About

The Sweetbloods are an acoustic duo based in Meredith, NH.  Their music is well-known in the Lakes Region/White Mountains area. They are the recipients of the 2023 Best Duo in the Lakes Region Award by the Laconia Daily Sun.  The Sweetbloods specialize in blending tight vocal arrangements with tasteful guitar accompaniment.  The duo’s repertoire is varied and incorporates songs from several genres and time periods. Their music centers around acoustic versions of classic rock tunes, folk rock and country rock tunes intermingled with folk, bluegrass, reggae, calypso, blues and jazz tunes. The duo’s primary influences include the Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, the Band, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Emmy Lou Harris, and Joni Mitchell to name a few.  

 

The Sweetbloods consist of Phil and Janet Sanguedolce. Both Janet and Phil are singer-songwirters.  Phil is multi-instrumentalist and vocalist who has been performing professionally for over 45 years.  He has played guitar, keyboards, fiddle, bass, and pedal steel guitar in various bands in the Midwest and New England.  Janet is talented visual and ceramic artist who has been performing professionally as a  guitarist/vocalist for the past fifteen years.   Her solid rhythm arrangements provide a strong backdrop to Phil’s colorfully polished guitar artistry. Janet's rich and captivating voice crystalizes the Sweetblood’s hypnotic harmonies.