How I got my set list and other tales
My first performance experiences were in school and church choirs and it was there that I learned that I like to sing. I also found that I like pretty much all kinds of misc, with a few notable exceptions. From church and school choir and later band I progressed to the ultimate training ground, the Garage Band! In junior and senior high school I played in many different groups that all practiced in the garage or basement. I got my first performance experience in grade seven when one of the groups I was playing with was invited to open the Winter Carnival variety show. We played two songs - Bad Moon Rising and the riff intro to Smoke on the Water. Not the whole song - just the intro you know "da da da .. da da da da.. da da da .. da da..". In fact I'm not sure we even knew there were words to it at that time.
But it was in High School that I caught the bug with our first paying job at the Wolfville Curling Club. Our band teacher, John Herman, landed us the gig and our mothers drove us and picked us up!
With a return to solo performance I was wracking my brain about what my repertoire should be and finally I turned to my friends, co-workers, and family and asked them for one or two songs that make them sing along. True to form they came through with dozens of song suggestions ranging from light pop, folk, maritime, and jazz standards from the great American Songbook. The list is still growing and if you want to add your suggestions email me through the email link at the bottom of the page.
But it was in High School that I caught the bug with our first paying job at the Wolfville Curling Club. Our band teacher, John Herman, landed us the gig and our mothers drove us and picked us up!
With a return to solo performance I was wracking my brain about what my repertoire should be and finally I turned to my friends, co-workers, and family and asked them for one or two songs that make them sing along. True to form they came through with dozens of song suggestions ranging from light pop, folk, maritime, and jazz standards from the great American Songbook. The list is still growing and if you want to add your suggestions email me through the email link at the bottom of the page.
My Song List ...
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500 Miles (trad)
Act Naturally Ain't Even Done with the Night Ain't No Sunshine All I have to do is dream All My Lovin All Summer Long All you ever do is bring me down American Pie Angel from Montgomery Annie's Song Another Saturday Night Autumn Leaves Bad Bad Leroy Brown Bad Moon Rising Ballad of the Bluenose Battle of New Orleans Beautiful Sunday Big Yellow Taxi Boat on the River Bop Breakfast at Tiffany's Brown Eyed Girl Bye Bye Love Carry Me Cat's in the Cradle Centerfield Charlie on the MTA City of New Orleans Closing Time Could I Have This Dance Country Roads Danny Boy Daydream Believer Dead Skunk Diggin Up Bones Dirty Old Town Dock of the Bay Don't Worry Be Happy Everybody's Making it Big Farmers Song (the) Fields of Athenry Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover Follow Me Forever and ever Amen |
Galway Bay
Galway Bay (Parody) Gambler Garden Party Gentle on My Mind Go To Sea * Green Eyed Gypsy Lady * Gypsy Rover Happy Trails Hey There Delilah House of the Rising Sun I Can See Clearly Now I'm a Believer I Fall in Love Again * If These Walls Could Talk * In The Summertime Joy to the World (TDN) Kilkelly Ireland King of the Road Kiss an Angel Good Morning La Bamba Last train to Clarksville Leaving on a Jet Plane Lies Listen to the Rhythm of the Falling Rain Living Next Door to Alice Love Me Love Me Love Love of the Common People Man of Constant Sorrow Mama Tried Margaritaville My Girl Nellie J Banks One Toke Over the Line Overton Square Popsicle Toes Pretty Woman Puppy Love Queen of old Argyle |
Rattlin Bog
Rose Garden Runaway Saturday Night * Save the Last Dance Seven Drunken Nights Seven Old Ladies Sister Golden Hair Smoke on the Water (Special Request) Song for the Mira Sonny's Dream Streets of London Summer of '69 Sweet Caroline Take It Easy Tales of the Phantom Ship Those Were the Days To Love Somebody Under the Boardwalk Wagon Wheel Walkin in Memphis Way (The) When you say nothing at all Wild World Working Man You Belong to Me Your Mama Don't Dance |
* original song