I DON'T CLAIM TO BE THE CHEAPEST. I CLAIM TO BE THE BEST.
I am not your typical Acoustic Guitarist & Vocalist. I am a triple AWARD WINNING one man band producing a BIG sound to really rock your event, whether it is a garden party at home, private bar, a posh wedding or corporate.
Using a kick drum, a bass pedal and vocal harmonizer effects my unique and pioneering sound is that of a whole band.
I can also perform as a traditional acoustic guitarist and vocalist if the event requires a more chilled atmosphere.
I offer all day packages to suit the softer daytime performance as guests embrace the sunshine outside, and then move inside when the party needs to get started!
My repertoire of 450+ is so vast that I can cater for events for all ages, with an emphasis on modern hits from Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, Mumford & Sons all the way back to Johnny Cash, The Beatles and Elvis, and everything in between. My state of the art equipment can cater for crowds up to 200 people.
I am proud to say when I started this hugely successful and multi-award winning cover act in 2008 I was the original acoustic guitarist & vocalist act who was available for parties and weddings to rock the dance floor. I have been booked across the UK and worldwide including France, Italy, Croatia and Thailand.
I offer entertainment through all parts of a Wedding day such as the Ceremony, Drinks Reception, Wedding Breakfast and Evening, where I play live in and around DJ sets. Sometimes I am even booked to perform for the whole day building through to a crescendo as the day goes on and have every guest singing at the top of their lungs and dancing like a silly person :-)
I frequently get booked for 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th birthday parties which can be just as fun as playing at a Wedding. I also play at special anniversary parties.
I have been honoured to win 3 Wedding Industry Awards for Best Wedding Act (solo or duo) the 3 times I entered in 2012, 2015, and 2018.
As a musician and member of the Musicians Union, I have gained valuable experience learning his trade, which I feel has elevated my level of performance to that of the very highest quality and second to none. You really have to see a live performance before you can compare me with other similar musicians.
Based in Chelmsford, Essex
Modern
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
All I Want - Kodaline
All Of Me - John Legend
Angels - The XX
Awake My Soul - Mumford & Sons
Babel - Mumford & Sons
Believe - Mumford & Sons
Blame It On Me - George Ezra
Budapest - George Ezra
Castle On The Hill - Ed Sheeran
Don't You Worry Child - Swedish House Mafia
Dying Of The Light - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall - Coldplay
Ex's & Oh's - Elle King
Falling Slowly (theme from 'Once') - Glen Hansard
Famous - Nathan Sykes
Flowers In Your Hair - The Lumineers
Go Gentle - Robbie Williams
Grenade - Bruno Mars
Grow Old With Me - Tom Odell
Hey Brother - Avicii
Ho Hey – The Lumineers
Hold Back The River - James Bay
Hold On, We're Going Home - Drake
Holy Mountain - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Home - Philip Phillips
How Would You Feel (Paean) - Ed Sheeran
Human - Rag n Bone Man
I Knew You Were Trouble - Taylor Swift
I Took A Pill In Ibiza - Mike Posner
I Will Wait – Mumford & Sons
I Won't Give Up - Jason Mraz
If I Had A Gun - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
If You Ever Wanna Be In Love - James Bay
If You Wanna - The Vaccines
Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars
King & Lionheart - Of Monsters & Men
L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N - Noah & The Whale
Latch - Sam Smith
Lego House - Ed Sheeran
Let Her Go - Passenger
Lightning Bolt – Jake Bugg
Little Things - One Direction
Love Yourself - Justin Bieber
Lover Of The Light - Mumford & Sons
Lovers Eyes - Mumford & Sons
Magic - Coldplay
Marry You - Bruno Mars
Mountains - Biffy Clyro
Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5
Perfect - Ed Sheeran
Photograph - Ed Sheeran
Play That Song - Train
Pompeii - Bastille
Price Tag - Jessie J
Radioactive - Imagine Dragons
Reminder – Mumford & Sons
Riptide - Vance Joy
Safe Inside - James Arthur
Say Something - Justin Timberlake
Say Something - A Great Big World
Say You Won't Let Go - James Arthur
Scars - James Bay
Shape of You - Ed Sheeran
Shut Up and Dance - Walk The Moon
Sky Full Of Stars - Coldplay
