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  • Small act with a big sound
  • Performs a vast array of songs, from artists such as Elvis Presley, Bon Jovi, The Proclaimers and The Spice Girls
  • Confident & versatile, can adapt to event requirements

James is based in Bathgate, West Lothian and regularly plays across Scotlands central belt and beyond. Regular gigs are Bathgate, Linlithgow, Stirling, Dunfermline, Edinburgh, Kilmarnock, Airdrie, Calander, and as far up as Oban.


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    About this Act

    James is a full time working musician. He splits his time between gigging bars, restaurants, weddings & various other private functions and running a successful music production and songwriting business.

    His solo acoustic show specialises in pop/rock acoustic covers from the 50's to the present, and has seen him perform all over the world over the last 15 years. In 2016 he embarked on a 6 week busking and gigging tour of the USA, visiting NYC, Maine, LA, San Francisco, Houston, Nashville, Chicago, Miami & New Jersey.

    With just a guitar and vocals, he is able too bring a big sound to any any event. His large catalogue of songs crossing many genres/deades, and his natural ability to connect with a crowd has made him a regular in many venues across Scotland, and popular with every audience he plays to.

    Set List

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    50’s & 60’s
    Don’t Be Cruel – Elvis Presley
    Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
    Oh Boy - Buddy Holly
    Johnny Be Goode – Chuck Berry
    Eight Days a Week – The Beatles
    Daydream Believer – The Monkees
    I Wanna Be Like You – The Jungle Book
    I’ve Just Seen a Face - The Beatles
    To Love Somebody - The Bee Gees
    Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
    Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
    Runaway – Del Shannon
    You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away - The Beatles
    Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding
    Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival
    Stand By Me – Ben E King
    House of the Rising Sun – The Animals
    People Are Strange – The Doors
    Little Old Wine Drinker Me - Dean Martin
    Can’t Buy Me Love - The Beatles
    All I Have to Do is Dream - The Everly Brothers
    I Started a Joke - The Bee Gees
    Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner
    Revolution - The Beatles
    Living Doll - Cliff Richard
    Blowing in the Wind - Bob Dylan
    I only Wanna be with You - Dusty Springfield
    Strawberry Fields - The Beatles
    Walkin After Midnight - Patsy Cline
    Honky Tonk Woman - The Rolling Stones
    Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
    I Love You Because - Jim Reeves
    Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
    Delilah - Tom Jones
    A Hard Days Night - The Beatles
    70’S
    Take it Easy - The Eagles
    Honky Tonk Woman – The Rolling Stones
    Maggie May – Rod Stewart • Take It Easy – The Eagles
    You’re The One That I Want – Grease
    Super Trouper – Abba
    The Joker – Steve Miller Band
    Stuck In the Middle with You – Steelers Wheel
    Teenage Kicks – The Undertones
    Hotel California - The Eagles
    The Gambler – Kenny Rogers
    Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
    Big Yellow Taxi – Joni Mitchell
    Always On My Mind - Elvis Presley
    Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
    Heart of Gold – Neil Young
    Take Me Home Country Roads – John Denver
    I Don’t Like Mondays – Boomtown Rats
    I Don’t Wanna Talk About It - Rod Stewart
    Grease - Franki Valli
    Your Song - Elton John
    Heart of Glass - Blondie
    Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen
    Jolene - Dolly Parton
    Love Really Hurts Without You - Billy Ocean
    Waterloo - Abba
    Top of the World - The Carpenters
    Wild World - Cat Stevens
    The Coward of the County - Kenny Rogers
    Mercedes Benz - Janis Joplin
    Burning Love - Elvis Presley
    80’S
    I Want To Break Free – Queen
    Karma Chameleon – Culture Club
    Stop – Erasure
    One - U2
    Dancing In the Dark – Bruce Springsteen
    You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC
    Beat It – Michael Jackson
    Kiss – Prince
    Islands in the Stream – Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
    Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking for – U2
    Dignity – Deacon Blue
    Free Falling – Tom Petty
    Mary’s Prayer – Danny Wilson
    She Bangs the Drums - The Stone Roses
    You Give Love a Bad Name – Bon Jovi
    I’m On My Way - The Proclaimers
    Hello - Lionel Richie
    Redemption Song - Bob Marley
    Live it Up - Mental as Anything
    Cap in Hand - The Proclaimers
    Gimme hope Jo’anna - Eddie Grant
    Holding out for a Hero - Bonny Tyler
    Sally Cinnamon - The Stone Roses
    Purple Rain - Prince
    Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
    Where the Streets Have No Name - U2
    Sunshine on Leith - The Proclaimers
    Happy Hour - The Housemartins
    Every Breathe You Take - The Police
    Walk of Life - Dire Straits
    When Tomorrow Comes - Eurythmics
    Made of Stone - The Stone Roses
    What Do You Do - The Proclaimers

