WireWood
WireWood is an acoustic string duet, consisting of Laura Koelle on cello and Keith Groover on guitar. They specialize in contemporary and traditional music.
WireWood consists of Laura Koelle (rhymes with “roly poly”) and Keith Groover (rhymes with “hoover”), a cello/guitar duo from Greenville, SC. They specialize in original instrumental songs and unique covers of rock and pop songs. The string duet plays everything from Frank Sinatra to Bruno Mars to Metallica, and their own songs are just as varied. Even though they’re “just” two acoustic instruments, they mix in percussion, harmonies, layering, and more to get a big sound that you’ll need to hear for yourself.
Laura maintains a full private teaching studio and is also the music director for Grace & Peace Presbyterian. She also performs in several symphony orchestras both in South and North Carolina. Keith is the guitar professor at North Greenville University and is the music director for Grace Presbyterian in Spartanburg. Both members of WireWood are active freelance musicians.
WireWood FAQs
Q. What style of music do you play?
A. Everything under the sun, from Top 40 hits to Frank Sinatra to indie covers, as well as plenty of WireWood’s original music.
Q. How many pieces do you typically play as & what instruments are they?
A. WireWood is an instrumental duo consisting of cello and guitar
Q. Do you play in other configurations?
A. Typically no, simply because what we do is very unique – we play almost all of our music by ear, which makes for adding other musicians a little difficult! However, occasionally we will accompany a singer by special request, especially for weddings where the client has a close friend or family member who they’d like to be involved.
Q. Why did you become a professional musician?
A. We have both been musicians since we were kids, have degrees in music and have taught at the collegiate level. We have put in hours of practice time, sure, but the path to take things “pro” was pretty clear cut! Both of us have a heart and love for music; it’s pretty awesome to have such a creative line of work, but that’s not to say it doesn’t come with cons (we work nights and weekends!).
Q. Where are you located?
A. We are based in Greenville, SC, not far from Atlanta, Charleston, Asheville and Charlotte.
Q. Do you travel?
A. Absolutely we do! We have traveled out of state for numerous events.
Q. Why should a newly engaged couple book you?
A. WireWood has been in the wedding business since 2011; in that time, we have played literally hundreds of them. We’ve seen it all and we’ve played in most every condition. We think like professionals because we ARE professionals. Just a few weeks before writing this excerpt, we were booked for an event where we were told we would be able to use the house sound system; however, there was an oversight, so when the event coordinator came up to us in a panic, asking if we had our sound system by chance, we were able to say, “We never leave home without it!” You simply never know what you’re going to run into at an event; don’t leave one of the most important aspects of a successful entertainment to chance!
Q. Do you have the capability of providing your own sound & lights?
A. We always provide a sound system unless the client prefers us to utilize the venue’s system; we do not provide additional lighting.
Song List
MODERN SONG SELECTIONS
100 Years, Five for Fighting
1000 Years, Christina Perri
1979, Smashing Pumpkins
Across the Universe, The Beatles
All of Me, John Legend
All I Want Is You, U2
All You Need is Love, The Beatles
Annie’s Song, John Denver
Applause, Lady Gaga
Beautiful, Phil Wickham
Blackbird, The Beatles
Best Day of My Life, American Authors
Billie Jean, Michael Jackson
Blank Space, Taylor Swift
Bloom, The Paper Kites
Boy With a Coin, Iron + Wine
Brand New, Ben Rector
Brown-Eyed Girl, Van Morrison
Careless Whisper, George Michael
Carrying Your Love With Me, George Strait
Cathedrals, Jump Little Children
The Cave, Mumford + Sons
Chandelier, Sia
Cinema, Skrillex
Come Away With Me, Norah Jones
Crash Into Me, Dave Matthews Band
Demons, Imagine Dragons
Don’t Fear the Reaper, Blue Oyster Cult
Dust in the Wind, Kansas
Elephant Gun, Beruit
Enjoy the Silence, Depeche Mode
Everything, Michael Buble
Every Breath You Take, The Police
Exit Music for a Film, Radiohead
Falling Slowly, Glen Hansard
Flightless Bird, American Mouth, Iron + Wine
Free, Zac Brown Band
From This Valley, The Civil Wars
Get Lucky, Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams
The Girl, City + Colour
God Gave Me You, Dave Barnes
God Only Knows, The Beach Boys
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John
Green Eyes, Coldplay
Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen/Jeff Buckley
Hallelujah, Paramore
Halo, Beyonce
Hard to Concentrate, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter, John Williams
Here, There, and Everywhere, The Beatles
Here Comes the Sun, the Beatles
Here and Now, Luther Vandross
Ho Hey, The Lumineers
Hey There Delilah, Plain White T’s
High and Dry, Radiohead
Hit Me Baby One More Time, Britney Spears
Hold Onto Hope Love, Amy Stroup
