| Solo Singing Guitarist: |
| 2 x 60 / 3 x 45 minute sets: £340 |
| Add Ons: |
| +DJ service after live performance / per hour: £63 |
| Background music inbetween sets provided at no extra cost. Discounts apply for midweek / out of season bookings. |
Huw is a guitarist and singer who plays both his own compositions and a wide range of soul, jazz, and Latin classics. Available for bookings in bars, restaurants, hotels, nightclubs, casinos, members clubs, weddings, private parties and corporate functions, Huw is smart and punctual, with his own transport and a high quality PA plus lights if required.
Huw performs both as a solo artist and in small groups with amazing session musicians like Javier Camillo [Ibrahim Ferrer, The Game], Alan Weekes [Joss Stone, Aswad], Gareth Lockrane [Incognito, James Taylor Quartet], Anselmo Netto [Gilberto Gil , Brian Eno], Damien Hand [Van Morrison, James Hunter], and Roberto Manzin [Martha Reeves, James Brown].
Huw can play solo, duo [with sax], trio [with sax and percussion] or quartet [with sax, second guitar or bass, and percussion].
If you are selecting songs from my repertoire to ask me to play them at a gig for you, I would respectfully ask that you consider the following points:
[1] My style is a smooth mix of soul, jazz and blues, with a sprinkling of Latin. If all the songs you like from this list are in the last two sections Classic Rock / Modern Pop), I am probably not the ‘best fit’ act for you.
[2] After many years of gigs, musicians learn how to read a room and play appropriate songs etc, so I would politely ask that you please do not specify every song in my set. Up to ten requests from this list is fine. Thank you.
[3] There are 150 (ish) songs in this list, mostly well known in their genres, but there are many more I don’t know, unfortunately. Specific song requests can be learned, for a fee.
Based in West London
= areas covered (up to 500 miles)
= free travel (up to 20 miles)
SWING / JAZZ STANDARDS
Summertime (Ella Fitzgerald + Louis Armstrong)
Caravan (Duke Ellington)
Under My Skin (Frank Sinatra)
Black Coffee (Peggy Lee)
Fly Me To the Moon (Frank Sinatra / Astrud Gilberto)
God Bless The Child (Billy Holiday)
On The Sunny Side Of The Street (Louis Armstrong)
Come Fly With Me (Frank Sinatra)
Every Time We Say Goodbye (Cole Porter)
At Last (Etta James)
It’s A Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)
Loverman (Billie Holiday)
Why Don’t You Do Right (Peggy Lee)
Feelin’ Good (Nina Simone)
Moonglow (Sarah Vaughan)
Misty (Ella Fitzgerald)
Sway (Dean Martin)
Lullaby Of Birdland (Sarah Vaughan)
Darn That Dream (Billy Holiday)
It’s DeLovely (Ella Fitzgerald)
All Of Me (Billy Holiday)
Stormy Weather (Harold Arlen)
Fragile (Sting)
Moondance (Van Morrison)
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BLUES / 50s RnB / EARLY RnR
Rock Around The Clock (Bill Haley And The Comets)
Sweet Home Chicago (Robert Johnson)
I Feel Good (James Brown)
La Bamba (Richie Valens)
What’d I Say (Ray Charles)
Let The Good Times Roll (Ray Charles)
Lucille (Little Richard)
When A Man Loves A Woman (Wilson Pickett)
Hit The Road Jack (Ray Charles)
Need Your Love So Bad (Fleetwood Mac)
Mustang Sally (Wilson Pickett)
One Mint Julep (Ray Charles)
I Put A Spell On You (Nina Simone)
Let’s Twist Again (Chubby Checker)
Fever (Peggy Lee)
I Wanna Be Like You (Louis Prima)
Work Song (Adderley / Brown)
The Night Time Is The Right Time (Ray Charles)
Baby You Got What It Takes (Brook Benton, Dinah Washington)
Mellow Saxophone (Ray Montrelle)
Hoochie Coochie Man (Muddy Waters)
Baby I Wanna Be Loved (Muddy Waters)
Heart Attack And Vine (Screaming Jay Hawkins)
Such A Night (Dr John)
Three Cool Cats (Coasters)
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CLASSIC SOUL & FUNK
Superstition (Stevie Wonder)
Stand by Me (Ben E King)
Kiss (Prince)
Let’s Stay Together (Al Green)
Ain’t Nobody (Chaka Khan / Rufus)
Just The Two Of Us (Bill Withers)
I Heard it Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye)
Dock Of The Bay (Otis Redding)
As (Stevie Wonder)
Use Me (Bill Withers)
My Girl (Otis Redding)
Respect (Aretha Franklin)
Lovely Day (Bill Withers)
Love Really Hurts Without You (Billy Ocean)
Master Blaster/Jammin’ (Stevie Wonder)
How Sweet It Is To be Loved by You (Marvin Gaye)
All I Need To Get By (Marvin Gaye + Tammi Terrell)
Let’s Get It On (Marvin Gaye)
Never Too Much (Luther Vandross)
Ain’t No Sunshine (Bill Withers)
