Jamie McGuire - Triple Award Winning act One Man Band Acoustic Guitarist & Vocalist with DJ service

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I DON'T CLAIM TO BE THE CHEAPEST. I CLAIM TO BE THE BEST.

***15% discount on all bookings made in January (for anytime in 2024)***

I am not your typical Acoustic Guitarist & Vocalist. I am a triple AWARD WINNING one man band producing a BIG sound to really rock your event, whether it is a garden party at home, private bar, a posh wedding or corporate.

Using a kick drum, a bass pedal and vocal harmonizer effects my unique and pioneering sound is that of a whole band.

I can also perform as a traditional acoustic guitarist and vocalist if the event requires a more chilled atmosphere.

I offer all day packages to suit the softer daytime performance as guests embrace the sunshine outside, and then move inside when the party needs to get started!

My repertoire of 450+ is so vast that I can cater for events for all ages, with an emphasis on modern hits from Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, Mumford & Sons all the way back to Johnny Cash, The Beatles and Elvis, and everything in between. My state of the art equipment can cater for crowds up to 200 people.

I am proud to say when I started this hugely successful and multi-award winning cover act in 2008 I was the original acoustic guitarist & vocalist act who was available for parties and weddings to rock the dance floor. I have been booked across the UK and worldwide including France, Italy, Croatia and Thailand.

I offer entertainment through all parts of a Wedding day such as the Ceremony, Drinks Reception, Wedding Breakfast and Evening, where I play live in and around DJ sets. Sometimes I am even booked to perform for the whole day building through to a crescendo as the day goes on and have every guest singing at the top of their lungs and dancing like a silly person :-)

I frequently get booked for 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th birthday parties which can be just as fun as playing at a Wedding. I also play at special anniversary parties.

I have been honoured to win 3 Wedding Industry Awards for Best Wedding Act (solo or duo) the 3 times I entered in 2012, 2015, and 2018.

As a musician and member of the Musicians Union, I have gained valuable experience learning his trade, which I feel has elevated my level of performance to that of the very highest quality and second to none. You really have to see a live performance before you can compare me with other similar musicians.

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Location

Based in Chelmsford, Essex

Will travel up to 500 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 500 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 25 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.

Modern

A Thousand Years - Christina Perri

All I Want - Kodaline

All Of Me - John Legend

Angels - The XX

Awake My Soul - Mumford & Sons

Babel - Mumford & Sons

Believe - Mumford & Sons

Blame It On Me - George Ezra

Budapest - George Ezra

Castle On The Hill - Ed Sheeran

Don't You Worry Child - Swedish House Mafia

Dying Of The Light - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall - Coldplay

Ex's & Oh's - Elle King

Falling Slowly (theme from 'Once') - Glen Hansard

Famous - Nathan Sykes

Flowers In Your Hair - The Lumineers

Go Gentle - Robbie Williams

Grenade - Bruno Mars

Grow Old With Me - Tom Odell

Hey Brother - Avicii

Ho Hey – The Lumineers

Hold Back The River - James Bay

Hold On, We're Going Home - Drake

Holy Mountain - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Home - Philip Phillips