Home, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Hotline Bling, Drake
How Sweet It Is, JamesTaylor
I Will Wait, Mumford and Sons
I Won’t Give Up, Jason Mraz
l’ll Be There, The Corporation/Jackson 5
I’ll Follow You Into the Dark, Death Cab for Cutie
Imperial March (Darth Vader Theme)
In My Life, The Beatles
Indiana Jones Theme Song
Instant Crush, Daft Punk
Is This Love, Bob Marley
It’s Time, Imagine Dragons
Just Dance, Lady Gaga
Just the Way You Are, Bruno Mars
Killing Me Softly, The Fugees/R. Flack
King and Lionheart, Of Monsters and Men
Little Lion Man, Mumford + Sons
Little Wonders, Rob Thomas
Love Changes Everything, Andrew Lloyd Webber
Love of My Life, Michael W. Smith
Love Me Like You Do, Ellie Goulding
Love Song, The Cure
Love Story, Taylor Swift
The Luckiest, Ben Folds
Madness, Muse
Marry Me, Train
Marry You, Bruno Mars
Maybe I’m Amazed, Paul McCartney
Michelle, The Beatles
Mountain Sound, Of Monsters+Men
More Than Words, Extreme
Not a Bad Thing, Justin Timberlake
Nothing Else Matters, Metallica
On a Night Like This, Dave Barnes
On Top of the World, Imagine Dragons
One Hand One Heart, Westside Story
The Only Exception, Paramore
The Promise, Tracy Chapman
Ready For Love, India Arie
River Flows in You, Yiruma
Ring of Fire, Johnny Cash
Rose of My Heart, Johnny Cash
Secrets, One Republic
Skinny Love, Bon Iver
So This Is Love from Cinderella
Someday My Prince Will Come
Something Beautiful, Needtobreathe
Somewhere Over The Rainbow, Iz
Sound of Silence, Simon + Garfunkel
The Sprawl, Arcade Fire
Star Wars Throne Room theme, John Williams
The Story, Brandi Carlile
Super Mario Brothers Theme Song
Supermassive Black Hole, Muse
Sweet Child of Mine, Guns+Roses
Sweet Disposition, The Temper Trap
Swing Life Away, Rise Against
Take On Me, Ah-Ok
Tangled Up in You, Staind
Teenage Dream, Katy Perry
Thinking Out Loud, Ed Sheeran
Til There Was You, The Beatles
Toxic, Britney Spears
Unconditionally, Katy Perry
Unintended, Muse
Viva la Vida, Coldplay
Walking on the Sun, Smashmouth
What Makes You Beautiful, One Direction
When I Say I Do, Matthew West
When You Say Nothing At All, A. Krauss
We Found Love, Rihanna
Wouldnt It Be Nice, The Beach Boys
Yellow, Coldplay
Yesterday, The Beatles
You Are the Sunshine of My Life, Stevie Wonder
You Make My Dreams, Hall & Oates
Young and Beautiful, Lana Del Rey
Your Guardian Angel, Red Jumpsuit
Apparatus Zelda Theme Song
VINTAGE/JAZZ SELECTIONS
All of Me, Simone/Marks
Autumn Leaves
As Time Goes By
At Last, Etta James
Black Orpheus, Bonfa
Beyond the Sea, Trenet/Lawrence Blue Bossa
Bluesette, Thielemans
Blue Room, Rodgers/Hart
Brown Eyed Girl, Van Morrison
Can’t Help Falling in Love, Elvis
Dream a Little Dream of Me
Fly Me to the Moon, Frank Sinatra
Georgia on My Mind
The Girl from Ipanema
God Bless the Child
How High the Moon
I Could Write A Book, Rodgers/Hart
The Impossible Dream
A Kiss To Build A Dream On
La Vie En Rose
LOVE (L is For The Way You Look At Me), Frank Sinatra
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
Misty, Garner
Moon River, Mancini/Mercer
My First, My Last, My Everything – Barry White
My Funny Valentine, Frank Sinatra
The Nearness of You, Carmichael/Washington
Satin Doll, Duke Ellington
They Cant Take That Away From Me, Gershwin
This Will Be (an Everlasting Love)
What a Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong
When I Fall In Love, Young/Heyman
HYMN SELECTIONS
All Creatures of Our God and King
All Glory, Laud and Honor Amazing Grace
Be Thou My Vision
Blessed Be the Tie That Binds
Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing
For The Beauty Of The Earth – John Rutter Arrangement
For the Beauty Of The Earth – Traditional
Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer (Jehovah)
How Deep the Father’s Love for Us
How Great Thou Art
I Need Thee Every Hour
Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee
May Jesus Christ Be Praised (When Morning Gilds the Skies)
My Jesus, I Love Thee
O God Beyond All Praising
O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
O, the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus
Praise To The Lord, The Almighty
Simple Gifts
The King Of Love My Shepherd Is
This Is My Father’s World
We Gather Together, Dutch melody
What Wondrous Love Is This
CLASSICAL/TRADITIONAL SONG SELECTIONS
Seating of Grandmothers, Mothers, & Bridal Party:
Air on the G String, J.S. Bach
Arioso, J.S. Bach
Bist du bei Mir (Be Thou, With Me), Bach
Fur Elise, Beethoven
Canon in D, Pachelbel
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, J.S. Bach
Air from Water Music, Handel
Largo from Xerxes, Handel
Panis Angelicus, Frank
Ave Verum Corpus, Mozart
Ave Maria, Schubert
Traumerei, Schumann
Sleeping Beauty Waltz from Swan Lake, Tchaikovsky
St. Anthony’s Chorale, Haydn
Bridal Processional:
Canon in D, Pachelbel
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, J.S. Bach
Trumpet Voluntary, Clarke
Trumpet Tune, Purcell
Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin (Here Comes the Bride), Wagner
Ode to Joy, Beethoven
Recessional:
Trumpet Voluntary, Clarke
Trumpet Tune, Purcell
La Rejouissance, Handel
Wedding March from a Midsummer Night’s Dream, Mendelssohn
Rondeau, Mouret