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The O-Tones are one of the premier New England Wedding Reception Bands!  Upbeat and Uplifting, they have been a mainstay in New England for over 20 years.

@dearellatrio thanks @tuesdaymarket & @growfoodnor @dearellatrio thanks @tuesdaymarket & @growfoodnorthampton for a fun community gathering to support local farms & other vendors!
@annietpatterson @ann.percival.art @marywittpainter @theotones 
#folkmusic #swingmusic #bluesmusic #livemusic 
And grateful for the audience!
Dear Ella Tuesday Market Northampton What a wonde Dear Ella Tuesday Market Northampton

What a wonderful summer venue for local fruit, vegetables, and lots of other homemade goods! Family friendly vibe makes this a great place to hang out with friends and new folks while supporting local farmers and vendors. Sponsored by Grow Food Northampton.

#LiveMusic #LocalFarmers #SocialJustice #Community #DearEllaTrio #FolkMusic #musicofhope 

@dearellatrio @annietpatterson @ann.percival.art @marywittpainter @theotones
Planning a wedding or party or event? We got a pre Planning a wedding or party or event? We got a preview tour of Wyckoff Country Club yesterday. Thanks to @cjcevents and @wyckoff.country.club for the fun event! Great food & atmosphere.
 
#newenglandweddings #partymusic #dancemusic #weddingmusic #livemusic #dancing 

@flowerworkfarm @feelgoodshoplocal @floralaffairsgreenfield @cumbaent @thevenue_ivysevents @jpvisualsphotography @sethkaye @psfashionsandmehanditattoos @thecreationstationma @williamrussellphotography @bouquetsofthevalley @boylstonrooms @smalltownmomentsllc @theotones
Swing Sunday at Hawks and Reed Swing Sunday is th Swing Sunday at Hawks and Reed

Swing Sunday is the last Sunday afternoon of every month at Hawks and Reed in Greenfield!

3- 4 pm beginner Swing Dance Lesson

4 – 6 pm Live Music by The O-Tones (alternating monthly with Butterfly Swing Band)

May 25 with Mary Witt (vocals & bass), Ann Percival (vocals & guitar), Jon Weeks (sax), Joe Lomonaco (drums)

Fun update… Joe, drummer from Butterfly Swing, will be joining The 
O-Tones this month. It’s all about community. 🎶 🥁 💃 🕺 🎶
Want to learn to Swing Dance? Already know how? Co Want to learn to Swing Dance? Already know how? Come join in the fun this Sunday, May 25! Greenfield 3-6 pm
@ann.percival.art @dougplavinmusic @marywittpainter @theotones @ jon weeks
#swingdancing #swingmusic #EastCoastSwing #WestCoastSwing #Lindy #foxtrot #lindyleagueofwesternmassachusetts @cylgecko @raggmop
Music for Appreciation Dinner for volunteers… di Music for Appreciation Dinner for volunteers… dinner and dancing!
@ann.percival.art @anandonandon @marywittpainter @theotones 

#swingmusic #bluesmusic #soulmusic #motownmusic #partymusic #livemusic #dancemusic #gratitude #volunteerism #community #summitview
Such a fun time at Blue Rock Restaurant in Shelbur Such a fun time at Blue Rock Restaurant in Shelburne Falls for Shelburne Falls Women’s Association hundredth anniversary!
@theotones @bennyfingerskohn 
@ bobferrier @marywittpainter 
@ bluerockrestaurantShelburnefalls

#swingmusic #partymusic #newenglandweddings #weddingmusic #dancemusic #livemusic #dancing #gatsby 
#1920sparty #1930s #1940smusic
Reserve your spot for Sunday! #gatsbyparty #1920s Reserve your spot for Sunday!
#gatsbyparty 
#1920sMusic #1930sMusic #Jazz #swingmusic 
@theotones @marywittpainter @bennyfingerskohn @ bob ferrier
Come celebrate at The Blue Rock Restaurant with ho Come celebrate at The Blue Rock Restaurant with hosts Shelburne Falls Area Women’s Club for their 100th birthday! The O-Tones trio will provide Gatsby era music with Mary Witt (vocals & bass), Ben Kohn (vocals & piano), and Bob Ferrier (guitar). With hits by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Fats Waller, Dinah Washington, and more, these musicians will hit all the right notes for this era!

Fancy dress is the order of the evening so dust off your feather boas and long pearls and we’ll party like it’s 1925!

$30 per person includes cocktails, appetizers, and a simple buffet with room to dance.

RSVP christine.baronas@gmail.com or 413.625.6697

Space is limited so secure your spot soon! May 4, Sunday, 4-7 pm
Tuesday 🌷 Thank you to West Springfield Cultura Tuesday 🌷
Thank you to West Springfield Cultural Council and Massachusetts Cultural Council for a grant for this show!
Plan your summer party with music by The O-Tones. Plan your summer party with music by The O-Tones. Outside or inside, live music makes the party! Check out our reviews on Google 💥
@jatmosphere @bennyfingerskohn @jopey @marywittpainter @ann.percival.art @theotones  @franknewton 
 
#soulmusic #motownmusic #bluesmusic #partymusic #livemusic #dancemusic #dancing #weddingmusic #newenglandweddings #swingmusic
Dear Ella is excited to be part of the Rosé Relea Dear Ella is excited to be part of the Rosé Release party at Black Birch Vineyard in Hatfield!

