Up to 2 x 45 minute sets in a 2 hour period from start to finish time |
Solo: £280 |
Duo: £532 |
Up to 3 x 45 minute sets |
Solo: £420 |
Duo: £616 |
Background music inbetween sets provided at no extra cost. |
A versatile performer, Tim provides a truly atmospheric soundtrack for any night and his friendly, relaxed style is the perfect accompaniment for every event. Tim’s ambient acoustic guitar playing and high-quality vocals perfectly interpret classics from James Taylor to the Beatles, Bowie to Sinatra, Neil Young to Burt Bacharach; even Nick Cave and Billy Bragg get a look in.
Tim has played events in many spectacular settings such as The Savoy Hotel, Claridges, Hampton Court Palace, Leeds Castle and New College Oxford University.
Based in Whitstable, Kent
Anji – Bert Jansch
You’ve Got A Friend – Carol King
Red Right Hand – Nick Cave
While My Guitar Gently Weeps – The Beatles
Fire And Rain – James Taylor
Harvest Moon – Neil Young
New England – Billy Bragg
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Make You Feel My Love -Bob Dylan / Adele
Hurt – Johnny Cash
One – U2
May You Never – John Martyn
Redemption Song – Bob Marley
Girl from Ipanema – Antonio Jobim
Psycho Killer – Talking Heads
Bliss – Tim Barton
Rehab – Amy Winehouse
Time In A Bottle – Jim Croce
Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
The Drugs Don’t Work – The Verve
Ziggy Stardust – David Bowie
Here Comes The Sun – The Beatles
Come On Baby Light My Fire – José Feliciano / The Doors
Moonshadow – Cat Stevens
Norwegian Wood – The Beatles
Under My Skin – Frank Sinatra
You’re In My Heart – Rod Stewart
Dock Of The Bay - Otis Reading
Stuck In The Middle With You – Steelers Wheel
It’s All Over Now Baby Blue – Bob Dylan
Take Me To The River – Al Green
Message to Martha – Burt Bacharach
Blackbird – The Beatles
Let there be love – Nat King Cole
Walk On The Wild Side – Lou Reed
Moon Dance – Van Morrison
Sunny Afternoon – The Kinks
Alison – Elvis Costello
Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
Wonderwall – Oasis
The River – Bruce Springsteen
Best Of You - Foo Fighters
Crossroads - Blues Standard
Have You Ever Seen The Rain – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Hey Joe – Jimi Hendrix
Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode
Just Like Heaven – The Cure
Into Your Arms – Nick Cave
You Hurt Me So – Bella Barton
Don’t Dream It’s Over – Crowded House
I Won’t Back Down – Johnny Cash / Tom Petty
The Look of Love – Burt Bacharach
A Horse With No Name – America
Heart of Gold – Neil Young
Better Together – Jack Johnson
Little Lion Man – Mumford & Sons
The A Team - Ed Sheeran
Something in the Water – Tim Barton
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
Babylon – David Gray
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You - Van Morrison
Wild World – Cat Stevens
Alice’s Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie
Weather With You – Crowded House
Faded Love – Tim Barton
Layla – Eric Clapton
Back In The USSR – The Beatles
You Don’t Mess Around With Jim – Jim Croce
Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
Walking on the Moon – The Police
You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away - The Beatles
Dream a little dream of me – Mamas and Papas
Ticket To Ride – The Beatles
Tambourine Man – Bob Dylan
Operator – Jim Croce
Carolina On My Mind– James Taylor
I Got My Mojo Working - Blues Standard
I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself – Burt Bacharach
Father And Son – Cat Stevens
Laidback acoustic songs,
ideal for an intimate party/reception:
Adele - Make You Feel My Love
Al Green - Take Me To The River
Al Green – Lets Stay Together
Amy Winehouse - Love Is Like A Losing Game
The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun
Beatles - Blackbird
Beatles - Here Comes The Sun
Beatles - Norwegian Wood
Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Beatles - You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away
Billy Bragg - New England
Bob Dylan - Tambourine Man
Bob Dylan - It’s All Over Now Baby Blue
Bob Marley - Redemption Song
Bert Jansch – Anji
Bruce Springsteen - The River
Bruce Springsteen - I’m On Fire
Burt Bacharach - Message To Martha
Burt Bacharach - I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself
Carol King - You’ve Got A Friend
Cat Stevens - Moonshadow
Cat Stevens - Father & Son
Cat Stevens - Wild World
Cat Stevens - Into White
Creedence Clearwater Revival -Proud Mary
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising
Crowded House - Don’t Dream It’s Over
Crowded House - Weather With You
The Cure - Just Like Heaven
The Cure - Friday I’m In Love
David Gray - Babylon
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
Deep Blue Something – Breakfast At Tiffanys
The Doors - Come On Baby Light My Fire
Ed Sheeran - The A Team
Elvis Costello – Alison
Eric Clapton - Layla
Eric Clapton - Crossroads
Foo Fighters – The Best Of You
