Description | Price |
2 hours performance with a 10-15 minute | £300 |
3 hours performance with two 10-15 minute breaks | £400 |
I'm an experienced performer, playing and singing a huge variety of acoustic covers from recent hits and back through the decades. I've built my songlist up over the years to around 500 songs, mainly from requests from when I've been playing live. I'm very good at adapting my song choice to the occasion and reading the room, and am equally at home playing background music or getting the party going with some classic singalongs or songs to dance to.
I've played at private parties, weddings and corporate events, as well as honing my craft in public venues such as bars, pubs and restaurants.
I'm an in demand performer in my local area and really enjoy the thrill of performing and engaging with an audience.
I would really love to be part of your next event, and am confident that you'll be very happy that you booked me. Please check out my reviews to give you a good idea of what to expect when I play!
I'm happy to tailor my setlist around what you want me to play from my list of songs.
Based in Wimborne, Dorset
2000’s onwards
Adele – Rolling in The Deep
Adele – Set Fire To The Rain
Gnarls Barkley – Crazy
The Black Keys – Lonely Boy
James Blunt – You’re Beautiful
Busted – Year 3000
The Calling – Wherever You Will Go
Coldplay – The Scientist
Coldplay - Yellow
The Coral – Dreaming of You
Daft Punk – Get Lucky
The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You
Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Howie Day – Collide
The Fratellis – Chelsea Dagger
The Fray – How To Save A Life
Kaiser Chiefs – I Predict a Riot
Keane – Everybody’s Changing
Keane - Somewhere Only We Know
The Killers – Mr Brightside
Kings of Leon – Sex On Fire
Kings of Leon - Use Somebody
Kodaline – The One
The Kooks – Naïve
Lady Gaga - Shallow
The Libertines – Don’t Look Back Into The Sun
Little Mix - Touch
Maroon 5 – Moves Like Jagger
Ava Max – Sweet But Psycho
McFly - All About You
Kylie Minogue – Can’t Get You Out of My Head
Modje – Lady Hear Me Tonight
Noah & The Whale - L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N
Oasis – Lyla
Oasis – Songbird
Oasis – Stop Crying Your Heart Out
Christina Perri - A Thousand Years
Plain White T’s – Hey There Delilah
Daniel Powter - Bad Day
Razorlight – Golden Touch
Razorlight – In The Morning
Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Dani California
Red Hot Chilli Peppers – The Zephyr Song
Scouting For Girls - She's So Lovely
Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars
Snow Patrol – Run
Ed Sheeran – Perfect
Britney Spears – Toxic
Chris Stapleton – Tennesee Whiskey
Stereophonics – Dakota
Stereophonics – Handbags and Gladrags
Stereophonics – Have a Nice Day
Sterephonics – Maybe Tomorrow
The Strokes – Last Nite
Harry Styles - As It Was
Taylor Swift – Love Story
Taylor Swift - Paper Rings
Train – Drops of Jupiter
Travis – Sing
Walk The Moon – Shut Up And Dance
Tom Walker - Just You And I
The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
Wheatus – Teenage Dirtbag
Pharrell Williams - Happy
Robbie Williams – Feel
Robbie Williams and Nichole Kidman – Something Stupid
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
Amy Winehouse – Love Is a Losing Game
Amy Winehouse – Rehab
Amy Winehouse - Valerie
Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good
Limp Bizkit - Behind Blue Eyes
1990’s
Backstreet Boys – I Want It That Way
The Beautiful South - Rotterdam
Blink 182 - All The Small Things
The Bluetones – Slight Return
Blur – Coffee & TV
Blur – Song 2
Blur – Tender
Blur – The Universal
Cher - Believe
Cher – Shoop Shoop Song
The Charlatans – The Only One I Know
Eric Clapton – Layla (acoustic version)
Elvis Costello – She
The Cranberries – Linger
The Cranberries - Zombie
Crowded House – Distant Sun
Crowded House – Fall at Your Feet
Crowded House - Four Seasons In One Day
Crowded House – Weather With You
Sheryl Crow – If It Makes You Happy
The Cure – Friday I’m In Love
Billy Ray Cyrus - Achy Breaky Heart
Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Depeche Mode – Enjoy The Silence
Erasure - Love To Hate You
Foo Fighters - Everlong
Foo Fighters – Learn To Fly
Fugees – Killing Me Softly With His Song
Gala - Freed From Desire
Goo Goo Dolls – Iris
David Gray - Babylon
Green Day - Basket Case
Green Day – Good Riddance
Guns n Roses – Knockin on Heaven’s Door
Haddaway – What is Love?
