The King and I An exciting acoustic duo

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Price Guide

The guide prices below are for events within 20 miles of Liverpool, Merseyside. Outside this area extra travel expenses will apply. Please get in touch for an accurate quote.
2 x 45 minute sets within a 2 hour period: £375
3 x 45 minute sets within 3 hours: £480
4 x 45 minute sets: £600
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About / Biography

The King and I is an exciting acoustic duo, performing innovative vocal and instrumental arrangements of popular modern day classics.

Derek is an accomplished singer and songwriter with two acclaimed solo albums to his name, while Jenny has performed for many years as a solo Spanish and classical guitarist. A happy meeting in 2017 resulted in the chemistry that The King and I is today. The duo can be seen regularly on the acoustic music circuit in and around Liverpool and more widely - they have also played as far afield as Turkey and Australia.

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10 / 101

Location

Based in Liverpool, Merseyside

Will travel up to 300 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 300 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 20 miles)
Please note that the circles shown on the map are calculated "as the crow flies". By road distances may vary, so please get in touch for an accurate quote.

Easy Listening & Popular Songs:

From Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell

Nights in White Satin - Moody Blues

Will You - Hazel O’Connor

Without You - Harry Nilson

Hotel California - Eagles

Landslide - Fleetwood Mac

Nothing Ever Happens - Delamitri

Driftwood - Travis

The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel

Romeo & Juliet - Dire Straits

Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol

It Must Have Been Love - Roxette

Crazy - Gnarls Barkley

Gravity - Embrace

Piano Man - Billy Joel

Will You Love Me tomorrow - Carole King

Always a Woman - Billy Joel

She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5

Behind Blue Eyes - The Who

Hey Soul Sister - Train

Valerie - Amy Winehouse

Wherever You Will Go - The Calling

California Dreaming - Mamas and the Papas

Chiquitita - Abba

Fernando - Abba

Thank You for the Music - Abba

Delilah - Tom Jones

Mustang Sally - Commitments

Jealousy - Killers

Jealous Guy - Bryan Ferry

Kid - Pretenders

All On My Own - Madonna

La Isla Bonita - Madonna

Spirit - Radiohead

Say Something - Taylor Swift

The Air That I Breathe - The Hollies

He Ain’t Heavy - The Hollies

Leaving on a Jet Plane - John Denver

Vincent - Don McLean

The First Time - Roberta Flack

Parisian Walkways - Gary Moore

Whiskey in the Jar - Thin Lizzy

Purple Rain - Prince

Zombie - The Cranberries

Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie

You’re so Vain - Carly Simon

When You Say Nothing At All - Ronan Keating

Sitting On the Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding

Meet Me on the Corner - Lindisfarne

Hey There Delilah - Plain White Tees

Wherever I Lay My Hat - Paul Young

Run - Snow patrol

Whole of the Moon - Waterboys

Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison

Father to Son - Cat Stevens

Wild World - Cat Stevens

Kiss - Prince

Your Song - Elton John

Angie - Rolling Stones

As Tears Go By - Rolling Stones

Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks

Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper

You’ve Got a Friend - Carole King

Everybody’s Talking At Me - Harry Nilson

All Out of Love - Air Supply

Back to Black - Amy Winehouse

The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine - Walker Brothers

You’ve lost that Lovin' Feeling - Righteous Brothers

Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers

Bad Moon Rising - Credence Clearwater Revival

Stuck in the Middle With You - Stealers Wheel

Sunday Girl - Blondie

Fix You - Coldplay

Brass in Pockets - Pretenders

Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen

Dance Me to the End of Time - Leonard Cohen

King of the Swingers - Jungle Book

In Demand - Texas

Summer Sun - Texas

Suicide is Painless MASH theme

Half a World Away - Oasis

Perfect Day - Lou Reed

Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton

Mr Blue Sky - ELO

The Chain - Fleetwood Mac

Rockin’ in the Free World - Neil Young

Let Her Go - Passenger

Candle in the Wind - Elton John

Your Song - Elton John

Songbird - Fleetwood Mac

Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac

Fields of Gold - Sting

Roxanne - Police

Loving You - Minnie Ripperton

Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty

All of You - John Legend

Redemption Song - Bob Marley

Top of the World - Carpenters

Ooh La La - Ronnie Lane

Killing Me Softly - Roberta Flack

Beatles classics:

Girl

Here, There and Everywhere

Michelle

Nowhere Man

You’re Gonna Lose that Girl

I’ve just seen a face

Help

Let it Be

A Hard Day’s Night

Instrumentals:

Mermelade!

Paint It

Il Cancione del Mariachi - Los Lobos

Classical Gas - Mason Williams

Bach Mash up

Cocobolo - Darragh O’Neil

Hava Nagila Traditional

Perhaps, perhaps - Osvaldo Farres

Besame Mucho - C. Velaquez

Godfather medley

Gabriels Oboe - Ennio Morricone

Once Upon a Time in the West - Ennio Morricone

It Had Better Be Tonight - Mancicni

Pink Panther - Mancini

I, Who Have Nothing - Shirley Bassey

My Way - Gipsy Kings

Volare - Gipsy Kings

Un Amor - Gipsy Kings

Asturias - Albeniz

Recuerdos de Alhambra - Tarrega

Tango en skai - Dyens

Prelude in D Minor Bach

Prelude in D Major Bach

Cavatina Williams

Theme Schindlers list

La Ultima Cancion - Barrios

La Cathedral - Barrios

Granada - Albeniz

Mallorca - Albeniz

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

2 x 230 V power outlets, two chairs.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

Typically 30 minute set up time and similar to pack away.
Normally expect to set up no earlier than 6.00 pm and finish no later than 12.00 midnight.
If set up required more than two hours in advance of playing, extra charges apply.

Recent Clients

The King and I has performed for these clients:

Liverpool Acoustic

81 Renshaw

Liverpool Philharmonic

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