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Singer/Guitarist playing the very best Rock n Roll, Pop, Rock, Blues, Soul and Country
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East Grinstead
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I have played drums in various bands over the last 30 years, I decided to go it alone and have worked hard to put together a great set covering the very best from the likes of The Beatles, Elvis, Johnny Cash, The Jam, Madness, Status Quo, Coldplay, R.E.M , Kings of Leon, Billy Idol, Culture Club, T Rex, Simple Minds, Elvis Costello, Adam and the Ants, David Bowie, Depeche Mode, Rolling Stones, Inxs, Queen, Eric Clapton, Thin Lizzy, Morrissey, KC and the sunshine band, ZZ Top, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Clash, Roxy Music, The black Keys, Otis Reading and many more.. Having taken a year off performing live due to relocating to England and working on my song writing. I’m now ready to get back out there and get people dancing. I have my own pa and lighting and use professionally recorded backing tracks so you get the big band sound without the big band price.

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Craig's Reviews

From Encore customers:

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Zoe S
5 years ago
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5 out of 5

We booked Craig for our members night he was fantastic very professional made sure he sang all different music to please all ages Very highly recommend

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Darren D
6 years ago
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5 out of 5

Very pleased that we booked Craig for our function. He arrived in plenty of time and was extremely flexible in adapting his set to accommodate our timings. His choice of music was spot on, sound and presentation was very professional and he certainly added to the success of the evening. We would be happy use Craig again.

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Steve P
8 years ago

This guy is awesome. We saw him play at the weekend and he didn’t play a bad song all night. Great music, great sound and a nice guy too. Go see him if you get a chance.

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Murdos A
8 years ago

After having Craig play at our bar, we had great feedback from our customers. Can’t wait to have him back

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Craig's Song list

Artist Song Title
Ac/DC. It’s a long way
Adam Ant Antmusic
Bad Company Feel Like Makin Love
Bad Manners Special Brew
Big Country. Chance
Billy Idol Rebel Yell
Billy Rae Cyrus Achy Breaky Heart
Bryan Ferry Price of Love
Buddy Holly Rave On
Chris Isaak Blue Hotel
Chuck Berry You never can tell
Cliff Richard Move it
Coldplay Adventure of a lifetime
Culture Club. Karma Chameleon
David Bowie Boys Keep Swinging
David Bowie Cat People (putting out fire)
David Bowie Lets Dance
David Bowie Rebel Rebel
David Bowie Suffragette City
Deep Blue Something Breakfast at Tiffany's
Depeche Mode Just Cant Get Enough
Depeche Mode Personal Jesus
Depeche Mode Enjoy the Silence
Depeche Mode Everything Counts
Dierks Bentley What was I thinkin
Echo & the Bunnymen People are Strange
Elton John I Guess that’s why they call it the blues
Elvis Costello Pump It Up
Elvis Presley Baby I don’t care
Elvis Presley Devil in Disquise
Elvis Presley His latest flame
Elvis Presley Hound Dog
Elvis Presley The girl of my best friend
Elvis Presley Way Down
Erasure Sometimes
Eric Clapton Crossroads
Eric Clapton I Shot the Sheriff
Flock of seagulls. I Ran
George Thorogood Move it on over
Grease. Born to hand jive
House of love Shine On
Haircut 100. Favourite Shirt
Imelda May Tainted Love
Inxs By my Side
Inxs. Mystify
Inxs Never tear us apart
Inxs. Don’t Change
Jace Everett Bad Things
Jerry Lee Lewis Great Balls of Fire
Jimmy Eat World The Middle
Johnny Cash Fulsom Prison Blues
Johnny Kid and the Pirates Shakin all over
KC & the Sunshine Band Get Down Tonight
KC & the Sunshine Band Shake your Booty
Kings of Leon Mollys Chambers
Led Zepplin Rock n Roll
Liam Gallagher. Bring the light
Madness It must be love
Madness Prince
Madness. Night boat to Cairo
Madness. Lola
Madness. Misery
Martha and the muffins. Echo Beach
Michael Buble Feeling Good
Morrissey Everyday is like Sunday
Morrissey Pregnant for the last time
Noel Gallagher Holy Mountain
Oasis Morning Glory
Oasis Rock n Roll Star
Paul Kelly Dumb Things
Paul McCartney Twenty Flight Rock
Paul Weller Changing Man
Prince Cream
Queen Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Rolling Stones Brown Sugar
Rolling Stones Jumpin Jack Flash
Rolling Stones Route 66
Roxy Music Love is the drug
Simple Minds Love Song
Simple Minds Up on the Catwalk
Simple Minds Chelsea Girl
Status Quo. Down Down
Status Quo. What your proposing
Status Quo. Rocking all over the world
Stevie Wonder Superstition
T Rex 20th Century Boy
Talking Heads And She Was
The Beatles I Feel Fine
The Beatles Money (that’s what I want)
The Beatles Paperback Writer
The Black keys Howlin for you
The Black Keys Lonely Boy
The Cars My best friends girl
The Clash I Fought the Law
The Commitments In the midnight hour
The Commitments Mr Pitiful
The Commitments Mustang Sally
The Commitments Take me to the river
The Commitments Treat her right
The Comodores Easy
The Cure A Forest
The Cure Just like Heaven
The Eagles Life in the Fastlane
The Easybeats She's so fine
The Eurythmics Sweet Dreams
The Jam A Town called Malice
The Jam In the city
The Kinks All day and all of the night
The Knack My Sharona
The Specials. Ghost Town
The Specials. Do Nothing
The Yardbirds For Your Love
Thin Lizzy Dancin in the Moonlight
U2. I will follow
Wang Chung Dance hall Days
XTC. Making plans for Nigel
XTC. Sgt Rock
ZZ Top Gimme all your lovin

Craig's Prices

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Standard Prices
Performance durationPrice
Short performance (up to 15 min)£250
Up to 1 hour£250
Up to 2 hours£250
Up to 3 hours£250
Customer questions

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

That’s okay, I can be flexible

Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?

Yes

How much time do you need to set up?

I hour

Can I pick the pieces you play from the set list?

I’m open to discussion

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

If it’s within my capabilities

What do your clients love most about your performances?

The energy, song choices, and professionalism

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

Various

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

The Jam Depeche Mode Status Quo Madness Inxs

What is the most high profile gig you've performed?

Have only played pubs and private functions
Musicianship
Genres:
Pop, Covers, Rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Punk rock, Pop rock, Indie, Glam rock, Britpop, Alternative rock, Funk, Soul, Vintage
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Event types:
Bar / Club / Venue event, Wedding, Wedding proposal, Hotel / Restaurant event, Private event, Corporate event, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve
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