Chesney Hawkes – The One and Only
Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
Pearl Jam - Alive
James – Sit Down
Elton John – Can You Feel The Love Tonight?
Elton John – Something About The Way You Look Tonight
Elton John & George Michael - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
The La’s – There She Goes
The Levellers - Julie
Manic Street Preachers – Motorcycle Emptiness
Ricky Martin - Livin' The Vida Loca
The Mavericks – Dance The Night Away
George Michael – Freedom
George Michael – Praying For Time
Mike + The Mechanics – Over My Shoulder
Nirvana – In Bloom
Oasis – Champagne Supernova
Oasis – Cigarettes and Alchohol
Oasis – Don’t Look Back In Anger
Oasis – Half The World Away
Oasis – Live Forever
Oasis – The Masterplan
Oasis – She’s Electric
Oasis – Slide Away
Oasis - Stand By Me
Oasis – Supersonic
Oasis – Talk Tonight
Oasis - Wonderwall
Roy Orbison – I Drove All Night
Dawn Penn - You Don't Love Me (No,No,No)
Pulp – Common People
Pulp – Something Changed
Radiohead – Creep
Radiohead – High and Dry
Radiohead – Karma Police
Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Callifornication
Red Hot Chilli Peppers – My Friends
Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Otherside
Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Scar Tissue
Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Under The Bridge
R.E.M – Everybody Hurts
R.E.M – Losing My Religion
R.E.M – Man on The Moon
R.E.M – Shiny Happy People
The Rembrandts – I’ll Be There For You
Savage Garden – Truly Madly Deeply
S Club 7 – Don’t Stop Moving
Semisonic – Closing Time
Shania Twain – Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?
Shed Seven – Chasing Rainbows
Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
Soul Asylum – Runaway Train
Britney Spears - Baby One More Time
The Spice Girls – Viva Forever
Sting – Fields of Gold
Supergrass - Alright
Take That - Back For Good
TLC – Waterfalls
Toploader – Dancing In The Moonlight
Travis – Driftwood
Travis – Why Does It Always Rain on Me?
Travis – Writing To Reach You
U2 - One
Urge Overkill – Girl You’ll Be a Woman Soon
The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
The Verve – Lucky Man
The Verve – The Drugs Don’t Work
The Verve – Sonnet
The Wannadies – You and Me Song
Paul Weller – Broken Stones
Paul Weller – Wild Wood
Paul Weller – You Do Something To Me
Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You
Robbie Williams – She’s The One
Neil Young – Harvest Moon
1980’s
Abba – Super Trouper
Aha – Take On Me
Bryan Adams – Run to You
Bryan Adams – Summer of 69
Marc Almond & Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart
Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up
Bee Gees – You Win Again
Black – Wonderful Life
Bon Jovi – Livin on a Prayer
David Bowie – Let’s Dance
David Bowie and Mick Jagger – Dancing In The Street
Belinda Carlisle – Heaven is a Place on Earth
Tracy Chapman - Baby Can I Hold You
Tracy Chapman – Fast Car
The Clash – Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
Phil Collins – A Groovy Kind of Love
The Communards – Don’t Leave Me This Way
Culture Club – Karma Chameleon
The Cure - Boys Don’t Cry
The Cure - Lovesong
Chas n Dave - Ain’t No Pleasing You
Crowded House – Don’t Dream It’s Over
Chris De Burgh – The Lady In Red
Deacon Blue - Dignity
Deacon Blue – Real Gone Kid
Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round
Del Amitri – Nothing Ever Happens
Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough
Dexys Midnight Runners – Come on Eileen
Dire Straits – Walk Of Life
Duran Duran – Hungry Like the Wolf
Duran Duran – Rio
Duran Duran - Save a Prayer
Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams
Erasure – A Little Respect
Europe – The Final Countdown
Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy
Hall & Oates – I Can’t Go For That
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – The Power Of Love
Guns N'Roses - Sweet Child O'Mine
Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Human League – Don’t You Want Me?