How Would You Feel (Paean) - Ed Sheeran

Human - Rag n Bone Man

I Knew You Were Trouble - Taylor Swift

I Took A Pill In Ibiza - Mike Posner

I Will Wait – Mumford & Sons

I Won't Give Up - Jason Mraz

If I Had A Gun - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

If You Ever Wanna Be In Love - James Bay

If You Wanna - The Vaccines

Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars

King & Lionheart - Of Monsters & Men

L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N - Noah & The Whale

Latch - Sam Smith

Lego House - Ed Sheeran

Let Her Go - Passenger

Lightning Bolt – Jake Bugg

Little Things - One Direction

Love Yourself - Justin Bieber

Lover Of The Light - Mumford & Sons

Lovers Eyes - Mumford & Sons

Magic - Coldplay

Marry You - Bruno Mars

Mountains - Biffy Clyro

Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5

Perfect - Ed Sheeran

Photograph - Ed Sheeran

Play That Song - Train

Pompeii - Bastille

Price Tag - Jessie J

Radioactive - Imagine Dragons

Reminder – Mumford & Sons

Riptide - Vance Joy

Safe Inside - James Arthur

Say Something - Justin Timberlake

Say Something - A Great Big World

Say You Won't Let Go - James Arthur

Scars - James Bay

Shape of You - Ed Sheeran

Shut Up and Dance - Walk The Moon

Sky Full Of Stars - Coldplay

Sovereign Light Cafe - Keane

Stay With Me - Sam Smith

Supermarket Flowers - Ed Sheeran

The A Team - Ed Sheeran

The Cave - Mumford & Sons

The Death Of You And Me - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

The Roller - Beady Eye

The Way That I Live - Ed Harcourt

Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran

Up - Olly Murs

Wake Me Up - Avicii

You've Got The Love - Florence & The Machine

90s/00s

74 - 75 - The O'Connells

A Rush of Blood to the Head - Coldplay

All These Things That I've Done - The Killers

Alright - Supergrass

America - Razorlight

American Idiot - Green Day

Amie - Damien Rice

Angels - Robbie Williams

Baby One More Time - Britney Spears

Babylon - David Gray

Back For Good - Take That

Back to You - Bryan Adams

Bad Day - Daniel Powter

Bad Things (theme from True Blood) - Jace Everett

Basket Case - Green Day

Bed of Roses - Bon Jovi

Best of You - The Foo Fighters

Better Together - Jack Johnson

Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve

Breakfast At Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something

Broken Stones - Paul Weller

Cannonball - Damian Rice

Can't Speak French - Girls Aloud

Cast No Shadow - Oasis

Champagne Supernova - Oasis

Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol

Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis

Common People - Pulp

Complicated - Avril Lavigne

Country House - Blur

Crazy - Gnarles Barkley

Creep - Radiohead

Cry Me Out - Pixie Lott

Dakota - Stereophonics

Dance The Night Away - The Mavericks

Dancing In The Moonlight - Toploader

Delicate - Damien Rice

Disco 2000 - Pulp

Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House

Don't Look Back In Anger – Oasis

Dream Catch Me - Newton Faulkner

Dreaming of You - The Coral

Driftwood - Travis

Easy - Lionel Richie

End of A Century - Blur

Everlong – The Foo Fighters

Ever Fallen In Love - The Buzzcocks

Everything I Own - Rod Stewart

Everybody's Changing - Keane

Everybody's Talkin - The Beautiful South

Everybody (Backstreet's Back) - Backstreet Boys

Everything - Michael Buble

Exit Music (For a Film) - Radiohead

Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead

Feeling Good - Muse

Feels Like Home - Randy Newman

Fields of Gold - Sting

Fill My Little World - The Feeling

Fix You - Coldplay

Flowers In The Window - Travis

Follow Me - Uncle Kracker

Galway Girl - Steve Earle

God Put A Smile Upon Your Face - Coldplay

Good Enough - Dodgy

Greatest Day - Take That

Green Eyes - Coldplay

Half Light - Athlete

Half The World Away - Oasis

Hand In My Pocket - Alanis Morissette

Harvest Moon - Neil Young

Have A Nice Day - Stereophonics

Hey There Delilah - The Plain White T's

Hey Ya - Outkast

High and Dry - Radiohead

Home - Michael Buble

Hospital Food - David Gray

How Long - The Eagles

Hurt - Johnny Cash/Nine Inch Nails

I Predict a Riot - The Kaiser Chiefs

I Try - Macy Gray

I Wanna Grow Old With You (theme from The Wedding Singer) - Adam Sandler

I Want It That Way - Backstreet Boys

If It Makes You Happy - Sheryl Crow

If There's Any Justice in the World - Lemar

I'm Yours - Jason Mraz

In My Place - Coldplay

Iris - The Goo Goo Dolls

Ironic - Alanis Morrissette

It's All About You - McFly

Karma Police - Radiohead

Kiss Me - Sixpence None The Richer

Laid - James

Last Night - The Strokes

Last Request - Paolo Nutini

Late In The Day - Supergrass

Layla - Eric Clapton

Leave Right Now - Will Young

Learn To Fly - Foo Fighters

Listen Up - Oasis

Little Lion Man – Mumford & Sons

Little By Little - Oasis

