What type of music do you need? Loretta’s Music includes several styles to choose from.

Celtic (Scottish and/or Irish)

Included are tunes and songs from Scotland’s highlands and islands, plus Ireland and Cape Breton. Irish jigs, reels, and hornpipes are always a popular request. Marches, strathspeys, and reels in the Scottish highland style will have toes tapping and fingers snapping. Traditional songs, the romantic lyrics of Robert Burns, as well as those in the Gaelic language, will sweep you on a journey to the old country.

Historical, Patriotic, Nostalgic

This is music that was commonly heard on the American frontier from the American Revolution through the fur trade era and the Civil War, up to and past the turn-of-the-century. Familiar songs and tunes which span the entire nineteenth century include unforgettable favorites like “The Girl I Left Behind Me” (1700s), "Old Dan Tucker" (1843), "Oh! Susanna" by Stephen Foster (1848), "Arkansas Traveler" (1863), "Golden Slippers" (1879. Loretta uses several instruments such as fiddle, autoharp, banjo, guitar, harmonica, and vocals to bring this period to life. National Armed Services songs and their history are perfect for any Patriotic celebration.

Western-Cowboy

Everyone loves familiar songs of the Old West... songs remembered from one's childhood, and those associated with a country way of life. Let your “Wagon Wheels” follow the “Tumbling Tumbleweeds” through the “Oklahoma Hills” and along the “Navajo Trail,” or go out “Walkin' After Midnight” 'neath the starry skies above, or yearn for “Cool Water” and the “Shenandoah”... but “Don't Fence Me In!” Authentic old-time country style fiddle playing evokes musical images of historic yesterday and the saga of the American cowboy along the Western trails.

Holiday Music

Lift your spirits with songs and tunes for holidays such as Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Patriotic and many other celebrations – sacred and the secular. Well-known and lesser-known pieces highlight these special days.

Acoustic Folk and Rock & Roll

These are well-known songs that you can sing along with representing the folk music revival and the acoustic rock era.

Classical (quartet/ensemble)

This music can include classical works from Bach to the present, or “popular” music of today tastefully arranged for string ensemble. Holiday Celebration Strings are the perfect solution for your corporate or private Christmas holiday event.

Ragtime & Cakewalk Era

These songs and tunes generally date from 1880s to the 1920s. The Cakewalk was a high strutting dance sensation of the late 1800s. Ragtime music is named for its “ragged” syncopation and includes two-steps, marches, slow drags, rags, and waltzes.