Recorded by Ade Parker at Party on the Pitch, July 2019'
As a solo act this is ideal for small spaces where bands can’t fit in! The sound is still a full one, thanks to use of high quality, professional backing tracks which ensures a wide range of music styles can be covered.
Tell me your preferences of songs, artist or genres, or leave it to me with my tried and tested party ready sets of music guaranteed to get people dancing!"
Pop/party up-tempo
A typical Up-tempo Solo Set suitable for pubs, clubs etc…would include a typical selection from the songs listed below, all dependent on audience taste, reaction and what the client wants!
- Hallucinate - Dua Lipa
- Happy - Pharrell Williams CLICK TO LISTEN
- Treasure - Bruno Mars CLICK TO LISTEN
- September – Earth Wind and Fire
- Blame it on the Boogie – Jacksons
- Can’t get you outta my head – Kylie
- Ladies Night – Kool & the Gang/Atomic Kitten
- Get Ready – The Temptations
- Signed Sealed Delivered – Stevie Wonder CLICK TO LISTEN
- We Found Love – Rihanna CLICK TO LISTEN
- Ain’t Nobody, I’m Every Woman – Chaka Khan CLICK TO LISTEN
- Young Hearts run free – Candi Staton
- Lost in Music - Sister Sledge
- Car Wash, Is it Love you’re after – Rose Royce
- Disco Inferno – Tina Turner CLICK TO LISTEN
- Tainted Love – Imelda May CLICK TO LISTEN
- Why do Fools fall in Love – Dianna Ross
- Lady Marmalade – La Belle
- Play That Funky Music – Black Cherry
- Give it up – KC and the Sunshine Band
- Waterloo/Voulez Vous – Abba
- The Tide is High/Dreaming – Blondie
- Rehab, Valerie, Cupid, Will You still Love me tomorrow, Monkey Man, Our day will come - Amy Winehouse CLICK TO LISTEN
Easy Listening
- Brass in Pocket, Don’t get me wrong – The Pretender
- Put your records on – Corinne Baily-Rae
- The First Cut is the Deepest – Sheryl Crow
- Tangled and Dark – Bonnie Rait CLICK TO LISTEN
- You’re So Vain – Carly Simon
- Is This Love – Bob Marley CLICK TO LISTEN
Jazz/Smooth Grooves set
For a Jazz solo act this might include songs like:
- Fell in Love With a Boy - Joss Stone CLICK TO LISTEN
- SWAY/Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps – Pussycat Dolls
- Don’t know why - Norah Jones CLICK TO LISTEN
- Let There be Love – Nat King Cole
- Get Here – Oleta Adams
- Will You still Love me tomorrow/Our day will come – Amy Winehouse
- Peel me a Grape/Frim Fram Sauce/ Lets face the Music and Dance – Diana Krall
- Dance me to the end of love – Madeleine Peyroux
- Feel like Making Love – Roberta Flack
- This Masquerade – George Benson
- My Baby Just Cares for Me – Nina Simone CLICK TO LISTEN
- Moondance – Van Morrison
- Fever/ He’s a Tramp – Brenda Lee
- Love Letters/That Ole Devil called Love – Alison Moyet
- Being with you – Smokey Robinson
- Chasing Pavements – Adele
- Wonderful World/Hallelujah I love him so – Eva Cassidy
- Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol/Clare Teal CLICK TO LISTEN
A Christmas/New Year set
A Christmas/New Year set would include elements of any of the above sets (as discussed/required) and would also include seasonal songs such as:
- All I want for Christmas is You – Maria Carey
- Last Christmas – Wham!
- Rocking Around the Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee
- White Christmas – Bing Crosby
- Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Frank Sinatra/Judy Garland
- The Christmas Song – Nat King Cole CLICK TO LISTEN
- Let it Snow – Dean Martin CLICK TO LISTEN
- Rock Around the Clock – Bill Haley and the Comets
- New York New York – Judy Garland
- I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Dean Martin CLICK TO LISTEN
- Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Retro/Vintage
This includes the new demos for pop songs sung in a Vintage/Retro style.
- A Sky Full of Stars CLICK TO LISTEN
- Moves like Jagger CLICK TO LISTEN
- Mercy CLICK TO LISTEN
- Toxic
- Should I stay or should I go
Wedding
These are songs I already have for the wedding service, signing the register etc...or as a 1st Dance as part of the evening entertainment:
- Get Here - Oleta Adams CLICK TO LISTEN
- Marry You/Just the way you are - Bruno Mars
- A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
- Make you Feel My love - Adele
- My Baby Just cares for me CLICK TO LISTEN
- Like a Star - Corrine Bailey Rae
- Nobody Does it Better - Carly Simon
- Our Day will Come - Amy Winehouse
- Your choice of song - contact me to discuss!
The Set Up
Compact Colum PA ideal for small spaces or more intimate venues...still packs up to 120 spl (Sound pressure level) in volume and the more traditional 2 speaker system packs 127 spl for better sound distribution and larger events.
