MIKE KNEAFSEY solo acoustic pop everything from Ed Sheeran to Oasis and the Beatles - over 100 songs

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Solo 1 hour set£100
solo 2 x 45 minutes£150
solo 3 x 45 minutes£220
2 x 45 minute wedding£200
these are guidelines so please get in touch so you can design your own event.

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Professional since 2005. Soloist with Princess Cruises and music promoters in the north west of England. I play famous acoustic songs. Everything from Oasis to Ed Sheeran, to 60s hits to finger picking and trad blues to Harry Styles.

"Mike has featured on BBC Radio, played festival stages, fronted bands, supported pop acts, taught hundreds of guitar students as well as playing sets on the deck of cruises, hotels, restaurants, cafes, bars, pubs, corporate and function gigs.

Since working with It's Live in Lancashire and Holland-America Cruise Lines, I've perfected a set of over 100 for all occasions from the Captain's lunch to stylish restaurants, weddings and lively pub nights.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Mike

Reviews (6)

There are currently 6 user ratings for MIKE KNEAFSEY solo acoustic pop

AVERAGE RATING

9.83 / 101

Location

Based in Darwen, Lancashire

Will travel up to 50 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 50 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 30 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.

I make my set lists from a choice of over 200 songs.

HIGHLIGHTS:

She’s Electric – Oasis

Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison

Wonderwall – Oasis

Take me Home Country Roads – John Denver

Daydream Believer – The Monkees

A Team – Ed Sheeran

Stand By Me – Ben E King

Shotgun – George Ezra

Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond

Friday I’m In Love – The Cure

Sit Down – James

Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash

Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding

One More Time – Britney Spears

Yellow – Coldplay

Three Little Birds – Bob Marley

Fire and Rain – James Taylor

With A Little Help from My Friends – Beatles

Stuck in the middle with you – Stealers Wheels

Dakota – Stereophonics

Half the World Away – Oasis

A Team – Ed Sheeran

Let Her Go – Passenger

Valerie – Zutons/Amy Winehouse

Slight Return – Bluetones

Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac

Cigarettes and Alcohol – Oasis

Alright – Supergrass

I’m A Believer – Monkees/Neil Diamond

Take It Easy – The Eagles

Dreaming of You – The Coral

Wagon Wheel – Old Crow Medicine Show

Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac

Good Riddance (Time of Our Lives) – Green Day

You Get What You Give – New Radicals

Sonnet – The Verve

Bitter Sweet Symphony – The Verve

Wafaring Stranger – Johnny Cash

Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash

Strawberry Fields – Beatles

Something – Beatles

Let It Be – The Beatles

Perfect – Ed Sheeran

Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding

Fire and rain – James Taylor

Here Comes The Sun – The Beatles

Norwegian Wood – The Beatles

Anna (Go To Him) – Beatles/Arthur Alexander

Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd

Breathe – Pink Floyd

Knocking On Heaven’s Door – Bob Dylan

Everything – Michael Buble

Annie’s Song – John Denver

Sunny Afternoon – The Kinks

Summertime – Gershwin

Dead End Street – The Kinks

Folk and Blues

Roadhouse Blues – The Doors

Dirty Old Town – The Pogues/Ewan McColl

Galway Girl – Steve Earle

Fisherman’s Blues – Galway Girl

Fields of Athenry – Dubliners

Raggle Taggle Gypsy – The Waterboys

Belle of Belfast – trad

Black is the Colour – Christy Moore

The Leaving of Liverpool – The Pogues

Whisky in the jar – Dubliners/Thin Lizzy

Palet on the Floor – trad

Blues Run The Game – Jackson C Frank

Baby Won’t You Follow Me Down – Bob Dylan

Baby What You Want Me To Do – Elvis Presley/Jimmy Reid

Don’t Think Twice – Bob Dylan

Crazy Mama – J.J.Cale

Baby Please Don’t Go – John Lee Hooker

That’s Alright Mama – Elvis

The Wanderer – Dion

Wondrous Place – Billy Fury

Ferry Cross The Mersey – Gerry and the Pacemakers

Over 150 Songs To Choose From (full list)