Billy Idol – White Wedding
INXS – Mystify
INXS – Never Tear Us Apart
Chris Isaac – Wicked Game
Michael Jackson - Billie jean
The Jam – That’s Entertainment
The Jam – Town Called Malice
Waylon Jennings - Dukes of Hazzard Theme
Billy Joel – Uptown Girl
Elton John – I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues
Elton John – I’m Still Standing
Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
Katrina and The Waves – Walking On Sunshine
Chaka Khan - Ain’t Nobody
Kool & The Gang - Get Down On It
Cyndi Lauper – Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Kenny Loggins – Footloose
Love on The Rocks – Neil Diamond
Madness – It Must Be Love
Madness – My Girl
Madonna – Like a Virgin
Bob Marley - Buffalo Soldier
Bob Marley – Could You Be Loved?
Mel and Kim – Rockin Around The Christmas Tree
Men at Work – Down Under
George Michael – A Different Corner
George Michael – Careless Whisper
George Michael – Faith
George Michael - One More Try
Georgio Moroder& Philip Oakey – Together In Electric Dreams
Alannah Myles – Black Velvet
New Order - Blue Monday
Dolly Parton – Nine To Five
Pet Shop Boys – It’s a Sin
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
Spandau Ballet – Gold
Spandau Ballet – Through The Barricades
Tom Petty – Free Fallin
Tom Petty – I Won’t Back Down
Pixies – Where Is My Mind?
The Pogues – Fairytale Of New York
The Police – Every Breath You Take
Poison – Every Rose Has It’s Thorn
Prince – Kiss
Prince – Purple Rain
Prince – Raspberry Beret
Prince – When Doves Cry
The Proclaimers – I’m Gonna Be 500 Miles
Queen – I Want To Break Free
R.E.M – It’s The End of The World As We Know It
R.E.M – The One I Love
Lionel Richie - All Night Long
Lionel Richie – Stuck on You
Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton – Islands In the Stream
Diana Ross – Upside Down
Roxy Music – Jealous Guy
Shakin Stevens – Merry Christmas Everyone
Simple Minds – Don’t You Forget About Me
Simply Red – Stars
Sister Sledge – Thinking Of You
The Smiths – How Soon is Now?
The Smiths – There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
The Smiths - This Charming Man
Soft Cell – Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
Soft Cell – Tainted Love
Spandau Ballet – Gold
Spandau Ballet – Through The Barricades
Spandau Ballet - True
Bruce Springsteen – Dancing In The Dark
Bruce Springsteen – I’m on Fire
Sting – Englishman In New York
The Stone Roses – She Bangs The Drums
The Stranglers – Golden Brown
Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb – Guilty
The Style Council – Shout To The Top
Tears For Fears – Mad World
Tears For Fears – Shout
Tiffany – I Think We’re Alone Now
Tina Turner - The Best
Travelling Wilburys – Handle With Care
U2 – With Or Without You
UB40 – Kingston Town
UB40 – Red Red Wine
Ultravox – Dancing With Tears in My Eyes
Ultravox - Reap The Wild Wind
Wham – Club Tropicana
Wham – I’m Your Man
Wham – Last Christmas
Wham – Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
Kim Wilde – Kids In America
Womack & Womack - Teardrops
Stevie Wonder - Happy Birthday
Stevie Wonder – I Just Called To Say I Love You
Yazoo – Only You
Neil Young – Rockin’ In The Free World
ZZ Top – Gimme All Your Lovin
1970’s
10cc – Dreadlock Holiday
Abba – Dancing Queen
Abba – Does Your Mother Know
Abba – Gimme Gimme Gimme
Abba – Knowing Me, Knowing You
Abba – Mamma Mia
Abba – Take a Chance on Me
Abba – Waterloo
America – A Horse With No Name
America – Ventura Highway
The Beatles – Let It Be
Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love
Bee Gees – If I Can’t Have You
Bee Gees – More Than A Woman
Bee Gees – Stayin Alive
Bee Gees - Tragedy
Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow
David Bowie – The Man Who Sold The World
David Bowie – Starman
David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust
Bread – Everything I Own
Glen Campbell – Rhinestone Cowboy
Tony Christie – Is This The Way To Amarillo
Eric Clapton – Cocaine
Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight
The Commodores – Easy
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
John Denver – Take Me Home Country Roads
Neil Diamond – Cracklin Rosie
Neil Diamond – Forever In Blue Jeans
Eagles – Hotel California
Eagles – Lyin’ Eyes
Eagles – Peaceful Easy Feeling
Eagles – Take It Easy
Eagles – Tequila Sunrise
E.L.O – Livin’ Thing
E.L.O – Mr Bluesky
Bryan Ferry – Let’s Stick Together
John Lennon - Imagine
Fleetwood Mac – Go Your Own Way
Fleetwood Mac – Landslide
Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon
Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive
Grease – Summer Nights
Grease – You’re The One That I Want
Al Green – Let’s Stay Together
Hall & Oates – Rich Girl
Albert Hammond – It Never Rains In Southern California
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)
George Harrison – My Sweet Lord
The Jam - Down In The Tubestation at Midnight
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson - Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
Waylon Jennings - Sunday Morning Coming Down
Billy Joel – Just The Way You Are
Billy Joel – Piano Man
Billy Joel - Vienna
Elton John – Rocket Man
Elton John – Tiny Dancer
Elton John – Your Song
Kiss - I Was Made For Loving You
Kris Kristofferson - Me and Bobby McGee
Lynrd Sknyrd – Sweet Home Alabama
Barry Manilow – Copacabana
Barry Manilow - Mandy
Bob Marley – Three Little Birds
Don McClean – American Pie
Don McClean - Vincent
The Moody Blues -Nights in White Satin
Van Morrison – Moondance
Mud – Tiger Feet
Dolly Parton – Jolene
Elvis Presley – Always on My Mind
Elvis Presley – Burning Love
Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street
Pink Floyd – Breathe
Pink Floyd – Comfortably Numb
Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here
The Police - Roxanne
Queen – Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Queen – Don’t Stop Me Now
Queen – You’re My Best Friend
The Real Thing – You To Me Are Everything
Kenny Rogers - Coward of The County
Kenny Rogers – The Gambler
Rose Royce – Wishing on A Star
Roxy Music – Love Is The Drug
Lou Reed – Perfect Day
Sex Pistols – Pretty Vacant
Showaddywaddy – Under The Moon Of Love
Carly Simon - You're So Vain
Frank Sinatra – New York, New York
Smokie – Living Next Door To Alice
The Specials – A Message To You Rudy
Candi Staton – Young Hearts Run Free
Status Quo – Rockin All Over The World
Stealers Wheel – Stuck In the Middle
Cat Stevens – Father and Son
Rod Stewart – The First Cut Is The Deepest
Rod Stewart – I Don’t Want to Talk About It
Rod Stewart – Maggie May
Supertramp – Take The Long Way Home
T-Rex – Children Of The Revolution
T-Rex – Get It On
Franki Valli – December 1963 (Oh What a Night)
Village People – YMCA
Barry White – You’re The First, My Last, My Everything
Bill Withers – Ain’t No Sunshine
Bill Withers – Lean on Me
Bill Withers – Lovely Day
Stevie Wonder – Isn’t She Lovely
Stevie Wonder - Superstition
The Wurzels – Combine Harvester
Neil Young – Heart of Gold
Neil Young – Old Man
1960’s
The Animals – The House of The Rising Sun
The Archies – Sugar, Sugar
Burt Bacharach – Raindrops Keep Fallin On My Head
David Bowie – Space Oddity
The Beach Boys – California Girls
The Beach Boys – God Only Knows
The Beach Boys – Surfin USA
The Beatles - And I Love Her
The Beatles – Blackbird
The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby
The Beatles – From Me To You
The Beatles – Help
The Beatles – Here Comes The Sun
The Beatles – Hey Jude
The Beatles – I Saw Her Standing There
The Beatles – In My Life
The Beatles – Let It Be
The Beatles – Michelle
The Beatles – Norwegian Wood
The Beatles – Something
The Beatles – Strawberry Fields Forever
The Beatles – Twist and Shout
The Beatles – When I’m 64
The Beatles – With A Little Help From My Friends
The Beatles – Yesterday
The Beatles – You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away
Jeff Beck – Hi Ho Silver Lining
Chuck Berry – You Never Can Tell
