2 x 1 hour sets |
Solo acoustic set: £420 |
3 piece: £1350 |
4 piece : £1560 |
Wedding Package: £2210 Playing in service, 1 hour acoustic pre-dinner, first dance, 2 hours of 4 piece band, Professional DJ service between sets and afterwards. |
Prices are inclusive of VAT. |
I'd like to introduce you to the Simon Ritchie Music , a 4-piece, 5-star party band who love creating a fantastic atmosphere at weddings, events, and parties.
Simon has been gigging for over 20 years with a blend of Pop, Rock, Motown, Soul, and Indie songs - playing guitar and piano in many different settings. He now knows 300 songs (almost all by heart!)
In this setup he brings together three other pro musicians, including his drummer Olly, a regular with the BBC symphony orchestra, and one time runner up in Young musician of the year. Completing the setup is bassist, DJ, and harmony genius, Martin, and keys player Richard.
What people seem to love is the way we gel together as a band, and have fun ourselves, inviting everyone to come and join them in the fun.
The band come with their own PA and lighting for venues of any size. Martin is also a pro DJ who can do that to keep the party going between and after we've played.
Do send over any questions you might have
Thanks
Simon
Based in Welwyn, Hertfordshire
Here are a selection of songs I know. I'm always up for learning one especially for an occasion.
CURRENT
Watermelon Sugar – Harry Styles
Uptown funk – Bruno Mars
Just the way you are – Bruno Mars
Happy – Pharrell Williams
Get Lucky – Daft Punk
Shake it off – Taylor Swift
I’m yours – Jason Mraz
Attention – Charlie Puth
Love on Top – Beyonce
Dance Monkey – Tones
Chelsea Dagger - Fratellis
These Days – Jess Glyne/Rudimental
Feel it still – Portugal the Man
Shut up and dance – Walk the moon
Hold back the river – James Bay
You don’t know you’re beautiful – One Direction
History – One Direction
A million dreams – The Greatest Showman
Redbone – Childish Gambino
Shotgun – George Ezra
Budapest – George Ezra
Rather be – Clean Bandit
Symphony - Clean Bandit
Thinking out loud - Ed Sheeran
Galway Girl - Ed Sheeran
Shape of you - Ed Sheeran
Perfect - Ed Sheeran
Can’t stop the feeling – Justin Timberlake
Say Something - Justin Timberlake
Hymn for the weekend – Coldplay
Viva la vida – Coldplay
Little Lion Man – Mumford and sons
Bad Guy – Billie Elish
All of me – John Legend
A thousand years – Christina Perri
If I ain’t got you – Alicia Keys
Grow old with me – Tom Odell
NOUGHTIES
Umbrella – Rihanna
One day like this - Elbow
Toxic – Britney Spears
Don’t stop the music – Rihanna
Crazy – Gnarls Barkley
Sex on Fire – Kings of Leon
Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
I bet that you look good – Arctic Monkeys
Why does it always rain - Travis
Mr Brightside – The Killers
Naïve – The Kooks
Yellow – Coldplay
Somewhere only we know – Keane
Lover of the light – Mumford and Sons
Little Lion Man – Mumford and Sons
Smooth - Santana
Valerie – Amy Winehouse
Girl put your record on – Corinne Bailey Rae
You give me something – James Morrison
Falling slowly – Glen Hansard
The Luckiest - Ben Folds
Beautiful Day - U2
Feel - Robbie Williams
Somewhere only we know – Keane
I predict a riot – Kaiser Chiefs
Gravity – John Mayer
NINETIES
You and me always – The Wannadies
Baby one more time – Britney Spears
Champagne Supernova - Oasis
She’s electric – Oasis
Don’t look back in anger – Oasis
Wonderwall – Oasis
Half the world away – Oasis
Live forever – Oasis
Stand by me - Oasis
Make you feel my love – Bob Dylan
Torn – Natalie Umbruglia
Don’t dream it’s over - Crowded House
Weather with you - Crowded House
Distant Sun - Crowded House
Pineapple head - Crowded House
Four seasons - Crowded House
Fall at your feet - Crowded House
It’s only natural - Crowded House
Back for good – Take that
Angels – Robbie Williams
Kiss from a rose – Seal
Virtual Insanity – Jamiroquai
Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley
Last Goodbye – Jeff Buckley
Songs of love – Divine Comedy
I will always love you – Whitney Houston
Mustang Sally – The Commitments
Seven Days - Sting
It’s probably me – Sting
High and Dry - Radiohead
You get what you give – New Radicals
Don’t speak – No Doubt
End of the century - Blur
Country house - Blur
Love fool – The Cardigans
Losing my religion - R.E.M
All Star – Smash Mouth
Show must go on – Queen
All the small things – Blink 182
EIGHTIES
500 miles – The Proclaimers
Careless whisper – George Michael
Faith - George Michael
Man in the mirror – Michael Jackson
She’s out of my life – Michael Jackson
Smooth criminal – Michael Jackson
Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
Bad – Michael Jackson
Beat it – Michael Jackson
Englishman in New York – Sting
Fields of gold – Sting
Shape of my heart – Sting
Message in a bottle - The Police
Every breathe you take - The Police
The Power of love – Huey Lewis and the news
It must be love - Madness
Hello is it me – Lionel Ritchie
I want you back – Jackson 5
I’m not in love - 10CC
Tempted – Squeeze
I’m still standing – Elton John
Have I told you lately – Van Morrison
Call me Al – Paul Simon
A little respect – Erasure
