| Solo 2 hours (without a break unless specifically asked): £325 |
| Solo 3 hours: £434 |
Richie B brings his energetic live shows! He has a 5 piece drum kit played with your feet whilst standing up and performing other instruments, such as acoustic guitar, mandolin and harmonica and singing. A true 21st-century one-man band!
Richie B has been gigging since age 14 playing drums but switched to guitar in 2014 after a bout of cancer and following his dreams of performing music full time. In the last 10 years, Richie B has made a name for himself on the Dorset scene where he lived during that time and now lives in Milton Keynes.
During the last 10 years of performing solo and duo gigs on the South Coast, Richie B felt his shows needed more rhythm. Richie B has also recorded with Kurt Custer (drumming fame with Lynyrd Skynyrd and Steve Earle) in Nashville and appeared on several radio shows and TV.
Performing his unique twist on Americana, Rock, Country, Blues and Irish, one thing you are always guaranteed with Richie B is a foot-stomping, upbeat and energetic show!
Based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
= areas covered (up to 155 miles)
= free travel (up to 20 miles)
Covers:
Big Yellow Taxi – Joni Mitchell
The Chain – Fleetwood Mac
Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash
Don’t Take Your Guns to Town – Johnny Cash
All the Small Things – Blink 182
The Joker – The Steve Miller Band
The Fields of Athenry – The Dubliners (Brush Shiels version)
The Wild Rover – The Dubliners
Heartbreak Hotel – Elvis Presley
Fever – Peggy Lee (Elvis version)
New Shoes - Paulo Nutini
Lightning Bolt – Jake Bugg
Laid – James
Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
Should I Stay or Should I Go – The Clash
I Fought the Law – The Clash
The 59th Bridge Street Song (Feelin’ Groovy) – Simon & Garfunkel
Mrs Robinson – Simon & Garfunkel
Me and Julio – Paul Simon
Boy in the Bubble – Paul Simon
Get it on – Marc Bolan & T-Rex
20th Century Boy – Marc Bolan & T-Rex
The Seeker - The Who
Hey Joe – Jimi Hendrix
Man of Constant Sorrow – The Soggy Bottom Boys
Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry – Bob Dylan
American Pie – Don McClean
Stone Cold Sober – Paloma Faith
Wanted Dead or Alive – Bon Jovi
Give Me One Reason – Tracey Chapman
Dirty Old Town – The Pogues
Fairy-tale of New York – The Pogues
All I Want is You (Juno) – Barry Polisar
Tell Me Ma – Sham Rock
Feel Like Makin’ Love – Bad Company
The Games People Play – Joe South
Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Have You Ever Seen the Rain – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Jumpin’ Jack Flash – The Rolling Stones
Fight for Your Right – The Beastie Boys
The Boatman – The Levellers
Maid on the River – The Levellers
Country Roads – John Denver
I Uesta Lover Her – The Saw Doctors
Oliver’s Army – Elvis Costello
Fat Bottomed Girls – Queen
Come on Everybody – Eddie Cochran
Summertime Blues – Eddie Cochran
Picture Show – John Prine
Wake Up Little Susie – The Everly Brothers
Strange – REM
I just Dropped In – Kenny Rogers
End of the Line – Traveling Wilburys
Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
Faith – George Michael
Bad Case of Loving You – Robert Plant
Living Next Door to Alice – Smokey
Spirit in the Sky – Doctor and the Medics
Good Tradition – Tanita Tikaram
I’ll Make Love to You – JJ Cale
Lola – The Kinks
Chills & Fever – Jet Harris
Green Door – Shakin’ Stevens
Harder to Breathe – Maroon 5
Dizzy – Vic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff
Six Days on the Road – Dave Dudley (Steve Earle version)
The Banana Boat Song – Harry Belafonte
Walk of Life – Dire Straits
Rosemary – Lenny Kravitz
Too Far Gone – Cody Canada and the Departed
I Wonder – Rodriguez
The Wanderer – Dion
Mustang Sally – The Commitments
One Hand in my Pocket – Alanis Morrissette
Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen
Red Headed Woman – Bruce Springsteen
Working on the Highway – Bruce Springsteen
Tougher Than the Rest – Bruce Springsteen
Crush on You – Bruce Springsteen
Brilliant Disguise – Bruce Springsteen
Free Fallin’ – Tom Petty
Running on Down a Dream – Tom Petty
Mary Jane’s Last Dance – Tom Petty
You Don’t Know How it Feels – Tom Petty
Kings Highway – Tom Petty
Copperhead Road – Steve Earle
Galway Girl – Steve Earle
Johnny Come Lately – Steve Earle
The Other Kind – Steve Earle
Telephone Road – Steve Earle
Someday – Steve Earle
Looking for a Woman – Steve Earle
Pretty much any Steve Earle song!
Jack & Diane – John Mellencamp
Pink Houses – John Mellencamp
R.O.C.K in the USA – John Mellencamp
In the Den
Coming Home
Voodoo Man
The Long Haul
Land of the Living
Small Town Life
Break In
42 Days
The Apology
Road Hog
Hard to Find
I Don’t Believe
Summerstown
Burning Desire
Old Gay Brown
F.U COVID 19
Love to Survive
Texan Memory
The Day I Met You
Taking Control Today
Juniper Hill
Outbound Train
In a Dream
The Bet
Baby You’re Mine
Lockdown Turnaround
Flat surface to set up a solo act with a table close by, one 13 amp socket and 1 parking space.
I offer my own PA system and lighting. I am completely self contained.
Easy temporary parking to unload or to park my car safely and if there are stairs to transport equipment inside the venue.
Spotify/iTunes playlists can easily be played through my PA system but I am not a DJ. I am happy to put on whatever genre of music is requested.
The best gig I have ever played was when the band I drummed in at the time supported Whitesnake at Cambell Park in Milton Keynes which was an honour. The best venue I have ever played in was the BIC at Bournemouth.
I'm very influenced by Americana style acts. Steve Earle is right at the top for me and I learned how to play guitar drums and write songs by listening to the album Copperhead Road alone. I also love Bruce Springsteen and think he is one of the all time legends. My favourite song of all time is probably Copperhead Road as i never fail to perform it at my gigs and I often get asked to play it. I am close friends with the drummer from this album so I hold it dearly in my heart.
I started out gigging aged 14 on drums and passed my GSCE practical music exam by invited my music teacher to a gig and she gave me a A! Since the age of 40, I did a Dave Grohl and switched from drums to guitar and vocals and have been doing that as my full time job for 11 years. I invented a foot drum kit to complete the rhythms organically within my solo performances giving a true 21st century one man band vibe!
I love performing at parties, bars/pubs and officers messes
I always arrive 1 hours prior to the gig to set up and sound check. I also offer a full 2 hours show without a break as I like to give value for money and feel taking a 30 minute break disrupts the energy of the gig and potentially lose engagement. Unless the venue specifically requests a break, I will perform straight through.
Yes I often do perform outside in spring and summer. All i ask is the performing area is flat for me to set up my foot drums.
I usually just get on and play my own set but if whoever books me has a specific song in mind they would like me to play (and fits into my vocal range and genre), I am happy to learn the song.
I am often described as high energy and a multi-tasking freak of nature! I get many comments about the foot drums and the overall full sound I create by playing multiple instruments at once.
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