About Dave

SOLO ACOUSTIC GUITARIST

from Northern Virginia

Playing timeless favorites that span the musical landscape, with some originals mixed in. He plays songs you know, some you might not, and some you’ll want to remember.

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My Highlights

Old Ox Brewery Mini Music Fest, Ashburn, VA (September 2023, June 2024, and September 2024)

Fundraiser for MS at Bike Lane Brewing, Reston, VA (July 2024)

Fairfax County 4-H Fair, Herndon, VA (August 2024)

Route 7 Provisions Kickoff Event, Leesburg, VA (August 2024)

Singer-Songwriter Cape May Conference and Showcase, Cape May, NJ (March 2025)

Shenandoah Arts Festival, Winchester, VA (September 2025)

Singer-Songwriter Night, Notaviva Winery, Purcellville, VA (October 2025)

Opened for Justin Trawick at Clare & Don's Beach Shack, Falls Church,  VA (November 2025)

Upcoming Schedule

Date Event Location
 —  — Dave Nemetz Music Full Distance Brewing, Stafford, VA Full Distance Brewing, Stafford, VA
 —  — Dave Nemetz Music Audacious Aleworks, Falls Church Audacious Aleworks, Falls Church
 —  — Dave Nemetz Music Eleven Eleven Brewing Co., Purcellville, VA Eleven Eleven Brewing Co., Purcellville, VA
 —  — Dave Nemetz Music Cascades Farmers Market, Sterling, VA Cascades Farmers Market, Sterling, VA
 —  — Dave Nemetz Music Loudoun Brewing Co., Leesburg, VA Loudoun Brewing Co., Leesburg, VA
 —  — Dave Nemetz Music Dynasty Brewing West, Leesburg, VA Dynasty Brewing West, Leesburg, VA
 —  — Dave Nemetz Music Oak Marr Farmers Market, Oakton, VA Oak Marr Farmers Market, Oakton, VA
 —  — Dave Nemetz Music Full Distance Brewing, Stafford, VA Full Distance Brewing, Stafford, VA
 —  — Dave Nemetz Music Hawkley Brewing Co., Herndon, VA Hawkley Brewing Co., Herndon, VA
 —  — Dave Nemetz Music Herndon Farmers Market, Herndon, VA Herndon Farmers Market, Herndon, VA
 —  — Dave Nemetz Music Full Distance Brewing, Stafford, VA Full Distance Brewing, Stafford, VA
 —  — Dave Nemetz Music Full Distance Brewing, Stafford, VA Full Distance Brewing, Stafford, VA
 —  — Dave Nemetz Music Cascades Farmers Market, Sterling, VA Cascades Farmers Market, Sterling, VA
 —  — Dave Nemetz Music Loudoun Brewing Co., Leesburg, VA Loudoun Brewing Co., Leesburg, VA
 —  — Dave Nemetz Music  
 —  — Dave Nemetz Music Water's End Brewery, Lake Ridge, VA Water's End Brewery, Lake Ridge, VA
 —  — Dave Nemetz Music Loudoun Brewing Co., Leesburg, VA Loudoun Brewing Co., Leesburg, VA
 —  — Dave Nemetz Music Cascades Farmers Market, Sterling, VA Cascades Farmers Market, Sterling, VA
 —  — Dave Nemetz Music Water's End Brewery, Lake Ridge, VA Water's End Brewery, Lake Ridge, VA

Songs I Play

24 Frames - Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit

A Long December - Counting Crows 

A Pirate Looks At Forty - Jimmy Buffett

All For You - Sister Hazel 

American Kids - Kenny Chesney 

And It Stoned Me - Van Morrison 

Atlantic City - Bruce Springsteen

Because The Night - Bruce Springsteen 

Behind The Wall Of Sleep - The Smithereens

Bertha - Grateful Dead

Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell

Blowing In The Wind - Bob Dylan

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams - Green Day 

Brilliant Disguise - Bruce Springsteen 

Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison

Budapest - George Ezra 

By And By - Caamp 

Cadillac Ranch - Bruce Springsteen 

Call Me The Breeze - J. J. Cale

Centerfield - John Fogerty

Chicken Fried - Zac Brown Band

City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie 

Closing Time - Semisonic

Country Roads - John Denver

Cover Me Up - Jason Isbell

Dancing In The Dark - Bruce Springsteen

Dead Flowers - Rolling Stones

Don't Let Me Down -  Beatles

Don’t Stop Believin’  Journey

Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright - Bob Dylan

Down By The Water - The Decemberists 

Down Under - Men At Work 

Drift Away - Dobie Gray

Drops of Jupiter - Train

Eight Days A Week - Beatles

Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison 

Fast Car - Tracy Chapman

Fire Lake - Bob Seger

Fishin' In The Dark - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Follow You To Virgie - Tyler Childers 

Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash 

Friend Of The Devil - Grateful Dead

Gloria - The Lumineers

Going To California - Led Zeppelin

Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) Green Day

Have You Ever Seen The Rain - CCR

Head Full of Doubt/Road Full Of Promise - The Avett Brothers

Heading South - Zach Bryan

Here's A Quarter, Call Someone Who Cares - Travis Tritt

Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms

Hey There Delilah - Plain White T's 

Ho Hey - The Lumineers

Honky Tonk Women -  Rolling Stones

I’m A Believer - The Monkees

I And Love And You - The Avett Brothers

I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried - Rodney Crowell

I Melt With You - Modern English

I Want You To Want Me - Cheap Trick

I Won’t Back Down - Tom Petty

Into The Mystic - Van Morrison

It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere - Alan Jackson

Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door - Bob Dylan

Lawyers, Guns, & Money - Warren Zevon

Leaving On A Jet Plane - John Denver

Let Her Cry - Hootie & The Blowfish

Lodi - CCR 

Lookin' Out My Back Door - CCR 

Mainstreet - Bob Seger

Man On The Moon - R.E.M.

Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett

Millionaire - Chris Stapleton

My Hero - Foo Fighters

No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem - Kenny Chesney 

Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da - The Beatles 

Old Time Rock & Roll - Bob Seger 

Ophelia - The Lumineers

Peaceful Easy Feeling - Eagles

Pink Houses - John Mellencamp

Poor Poor Pitiful Me - Warren Zevon 

Proud Mary - CCR

Push - Matchbox 20 

Reason To Believe - Rod Stewart

Ripple - Grateful Dead

Rock And Roll Girls  John Fogerty 

Rocket Man - Elton John

Running On Empty - Jackson Browne

Shoulda Been A Cowboy - Toby Keith

Something In The Orange - Zach Bryan

Something So Strong - Crowded House 

Southern Cross - Crosby, Stills, & Nash 

Starting Over - Chris Stapleton

Take It Easy - Eagles

Teach Your Children - CSNY

Tennessee Whiskey - Chris Stapleton

Tequila Sunrise - Eagles 

The One I Love - R.E.M.

The Weight - The Band

Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen 

Times Like These - Foo Fighters

Turn The Page - Bob Seger

U.S. Blues - Grateful Dead 

Use Somebody - Kings Of Leon 

Viva La Vida - Coldplay

Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show

Where The Wild Things Are - Luke Combs

Who’ll Stop The Rain - CCR

Wild Horses - Rolling Stones 

Wild Night - Van Morrison 

Wildflowers - Tom Petty

Witchy Woman - Eagles

Wondering Why -The Red Clay Strays

Wonderwall - Oasis

Yer So Bad - Tom Petty

You Don't Know How It Feels - Tom Petty

You Should Probably Leave - Chris Stapleton

You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away - The Beatles