Sovereign Light Cafe - Keane
Stay With Me - Sam Smith
Supermarket Flowers - Ed Sheeran
The A Team - Ed Sheeran
The Cave - Mumford & Sons
The Death Of You And Me - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
The Roller - Beady Eye
The Way That I Live - Ed Harcourt
Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
Up - Olly Murs
Wake Me Up - Avicii
You've Got The Love - Florence & The Machine
90s/00s
74 - 75 - The O'Connells
A Rush of Blood to the Head - Coldplay
All These Things That I've Done - The Killers
Alright - Supergrass
America - Razorlight
American Idiot - Green Day
Amie - Damien Rice
Angels - Robbie Williams
Baby One More Time - Britney Spears
Babylon - David Gray
Back For Good - Take That
Back to You - Bryan Adams
Bad Day - Daniel Powter
Bad Things (theme from True Blood) - Jace Everett
Basket Case - Green Day
Bed of Roses - Bon Jovi
Best of You - The Foo Fighters
Better Together - Jack Johnson
Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
Breakfast At Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something
Broken Stones - Paul Weller
Cannonball - Damian Rice
Can't Speak French - Girls Aloud
Cast No Shadow - Oasis
Champagne Supernova - Oasis
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
Common People - Pulp
Complicated - Avril Lavigne
Country House - Blur
Crazy - Gnarles Barkley
Creep - Radiohead
Cry Me Out - Pixie Lott
Dakota - Stereophonics
Dance The Night Away - The Mavericks
Dancing In The Moonlight - Toploader
Delicate - Damien Rice
Disco 2000 - Pulp
Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
Don't Look Back In Anger – Oasis
Dream Catch Me - Newton Faulkner
Dreaming of You - The Coral
Driftwood - Travis
Easy - Lionel Richie
End of A Century - Blur
Everlong – The Foo Fighters
Ever Fallen In Love - The Buzzcocks
Everything I Own - Rod Stewart
Everybody's Changing - Keane
Everybody's Talkin - The Beautiful South
Everybody (Backstreet's Back) - Backstreet Boys
Everything - Michael Buble
Exit Music (For a Film) - Radiohead
Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead
Feeling Good - Muse
Feels Like Home - Randy Newman
Fields of Gold - Sting
Fill My Little World - The Feeling
Fix You - Coldplay
Flowers In The Window - Travis
Follow Me - Uncle Kracker
Galway Girl - Steve Earle
God Put A Smile Upon Your Face - Coldplay
Good Enough - Dodgy
Greatest Day - Take That
Green Eyes - Coldplay
Half Light - Athlete
Half The World Away - Oasis
Hand In My Pocket - Alanis Morissette
Harvest Moon - Neil Young
Have A Nice Day - Stereophonics
Hey There Delilah - The Plain White T's
Hey Ya - Outkast
High and Dry - Radiohead
Home - Michael Buble
Hospital Food - David Gray
How Long - The Eagles
Hurt - Johnny Cash/Nine Inch Nails
I Predict a Riot - The Kaiser Chiefs
I Try - Macy Gray
I Wanna Grow Old With You (theme from The Wedding Singer) - Adam Sandler
I Want It That Way - Backstreet Boys
If It Makes You Happy - Sheryl Crow
If There's Any Justice in the World - Lemar
I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
In My Place - Coldplay
Iris - The Goo Goo Dolls
Ironic - Alanis Morrissette
It's All About You - McFly
Karma Police - Radiohead
Kiss Me - Sixpence None The Richer
Laid - James
Last Night - The Strokes
Last Request - Paolo Nutini
Late In The Day - Supergrass
Layla - Eric Clapton
Leave Right Now - Will Young
Learn To Fly - Foo Fighters
Listen Up - Oasis
Little Lion Man – Mumford & Sons
Little By Little - Oasis
Local Boy In The Photograph - Stereophonics
Losing My Religion - REM
Lost - Michael Buble
Lost! - Coldplay
Love Is All Around - Wet Wet Wet
Love Supreme - Robbie Williams
Love You Til The End - The Pogues
Lucky - Radiohead
Lucky Man - The Verve
Mad World - Gary Jules
Man on the Moon - REM
Mardy Bum - The Arctic Monkeys
Maybe Tomorrow - Stereophonics
Miracle - The Foo Fighters
Mmm Mmmm Mmm Mmmm - The Crash Test Dummies
More Than Words - Extreme
Mr Brightside - The Killers
My Hero - Foo Fighters
No Surprises - Radiohead
North Country Boy - The Charlatans
Obviously - McFly
One - U2
One Day Like This – Elbow
Open Your Eyes - Snow Patrol
Ordinary People - John Legend
Paranoid Android - Radiohead
Perfect 10 - The Beautiful South
Red - Daniel Merryweather
Roll Away Your Stone - Mumford & Sons
Rule the World - Take That
Run - Snow Patrol
Runaway Train - Soul Asylum
Sail Away - David Gray
Same Jeans - The View
Save Tonight - Eagle-Eye Cherry
Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
Sex On Fire - Kings of Leon