Local Boy In The Photograph - Stereophonics

Losing My Religion - REM

Lost - Michael Buble

Lost! - Coldplay

Love Is All Around - Wet Wet Wet

Love Supreme - Robbie Williams

Love You Til The End - The Pogues

Lucky - Radiohead

Lucky Man - The Verve

Mad World - Gary Jules

Man on the Moon - REM

Mardy Bum - The Arctic Monkeys

Maybe Tomorrow - Stereophonics

Miracle - The Foo Fighters

Mmm Mmmm Mmm Mmmm - The Crash Test Dummies

More Than Words - Extreme

Mr Brightside - The Killers

My Hero - Foo Fighters

No Surprises - Radiohead

North Country Boy - The Charlatans

Obviously - McFly

One - U2

One Day Like This – Elbow

Open Your Eyes - Snow Patrol

Ordinary People - John Legend

Paranoid Android - Radiohead

Perfect 10 - The Beautiful South

Red - Daniel Merryweather

Roll Away Your Stone - Mumford & Sons

Rule the World - Take That

Run - Snow Patrol

Runaway Train - Soul Asylum

Sail Away - David Gray

Same Jeans - The View

Save Tonight - Eagle-Eye Cherry

Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes

Sex On Fire - Kings of Leon

She Moves in Her Own Way - The Kooks

She's Electric - Oasis

She's So Lovely - Scounting For Girls

She's The One - Robbie Williams

Side - Travis

Sing - Travis

Sit Down - James

Slide Show - Travis

Slight Return - The Bluetones

Smile Like You Mean It - The Killers

So Beautiful - Pete Murray

Somebody Told Me - The Killers

Somewhere Only We Know - Keane

Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World - Israel

Kamakawiwo'ole

Song For The Lovers - Richard Ashcroft

Songbird - Oasis

Sonnet - The Verve

Sparks - Coldplay

Starlight - Muse

Stay (I missed You) - Lisa Loeb

Stop Crying Your Heart Out - Oasis

Street Spirit - Radiohead

Strong - Robbie Williams

Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of - U2

Strange Currencies - REM

Suddenly I see - KT Tunstall

Talk Tonight - Oasis

Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand

Tellin Stories - The Charlatans

Tender – Blur

The Day We Caught The Train - Ocean Colour Scene

The Drugs Don't Work - The Verve

The Hardest Part - Coldplay

The Importance Of Being Idle - Oasis

The Man Who Told Everything - The Doves

The Masterplan - Oasis

The Otherside - Red Hot Chilli Peppers

The Scientist - Coldplay

This Is For Lovers - Pete Doherty

Time Of Your Life - Green Day

Times Like These - The Foo Fighters

To Make You Feel My Love – Bob Dylan/Adele

Torn - Natalie Imbruglia

Trouble - Coldplay

Two - Ryan Adams

Umbrella - Rhianna

Use Somebody - Kings of Leon

Valerie - The Zutons

Violet Hill - Coldplay

Viva La Vida - Coldplay

Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show

Walkaway - Cast

What's Up? - Four Non Blondes

When The Night Hears My Song - Bedouin Soudclash

(When We Collide) Many of Horror – Biffy Clyro

When You Say Nothing At All - Ronan Keating

When You're Gone - Bryan Adams

Wherever You Will Go - The Calling

Whistle for the Choir - The Fratelli's

Whole Again - Atomic Kitten

Why Does It Always Rain on Me - Travis

Wicked Game - Chris Issak

Wild Wood - Paul Weller

With No Shoes - The Charlatans

Wonderful World - James Morrison

Wonderwall - Oasis

Yellow - Coldplay

You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon

You Do Something To Me - Paul Weller

You Give Me Something - James Morrison

You Know Me – Robbie Williams

You're Beautiful - James Blunt

You've Got A Friend In Me - Theme from Toy Story

Zombie - The Cranberries

70s/80s

20th Century Boy - T Rex

500 Miles - The Proclaimers

A Little Respect - Erasure

Amarillo - Tony Christie

Another Brick In The Wall - Pink Floyd

Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival

Billy Jean - Michael Jackson

Brothers In Arms – Dire Straits

Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones

Burning Love - Elvis Presley

Come On Feel The Noize - Slade

Delilah - Tom Jones

Don't Stop Believin' - Journey

Don't Stop Me Now - Queen

Fairytale of New York - The Pogues

Faith - George Michael

Free Falling - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Get Back - The Beatles

Give It Up - KC & The Sunshine Band

Greased Medley - Grease

Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen

Happy Xmas (War is Over) - John Lennon

Heart of Gold - Neil Young

Heartache Tonight - The Eagles

Heaven - Bryan Adams

Hello - Lionel Richie

Heroes - David Bowie

Honky Tonk Woman - The Rolling Stones

Hotel California - The Eagles

How Sweet It Is - James Taylor

Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2

I Won't Back Down - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Imagine - John Lennon

Into The Mystic - Van Morrison

Jumping Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones

Lean on Me - Bill Withers

Learning To Fly - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Let It Be - The Beatles

