1 hour: £225 |
2 x 45 minute sets within a 2 hour period: £275 |
3 hours: £325 |
Edinburgh based very experienced guitarist and folk singer playing Scottish and Irish traditional music and also an expert on blues and other styles.
A very experienced professional standard acoustic guitarist and singer and can provide instrumental Scottish, Irish, blues, ragtime and jazz flavoured music soundtrack for a host of events. Also a singer, John covers a wide range of Scottish folk music ranging from songs by Robert Burns to Dougie MacLean and to Runrig. John's song repertoire also ranges across the board and covers a wide range of blues and folk material.
Based in Edinburgh, Midlothian
Selection of Robert Burns songs:
Green grow rashes O
Aye Fond Kiss
A Man’s a Man for a’ that
My love is like a Red, Red Rose
The Lea Rig
Auld Lang Syne
Ay Waukin O
Selected other songs including Scottish / Irish Songs:
Various Runrig, Bob Dylan, Richard Thompson and Rory Gallagher songs
Wild Mountain Thyme
Both Sides of the Tweed
Black is the Colour
Broom of the Cowdenknowes
Loch Lomond
Caledonia (Dougie MacLean)
Tae the Beggin’ I will go
Fisherrow
The Road to Drumleman
The Final Trawl
Valley of Strathmore
The Water is Wide
Carrickfergus
Arthur McBride
Cliffs of Doneen
Scottish and Irish Instrumentals:
About 100 jigs, reels and slow airs
Selected General Jazz Instrumentals:
Many various Django Reinhardt and Gypsy Jazz instrumentals/slow tunes inc. Nuages, Blue Drag, Troublant Bolero, Tears, Django's Castle, Echoes of Spain etc.
The Girl from Ipanema
Amazing Graze
The Entertainer (Ragtime)
Autumn Leaves
Georgia on my Mind
Stormy Weather
Flexible for any situation. One 13 amp power supply and 1 chair. Can provide battery-powered amplification if no power is available, inside or outside. Can play without amplification as well.
In recent years I have given masterclasses on guitar at the the UK Guitar Show at Earls Court in London. Also various Edinburgh Festival shows.
Django Reinhardt, Runrig and Rory Gallagher. Quite eclectic!
I am a a very experienced guitarist having played for several decades. I have been a principle guitar teacher at adult classes and have written a published book on playing Scottish guitar styles which also received a grant from Creative Scotland. I have produced a well received CD album of Scottish traditional instrumental tunes on the acoustic guitar and which received considerable radio play.
I also play gypsy jazz guitar based on Django Reinhardt's playing. Quite a lot of this can involve slower pieces ( as opposed to swing) and almost bordering on classical or Spanish type styles. I use a gypsy style guitar for this.
I also sing - Scottish folk songs, blues, Bob Dylan, Rory Gallagher and Richard Thompson styles etc.
I am happy to be playing in the background on unamplified or amplified acoustic guitar. Also to sing a selection of songs.
30 minutes to set up.