Come In Out Of The Rain (Parliament)
Heart’s Desire (Don Blackman)
Hercules (Aaron Neville)
Signed Sealed Delivered (Stevie Wonder)
Work To Do (Isley Bros)
Spanish Joint (D’Angelo)
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (Stevie Wonder)
Billie Jean (Michael Jackson)
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LATIN / BOSSA NOVA
Mas Que Nada (Jorge Ben / Sergio Mendez)
Corcovado / Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
Bamboleo (Gypsy Kings)
Girl from Ipanema (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
Smooth (Santana)
Chan Chan (Buena Vista Social Club)
Wave (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
Poder de Criacao (Joao Noguiera)
As Rosas Nao Falam (Cartola)
One Note Samba (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
Velha Infancia (Tribalistas)
Chega de Saudade (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
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CLASSIC ROCK &POP * Not my speciality
Don’t Stop Me Now (Queen)
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Whitney Houston)
Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond)
Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Jumping Jack Flash (Rolling Stones)
Dancing Queen (Abba)
I Want You Back (Jackson 5)
Staying Alive (Bee-Gees)
The Chain (Fleetwood Mac)
Livin’ On A Prayer (Bon Jovi)
Redemption Song (Bob Marley)
Your Song (Elton John)
I’m A Believer (Monkees)
Walking On Sunshine (Katrina And The |Waves)
Country Roads (John Denver)
Is This Love? (Bob Marley)
Purple Rain (Prince)
Sunshine Of Your Love (Cream)
Blackbird (The Beatles)
Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison)
Voodoo Chile (Jimi Hendrix)
Every Breath You Take (The Police)
Need You Tonight (INXS)
Here Comes the Sun (The Beatles)
Smoke On The Water (Deep Purple)
Highway To Hell (ACDC)
Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel)
Hey Joe (Jimi Hendrix)
The Wind Cries Mary (Jimi Hendrix)
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POP 1990- PRESENT * Not my speciality
Get Lucky (Daft Punk)
Wonderwall (Oasis)
Valerie (Amy Winehouse)
Shape of You (Ed Sheeran)
Mr Brightside (The Killers)
Don’t Look Back In Anger (Oasis)
Everybody (Backstreet Boys)
Rolling In The Deep (Adele)
No Diggety (Blackstreet)
Seven Nation Army (White Stripes)
Crazy (Gnarls Barkley)
Ordinary People (John Legend)
Happy (Pharrell Williams)
Can’t Feel My Face (The Weeknd)
Rehab (Amy Winehouse)
Uptown Funk (Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars)
Blurred Lines (Robin Thicke)
Locked Out Of Heaven (Bruno Mars)
Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheeran)
I Need A Dollar (Aloe Blaqq)
I’m Yours (Jason Mraz)
Get Busy (Sean Paul)
Falling (Alicia Keys)
Don’t Stop The Music (Rihanna)
Brown Sugar (D’Angelo)
Wild Wood (Paul Weller)
Don’t Let Go (En Vogue)
Shackles / Praise You (Mary Mary)
Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana)
I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor (Arctic Monkeys)
Dancing In The Moonlight (Toploader)
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I also know a little bit of IRISH repertoire and CHRISTMAS repertoire –
about 20/30 minutes of each approximately. Please let me know in advance
if you want either of these, as they are not songs I regularly practice, for
obvious reasons.
Set up: an hour max
Performance time: 2x60 / 3x45 (average)
Bars/Clubs: China White, Dogstar, Barts, Electric Ballroom, Beach Blanket Babylon, Smollensky’s, Dingwalls, Bulls Head, Experimental Cocktail Club, Mass, Aquum, Proud, Lost Angel
Restaurants: Oxo Tower, Benares, Bluebird, Momos, Hix, Brasserie Blanc, L’Escargot, Gaucho, Pizza Express
Hotels: Claridges, Wyndham Grand, Park Lane Hilton, Intercontinental, Hyatt Regency, Hyatt Andaz, Hotel Café Royal, One Aldwych, The Lanesborough, the Trafalgar
Members Clubs: Home House, Harry’s Bar, Eight, The George, IoD
Others: National Theatre, Canterbury Cathedral, Hampton Court Palace, Knebworth House
Corporate Clients: Audi, Microsoft, KPMG, Virgin, Amazon etc.
Wedding
Birthday Party
Private Event
Corporate Event
Hotel / Restaurant Event
Bar / Venue Event
Charity Event
Christmas Party
1970s Music
1980s Music
1990s Music
2000s+ Music
Jazz
Latin Jazz
Swing
Easy Listening
Background Music
Pop
Acoustic
Covers
Disco
Funk
R&B
Soul
Latin
Reggae
Samba
Ska
PAT tested
Public liability insurance
Will travel internationally
Male vocalist