Phil Berthoud Solo Acoustic Guitarist

Solo Acoustic Guitarist.

Styles include pop, world, blues, Latin, Spanish, rock, jazz, folk.

From laid back atmospheric music to lively arrangements of rock and pop songs. Can also add some mandolin or Irish fiddle if wanted.

Over 35 years' experience as a musician, composer, arranger, teacher.

Phil is also a composer and author of music instruction books on guitar, fiddle and mandolin. His latest book is The Ultimate Reel Book, currently available on amazon, along with many other titles.

"Just want to thank you for your amazing playing last Saturday night. You really made it a special evening with such beautiful music thank you so much. We will be sure to recommend you to everyone we know"

Sonja and Massimo - Private party review

Repertoire:

Main genres are pop/rock acoustic covers; folk/world; blues/jazz; Spanish; tv/film themes

See below for example repertoire – I’m always adding new material and am happy to learn requests.

60s

Albatross - Fleetwood Mac

Lion Sleeps Tonight, the – The Tokens

All You Need is Love – The Beatles

Black Magic Woman – Fleetwood Mac

Blackbird – Beatles

Happy Together – The Turtles

Here Comes the Sun – The Beatles

Anji – Davey Graham

Misirlou – Dick Dale

Apache – The Shadows

Here There and Everywhere – The Beatles

I’m a Believer – The Monkees

With A Little Help from my Friends

Oh Well – Fleetwood Mac

I Can’t Help Falling in Love With You – Elvis

Purple Haze – Jimi Hendrix

Hey Joe – Jimi Hendrix

House of the Rising Sun – The Animals

Come Together – The Beatles

In the Court of the Crimson King – King Crimson

Itchycoo Park – Small Faces

Little Wing – Jimi Hendrix

Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles

Lucy in Sky with Diamonds – The Beatles

Michelle – the Beatles

Walk Don’t Run – the Ventures

Sunny Afternoon – Kinks

Wipeout – The Surfaris

Delilah – Tom Jones

She’s Not There - The Zombies

Sitting on the Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding

Something - The Beatles

70s

Andy Warhol – David Bowie

Are Friends Electric – Tubeway Army

Everyday – Slade

Perfect Day – Lou Reed

Low Rider – War

Jolene – Dolly Parton

Psycho Killer – Talking Heads

Everyones a Winner – Hot Chocolate

Heart of Glass – Blondie

Heroes – David Bowie

Egyptian Reggae – Jonathan Richman

Jamming – Bob Marley

Three Little Birds – Bob Marley

Coz I love you – Slade

Europa – Santana

Strawberry Fields Forever – The Beatles

Sunshine of Your Love – Cream

These Boots Are Made For Walking - Nancy Sinatra

With a Little Help from my Friends – The Beatles

I Can See for Miles – the Who

Life on Mars – David Bowie

Kill em at the Hot Club Tonight - Slade

Speed of Life – David Bowie

Superstition - Stevie Wonder

Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond

Velvet Goldmine – David Bowie

Layla – Eric Clapton

Look What you Done – Slade

Message in a Bottle – The Police

Money Money Money – Abba

My Perfect Cousin – The Undertones

Waterloo Sunset – Kinks

Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

Cars – Gary Numan

In the Summertime – Mungo Jerry

80s

Ain’t Nobody - Chaka Khan

Eye of the Tiger – Survivor

Downtown Train – Tom Waits

Mad World – Tears for Fears

Road to Nowhere, the – Talking Heads

It Must be Love – Madness

Sweet Child of Mine – Guns n Roses

Golden Brown – The Stranglers

She Drives Me Crazy – Fine Young Cannibals

You’ll Always Find me in the Kitchen at Parties – Jona Lewie

Take me to the River – Talking Heads

Message in a Bottle – the Police

90s

Wonderwall – Oasis

Airbag – Radiohead

Californication – Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley

Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana

Can’t Stop – Red Hot Chilli Peppers

A Girl Like You – Edwyn Collins

All I Wanna Do – Sheryl Crow

Unbelievable – EMF

Hand in my Pocket – Alanis Morissette

Killer – Adamski/Seal

Learn to Fly – Foo Fighters

00s

All I Got – Newton Faulkner

Belle – Jack Johnson

Better Together – Jack Johnson

Diablo Rojo – Rodrigo y Gabriela

Boulevard of Broken Dreams – Green Day

To Make You Feel My Love – Bob Dylan/Adele

Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol

Viva la Vida – Coldplay

Seven Nation Army – White Stripes

Yellow – Coldplay

Crazy – Gnarls Barkley

10s

Budapest – George Ezra

Price Tag – Jessie J

Shotgun - George Ezra

A Team, the – Ed Sheeran

The Cave – Mumford and Sons

Life Goes On – Noah and the Whale

Royals – Lorde

Little Talks – Of Monsters and Men

Hey There Delilah –

Hold Back the River – James Bay

Rolling in the Deep – Adele

Riptide – Vance Joy

Jazz

Blue Drag – Django Reinhardt

Blue Skies – jazz standard

Gagoug – Django Reinhardt

Chez Jacquet – Django Reinhardt

Limehouse Blues – Jazz Standard

Moonlight Serenade – Glenn Miller

Nuages – Django Reinhardt

Tears – Django Reinhardt

Gymnopedie – Satie jazz arrangement

Worrisome Heart - Melody Gardot

Watermelon Man – Herbie Hancock

I’ve Had My Moments – Stephane Grapelli

Older popular songs

Cry me a River – Julie London

I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles – old popular song

La Vie en Rose – Edith Piaf

Jamaica Farewell – Harry Belafonte

Sea of Love – Phil Phillips

Petit Fleur – Sidney Bechet

La Bamba – Ritchie Valens

I’ll See You in my Dreams – jazz standard

Fly Me to the Moon – Frank Sinatra

Dream A Little Dream – Jazz Standard

Summertime – George Gershwin

What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong

Folk/World

Cape Clear – Irish traditional

Various John Fahey pieces

Guantanamera – Cuban song

Mahrey’s Wedding – trad

Hey Hey – blues standard

Podrimsko Oro – Trad

Harmony Blues

Lonesome Couch Blues

Rights of Man – Irish Trad

Wellerman – trad song

Cumparsita, la - tango

Star of the County Down – Van Morrison/Chieftains

Whisky in the Jar – trad song

Wild Mountain Thyme – trad song

Road to Lisdoonvarna, the – Irish trad

Drunken Sailor – traditional

Café Moliendo – Hugo Blanco

She Moved Through the Fair – Van Morrison

Raglan Road – Van Morrison

Cliffs of Moher/Out on the Ocean – irish jigs

TV/Film themes

Exodus – film theme

I Wanna be like you – from the Jungle Book

Mission Impossible / Take 5

Moon River – Henry Mancini

Over the Rainbow – Judy Garland

Pirates of the Caribbean – film theme

Lord of the Rings – Rohan theme

Songs of Love – Divine Comedy (Fr Ted theme)

Taxi Theme

Third Man, the – film theme

Wallace and Gromit – theme

I’ll Be there for you – Friends theme

Somewhere over the Rainbow

Drag Racer – Doug Wood Band (snooker theme)

Lord of the Rings - In Dreams

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – film theme

Sleepy Lagoon – Eric Coates (desert islands discs theme)

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