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, Fairfax, VA Audacious Aleworks, Fairfax, VA
 —  — 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 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
 —  — Dave Nemetz Music Full Distance Brewing, Stafford, VA Full Distance Brewing, Stafford, VA
 —  — Dave Nemetz Music Chilly Hollow Brewing Co., Berryville, VA Chilly Hollow Brewing Co., Berryville, 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

Songs I Play

6th Avenue Heartbreak by Wallflowers

A Long December by Counting Crows

A Pirate Looks At Forty by Jimmy Buffett 

Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers 

All For You by Sister Hazel 

American Kids by Kenny Chesney 

And It Stoned Me by Van Morrison 

Atlantic City by Bruce Springsteen 

Bad Moon Rising by CCR 

Because The Night by Bruce Springsteen 

Bertha by Grateful Dead 

Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell/Counting Crows

Blowin' In The Wind by Bob Dylan

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams by Green Day

Breakdown by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers 

Brilliant Disguise by Bruce Springsteen

Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison 

Cadillac Ranch by Bruce Springsteen 

Call Me The Breeze by J. J. Cale 

Carolina In My Mind by James Taylor

Centerfield by John Fogerty 

Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes by Jimmy Buffett

Chicken Fried by Zac Brown Band 

Closing Time by Semisonic

Come Monday by Jimmy Buffett

Come Together by The Beatles

Copperhead Road by Steve Earle 

Cover Me Up by Jason Isbell

Creep by Radiohead

Dancing In The Dark by Bruce Springsteen

Days Like These by Luke Combs

Dead Flowers by Rolling Stones 

Don't Let Me Down by Beatles 

Don’t Look Back In Anger by Oasis

Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey 

Don't Think Twice It's Alright by Bob Dylan

Down Under by Men At Work 

Dreams by Fleetwood Mac

Drift Away by Dobie Gray 

Drops of Jupiter by Train 

Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison

Fast Car by Tracy Chapman 

Fire And Rain by James Taylor

Fishin’ In The Dark by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 

Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash 

For What It's Worth by Buffalo Springfield

Forever And Ever Amen by Randy Travis

Free Fallin' by Tom Petty

Friend Of The Devil by Grateful Dead 

Get Along by Kenny Chesney 

Give Me One Reason by Tracy Chapman

Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) by Green Day 

Handle With Care by Traveling Wilburys

Have You Ever Seen The Rain by CCR 

Heading South by Zach Bryan 

Here’s A Quarter, Call Someone Who Cares by Travis Tritt 

Hey Jealousy by Gin Blossoms 

Hey There Delilah by Plain White T's 

Ho Hey by The Lumineers 

Honky Tonk Women by Rolling Stones 

Hurricane by Luke Combs 

Hurt So Good by John Mellencamp 

I And Love And You by Avett Brothers 

I Melt With You by Modern English 

I Remember Everything by Zach Bryan 

I Want You To Want Me by Cheap Trick 

I Won’t Back Down by Tom Petty 

I'm On Fire by Bruce Springsteen

Iris by Goo Goo Dolls

It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere by Alan Jackson/Jimmy Buffett

Knockin' On Heaven's Door by Bob Dulan

Lawyers, Guns, & Money by Warren Zevon

Learning To Fly by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 

Leaving On A Jet Plane by John Denver

Let Her Cry by Hootie & The Blowfish

Living On A Prayer by Bon Jovi

Lodi by CCR 

Lookin' Out My Back Door by CCR 

Losing My Religion by R.E.M.

Mainstreet by Bob Seger 

Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffett

Mr. Brightside by The Killers

My Hero by Foo Fighters 

My Hometown by Bruce Springsteen 

Neon Moon by Brooks & Dunn 

No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem by Kenny Chesney 

Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da by The Beatles 

Old Time Rock & Roll by Bob Seger 

One Headlight by The Wallflowers

Peaceful Easy Feeling by Eagles

Pink Houses by John Mellencamp

Poor Poor Pitiful Me by Warren Zevon 

Proud Mary by CCR 

Push by Matchbox 20 

Reason To Believe by Rod Stewart 

Rock And Roll Girls by John Fogerty 

Rocket Man by Elton John 

Running On Empty by Jackson Browne

Shake It Off by Taylor Swift (2014)

Shoulda Been A Cowboy by Toby Keith 

Sister Golden Hair by America 

Something In The Orange by Zach Bryan 

Something So Strong by Crowded House 

Southern Cross by Crosby, Stills, & Nash 

Stand By Me by Ben E. King

Starting Over by Chris Stapleton 

Steal My Kisses by Ben Harper

Take It Easy by Eagles (1972)

Stuck In The Middle With You by Stealer's Wheel

Summer of '69 by Bryan Adams

Take It Easy by Eagles

Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver

Teach Your Children by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young

Tennessee Whiskey by Chris Stapleton 

Tequila Sunrise by Eagles p

The One I Love by R.E.M. 

The Weight by The Band 

Thunder Road by Bruce Springsteen 

Times Like These by Foo Fighters 

Toes by Zac Brown Band 

Turn The Page by Bob Seger 

U.S. Blues by Grateful Dead 

Use Somebody by Kings Of Leon 

Valerie by Amy Winehouse

Viva La Vida by Coldplay 

Wagon Wheel by Old Crow Medicine Show 

Walk Of Life by Dire Straits

Where The Wild Things Are by Luke Combs 

Who’ll Stop The Rain by CCR 

Wild Horses by Rolling Stones 

Wild Night by Van Morrison 

Wildflowers by Tom Petty 

Willin' by Little Feat

Witchy Woman by Eagles 

Wonderwall by Oasis 

Yellow by Coldplay

Yer So Bad by Tom Petty

You Can't Always Get What You Want by Rolling Stones

You Don't Know How It Feels by Tom Petty 

You Should Probably Leave by Chris Stapleton 

You Wreck Me by Tom Petty 

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