| Up to 4.5 hours from start to finish time |
| Solo: Electric Guitar and backing tracks: £490 |
I am a singer/guitarist. I work all over the country with my function/party band, and also I do solo work all over the South East and beyond, playing live electric guitar with vocals over backing tracks.
I have worked with tons of people including Take That, Tom Jones and Billy Ray Cyrus, played at the biggest venues in the country (Wembley Arena, NEC Birmingham, Sheffield Arena, Brixton Academy etc) and have done a couple of West End shows including Elvis The Musical (as a guitar player ...not as Elvis!)
I have worked solo in many pub venues all over the place plus many functions and parties, playing anything from background jazz (Satin Doll¹, Georgia etc) to classic soul and pop (Superstition, Brown Sugar etc) to more current material (Amy Winehouse,The Kaiser Chiefs, Kings of Leon)
I normally do 3 x 50 minutes sets of music during an evening. Depending on the evening, it can be purely background - say, early in the evening or a sunday afternoon or for a bigger party, it can be more interactive¹ (ie louder and funkier!).
On a function such as a wedding, anniversary or birthday, I provide background music in between sets on an iPod playlist, to keep the atmosphere going - classic motown, indie-dance, R&B, whatever is suitable - so no need for a DJ. I keep the party going until the last minute....in fact its very hard to get me off if its going well!!
I bring all my own gear - p.a. system, amplifiers, guitars, backing tracks etc - and it doesn¹t have to be too loud...just loud enough!'
Mark also plays a selection of traditional Irish tunes - see the repertoire list for some examples.
Based in Stroud, Gloucestershire
= areas covered (up to 150 miles)
60’s
My Girl - Temptations
Stand By Me – Ben E King
How Sweet It Is – Marvin Gaye
Signed Sealed Delivered – Stevie Wonder
Moondance – Van Morrison
Sunny Afternoon – Kinks
Waterloo Sunset - Kinks
You Really Got Me – Kinks
Dock of The Bay - Otis Redding
All My Lovin’ – Beatles
Hard days night - Beatles
Can’t buy me love - Beatles
I Saw Her Standing There – Beatles
Hey Jude – Beatles
Satisfaction – Stones
Proud Mary – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Dancing in the streets - Martha & The Vandellas
Gimme Some Lovin’ - Spencer Davis Group
I Feel Good – James Brown
Daydream Believer – Monkees
I’m A Believer - Monkees
Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
Born to be wild - Steppenwolf
La Bamba/Twist&Shout – Richie Valens/Various
Baby Come Back - Equals
70’s
Just The Two of Us - Bill Withers
Lovely Day - Bill Withers
Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
How Long – Ace/Paul Carrack
Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
Waiting in Vain - Bob Marley
Jammin’ - Bob Marley
Take It Easy - Eagles
Hotel California - Eagles
Play that funky music - Wild Cherry
Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
Superstition – Stevie Wonder
I Wish – Stevie Wonder
Long train running - Doobie Brothers
Come Up & See Me - Cockney Rebel
I Love To Boogie - T Rex
All Right Now - Free
Sweet home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Brown eyed girl - Van Morrison
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Brown sugar – Stones
Maggie May - Rod Stewart
Delilah – Alex Harvey version
Have I told you lately – Van Morrison
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
80’s
Let’s Dance - Bowie
Every Breath You Take - Police
An Englishman In New York - Sting
You Got It – Roy Orbison
All Night Long - Lionel Richie
Maneater - Hall & Oates
Faith – George Michael
Everybody Wants to Rule The World - Tears For Fears
Town Called Malice – Jam
Baggy Trousers - Madness
Should I Stay or Should I Go - Clash
Crazy Little Thing - Queen
Summer of 69 – Bryan Adams
Hot Hot Hot - Buster Poindexter
Simply the Best - Tina Turner
You Give Love A Bad Name - Bon Jovi
90’s
Weather With You – Crowded House
Wonderwall – Oasis
Don’t look back in anger -Oasis
Wonderwall - Oasis
Losing My Religion - REM
Angels - Robbie Williams
Fields Of Gold - Sting
Babylon - David Gray
You Do Something – Paul Weller
Have A Nice Day -Stereophonics
00’s
Price tag - Jessie J
Mercy - Duffy
I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
Flowers - Miley Cyrus
Happy – Pharrell
Forget You – Cee Lo Green
Valerie – Amy Winehouse
This Love – Maroon 5
Sex on fire - Kings of Leon
Use somebody – Kings of Leon
Dakota – Stereophonics
Chelsea Dagger - Fratellis
I Predict A Riot – Kaiser Chiefs
Mr Brightside - Killers
All These Things That I Have Done – Killers
Teenage Dirtbag – Wheatus
Learn To Fly - Foo Fighters
Get Lucky - Daft Punk
500 Miles - Proclaimers
Chasing Cars - Maroon 5
You’re All That I Have - Snow Patrol
Basket Case - Green Day
..And a few Lounge tunes:
Fly Me to the Moon
Satin Doll
Girl From Ipanema
Blue Moon
Blue Bossa
Some Traditional Irish Tunes
Irish Rover – The Pogues/Dubliners
Fields of Athenry - Dubliners
Galway Girl – Irish trad
Wild Rover – Irish trad
Dirty Old Town – Irish trad
Black Velvet Band – Irish trad
Whisky in the Jar – Irish trad
Molly Malone - Irish trad
I Used To Love Her - Saw Doctors
The Gambler - Kenny Rodgers
For a 4 piece band we could do with 4 metres x 3 metres; for a 3 piece - 3 metres x 3 metres;2 x 13 amp sockets are fine, 4 are even better!
Yes, we bring everything - sound, lights, DJ sets. We just need the space to set up in.
It's helpful to know how much space there is. Plus if there is a sound limiter!
Yes we do! We have many Spotify playlists to suit all occasions - weddings, birthdays, corporate events. Or we can play your device though our sound system.
We have played live on major tours at the biggest venues across the globe and worked on all manner of TV shows and studio sessions. And we're very good at it...even if we say so ourselves!
David Bowie...isn't everyone? Greatest song? Too many to mention....:)
We're all experienced professional musicians with many years of playing together - across the UK AND Europe.
We love what we do and put all our effort into every event. We treat each gig as if we were playing the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury!
Set up and sound check 1 - 1.5 hours
Performance times : 2 hours live music separated as you would like e.g
2 x 1 hour sets or 3 x 40 minute sets, usually slightly longer. It's hard to get us off when we're all having a good time!
Plus all DJ sets between live sets
Yes, no problem. We would need cover though for both types of weather - rain or shine!
We always liase with clients about special requests, first dance etc. If it's not in our set, we're happy to learn it. Usually we work together with the clients, choosing favourites combined with our experience of 'reading the room'!
Here's a few examples:
"...played a wide range of well know songs to keep everybody happy with everybody shouting for MORE!!!! at the end of the night.";
"An absolutely fantastic band people dancing inside outside and even in the bar I would highly recommend this band to anyone everybody loved them great music from great musicians.";
"Mark did a solo acoustic set at the beginning, which was the perfect backdrop to people arriving and chatting. Then he and the band played 2 brilliant sets, getting everyone on the dancefloor."
Many many brides and grooms, birthday boys and girls and corporate events too numerous to mention
Most of the Park Lane hotels - the Grosvenor, The Dorchester, the Hilton. Plus the Ritz.
Also many stately homes - eg Walton Castle - Bristol, Rowton Castle - Shrewsbury
Many golf clubs eg Basset Downs Swindon
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