A Team – Ed Sheeran

A Wondrous Place – Billy Fury

Across the Universe – Beatles

All I Have To Do is Dream – The Everly Brother

America – Simon and Garfunkle

Amy – Damien Rice

Anna (Go To Him) – Arthur Alexander/covered by The Beatles

Annie’s Song – John Denver

Baby What You Want Me To Do – Jimmy Reed covered by Elvis Presley

Baby, Let Me Follow You Down – Bob Dylan

Bad Moon Rising – Credence Clearwater

Belle of Belfast (Tell Me Ma) – trad Irish

Blue Christmas – Elvis Presley

Bitter Sweet Symphony – Verve

Black Is The Colour – Christy Moore/trad folk

Blackbird – The Beatles

Blinding Lights – The Weekend

Blues Run the Game – Jackson C. Frank

Breathe – Pink Floyd

Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison

Budapest – George Ezra

Bye Bye Love – The Everly Brothers

Can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis Presley

Catch the Wind – Donovan

Champagne Supernova – Oasis

Can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis Presley

Chardonnay – Cerys Matthews

Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol

Cocaine Blues – Davy Graham/Keith Richards

Come Together – The Beatles

Crazy – Gnarls Berkley

Crazy Mama – J.J.Cale

Dakota – Stereophonics

Dancing in the Dark – Bruce Springsteen

Dark Eyed Sailor – Christy Moore/trad folk

Daydream Believer – The Monkees

Dirty Old Town – The Pogues

Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding

Don’t Look Back In Anger – Oasis

Don’t Think Twice – Bob Dylan

Dream – The Everly Brothers

Dreaming of You – The Coral

Everything – Michael Buble

Femme Fatale – Nico/The Velvet Underground

Ferry Cross The Mersey – Gerry and the Pacemakers

Fire and Rain – James Taylor

Fisherman’s Blues – The Waterboys

Foggy Dew – Irish ballad

Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash

Galway Girl – Steve Earle

Girl – The Beatles

Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac

Good Riddance (Time of our Lives) – Green Day

Half the World Away – Oasis

Handbags and Gladrags – Stereophonics/Rod Stewart

Harvest Moon – Neil Young

Heart of gold – Neil Young

Help – The Beatles

Here Comes The Sun – George Harrison

Hey Jude – The Beatles

Hey, hey. My, my. – Neil Young

Hey There Delilah – The White Ts

Homeward Bound – Simon and Garfunkle

Hotel California – The Eagles

I Saw Her Standing There – Beatles

I Shall Be Released – Bob Dylan

I Want to Hold your Hand – Beatles

Imagine – John Lennon

I’m A Believer – The Monkees

It Ain’t me babe – Bob Dylan

It’s All Over Now – The Rolling Stones/Valentinos

Knocking On Heaven’s Door – Bob Dylan

Last Christmas – Wham

Let Her Go – Passenger

Let It Be – The Beatle

Live Forever – Oasis

Love Hurts – The Everly Brothers/Gram Parsons

Lucky Man – The Verve

Lucky Now – Ryan Adams

Mad World – Tears for Fears

Made of Stone – Stone Roses

Make Me A Pallet on Your Floor – Gillian Welch

Mamma Mia – Abba

Mathematics – Cherry Ghost

Mad World – Tears for Fears

Norwegian Wood – Beatles

One Day Like This – Elbo

Perfect – Ed Sheeran

Perfect Day – Lou Reed

Raggle Taggle Gypsy – Christy Moore/trad folk

Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash

Ruby Tuesday – The Rolling Stones

She’s Electric – Oasis

Shotgun – George Ezra

Sit Down – James

Slide Away – Oasis

Something – George Harrison

Somewhere Only We Know – Keane

Sonnet – The Verve

Stand By Me – Oasis

Stand By Me – Ben E King

Stuck in the Middle With You – Stealers Wheels

Summer of ’69 – Bryan Adams

Summertime – George Gershwin

Sunny Afternoon – The Kinks

Suzy Q – Credence Clearwater

Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond

Take It Easy – The Eagles

Take Me Home Country Roads – John Denver

The City of Chicago – Christy Moore/Luka Bloom

The Fields of Athenry – The Dubliners