Foo Fighters - Everlong
George Ezra - Budapest
Jack Johnson – Better Together
James Taylor – Carolina On My Mind
James Taylor – You’ve Got A Friend
James Taylor – Fire & Rain
James Taylor – Sweet Baby James
Jim Croce - Time In A Bottle
Jim Croce - Operator
Jim Croce - You Don’t Mess Around With Jim
Jimi Hendrix – Hey Joe
Johnny Cash - Hurt
Johnny Cash – Folsom Prison Blues
Johnny Cash – I Won’t Back Down
John Martyn - May You Never
José Feliciano - Come On Baby Light My Fire
The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon
Led Zeppelin – Stairway To Heaven
Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side
Lou Reed - Perfect Day
The Lumineers - Ho Hey
Mumford & Sons- Little Lion Man
Neil Young - Harvest Moon
Neil Young - Old Man
Neil Young - Heart Of Gold
Nick Cave - Red Right Hand
Nick Cave - Into Your Arms
Otis Reading - Sitting At The Dock Of The Bay
Oasis – Wonderwall
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
The Police –-Roxanne
The Police - Message In A Bottle
The Police -Walking On The Moon
Rod Stewart - You’re In My Heart
Rolling Stones – Time Is On My Side
Rolling Stones – The Last Time
Rolling Stones – Honky Tonk Woman
Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound Of Silence
Simon & Garfunkel – Anji
Steelers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You
Tim Barton - Something in the Water
Tim Barton – Bliss
Tim Barton – Faded Love
Tom Petty – Freefallin’
Tom Petty – I Won’t Back Down
Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
U2 - One
Van Morrison – Moondance
Van Morrison - Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
Van Morrison – Brown Eyed Girl
The Verve - The Drugs Don’t Work
Jazz & Blues Standards -
background music, receptions, garden parties:
All Of Me
Ain’t Misbehaving – Fats Waller
Alice’s Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie
Anji - Bert Jansch
Autumn Leaves
Blue Moon - The Marvels
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You - Andy Williams
Crossroads
Dream A Little Dream Of Me – Mamas and Papas
Everything - Michael Bublé
Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra
Framed
The Girl From Ipanema – Antonio Jobim
Honeysuckle Rose - Fats Waller
Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
Just a Gigolo
I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Frank Sinatra
It Had To Be You
I Got My Mojo Working
Let There Be Love – Nat King Cole
Masquerade – George Benson
Moon River – Andy Williams
Romancia - Classical Guitar standard
Route 66
Satin Doll
Summertime
The Way You Look Tonight – Steve Tyrell
What A Wonderful World - Sam Cooke
What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
We Have All The Time In The World – Louis Armstrong
More up-tempo party songs to dance to:
Aerosmith – Walk This Way
Amy Winehouse – Rehab
Amy Winehouse - Valerie
The Animals – We Gotta Get Out Of This Place
Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down
Arctic Monkeys - Mandy Bum
AC/DC – Highway To Hell
AC/DC – You Shook Me All Night Long
Ace – How Long Has This Been Going On
Beatles – Back In The USSR
Beatles – I Saw Her Standing There
Beatles – Ticket To Ride
Blur - There's No Other Way
Blur – Song Too
Blues Brothers – Sweet Home Chicago
Blues Bothers – I Got Everything I Need (Almost)
The Commitments - Treat Her Right
The Commitments – Mustang Sally
The Commitments – The Midnight Hour
Crowed House – Weather With You
Chuck Berry – Johnny B Goode
Chuck Berry – Reelin’ & A Rockin’
The Clash – Should I Stay Or Should I Go
Daft Punk – Get Lucky
David Bowie – Rebel Rebel
Dandy Warholes – Bohemian Like You
Del Shannon – Runaway
Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus
Don McLean – American Pie
The Doors – Roadhouse Blues
Dr. Feelgood – Back In The Night
Echo & The Bunnymen – The Killing Moon
Elvis Presley – Suspicious Minds
Elvis Presley – Jailhouse Rock
Gary Moore – Walking By Myself
George Thorogood - One Bourbon, One Scotch And One Beer
Jake Bugg – Lightning Bolt
Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl
John Denver – Country Roads
The Kaiser Chiefs – I Predict A Riot
The Killers – Mr Brightside
The Knack – My Sharona
The Las – There She Goes
Lenny Kravitz – Fly Away
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
Nivana - Lithium
Neil Diamond – Sweet Caroline
Oasis – Roll With It
Oasis – Don’t Look Back In Anger
Oasis – Wonderwall
The Police – Message In A Bottle
Prince - Kiss
The Proclaimers - I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)
Radiohead – Creep
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Under The Bridge
REM – Man On The Moon
REM – Losing My Religion
Rolling Stones – (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar
Rolling Stones - Time Is On My Side
Roy Orbison – Pretty Woman
Rory Gallagher – I Take What I Want
Santana - Smooth
The Strokes – Last Night
Stevie Wonder - Signed Sealed Delivered, I'm Yours
Steppen Wolf – Born To be Wild
