In acoustic settings, Eldon typically plays 2, 3, or 4 50-60 minute sets--depending upon the contract and needs of the venue. Set lists largely consist of original material, with several songs being cover tunes from the country, rock, acoustic, pop, bluegrass/newgrass, folk, and americana genres. He plays a very eclectic set list, thereby ensuring that everyone in the audience hears something that resonates within him/her. These are carefully selected and are ALWAYS crowd favorites!
Eldon also often plays shows as a duo with Mike Christl, who plays various percussion instruments, as well as harmonica.
Eldon plays a wide variety of genres, with cover songs from such artists as Shawn Mullins, Jack Johnson, Keith Urban, Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, Nickel Creek, Joe Nichols, Brad Paisley, The Black Crowes, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, John Cougar Mellencamp, Merle Haggard, Howie Day, Alison Kraus and Union Station, Little Big Town, Van Morrison, Johnny Cash, Sawyer Brown, The Eagles, The Steeldrivers, Tom Petty, James Taylor, The Beatles, Travis Tritt, Don Williams, Alan Jackson, eastmountainsouth, Garth Brooks, The Georgia Satellites, The Barenaked Ladies, Josh Kelley, Hal Ketchum, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, etc. A recurring compliment from "non-country-loving" fans is that they like "country" music when he is playing it, as Eldon uses his own unique style to bring out additional nuances and flair to the songs.
Here is a partial list of common cover songs that can be heard:
Flake (Jack Johnson)
Upside Down (Jack Johnson)
My Stupid Mouth (John Mayer)
Faith (George Michael)
Lullaby (Shawn Mullins)
Blackbird (The Beatles)
Jack and Diane (John Cougar Mellencamp)
It's a Great Day To Be Alive (Travis Tritt)
Why Georgia? (John Mayer)
Tomorrow is a Long Time (Bob Dylan/Nickel Creek)
In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel)
The Dance (Garth Brooks)
Free Fallin' (Tom Petty)
If It Hadn't Been For Love (The Steeldrivers)
Whiskey Lullaby (Brad Paisley / Alison Kraus)
Fire and Rain (James Taylor)
Blue As You (Shawn Mullins)
Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain (Willie Nelson)
This Side (Nickel Creek)
Sing Me Back Home (Merle Haggard)
When You Say Nothing At All (Alison Kraus & Union Station)
She Talks to Angels (The Black Crowes)
Grey Street (Dave Matthews Band)
Lie in Our Graves (Dave Matthews Band)
Say (John Mayer)
Try Not To Look So Pretty (Dwight Yoakam)
If I Had $1,000,000 (Barenaked Ladies)
The Broken Road (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
Ring of Fire (Johnny Cash)
Collide (Howie Day)
Amazing (Josh Kelley)
All These Years (Sawyer Brown)
Life Don't Have To Mean Nothin' At All (Tom T. Hall / Joe Nichols)
Jeans On (Keith Urban)
To Make You Feel My Love (Garth Brooks)
The River (Garth Brooks)
On the Road Again (Willie Nelson)
Silver Wings (Merle Haggard)
Beautiful Wreck (Shawn Mullins)
Small Town Saturday Night (Hal Ketchum)
I Walk The Line (Johnny Cash)
Satellite (Dave Matthews Band)
So Much To Say (Dave Matthews Band)
The Fox (Nickel Creek)
Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Bob Dylan)
Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm (Crash Test Dummies)
Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison)
Margaritaville (Jimmy Buffett)
Peaceful Easy Feeling (The Eagles)
You Mean Everything To Me (Shawn Mullins)
Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper)
The Walk (Sawyer Brown)
Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash)
Every Rose Has It's Thorn (Poison)
Keep Your Hands To Yourself (Georgia Satellites)
Gone Country (Alan Jackson)
Livin' On Love (Alan Jackson)
Show Me the River (eastmountainsouth)
Lonesome Roads (Dwight Yoakam)
Fast As You (Dwight Yoakam)
