About this vendor
Melonbelly Acoustic Guitar Duo is a wedding band located in Charlotte, NC. The duo serves events in the Carolinas, Georgia, Virginia, West Virginia, and Tennessee, but are open to traveling to other destinations. They primarily cover genres including folk, rock, bluegrass, and Motown, though their playlists are customized to each event they perform at.
Clifton and Burke of Melonbelly Acoustic Guitar Duo have been performing at weddings for over 10 years. They are talented multi-instrumentalists, playing guitar, banjo, harmonica, and percussion between them. The pair have an extensive repertoire ranging from musicians from the 1950s to the present.
Clifton and Burke cite artists like Van Morrison, The Allman Brothers, and Johnny Cash as their main influences, though they have diverse tastes. They aim to play something everyone can enjoy, and work with clients to create personalized song lists. With their ability to perform hundreds of songs from the past 70 years, they’re sure to play every couple’s favorites.
The Melonbelly Acoustic Guitar Duo members appreciate the effort put into planning a wedding and can coordinate with planners to ensure the entertainment runs smoothly. They carefully monitor their volume, making them an excellent choice for both large or small venues. Clifton and Burke provide professional sound equipment for use on the day of the wedding. Couples can avail of their other services, including a ceremony microphone, projector and visual equipment, or a live CD recording.
Details
Instruments
- Banjo
- Guitar
- Harmonica
- Percussion
- Ukulele
- Vocals
Music Genres
- Classical
- Country
- Dance
- Disco
- Folk
- Hip-Hop
Music Services
- Live Music
- MC Services
- Recorded Music
- Sound Equipment
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
- Ceremony
- Reception
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4.9
out of 5.021 reviews
Mellonbelly did a great job! They helped make my wedding special.
Omg! These two guys are the absolute best! We had them play at our Friday night welcome party for our wedding weekend. Their vibe and energy fit the night perfectly and they are so...
incredibly talented! Their song list has a wide variety and they play all of the classics. It was a perfect evening of great music, friends, family and celebration. I would absolutely hire them again!
Melonbelly played at our wedding in Highlands and they were so much fun!!!! Burke was awesome to work with leading up to the event and very responsive to phone calls/emails. People...
were on the dance floor the whole night and we really enjoyed having them play at our reception! Thank you!!!
We got married on July 4th in a outdoor treehouse venue in Asheville, and had a gathering with just immediate families, which included several small children and 17 adults. Cliff a...
nd Burke were excellent, and very flexible about playing in a treehouse for the ceremony and first dances with a bigger set up on the forest floor for dancing! Their sound was perfect, matching the exact atmosphere we were going for- we would definitely recommend working with them for your event!
Due to COVID-19, we ended up deciding to elope in our backyard with just some family & we planned the whole thing in ONE WEEK. We contacted Melonbelly to see if they could work wit...
h us, and they were so incredibly accommodating! They learned our first dance song for us and were overall a pleasure to work with. I 100% would recommend them to anyone looking for fun, chill and easy to work with musicians!
We had Melonbelly for our reception in downtown Raleigh last night and they were amazing! It was important to us to have live music at our wedding and they did not disappoint! As ...
soon as we got to the reception guests were raving about the music during the cocktail hour. Clifton and Burke even learned a song for our first dance and we keep bringing up how special that was. They had everyone enjoying themselves the whole night. Melonbelly played a huge role in our wedding and we feel lucky to have had them!
Melon belly was a huge hit at our wedding! Every single guest stopped us to ask who these guys were. Burke is absolutely incredible to work with!
Melonbelly is simply amazing! Clifton and Burke performed @ my son's rehearsal dinner and they made the evening so very special. They are so easy to work with and I would highly re...
commend them for your next event!
Melonbelly was the perfect fit for our mountain wedding reception! They are amazingly talented, played all the songs we love, and they were a pleasure to work with. The energy and ...
flow of our reception was simply perfect, thanks to them. It was so nice to not have to worry about this aspect of the evening. We knew that they had everything under control, and they delivered an above and beyond performance. The only thing I would change is to have had them play longer!
