Stas' Bio

Stas

Live Acoustic Rock

Stas Swirzewski – Acoustic Guitar, vocals, and harmonica

Stas first picked up the guitar as a teenager and continued playing during his Naval career throughout the U.S. and Europe. Following a successful career in sales and marketing along with family responsibilities, Stas returned to the stage in the late eighties, playing throughout the Mt. Washington Valley in N.H. before heading to Florida where he was able to work with a variety of musicians including members of “38 Special";“Lynyrd Skynyrd”;“Allman Bros.”;to name a few.

Stas has played in many of the venues in the St. Augustine area including Scarlett O'Haras, O.C. Whites and the Tradewinds Lounge, the oldest lounge in the oldest city in the US of A, also various venues in Jacksonville and The Boot Hill Saloon in Daytona.

Stas also had the distinct honor of performing at Bob Lies Tribute Memoriam held at the Tradewinds Lounge in St Augustine, Florida with Artimus Pyle (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Greg Baril(Blackfoot), and Jim Essery(Allman Bros.Band).

  In 2003, Stas was given an endorsement from Ovation Guitars by Paul Damiano, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Kaman Music Corp. with the presentation at The Mountain View Grand in Whitefield,N.H..

Stas is well known for his ability to play many styles of music, wide vocal range, harmonica style, and professionalism.

Stas has played in many fine establishments throughout the north country of N.H. including, The Mountain View Grand in Whitefield; Inn Season Resorts Pollard Brook in Lincoln; the Coyote Grill in Waterville Valley; The Cannon Mt. View in Franconia; the Sunset Grill in Campton; The Wildcat Tavern in Jackson; The Corner House Inn in Ctr. Sandwich; The Town Docks (Common Man) in Meredith; The Common Man, Ashland; Delaney's in North Conway and The Paradise Beach Club, Weirs Beach(Bike Week).

    The newest chapter in this saga, Stas has recently broke out to the west with an awesome trip to Phoenix to play Joe's Grotto in the downtown area with the help of Jonathan.

"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, bloody, and screaming "Wow! What a ride!!!"