This Charming man – The Smiths
Fast car – Tracie Chapman
Livin on a prayer – Bon Jovi
Africa - Toto
Still haven’t found – U2
Eye of the tiger - Survivor
Take on me – Aha
Another day in paradise – Phil Collins
Against all odds – Phil Collins
I wanna dance with somebody – Whitney Houston
Happy birthday – Stevie Wonder
Walk of life – Dire Straits
The Winner takes it all - Abba
SEVENTIES
September- Earth, wind and fire
Boogie Wonderland – Earth wind and fire
Country Roads – John Denver
Mr Blue sky – ELO
Proud Mary – Tina Turner
Don’t stop me now – Queen
We are the champions – Queen
Somebody to love – Queen
You’re my best friend – Queen
Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
Hotel California – The Eagles
Desperado - The Eagles
Take it easy - The Eagles
Blame it on the boogie – Jackson 5
Signed sealed delivered – Stevie Wonder
Superstition – Stevie Wonder
Everybody’s got a thing – Stevie Wonder
You are the sunshine – Stevie Wonder
Isn’t she lovely – Stevie Wonder
Lovely Day – Bill Withers
Ain’t no sunshine – Bill Withers
Dancing queen - Abba
Good times - Chic
Life on Mars – David Bowie
Star man - David Bowie
Three little birds – Bob Marley
How deep is your love – The Bee Gees
Always a woman – Billy Joel
Just the way you are – Billy Joel
Piano Man – Billy Joel
Me and Julio – Paul Simon
Have a good time - Paul Simon
Slip slidin’ away – Paul Simon
Bridge over troubled water – Simon and Garfunkel
50 ways to leave your lover – Paul Simon
Logical song – Supertramp
Crocodile rock – Elton John
Daniel – Elton John
Candle in the wind – Elton John
Rocket man – Elton John
Your song – Elton John
I got my mind set on you – George Harrison
You’ve got a friend – James Taylor
Fire and Rain – James Taylor
Carolina in my mind – James Taylor
Something in the way she moves – James Taylor
Perfect day – Lou Reed
I can’t smile without you – Barry Manilow
Close to you – The Carpenters
Amazing Grace – Elvis Presley
Let’s stay Together – Al Green
This Masquerade – George Benson
Always on my mind – Elvis Presley/Willie Nelson
Street life – Randy Crawford
For all we know – The Carpenters
Annie's Song - John Denver
Killing me softly - Roberta Flack
Stairway to heaven – Led Zeppelin
SIXTIES
Can’t take my eyes off of you – Frankie Valli
God only knows – Beach Boys
Stand by me – Ben E King
Say a little prayer – Aretha Franklin
I heard it through the grapevine – Marvin Gaye
Ain’t no mountain - Marvin Gaye
Build me up buttercup – The Foundations
I got a woman – Ray Charles
Georgia on my mind – Ray Charles
Witchita Lineman – Glen Campbell
Brown eyes girl – Van Morrison
Jonny B. Goode – Chuck Berry
I’m a believer – The Monkees
What a wonderful world – Louis Armstrong
Fly me to the moon – Frank Sinatra
Mrs Robinson – Simon and Garfunkel
Sound of silence – Simon and Garfunkel
The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel
Sittin on a dock – Otis Redding
For once in my life – Stevie Wonder
California dreamin – Mamas and Papas
The Windmills of your mind – Dusty Springfield
At last – Etta James
Space Oddity – David Bowie
I Saw her standing there – The Beatles
All you need is love - The Beatles
We can work it out - The Beatles
Ticket to ride - The Beatles
Here there and everywhere - The Beatles
All my loving - The Beatles
Yesterday - The Beatles
In my life - The Beatles
Help - The Beatles
Golden Slumbers - The Beatles
Across the universe - The Beatles
Lucy in the sky with diamonds – The Beatles
Come Together – The Beatles
Blackbird - The Beatles
Rocky Raccoon – The Beatles
She’s Leaving home – The Beatles
Something - The Beatles
Strawberry Fields - The Beatles
The Long and winding road – The Beatles
You really got me - The Kinks
FIFTIES
Bring me sunshine – Morecambe and Wise
Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley
We’ll meet again – Vera Lynn
L.O.V.E – Nat King Cole
Summertime – Ella Fitzgerald
Moon River – Audrey Hepburn
Autumn Leaves
Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps – Doris Day
Whatever will be (Que sera) – Doris Day
Somewhere over the rainbow
DISNEY
You’ve got a friend in me – Toy Story
How far I'll go - Moana
I see the light - Tangled
When will my life begin - Tangled
Circle of life - Lion King
Just can’t wait to be king - Lion King
Can you feel the love tonight - Lion King
Speechless - Aladdin
I wanna be like you - Jungle Book
The Bare Necessities - Jungle Book
Beauty and the Beast - Beauty and the Beast
Let it go - Frozen
Into the unknown - Frozen 2
You’ll be in my heart - Tarzan
CHRISTMAS
Merry Christmas everyone
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let it snow
O Holy Night
Last Christmas
Step into Christmas
All I want for Christmas
etc.etc. you get the idea!
Just need a plug!
I am flexible and will try and make the times you need me for. For myself I can be set up in 15 mins. The band takes more like an hour including DJ lights etc.
Mop & Brooms pub, Borehamwood
Williams Restaurant, Tewinbury Farm, Welwyn Garden City
The Chieftain, Welwyn Garden City,
The Attimore, Welwyn Garden City,
Clerkenwell and Social, Clerkenwell,
Royal Windsor, Windsor
Various parties, gigs, and weddings...