She Moves in Her Own Way - The Kooks
She's Electric - Oasis
She's So Lovely - Scounting For Girls
She's The One - Robbie Williams
Side - Travis
Sing - Travis
Sit Down - James
Slide Show - Travis
Slight Return - The Bluetones
Smile Like You Mean It - The Killers
So Beautiful - Pete Murray
Somebody Told Me - The Killers
Somewhere Only We Know - Keane
Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World - Israel
Kamakawiwo'ole
Song For The Lovers - Richard Ashcroft
Songbird - Oasis
Sonnet - The Verve
Sparks - Coldplay
Starlight - Muse
Stay (I missed You) - Lisa Loeb
Stop Crying Your Heart Out - Oasis
Street Spirit - Radiohead
Strong - Robbie Williams
Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of - U2
Strange Currencies - REM
Suddenly I see - KT Tunstall
Talk Tonight - Oasis
Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
Tellin Stories - The Charlatans
Tender – Blur
The Day We Caught The Train - Ocean Colour Scene
The Drugs Don't Work - The Verve
The Hardest Part - Coldplay
The Importance Of Being Idle - Oasis
The Man Who Told Everything - The Doves
The Masterplan - Oasis
The Otherside - Red Hot Chilli Peppers
The Scientist - Coldplay
This Is For Lovers - Pete Doherty
Time Of Your Life - Green Day
Times Like These - The Foo Fighters
To Make You Feel My Love – Bob Dylan/Adele
Torn - Natalie Imbruglia
Trouble - Coldplay
Two - Ryan Adams
Umbrella - Rhianna
Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
Valerie - The Zutons
Violet Hill - Coldplay
Viva La Vida - Coldplay
Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show
Walkaway - Cast
What's Up? - Four Non Blondes
When The Night Hears My Song - Bedouin Soudclash
(When We Collide) Many of Horror – Biffy Clyro
When You Say Nothing At All - Ronan Keating
When You're Gone - Bryan Adams
Wherever You Will Go - The Calling
Whistle for the Choir - The Fratelli's
Whole Again - Atomic Kitten
Why Does It Always Rain on Me - Travis
Wicked Game - Chris Issak
Wild Wood - Paul Weller
With No Shoes - The Charlatans
Wonderful World - James Morrison
Wonderwall - Oasis
Yellow - Coldplay
You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
You Do Something To Me - Paul Weller
You Give Me Something - James Morrison
You Know Me – Robbie Williams
You're Beautiful - James Blunt
You've Got A Friend In Me - Theme from Toy Story
Zombie - The Cranberries
70s/80s
20th Century Boy - T Rex
500 Miles - The Proclaimers
A Little Respect - Erasure
Amarillo - Tony Christie
Another Brick In The Wall - Pink Floyd
Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Billy Jean - Michael Jackson
Brothers In Arms – Dire Straits
Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
Burning Love - Elvis Presley
Come On Feel The Noize - Slade
Delilah - Tom Jones
Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
Fairytale of New York - The Pogues
Faith - George Michael
Free Falling - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Get Back - The Beatles
Give It Up - KC & The Sunshine Band
Greased Medley - Grease
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
Happy Xmas (War is Over) - John Lennon
Heart of Gold - Neil Young
Heartache Tonight - The Eagles
Heaven - Bryan Adams
Hello - Lionel Richie
Heroes - David Bowie
Honky Tonk Woman - The Rolling Stones
Hotel California - The Eagles
How Sweet It Is - James Taylor
Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
I Won't Back Down - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Imagine - John Lennon
Into The Mystic - Van Morrison
Jumping Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones
Lean on Me - Bill Withers
Learning To Fly - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Let It Be - The Beatles
Let Your Love Flow - The Bellamy Brothers
Long Train Running - The Doobie Brothers
Lyin Eyes - The Eagles
Made Of Stone - The Stone Roses
Maggie May - Rod Stewart
Make Me Smile - Cockney Rebel
Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson
Man In Black - Johnny Cash
Nine To Five - Dolly Parton
Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship
Peaceful Easy Feeling - The Eagles
Perfect Day - Lou Reed
Proud Mary - Tina Turner
Rockin’ All Over The World - Status Quo
Romeo & Juliet - Dire Straits
Stuck In The Middle - Stealers Wheel
Substitute - The Who
Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
Sweet Child O Mine - Guns N' Roses
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynard Skynard
Take It Easy - The Eagles
