Eldon Johnson and True North play a very wide-ranging set list, playing anything from old to new country and rock/pop cover tunes, with some of his outstanding original material sprinkled in, as well. Eldon is very skilled at putting together appropriate set lists for specific venues, and also at modifying the set list "on the fly" if the clientele seems to be digging (or not digging) a certain genre/style on a given night.
Eldon is also one of the most accomplished solo performers in the region, and plays many shows in this manner every year. In solo acoustic shows, Eldon typically plays 2, 3, or 4 50-60 minute sets--depending upon the contract and needs of the venue. Set lists consist of original material, as well as 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. He plays a wide variety of genres, with cover songs from such artists as Shawn Mullins, Jack Johnson, Keith Urban, Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, Lady Antebellum, Dierks Bentley, George Strait, 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, Van Morrison, Johnny Cash, Sawyer Brown, The Eagles, The Steeldrivers, Tom Petty, James Taylor, The Beatles, Travis Tritt, Don Williams, Alan Jackson, 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 band or solo acoustic shows:
- Lover, Lover (Jerrod Niemann)
- All I Ask For Anymore (Trace Adkins)
- Feel That Fire (Dierks Bentley)
- Every Mile a Memory (Dierks Bentley)
- Alright (Darius Rucker)
- Love Don't Live Here (Lady Antebellum)
- Troubadour (George Strait)
- You'll Think Of Me (Keith Urban)
- Stupid Boy (Keith Urban)
- Making Memories Of Us (Keith Urban)
- Flake (Jack Johnson)
- Upside Down (Jack Johnson)
- Good People (Jack Johnson)
- My Stupid Mouth (John Mayer)
- Faith (George Michael)
- Lullaby (Shawn Mullins)
- Blackbird (The Beatles)
- Wind It Up (Barenaked Ladies)
- Jack and Diane (John Cougar Mellencamp)
- Pink Houses (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)
- 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)
- Your Body Is a Wonderland (John Mayer)
- 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)
- T-R-O-U-B-L-E (Travis Tritt)
- Silver Wings (Merle Haggard)
- Beautiful Wreck (Shawn Mullins)
- Small Town Saturday Night (Hal Ketchum)
- I Walk The Line (Johnny Cash)
- Diggin' Up Bones (Randy Travis)
- On The Other Hand (Randy Travis)
- 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 Its 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)