    90’S
    Breakfast at Tiffany’s – Deep Blue Something
    Sit Down – James
    Half the World Away – Oasis
    Save Tonight – Eagle Eye Cherry
    The Sign – Ace of Base
    Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) – Greenday
    All the Small Things – Blink 182
    Hand In My Pocket – Alanis Morissette  
    Why Does It Always Rain On Me – Travis
    You Can Talk to Me - Seahorses
    Chasing Rainbows – Shed 7
    Torn – Natalie Imbruglia
    My Hero – Foo Fighters
    Broken Stones - Paul Weller
    Handbags and Gladrags - Stereophonics
    I Drove All Night - Roy Orbison
    Nothing Ever Happens - Del Amitri
    Jessie - Joshua Kaddison
    Zombie - The Cranberries
    Don’t Look Back In Anger - Oasis
    The Cirlce - Ocean Colour Scene
    Baby One More Time - Britney Spears
    Digsys Dinner - Oasis
    Say You’ll be there - Spice Girls
    So Low - OCS
    Drops of Jupiter - Train
    Lucky Man - The Verve
    Blinded by the Sun - Seahorses
    Local Boy in the Photograph - Stereophonics
    Slide Away - Oasis
    Friday I’m in Love - The Cure
    Weak - Skunk Annansi
    Let Me Entertain You - Robbie Williams
    Wonderwall - Oasis
    Hazard - Richard Marx
    Basket Case - Greenday
    Traffic - Stereophonics
    Cast - Walkaway
    Believe - Cher
    This is How it Feels - Inspiral Carpets
    Don’t Marry Her - Beautiful South
    Common People - Pulp
    Back for Good - Take That
    North Country Boy - The Charlatans
    Rotterdam - The Beautiful South
    2000 – PRESENT
    Drunk – Ed Sheeran
    Candy – Paolo Nutini
    Teenage Dirtbag – Wheetus
    Use Somebody – Kings of Leon
    Mr Brightside – The Killers
    Hey Ho – The Lumineers
    I Miss You - Blink 182
    Let Her Go – Passenger
    Indian Summer – Stereophonics
    Dear Darlin - Olly Mars
    Pricetag – Jessie J
    Took a Pill in Ibiza – Mike Posner
    Mardy Bum – Arctic Monkeys
    Yellow – Coldplay
    Blame it on Me - George Ezra
    You’re Not Alone - The Enemy
    Home - Michael Buble
    Love Yourself – Justin Bieber
    The Man Who Can’t Be Moved - The Script
    Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon
    Slow Hands - Niall Horan
    Songbird - Oasis
    Make You Feel My Love - Adele
    Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheehan
    Let It Go - James Bay
    All of Me - John Legend
    The One - Kodaline
    Shotgun - George Ezra
    Say You Won’t Let Go - James Arthur
    The Captain - Biffy Clyro
    Gravity - Embrace
    Castle On The Hill - Ed Sheeran
    Next To Me - Emily Sande
    Dakota - Stereophonics
    Hey There Delilah - Plain White T’s
    It’s all About You - McFly
    Bonfire Heart - James Blunt
    Wake Me Up - Avicci
    Rewind - Paolo Nutini
    Radioactive - The Imagine Dragons
    Wagon Wheel - Darius Rucker
    I Wasn’t Expecting That - Jamie Lawson
    All I Want - Kodaline
    Valerie - The Zutons
    Only You Know Me - Robbie Williams
    Titanium - David Guetta
    Cannonball - Damian Rice
    Try - Pink
    Candy - Robbie Williams
    TRADITIONAL
    Loch Lomond
    Auld Lang Syne
    Wild Mountain Thyme
    Donald Where’s Yer Troosers
    Bonnie Wee Jeanie McColl
    Caledonia
    CHRISTMAS
    Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin Stevens
    White Christmas - Bing Crosby
    Lonely This Christmas - Mud
    Step Into Christmas - Elton John.
    Merry Christmas Everybody

    Lineup

    • Solo acoustic act. Vocal & guitar, no backing tracks.

    This act's standard set times are as follows:

    • 3 x 45 minute sets with 15 minute breaks

    Tags

    • 1 piece / solo
    • acoustic
    • ballad
    • christmas music set
    • male vocals
    • solo guitarist



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