Glen Campbell – Wichita Lineman
Sam Cooke – What a Wonderful World
Bee Gees – To Love Somebody
Buffalo Springfield – For What It’s Worth
Johnny Cash – Ring of Fire
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Proud Mary
The Dave Clark Five – Glad All Over
Neil Diamond – Sweet Caroline
The Doors – Light My Fire
The Doors – People Are Strange
The Doors – Riders on The Storm
The Drifters – Save The Last Dance For Me
Bob Dylan – Mr Tambourine Man
The Foundations – Build Me Up Buttercup
Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Waylon Jennings - Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
Jimi Hendrix – All Along The Watchtower
Tom Jones – Delilah
Tom Jones – It’s Not Unusual
Jungle Book - I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)
Ben E King – Stand By Me
The Kinks – Sunny Afternoon
The Kinks – Waterloo Sunset
The Mamas and The Papas – California Dreaming
Scott McKenzie – San Fransisco
Ralph McTell – Streets of London
The Monkees – A Little Bit Me
The Monkees – Daydream Believer
The Monkees – I’m A Believer
Van Morrison – Brown Eyed Girl
Wilson Pickett – Mustang Sally
Elvis Presley – A Little Less Conversation
Elvis Presley – Can’t Help Falling In Love
Elvis Presley - Fever
Elvis Presley – In The Ghetto
Elvis Presley – Return To Sender
Elvis Presley – Suspicious Minds
Elvis Presley – Viva Las Vegas
Otis Redding – Sitting on The Dock of The Bay
The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar
The Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter
The Rolling Stones – I Can’t Get No Satisfaction
The Rolling Stones – Jumpin Jack Flash
The Rolling Stones – Lady Jane
The Rolling Stones – Paint It Black
The Rolling Stones – Ruby Tuesday
The Ronettes – Be My Baby
Simon and Garfunkel – The Boxer
Simon and Garfunkel – Cecilia
Simon and Garfunkel – Mrs Robinson
Simon and Garfunkel – The Sound of Silence
Nina Simone – Feeling Good
Frank Sinatra – Fly Me To The Moon
The Supremes – You Can’t Hurry Love
The Temptations – My Girl
The Troggs – Wild Thing
The Turtles – Happy Together
The Velvet Underground – Sunday Morning
Jerry Jeff Walker – Mr Bojangles
Andy Williams – Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
The Zombies – She’s Not There
1950’s
Chuck Berry – Johnny B Goode
The Everley Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream
The Everley Brothers – Bye Bye Love
Buddy Holly - Everyday
Dean Martin - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
Elvis Presley – All Shook Up
Elvis Presley – Blue Suede Shoes
Elvis Presley – Hound Dog
Elvis Presley – Jailhouse Rock
Cliff Richard – Living Doll
Ritchie Valens – La Bamba
1930’s
You Are My Sunshine – Norman Blake
I need access to a power socket, ideally within 5-10 metres of where I'm playing, although I do have a 30 metre extension lead if needed.
I have a Bose P.A system and my own lighting if needed.
It would be helpful to know about parking and the location of a power supply.
I can stream music through my P.A system if needed between my sets.
Playing for a well know local footballer's 50th party is a memorable one, as is playing at one of the country's top restaurants in Berkshire for the chairman of a well know company.
I love many types of music so it's hard to pigeon hole who is my favourite artist and greatest song of all time. It depends what mood I'm in!
I have played guitar for many years and started gigging with a covers band about 10 years ago. It's evolved into me doing solo gigs now.
I like playing at parties when people are up for dancing and singing along. It gives me a real buzz!
It take me around 30 minutes to set up.
I normally play for 2x45 minutes with a 15 minute break in between. This is flexible and can be discussed according to your requirements.
Yes
I'm happy for clients to choose which songs they'd like me to play from my list of over 500 songs.
Good fun and highly interactive with the audience are often mentioned.
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