Golden Classics
'Golden Classics' are songs which have stood the text of time and have that enduring quality, whether they're 'standards' from the 30's and 40's, Lennon/McCartney classics or 'one hit wonders' of all shapes and sizes. I only play the songs I really like, although I can work up special requests for special occasions.
I don't use Minidisc backings, MIDI files, drum machines or weird effects - it's just me! If technology grabs you, there are thousands who can supply this stuff, but my heroes, like Eva Cassidy, Don McLean, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Elton John and the 'unplugged' brigade, manage to do without. What you'll get is a pure guitar without 10 backing musicians-in-a-box.
Some of those standards are tricky, but I practise!
Here they are...
Ain't Misbehavin' Answer Me Autumn Leaves Beyond The Sea/ Fly Me To The Moon Blue Ridge Mountains Of Virginia Can't Get Used To Losing You Come Fly With Me Country Roads Everytime We Say Goodbye Falling In Love Again Georgia He'll Have To Go King Of The Road Moon River / Blue Moon Nearness Of You Nightingale In Berkeley Square Over The Rainbow Paper Moon Skylark Slow Train Stranger On The Shore Summertime Sunny Side of the Street Sweet Georgia Brown Sweet Lorraine/ Cheek To Cheek Taking A Chance On Love That's Why The Lady Is A Tramp The Way You Look Tonight These Foolish Things They Can't Take That Away From Me Through The Seasons Volare White Christmas Wonderful World You Belong To Me You Make Me Feel So Young You Took Advantage/ I Got Rhythm/ Bye Bye Blues
Classic Pop
8 Days A Week/ I Wanna Hold Your Hand/ Just 17 A Hard Day's Night All I Have To Do Is Dream/ Wake Up Little Susie/ Bye Bye Love And I Love Her Angels Annie's Song Badge Bell Bottom Blues Bridge Over Troubled Water Brown Eyed Handsome Man Brown Sugar Bye Bye Love Candle in the Wind City Of New Orleans Cripple Creek Da Doo Ron Ron Daydream Believer Delilah Desperado Down Under (Men At Work) Dream A Little Dream Of You Dream Lover Drift Away Feels Like Home Fields of Gold Fire And Rain Goin' Back Have I Told You Lately Heartbeat/ Peggy Sue/ That'll Be The Day Help Here Comes The Sun Here, There Everywhere Hey Jude Hi Ho Silver Lining House Of The Rising Sun I Can See Clearly Now I Can't Get No Satifaction I Saw Her Standing There I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For I Want To Hold Your Hand I'm A Believer Imagine In My Life It's Now Or Never Lazing On A Sunny Afternoon Leader Of The Band Let It Be Love Me Tender Love The One You're With Maggie May May You Never Need Your Love So Bad Norwegian Wood No Woman No Cry Ob-La-Di Peggy Sue Pretty Woman Proud Mary Redemption Song Rocket Man Runaway/ Da Doo Ron Ron Save The Last Dance For Me Sailing Shame Shame Shame Something Songbird Strawberry Fields Forever Summertime/Moondance Summertime Blues Tears Of A Clown That'll Be The Day The Great Pretender The Locomotion The Night Before The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down The Young Ones/ Dream Lover The Weight There Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens Things (Like A Walk In The Park) Three Steps To Heaven/ Summertime Blues Ticket To Ride Tie Me Kangaroo Down Touch Me In The Morning Wake Up Little Susie Walk Right Back Walk Away Renee When I'm 64 When Will I Be Loved When You Say Nothing At All While My Guitar Gently Weeps With A Little Help From My Friends Wonderful Tonight Year Of 39 Yellow Submarine Yesterday You Got A Friend You Were Always On My Mind You're 16 You're In My Heart You're So Vain You've Got To Hide Your Love Away / Help You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling Your Song
Classic Folk
Another You/ World Of Our Own Clare To Here Danny Boy Fields Of Athenrye If I Were A Carpenter If You Need Me In Their Eyes Killing Me Softly Leaving On A Jet Plane Morningtown Ride Puff The Magic Dragon Streets Of London The Sick Note Vincent Whiskey In The Jar
Classic Instrumentals
Apache Carrickfergus Cavatina My Love The Entertainer The Stripper The Way We Were Whiter Shade Of Pale