sor
Study in E Minor - Tarrega
Swan Lake - Tchaikovsky
The Swan - Saint Saens
Theme from Sonata in A Major - Mozart
Waltz - Carulli
Watcher Auf - Bach
Wedding March - Mendelssohn
Note: If you do not see your favorite song, just ask about it! The Harvest String Duo can accommodate most requests.
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Reviews
Wow, Jim! The Harvest String Duo were AMAZING performing for our wedding ceremony and reception last Saturday Oct. 7, 2023 in Atlanta! So glad we took your recommendation and booked these talented and musicians. All our guests were asking who they were and where we got them from! Mark and I loved their talent, grace and kindness - will highly recommend them.
David K.