Ticket Link:

https://www.simpletix.com/e/rose-release-party-tickets-208720

Come join in the fun with a great mix of tunes, Folk, Blues, Swing, Soul, Gospel, songs of peace, love, hope and social justice. Reserve your seating…Details below.

Get ready to welcome the upcoming 2025 season in style with Black Birch Vineyards’ 2024 Rosé of Cabernet Franc. And what better way to do it than by joining our Rosé Release Party? Immerse yourself in loads of delicious food, live music and of course, some top-quality wine!

Join the festivities on April 26th and choose one of the two sessions: 12 pm – 2:30 pm or 3 pm – 5:30 pm. With capacity limits for outdoor events, make sure to secure your spot for the 2.5-hour session at just $12 per person. You’ll also receive a complimentary logo’d stemless wine glass and a sample of the freshly released 2024 Rosé.

Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to celebrate the arrival of spring and summer! Secure your ticket now and get set to savor some incredible wines!

Regular wine tastings will not be available during the event. Glass and bottle sales only.

Joining us for the afternoon are:

Live music by Dear Ella Riff’s Food Truck, Wandering Waffles Food Truck, Batch Ice Cream, The Rose Thief Rose Installation

We encourage you to bring lawn seats or blankets. Please carpool if you can.

This is a family-friendly event and guests under 21 are free and don’t require a ticket.

We are pet-friendly, however, we do recommend you leave your furriends home this time.

You may bring in outside food but we encourage you to support the vendors attending

Any alcohol other than Black Birch wine is prohibited and violates our farm winery license.

Cheers and celebrate the day with a glass of Rosé!
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Bill Newman Show WHMP

October 25, 2015
AN.MW.cropMary Witt and Anand Nayak sang and played on Bill Newman Show WHMP. And a link to Mary & Zack of The O-Tones Tones on WHMP, Bill Newman Show with Penny Burke of Northampton Center for the Arts. Go get a cup of tea and settle in.  

Bye Bye Ballroom

October 24, 2015
JasonGreat article about Northampton Center for the Arts and Bye Bye Ballroom by Jane Kaufman in Masslive. Here’s a link to an article about arts in the area, including Bye Bye Ballroom that we played. Check out this quick TV clip about Bye Bye Ballroom.

Nice article on Mass Live!

October 23, 2015
Nice article on Mass Live!

Editorial: Don’t miss Gateway City Arts Project’s dance party Saturday featuring the O-Tones, Samirah Evans and John Sheldon

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Mary Witt and the sweet sound of the O-Tones provided the dance music at the “Bye Bye Ballroom” event, the Northampton Center for the Arts last fancy dance party in its ballroom Jan. 26, 2013. The band will play June 21, 2014, at a dance party at Gateway City Arts in Holyoke. (David Molnar/The Republican)
The brainchild of artists Lori Divine and Vitek Kruta, Gateway City Arts is a bit like a playground for artists, performers, teachers and craftsmen. The Holyoke work and art space includes places to meet, host events, work, create and learn. It has studio space for dancers, artists, ceramicists and woodworkers as well as shared and private work space, meeting and event spaces. Housed in a Holyoke mill at 92-114 Race Street, the space features wood floors ideal for dancers, big windows ideal for artists, and wide open spaces ideal for those working on large projects and teaching the arts. The founders recently celebrated the second anniversary of Gateway with a dance party. Those who missed it have a second chance to celebrate with a sizzling sounding dance with the Northampton-based O-Tones led by the sultry alto Mary Witt, who plays bass. When she counts off a song, she means it. While the O-Tones are known as a swing band, on Saturday the band will take on additional flavors – of blues, R&B, Motown — with the addition of Samirah Evans, the popular jazz and blues vocalist who hails from New Orleans, and John Sheldon, who was Van Morrison’s lead guitarist. The party starts at 8 p.m. Saturday. Dancers won’t want to miss it. Listeners who enjoy toe-tapping music and impeccable vocal harmonies won’t want to either.
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New England Wedding Reception Bands - The O-Tones

The O-Tones featured!

O-Tones’ song on National TV!
Our song “Spring Cleaning” (from our CD “Ain’t That a Kick”) was on the Today Show in2008! A special on spring cleaning starts off with The O-Tones song with special tips for spring cleaning (including ketchup, coffee beans, and vanilla!).

The O-Tones hit British TV!
The TV programme “It’s Me Or The Dog” also used our song “Spring Cleaning”. In this particular episode, the owners are clearing up the mess their two dogs made. The show was on British TV plus Animal Planet in the USA.

The O-Tones named “best swing band in the valley”
(Pioneer Valley of MA) numerous times, voted by listeners in the Valley Advocate¹s Grand Band Slam.

Two O-Tones’ songs included on two different Oasis Jazz Samplers!
Oasis Manufacturing pressed both our CDs and included us twice on the jazz compilations: 2000 “Just Squeeze Me” from “Ain’t That a Kick” and 2006 “Come Dance With Me” From “Dance With Me” by Mary Witt, including all The O-Tones.

Recommended wedding photographer we’ve worked with: Derek Fowles

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Mary Witt | mewitt@gmail.com | 413-584-8760

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