| All timings are start to finish time, 2 and 3 hour bookings will require a short break in between the sets |
| 1 hour: £275 |
| 2 x 45 minute sets within a 2 hour period: £330 |
| 3 hours: £395 |
Edinburgh based very experienced guitarist and folk singer playing Scottish and Irish traditional music and also an expert on blues and other styles.
A very experienced professional standard acoustic guitarist and singer and can provide instrumental Scottish, Irish, blues, ragtime and jazz flavoured music soundtrack for a host of events. Also a singer, John covers a wide range of Scottish folk music ranging from songs by Robert Burns to Dougie MacLean and to Runrig. John's song repertoire also ranges across the board and covers a wide range of blues and folk material.
Based in Edinburgh, Midlothian
= areas covered (up to 100 miles)
= free travel (up to 20 miles)
Scottish and Irish Instrumentals:
About 100 jigs, reels and slow airs from the treasure chest of the Scottish and Irish repertoire going back in some cases to tunes written over 300 years ago.
Selected General Jazz Instrumentals:
Many various Django Reinhardt and Gypsy Jazz slow instrumentals inc. Nuages, Blue Drag, Troublant Bolero, Tears, Django's Castle, Echoes of Spain etc.
The Girl from Ipanema / Amazing Graze / The Entertainer (Ragtime) / Autumn Leaves / Georgia on my Mind
Stormy Weather/ Deep River Blues
Selection of Robert Burns songs:
Green grow rashes O
Aye Fond Kiss
A Man’s a Man for a’ that
My love is like a Red, Red Rose
The Lea Rig
Auld Lang Syne
Ay Waukin O
Selected other songs including Scottish / Irish Songs:
Wild Mountain Thyme
Both Sides of the Tweed
Black is the Colour
Broom of the Cowdenknowes
Loch Lomond
Tae the Beggin’ I will go
Fisherrow
The Road to Drumleman
The Final Trawl
Valley of Strathmore
The Water is Wide
Carrickfergus
Arthur McBride (all of the above tunes are traditional)
Caledonia (Dougie MacLean)
Forever Young ( Bob Dylan)
Tangled Up in Blue
I Shall be Released
Don't think Twice
Your a Big Girl Now and more Dylan
Fullsom Prison Blues ( John Cash)
Various Runrig, Bob Dylan, Richard Thompson, Rory Gallagher and a wide range of Blues songs
Flexible for any situation. One 13 amp power supply and 1 chair. Can provide battery-powered amplification if no power is available, inside or outside. Can play without amplification as well.
In recent years I have given masterclasses on guitar at the the UK Guitar Show at Earls Court in London. Also various Edinburgh Festival shows.
Django Reinhardt, Runrig and Rory Gallagher. Quite eclectic!
I am a a very experienced guitarist having played for several decades. I have been a principle guitar teacher at adult classes and have written a published book on playing Scottish guitar styles which also received a grant from Creative Scotland. I have produced a well received CD album of Scottish traditional instrumental tunes on the acoustic guitar and which received considerable radio play.
I also play gypsy jazz guitar based on Django Reinhardt's playing. Quite a lot of this can involve slower pieces ( as opposed to swing) and almost bordering on classical or Spanish type styles. I use a gypsy Maccaferri style guitar for this.
I also sing - Scottish folk songs, blues, Bob Dylan, Rory Gallagher and Richard Thompson styles and some classic jazz, pop/ rock etc.
I can also provide a top fiddle player for Scottish/ Irish / folk music. Also for a gypsy jazz set I can provide another excellent guitarist. The rates for this would be to be arranged.
I am happy to be playing in the background on unamplified or amplified acoustic guitar. Also to sing a selection of songs.
30 minutes to set up.
Private Event
Corporate Event
Hotel / Restaurant Event
Concert
Recording Session
Burns Night
Folk
Traditional Scottish Folk
Jazz
Blues
Gypsy Jazz
Scottish Music
Instrumental
100% acoustic (no power)
Can provide battery amplifier
PA / sound system included
Male vocalist