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The Wharf Rats

Sponsor 2015
The Wharf Rats  Maryland and Washington DC's hot new psychedelic jamdance band, in our 5th year,  playing 2 full sets of Grateful Dead & groovaliscious classics at every show.

When formed, music they like, etc. - Wharf Rats is an uplifting jam band w/ originals,Grateful Dead & offshoots, Floyd, Allmans, Cash, Isaak, Feat, Morrison & groovalicious classics. 

The Wharf Rats MD love the music of Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia Band, Dylan, RatDog, Furthur, Phish, Marley, classic rock, Blues, and many originals. The band has reinterpreted many songs with improv jams adding new life to the folk rock psychedelic experience. 

The band has been together for six years with personnel changes along the way, but the focus and core of the band has stayed the same. Rock / Grateful Dead / Psychedelic / Blues
☀ Robert Gersten - Vocals / Drums
☀ Eric "dawg" Metzman - Vocals / Lead Guitar
☀ Eric "Huck" Huckleberry - Vocals / Keyboards
☀ Tom McCarthy - Vocals / Guitars / Pedal Steel
☀ Marv Egolf - Vocals / Bass
☀ Eric Sutton - aural technologies
☀ And sometimes guest appearances from others in the GRATEFUL community
Influences
Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia Band, Chuck Berry, Santana, Bob Dylan, The Byrds, Johnny Cash, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Bob Marley, Eric Clapton, The Band, Neil Young, Levon Helm, The Beatles, John Lennon, Van Morrison, Merl Saunders, Old & in the Way, Peter Rowan, Hot Tuna, and all of the blues greats and bluegrass masters.


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Set List

H / Feelin’ Alright
E / I need a miracle > R / Next time you see me
E / Big River > T & H > Cumberland Blues
M / Mystery Train > M / Mama Tried
H & T / Cassidy
R / Valerie > T / Althea > H / Jackstraw
H / Playing in the band
E / Pride of Cucamonga > R / Financial blues > Pride of Cucamonga > E / Fire on the mountain
Ø    Drum Solo (s) > H / I like to sit outside
R & E / He’s Gone > E / The other ones > E / Stella Blue > The other ones > T / Truckin’
E / West LA Fadeaway
R / US Blues

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