Take It To The Limit - The Eagles
Teenage Kicks - The Undertones
Tequilla Sunrise - The Eagles
That's Entertainment - The Jam
The Littlest Hobo - TV Theme
The One I Love - REM
The Only Living Boy in New York - Simon & Garfunkle
The Walk of Life - Dire Straits
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - The Smiths
This Guy's In Love With You - Burt Bacharach
Three Little Birds - Bob Marley
Up The Junction - Squeeze
Waterfall - The Stone Roses
Waterloo - Abba
Where the Streets Have No Name - U2
Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones
With Or Without You - U2
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
Working Class Hero - John Lennon
Your Song - Elton John
Young At Heart - The Bluebells
You're So Vain - Carly Simon
50s/60s
A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash
A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles
All My Loving - The Beatles
All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
American Trilogy - Elvis Prestley
Be My Baby - The Ronettes
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
California Dreamin' - The Mamas & The Papas
Cocaine Blues - Johnny Cash
Days - The Kinks
Daydream Believer - The Monkees
Downtown - Petula Clark
Eight Days a Week - The Beatles
Falsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
Girl From The North Country - Bob Dylan/Johnny Cash
Handbags And Gladrags - Rod Stewart
Help Me Rhonda - The Beach Boys
Hey Jude - The Beatles
I Got Stripes - Johnny Cash
I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
I'm a Believer - The Monkees
It Aint Me Babe - Johnny Cash
It's Now or Never - Elvis Presley
Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
Living Doll - Cliff Richard
Mrs Robinson - Simon & Garfunkle
My Generation - The Who
My Girl - The Temptations
Nowhere Man - The Beatles
Oh Boy! Buddy Holly
Oh Darling - The Beatles
People Are Strange - The Doors
Please Please Me - The Beatles
Revolution - The Beatles
Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash
Sloop John B - The Beach Boys
Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
Stand By Me - Ben E. King
Strawberry Fields - The Beatles
Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
That's Alright Mama - Elvis Presley
The Homes Of The Blues - Johnny Cash
The Wonder Of You - Elvis Presley
These Boots Are Made For Walking - Nancy Sinatra
Twist & Shout - The Beatles
Walk The Line - Johnny Cash
Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks
We Can Work it Out - The Beatles
Whilst My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles
With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker
You Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry
You Were Always on my Mind - Elvis Presley
You've Got to Hide your Love Away - The Beatles
Christmas
A range of traditional and modern Christmas songs available upon request.
1 x car parking space required
2 x power sockets (more the merrier)
Performance space should be minimum 12 feet width and 6 feet depth. No stage required but is favourable.
Yes full state of the art PA and lighting
Is there a sound limiter and what is the access like
Yes a bespoke DJ service or you can provide me with a playlist
I’ve got to say I’ve been blessed to play at some amazing venues but a private villa in Thailand for a 60th birthday was probably the best.
Oasis is why I picked up the guitar so they have to be my biggest influence.
Back in secondary school I sang Live Forever and that was the start of my musical career. I then started writing songs and being a gigging musician for next 20+ years
Birthday parties. Anything from 40-60 ideally as my repertoire suits this age bracket.
Set up times:
Set up for 'daytime' performances please allow 20-30 minutes
Set up for 'evening' performances please allow 60 minutes (to account for larger PA, kick drum and lighting/DJ service)
Daytime party performance times:
2 hour period (2 x 45 min sets)
3 hour period (3 x 45 min sets)
Daytime Wedding performance times:
Wedding Ceremony - 5 songs
Drinks Reception - Up to 2 hours continuous
Wedding Breakfast - Up to 2 hours continous
Evening Reception - 3 x 45 min sets with Laptop DJ during breaks
Yes love to if dry
Yes I like to make every performance bespoke
Apart from “AMAZING” it is mostly comments about how I got the whole crowd dancing.
Most of Jamie McGuire's clients are private bookings for events such as Weddings, Birthday Parties etc.