The Killing Moon – Echo and the Bunnymen

The Leaving of Liverpool – The Pogues/Dubliners

The One I Love – REM

Three Little Birds – Bob Marley

Tighten Up – Black Keys

Time of Our Lives (Good Riddence) – Green Day

Viva La Vida – Coldplay

Wagon Wheel – Old Crow Medicine Show

Walk on the Wild Side – Lou Reed

Wanted Dead or Alive – Bon Jovi

Wayfaring Stranger – American folk

We Can Work it Out – The Beatles

Whatever – Oasis

Whisky in the jar – Thin Lizzy/Dubliners

Why Does It Always Rain On Me – Travis

Wild World – Cat Stevens

Wicked Game – Chris Isaak/Vicent McMorrow

With A Little Help From My Friends – The Beatles

Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd

Wonderwall – Oasis

Yesterday – The Beatles

You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere – The Byrds

You’re Beautiful – James Blunt

You’ve got a friend – James Taylor

You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away – The Beatles

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

I provide my own small PA and monitor. A Yamaha Stagepass.


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

No.


What information do you require about a venue?

Postcode and parking.


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

No.


What equipment do you use?

I have a small but loud enough PA and speakers (Yamaha Stagepas) which can fit into the corner of a house or on stage. It is loud enought for medium sized gigs, for example in church halls, clubs, wedding venues. However, when I have performed live at large busy clubs the venues have their own sound systems.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Contract with Princess Cruises - Mexico, to Hawaii, to San Francsico three months. Support for Midge Ure of Ultravox. My favourite gigs were in the 90s with our own fans.


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

The Beatles. One of the best bands of pop history and best songwriting team. They did everything a musician would dream of doing. From rock n roll in black leather jackets (Hamburg) to virtually inventing indie rock. Their songs stand out even now.


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

Starting playing live on stage in the 1990s. Fronted bands and wrote the songs. Became a professional guitar tutor and live performer from 2005.


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

Anywhere with my own favourite musician friends, my own songs and a decent crowd who are there to hear us play.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

Arrive at least 30 minutes early, set up the PA and play 2 x45 minute sets or more between 8 and last orders. I an arrive in the afternoon for weddings and hotels.


Are you happy to perform outside?

Yes. I've performed on many stages, outdoors and inside. To be safe I need an extension for plugging in and cover for adverse weather conditions.


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

I have a set list of songs and if the client has vfavourite artists within that list, it's very helpful.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

All my reviews have been very positive for singing, guitar playing, choosing songs which people enjoy, being friendly, proffesional and polite. Please check my testimonials.


Do you do requests?

Sometimes. I f I can with famous artists and famous songs. I can often do different songs than the specific request. For example, A James Taylor song, a Van Morrison song, a Coldplay song, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, Elvis etc People have shownmuch appreciation for the compromise on their specific request.

Recent Clients

MIKE KNEAFSEY solo acoustic pop has performed for these clients:

(recent examples) 2025/26 - weddings, private parties, boatclubs, pub, corporate events, hotels, nightclubs.