Let Your Love Flow - The Bellamy Brothers

Long Train Running - The Doobie Brothers

Lyin Eyes - The Eagles

Made Of Stone - The Stone Roses

Maggie May - Rod Stewart

Make Me Smile - Cockney Rebel

Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson

Man In Black - Johnny Cash

Nine To Five - Dolly Parton

Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley

Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship

Peaceful Easy Feeling - The Eagles

Perfect Day - Lou Reed

Proud Mary - Tina Turner

Rockin’ All Over The World - Status Quo

Romeo & Juliet - Dire Straits

Stuck In The Middle - Stealers Wheel

Substitute - The Who

Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams

Sweet Child O Mine - Guns N' Roses

Sweet Home Alabama - Lynard Skynard

Take It Easy - The Eagles

Take It To The Limit - The Eagles

Teenage Kicks - The Undertones

Tequilla Sunrise - The Eagles

That's Entertainment - The Jam

The Littlest Hobo - TV Theme

The One I Love - REM

The Only Living Boy in New York - Simon & Garfunkle

The Walk of Life - Dire Straits

There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - The Smiths

This Guy's In Love With You - Burt Bacharach

Three Little Birds - Bob Marley

Up The Junction - Squeeze

Waterfall - The Stone Roses

Waterloo - Abba

Where the Streets Have No Name - U2

Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones

With Or Without You - U2

Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton

Working Class Hero - John Lennon

Your Song - Elton John

Young At Heart - The Bluebells

You're So Vain - Carly Simon

50s/60s

A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash

A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles

All My Loving - The Beatles

All You Need Is Love - The Beatles

American Trilogy - Elvis Prestley

Be My Baby - The Ronettes

Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison

California Dreamin' - The Mamas & The Papas

Cocaine Blues - Johnny Cash

Days - The Kinks

Daydream Believer - The Monkees

Downtown - Petula Clark

Eight Days a Week - The Beatles

Falsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash

First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack

Girl From The North Country - Bob Dylan/Johnny Cash

Handbags And Gladrags - Rod Stewart

Help Me Rhonda - The Beach Boys

Hey Jude - The Beatles

I Got Stripes - Johnny Cash

I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles

I'm a Believer - The Monkees

It Aint Me Babe - Johnny Cash

It's Now or Never - Elvis Presley

Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley

Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan

Living Doll - Cliff Richard

Mrs Robinson - Simon & Garfunkle

My Generation - The Who

My Girl - The Temptations

Nowhere Man - The Beatles

Oh Boy! Buddy Holly

Oh Darling - The Beatles

People Are Strange - The Doors

Please Please Me - The Beatles

Revolution - The Beatles

Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash

Sloop John B - The Beach Boys

Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield

Stand By Me - Ben E. King

Strawberry Fields - The Beatles

Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley

Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond

That's Alright Mama - Elvis Presley

The Homes Of The Blues - Johnny Cash

The Wonder Of You - Elvis Presley

These Boots Are Made For Walking - Nancy Sinatra

Twist & Shout - The Beatles

Walk The Line - Johnny Cash

Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks

We Can Work it Out - The Beatles

Whilst My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles

With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker

You Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry

You Were Always on my Mind - Elvis Presley

You've Got to Hide your Love Away - The Beatles

Christmas

A range of traditional and modern Christmas songs available upon request.

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

1 x car parking space required
2 x power sockets (more the merrier)
Performance space should be minimum 12 feet width and 6 feet depth. No stage required but is favourable.


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

Yes full state of the art PA and lighting


What information do you require about a venue?

Is there a sound limiter and what is the access like


Can you provide a Spotify/DJ service before and between your sets?

Yes a bespoke DJ service or you can provide me with a playlist

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best gig you've ever done and the best venue you've ever played at?

I’ve got to say I’ve been blessed to play at some amazing venues but a private villa in Thailand for a 60th birthday was probably the best.


Which artists have you been most influenced by, who is your favourite artist and what is the greatest song of all time?

Oasis is why I picked up the guitar so they have to be my biggest influence.


What's your previous experience and how did you start gigging?

Back in secondary school I sang Live Forever and that was the start of my musical career. I then started writing songs and being a gigging musician for next 20+ years


What's your favourite type of event to play at?

Birthday parties. Anything from 40-60 ideally as my repertoire suits this age bracket.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

Set up times:

Set up for 'daytime' performances please allow 20-30 minutes
Set up for 'evening' performances please allow 60 minutes (to account for larger PA, kick drum and lighting/DJ service)

Daytime party performance times:

2 hour period (2 x 45 min sets)
3 hour period (3 x 45 min sets)

Daytime Wedding performance times:

Wedding Ceremony - 5 songs
Drinks Reception - Up to 2 hours continuous
Wedding Breakfast - Up to 2 hours continous
Evening Reception - 3 x 45 min sets with Laptop DJ during breaks


Are you happy to perform outside?

Yes love to if dry


Do the clients have a say in what you play or is it a set repertoire list only?

Yes I like to make every performance bespoke


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

Apart from “AMAZING” it is mostly comments about how I got the whole crowd dancing.

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Jamie McGuire - Triple Award Winning act has performed for these clients:

Most of Jamie McGuire's clients are private bookings for events such as Weddings, Birthday Parties etc.

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