Burke and Clifton were amazing! The did a great job with the music for the wedding and everyone enjoyed them at the reception. We had tons of complements on the music! They were ex...
tremely professional and easy to work with. We loved that they were willing to learn a special song for our first dance. I would highly recommend Melonbelly Music for any event!
Clifton and Burke were wonderful to work with from beginning to end. They were incredibly flexible from playing both inside and outside and adjusting to our small space to working ...
with us during the event when we had to shift our timeline. We received so many compliments on the music - our guests were blown away by how awesome they were! I would very highly recommend Melonbelly to anyone who is looking for great music played by experienced professionals who can help to create a truly memorable experience
These guys are AWESOME! My groom was in charge of communicating with the band, and the process went flawlessly! We knew after listening to brief clips of music and a simple phone c...
onversation that these guys were for us. Not only did they do an amazing job with our ceremony song for the unity candle ceremony, but they were phenomenal with going with the flow and vibe for the evening. Relaxed, fun, and eclectic. They were even open to our requests for specific songs for our first dance, special dances with mom/dad, and last dance and pulled them off better than we could have hoped for! Thank you guys so much!!!!!!!
Melonbelly played our wedding and they were amazing! Very easy to work with and extremely professional. They learned a special song for my ceremony (one they had never heard befo...
re) and played it flawlessly. Everything from the ceremony, to dinner music, to being our MC's, to the dance music... they read the crowd perfectly and gave us just the feel we were looking for!
It was everything I had always dreamed of and for that I was just thrilled.
We had the most amazing wedding on May 17th, 2013...only a few days ago. The music and atmosphere was amazing. We had a nice mix of live music and Dj music. Melonbelly did a great ...
job with all of our announcements. Our wedding was dreamy. Our guests were very complimentary of our music.
We were very pleased with the music Melonbelly performed at our wedding and reception. Their music and performance was exactly as we had imagined for our special day. Melonbelly co...
mpleted the intimate atmosphere we sought after for our wedding day. They are extremely talented musical artists, and were able to play all of our requests beautifully. We received numerous compliments from our guests on how wonderfully they played, and we were praised for the idea of having a guitar duo instead of the typical wedding DJ. Melonbelly brought to our wedding a more sophisticated ambiance. I will definatly be referring Melonbelly to other brides, and will keep them in mind for any other future functions.
Sweet guys, very talented. Created a great atmosphere and ambiance for cocktails and dinner, but for the dance music they didn't play much from our request list, and set up and iPo...
d then hit the bar. Overall happy with them but feel like we overpaid for what we got
These two guys are great. They played great music that was low key and easy going & then cranked it up later in the evening and DJ'ed some great dance music. They even stayed a...
n extra few hours for not that much more $. Very pleased with them!
I thought that my 30 guest wedding would be pretty sedate, but Mellonbelly got everyone on their feet at the end of the night. They read the crowd perfectly! They also learned a...
new song for our First Dance and made the moment so much more memorable with a great live cover. In addition, the classical music they played created the perfect backdrop for our ceremony.
Bottomline - professional, versatile and much more than I expected. They made our wedding unforgettable.
We had Melonbelly play at our wedding and they were fabulous! Both Burke & Clifton are extremely professional, flexible, and easy to work with, as well as very talented musicians....
Their musical range was great, and they had perfect choices for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. They were also more than happy to arrange a song for our first dance that wasn't on their list... and it was great! I am so happy with how everything turned out and would definitely recommend them to anyone looking for a wedding band.
We were very pleased with the music Melonbelly performed at our wedding and reception. Their music and performance was exactly as we had imagined for our special day. Melonbelly co...
mpleted the intimate atmosphere we sought after for our wedding day. They are extremely talented musical artists, and were able to play all of our requests beautifully. We received numerous compliments from our guests on how wonderfully they played, and we were praised for the idea of having a guitar duo instead of the typical wedding DJ. Melonbelly brought to our wedding a more sophisticated ambiance. I will defiantly be referring Melonbelly to other brides, and will keep them in mind for any other future functions. Thank you again!
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