About this vendor
Based out of Asheville, NC, Anya Hinkle & Tellico is a wedding band available for rehearsal dinners, receptions, and private parties. These talented musicians specialize in bluegrass and Appalachian-style acoustic music that is bound to elevate the atmosphere of your wedding celebrations. Blending covers of country, swing, and old-time tunes with stellar original material, this versatile group delights in providing the soundtrack to a couple’s precious day.
Musician Anya Hinkle has taken her talents all over the world, playing at a stream of outdoor gigs, festivals, and events. Whether she is performing on a haybale or at a high-end soirée, her musical offerings go down a treat with guests and revelers. She befriends to-be-weds and stays in touch long after they have said “I do.”
Alongside her band Tellico, Anya strives to provide the pitch-perfect sounds to complement mountain settings and authentic Asheville culture. Their chosen genres have the power to evoke meaning and sentiment one minute, and lively floor-fillers the next. Anya Hinkle & Tellico is available to serenade your loved ones during the ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Instruments
- Bass
- Fiddle
- Guitar
- Mandolin
- Violin
- Vocals
Music Genres
- Bluegrass
- Country
- Folk
Music Services
- Live Music
- Sound Equipment
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Wedding
- Ceremony
- Reception
Awards and Affiliations
2021 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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Reviews
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5
out of 5.011 reviews
Anya and the band were so wonderful throughout the entire process. They were flexible and got excited with us during the planning. The ceremony music truly elevated the experience....
Our guests had a fabulous time dancing, it really made the night. I highly recommend this band for any event. They are all so talented
Anya Hinkle & Tellico put on an incredible show and our guests danced all evening! They were so fun and perfect for our rehearsal dinner, they'd be great for a wedding too. In addi...
tion to her musical talent and awesome performance, Anya went above and beyond in helping us to plan our event and gave us stellar recommendations in Asheville. I couldn't recommend her more for any couple or relative planning their big day/weekend. Thanks so much Anya!
Anya and her band were absolutely incredible. From our very first booking consultation, Anya was both highly professional and personable. The music was exactly what we asked for: f...
ull of lively, danceable energy but without dominating or overwhelming the room. Anya's voice was sublime and the performers were all exceptionally fluent on their instruments. It was very impressive whenever any of them played a featured solo.
There were no logistical issues at all and Anya was flexible and very cool about semi-unplanned aspects, particularly the speeches where family wanted to grab the mic for a minute or two.
Their stage presence was warm and engaging, and their passion for what they were doing was very clear: authenticity was important to us. They did not feel like a random bunch of "hired gun" wedding musicians just doing another gig. They were the real deal, sharing their art with us.
Our guests would not stop raving about the music afterwards: we received many requests for links to their streaming services so people could listen to them on the trip home.
They were such a crucial part of a perfect day and we can't recommend them enough!
Decided live music was needed for my daughter's small wedding at a mountain inn for the processional, cocktail hour, and a 2nd line parade to reception area. Found Anya on photogra...
pher's reference list - and how fortunate! She was so flexible working on unusual request (learning "When the Saints Go Marching In" so she could lead the 2nd line parade); expertly managed all the logistics with the inn; everyone loved her music!
We hired Tellico for our son's destination wedding weekend in Asheville, NC - couldn't have been happier with our selection. They were amazing! Anya is beyond talented and several...
guests (and the bride and groom) became familiar with their music before the wedding which made it more special (they also can cover any songs people already know). If you are looking for an authentic Asheville sound, you won't be disappointed. And to top it off, Anya is super super nice -- made the couple feel like she understands its the most important day of your life and she's right behind you cheering you on. 10/10.
Anya/Tellico was absolutely fabulous. Anya was wonderful to work with - made everything so easy, and clearly wanted to set the vibe that we wanted to have. We used Tellico for ou...
r Friday night Welcome Party in Asheville. The talent in the band was incredible, and Anya's voice is beautiful. I only wish that I had had more time just to sit and appreciate it all that evening (or had a recording that I could revisit)! I would highly recommend them!!!
Anya - thank you and Tellico for playing at our wedding! You all were incredible! The musicianship was amazing, everybody had a great time dancing, we couldn't have asked for a bet...
ter performance. We've had so many compliments about you and the music. It was a great night we will never forget and we are so glad that you could be a part of it. Communication was super easy and quick through the whole process. You've been a joy to work with from start to finish. Thank you again for everything!
Anya & Tellico was the perfect band for our COVID mountain wedding! They played the ceremony, cocktail hour, and then kicked it up a notch for our reception. We got so many compl...
iments on the band! I would highly recommend!
Anya & Tellico were AMAZING to work with for our COVID-safe wedding. The music was beyond great and they had no problem modifying things to create a more pandemic-friendly environm...
ent (we were worried about people wanting to boogie too hard). We had so many guests comment on how great the music was and highly recommend them to anyone looking for a band - couldn’t have asked for better!
Thank you Anya & Tellico!!! ❤️
What a treat it was to have Tellico during our cocktail hour. Tellico’s bluegrass/folk vibes complimented the mountain views at our venue just perfectly. They are absolutely unique...
and will add a special experience to any event. I absolutely loved them, and so did our guests! Anya was delightful and quick to respond to emails. You won’t regret the decision to hire Tellico.
Anya and her band honestly had a huge part in making our perfect wedding visions a reality. I found Tellico online and liked their music, and one conversation on the phone with Any...
a put me at ease immediately, and we hired her to perform at our ceremony and cocktail hour. Anya had worked at our venue near Asheville before and it was evident that the staff there REALLY enjoyed working with her, which is always a good sign. Our conversations leading up to the event were great, especially since we weren't always super clear about we wanted - she gave us lots of options and samples to hear. Most impressively, we asked Anya and her band to learn a traditional Jewish piece for our wedding, which she was game to tackle and carried out with great fidelity. We had a very impressive, very theatrical, very good wedding band play our reception, but I thought (and everybody else's comments confirmed to me) that Anya and Tellico were superb artists who set the mood perfectly for the ceremony and the evening. They understood what we needed and made it happen with a minimum of fuss. They played a number of pieces acoustically for our procession (Townes Van Zandt's "If I Needed You" being a notable highlight, which we had never heard before it was suggested by Anya) before moving and plugging in for the happy hour. In a process that is unavoidably hectic and stressful, working with Anya and Tellico just felt like something that was "taken care of" from the start - I never once felt worried they wouldn't deliver exactly what we were hoping for. If you want something folksy (but elevated), sincere and fun, and especially if you want to capture some of the spirit of the mountains, definitely call Anya and Tellico. We ended up including copies of their most recent album in thank-you gifts and have been really, really trying to see them play again in the area but it just hasn't worked out yet. We listen to their music when we want to relive our wedding, and we think you will, too!
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