Rooted in the Grove Park area of Chiswick in west London, Shady Grove combine the acoustic tones of the mandolin, ukulele, guitar and bass. Add in vocal harmonies and you have music which ranges from traditional Irish reels to modern classics; from the Band to Crowded House, Lindisfarne and Tom Petty.
*** Recent news ***
We played a short set outdoors at Watermans Park in Brentford on a sunny afternoon on 27th July 2024. Video clips available shortly!
Earlier this year, at the end of March, we played at St Michael’s church in Chiswick as part of the John Walton Memorial Concert, and were ably assisted by John Graham on drums, who has since joined us. Welcome John! You can see some video from the concert below.
Here’s our current lineup:
Alastair Dewar
Mandolin
Chris Jones
Guitar & Ukulele
Ian Trowbridge
Bass
John Graham
Drums & percussion
Here are some songs that are in our setlist:
Lindisfarne – Meet Me On The Corner Traveling Wilburys – Handle With Care Crowded House – Weather With You REM – Losing My Religion Barenaked Ladies – If I Had A Million Dollars The Band – The Weight Counting Crows – Accidentally In Love Creedence Clearwater – Bad Moon Rising Talking Heads – Psycho Killer
Plain White T’s – Rhythm Of Love Train – Hey, Soul Sister Steve Harley – Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) Tom Petty – I Won’t Back Down & Wildflowers Boo Hewardine – Patience Of Angels Bruce Springsteen – Dancing In The Dark The Decemberists – Down By The Water
Jigs and reels:
Swinging On A Gate Bill Cheetham The Merry Blacksmith The Scholar The Rollicking Irishman The Swallowtail Jig The Liverpool Hornpipe Whiskey Before Breakfast Tam Lin Carolan’s Concerto