Oliver Day - Versatile, Professional, Solo Instrumental Classical and Fingerstyle Guitarist.
Oliver Day is a versatile professional musician (guitarist). He graduated with a first-class degree in popular music at Leeds College of Music in 2014. Oliver started playing at a young age, covering a wide range of playing styles as he progressed. As a teenager, he achieved Grade 8 Distinction in both Electric and Classical Guitar. Oliver is an experienced performing musician with professional gear and attitude.
Available to hire as a solo instrumental musician with his own amplification (PA), he can deliver guitar music in multiple genres to your taste; Classical Music (including Spanish and Flamenco pieces), Popular Song Guitar Arrangements, and/or Hybrid picked style (Tommy Emmanuel and Steve Howe Instrumental guitar pieces).
Please note that Oliver is an instrumental solo guitar player, not a Singer/Guitarist.
Example Songs Include:
Based in Chorley, Lancashire
-Classical, Key: Major--
Air On The G String - Johann Sebastian Bach
Ave Maria - Franz Schubert
Canarios - Gaspar Sanz
Cannon in D - Johann Pachelbel
Cavatina - Stanley Myers
Concerto in D - Vivaldi
Country Dance - Ferdinando Carulli
Estudio Study No 1 - Francisco Tárrega
Lagrima - Francisco Tárrega
Malaguena - Ernesto Lecuona
Minuet in G - Johann Sebastian Bach
Ode To Joy - Ludwig van Beethoven
Study In C Major - Fernando Sor
--Classical, Key: Minor--
BVW 995 Gavvotte 1 - Johann Sebastian Bach
Bourree in Em - Johann Sebastian Bach
Capricho Arabe - Francisco Tárrega
Ejercicio 9 - José Ferrer
Espanoleta - Gasper Sanz
Estudio Study No 2 - Francisco Tárrega
Für Elise - Ludwig van Beethoven
Greensleeves - Traditional
Lagrima - Francisco Tárrega
Moonlight Sonata - Ludwig van Beethoven
Scarborough Fair - Traditional
Sor Study 5 - Fernando Sor
Spanish Romance - Anonymous
--Popular Songs--
And I Love Her - The Beatles
Blue Moon - Richard Rodgers
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Careless Whisper - George Michael
Chiquitita - Abba
Day Tripper - The Beatles
Dueling Banjos - Eric Weissberg
Dust In The Wind - Kansas
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
Get Back – The Beatles
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles
Hey Jude - The Beatles
Hotel California - The Eagles
House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
Imagine - John Lennon
In My Life – The Beatles
Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
Kiling Me Softly With His Song - Charles Fox
Kingston Town - UB40
Let It Be - The Beatles
Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
Whisky in the Jar - Traditional
Wichita Lineman - Jimmy Webb
--Seasonal--
Silent Night - Franz Gruber
White Christmas - Irving Berlin
--Steve Howe Guitar Tunes--
Ancient - Steve Howe
Australia - Steve Howe
Bareback - Steve Howe
Beginnings - Steve Howe
Cactus Boogie - Steve Howe
Clap - Steve Howe
Diary Of A Man Who Vanished - Steve Howe
Intersection Blues - Steve Howe
Masceraide - Steve Howe
Meadow Rag - Steve Howe
Mood for a Day - Steve Howe
Ram - Steve Howe
Second Initial - Steve Howe
Sketches in the Sun - Steve Howe
Solitare - Steve Howe
To Be Over - Steve Howe
Valley Of Rocks - Steve Howe
--Tommy Emmanuel Guitar Tunes--
Borsalino - Tommy Emmanuel
Classical Gas - Mason Williams
Guitar Boogie - Arthur Smith
Jack Magic - Tommy Emmanuel
Mombasa - Tommy Emmanuel
Oliver requires the ability to load gear in from a car into the performance space or venue, and the ability to park nearby.
At least one plug power socket is required to power equipment.
30 Minute Load in and Setup Time.
Typical Sets:
2×50 minutes
3×40 minutes
1×1 hour
Up to 50 Minutes of Classical Guitar Music (Nylon Guitar)
Up to 50 Minutes of Instrumental Guitar Music and Popular Song Arrangements (Steel String Guitar)
Or a mixture of the sets and styles to your requirements.
Additionally, Oliver can perform a shorter guitar recital selecting more the more virtuosic prices.
Instrumental
Public liability insurance
PA / sound system included