Status Quo - Caroline
Talking Heads – Psycho Killer
Thin Lizzy – Whiskey In The Jar
The Troggs – Wild Thing
The Undertones – Teenage Kicks
U2 – With Or Without YYou
Van Morrison – Jackie Wilson Says
Van Morrison – Brown Eyed Girl
Velvet Underground - Who Loves The Sun
Violent Femmes – Blister In The Sun
Whetus – Teenage Dirtbag
White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
Wild Cherry – Funky Music
ZZ Top – Tush
Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet
Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again - The Angels
All Torn Down - The Living End
April Sun in Cuba - Dragon
Better Be Home Soon - Crowded House
Boys Light Up - Australian Crawl
Bad Boy For Love - Rose Tattoo
Bliss - Dave Dobbyn
Calypso - Spider Bait
Come Back Again - Daddy Cool
Cheap Wine - Cold Chisel
Dirty Deeds - AC/DC
Don't Change - InXS
Downunder - Men at Work
Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
Eagle Rock - Daddy Cool
Highway to Hell - AC/DC
Holy Grail - Hunters & Collectors
How Bizarre - OMC
I Got You - Split Enz
I See Red - Split Enz
Just Ace - Ginspoon
Khe Sahn - Cold Chisel
My Happiness - Powerfinger
Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning
Wish You Well - Bernard Fanning
Pub With No Beer - Slim Dusty
Red Right Hand - Nick Cave
Throw Your Arms Around Me - Hunters & Collectors
T.N.T. - AC/DC
Weather With You - Crowded House
Who Loves Who The Most - The Exponents
Why Does Love Do This To Me - The Exponents
Your Mama Don't Dance - Matt Taylor
You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
Zebra - John Butler Trio
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I can perform without a power supply, but if I am amplified with my own small guitar amp or PA system I will need to have access to a 13 amp power socket
Yes I can provide at no extra cost my own PA system and lighting
I would need to know any directions that will help me find the venue and find the right place to load in my equipment.
Yes, I'm happy to play music from Spotify before, after and between my set. I'm happy to choose the music my self or let the client choose the music/their own playlist
I've played at many prestigious venues including Claridges, The Dorchester Hotel, Blenheim Palace, Leeds Castle, The Clapham Grand... As well as many intimate dinner parties and receptions that I equally enjoyed.
James Taylor, Neil Young, John Martyn, Rat Pack, Beatles... Anything with great guitar work and vocal melodies.
I grew up in Melbourne Australia, where there is a great music scene. I gigged with the likes of INXS , Men at Work and Midnight Oil. It was a lot of fun for a young budding guitarist/singer. I moved to London to pursue my music career and collaborate with other musicians in a larger scene and have enjoyed a fantastic career working with some great artists, including as the singer/guitarist for funk soul band Freeez. I’ve also recorded music for TV programmes such as Billy Connolly’s Tracks Across America.
I enjoy playing at all sorts of events from laidback acoustic background music to parties playing music for guests to dance to.
Yes I'm happy to play a background event like a champagne drinks reception. I know the type of music to play while still engaging an audience without disturbing conversations.
Yes I am happy to play without amplification for smaller intimate events.
I usually arrive half an hour before the performance to set up - depending on whether a PA system and/or lighting is required. I'm quite flexible, I'm happy to set up before guests arrive at the venue for example. I normally perform 2 x 45 in a 2 hour period or 2 x 60 minute sets in a 2.5 hour period for an extra small fee. It can be shorter or longer depending on the type of events it is and I can give a quote depending on your timings.
Yes I am happy to play outside. If amplification is required I would need a power supply close to the performance area.
I can learn specific songs before the event but I usually limit this to 2-3 songs. The clients are welcome to pick songs from my repertoire that they would like to have included at the event.
All my clients have been happy with my performance. I am flexible on types of music required and understand that sometimes the timings of the function can change. Most importantly the most common description of my performance is that I'm easy to work with, I have a great voice and I'm a great guitarist.
The Kia Oval, Kennington
The Dorchester Hotel
Hyde Park Winter Wonderland
Marks & Spencers
The Australian Olympic Committee
The Australian Paralympic Committee
Guinness Book of World Records
University College London
Martin Tolhurst Solicitors
The Inter University Club (IUC)
The Clapham Grand
Claridges
The Whitstable Waterfront
The Round Table
Blenheim Palace
Leeds Castle
Chilston Park Hotel
Pier Ceylon
Amberley Castle
New College, Oxford University
Magdalen College, Oxford University