Lancaster Festival 2017; Ribchester Music Festival 2015; Cloudspotting Festival 2018,2019; BBC Radio Lancashire Sally Naden/Brett Davison show; The Talbot, Euxton Feb 2019; The Ale House, Clitheroe, Feb 2019; The Grand Venue, Clitheroe, Feb 2019; The Printers Arms, Coppull, Chorley, March 2019; Th'Owd Smithy Inn, Much Hoole, Preston, Feb 2019;

Venues

MIKE KNEAFSEY solo acoustic pop has performed at these venues:

The Circle, Bacup

The Lobster, Croxteth, Liverpool

Sailing Club, Glasson Dock, Lancaster

Highfield Social Club, Blackpool

Katie O'Brien's, Leicester

Chorley Football Club, Chorley

The Grand, Clitheroe

Automatic Cafe, Bury Met

BBC live tent, Lytham Festival

BBC Radio Lancashire, Blackburn

The New Inn, Clitheroe

The Ale House, Clitheroe

The Brown Cow, Clitheroe

The Grand, Clitheroe

The Middle Earth Beer festival, Waddington

Hurst Green Village Hall

Night & Day Cafe, Manchester

The Blue Cat Cafe, Heaton Moor

Ribchester International Festival

Avenham Park Festival, Preston

Cloudspotting Festival, Lancashire

The Moorbrook, Preston

The Ferret, Preston

Korova Cafe, Preston

Dimitris, Manchester

Star & Garter, Manchester

The Howcroft, Bolton

The New Conti, Preston

The Art of Tea, Didsbury, Manchester

The Gin Distellery & Cycling Cafe, Clitheroe

Rivington Barn, Bolton

O'Neill's, Nottingham

Katie O'Brien's , Birmingham & Sheffield

Seaffod Pub compan; Longridge, Pendle, Great Eccleston (Lancashire)

Grand Princess cruise liner, Mexico, Hawaii, San Francisco

The Cricketers, Brinscall

Alvaston Hall Hotel, Cheshire

Neilds Farm, Macclesfield

Hotel Football, Old Traford, Manchester

Mulligan's, Manchester

Chester Golf Club, Chester

Warner Hotels, Harrogate

The Pear Tree, Penwortham

Field Day Festival, Grimsargh, Preston

Crow Wood Hotel & Spa, Burnley

Warner Hotels, Hereford

Cheshire Cheese, Warrington

Dunkirk Hotel, Leyland, Seven Stars, Leyland

Middlewich Folk & Boat Festival, Cheshire

Accrington, Preston, Bolton Town Hall events

Panache Lounge, Chorley

Fifteens, St.Anne's

The Angel, Preston

Styd Gardens, Ribchester

Frodsham Conservative Club, Cheshire

Clitheroe Food Festival

The Railway, Preston

Lancaster Music Festival

Burnley College open day

Newcastle University Arts Department open day

The Sportsman, Euxton, Lancashire

The Lost Bar, Chorley

Kirkham Conservative Club, Kirkham, Lancashire

The Treehouse, Skipton

The Gathurst Station Inn, Wigan

Cactus Ray's , Burscough

Tempo Wine Bar, St.Anne's

Brew & Bones, Poulton

Fernlea Hotel, Lytham

Crofters Arms, Leyland

Baker Street, Preston

Butchers Arms, Penrith

Withy Arms, Leyland

Bar 1837, Manchester

Odd Bar, Northern Quarter, Manchester

The Jungle, Clitheroe

The Printers Arms, Chorley

Smithy Inn, Old Hoole, Lancashire

The Minstrel, Chorley

Gin Festival, Preston

Bar 39, Darwen

Live at the Lake, Hoylake, The Wirral

The Rose & Crown, Chorley

...and many more...

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Events types:

Wedding

Birthday Party

Private Event

Corporate Event

Hotel / Restaurant Event

Bar / Venue Event

Concert

Virtual Event

Charity Event

Theatre Show

Genres:

1960s Music

1990s Music

2000s+ Music

Folk

Traditional Irish Folk

Pop

Acoustic

Covers

Britpop

Indie

Features:

PA / sound system included

Will travel internationally

Male vocalist

Public liability insurance

PAT tested

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