Singing guitarist

Garry Wale

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Soulful, versatile and passionate singer/guitarist with professional equipment available for gigs.
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Singing guitarist
Milford Haven
Public liability insurance of £1 million

Garry has been singing and playing guitar in bands for many years, has a professional, reliable, versatile attitude, makes each song his own and has previously played in bands ranging from folk duo's to 11 piece soul bands. He has a preference for acoustic music and has gone solo for the last few years. Credits include twice nominated for best male vocal ( West Wales Music Council ) and nominated for best Acoustic band (Neptune's Retreat) this was back in the 90's but there hasn't been a West Wales Music Council since then...haha. He has also been lead singer in a soul band that supported The Four Tops on one occasion and The Drifters on another. Garry has also played original songs and covers on Radio Wales with Owen Money when they were covering the Pembrokeshire County Show. Artists that influence and inspire Garry include Damien Rice / David Gray/ Paolo Nutini/ Dido/ George Ezra/ Keane / Suzanne Vega / Tracey Chapman, lots of Americana music and also early 70's songwriter's such as James Taylor / Carole King and many more.

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Musicianship
Genres:
Folk, Country, Pop, Acoustic, Americana, Easy listening, Folk rock, Covers, Soul, Originals
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Event types:
Bar / Club / Venue event, Wedding, Wedding proposal, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Recording session, Birthday party
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Other skills:
Lyricist, Composer, Songwriter, Fluent improviser
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Garry's Song list

Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
Valerie - The Zutons
I Try - Macy Gray
Candy - Paolo Nutini
The Zephyr Song - The Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Let your love flow - Larry Williams
The Script - The man who can't be moved
Volcano - Damian Rice
Somewhere only we know - Keane
Let's dance - David Bowie
Breakfast In America- Supertramp
One Day Like This - Elbow
This Years Love - David Gray
I Remember - Damian Rice
Learn't a lot - Amos Lee
If I go I'm Going- Gregory Alan Isakov
My Silver Lining - First aid kit
Ain't no sunshine - Bill Withers
John Paul White - Hate the way you love me
Movin on up - Primal Scream
Tricks of the trade - Paolo Nutini
Thank You - Dido
Life for rent - Dido
Hey ho - The Lumineers
Champagne Supernova - Oasis
Blame it on me - George Ezra
Stand by me - Ben e King
Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
Ghosts we know - Mumford and sons
Creep -Radiohead
All of me - John Legend
Real gone kid - Deacon Blue
Human - the Killers
Half the world away- Noel Gallagher and the high flying birds
The way it will be - Gillian Walsh
Titanium - David Guetta
Golden Embers - Mandolin Orange
I Will Always - The Cranberries
Slave to love - Bryan Ferry
Say Hello Wave goodbye - David Gray
Wind Of Change - The Scorpions
This is the life - Amy MacDonald
Little red corvette - Prince
Leave a light on - Tom Walker
Sail away - David Gray
Linger - The Cranberries
Flowers on the wall - The Statler Brothers
Ring of fire - Johnny Cash
Mother and child reunion - Paul Simon
My heart will go on - Ce'line Dion
Customer questions

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

We are flexible to your needs at all times. Just give us as much notice as possible if timings change so we can get organised.

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

Yes we can play music through our pa between sets.

How much time do you need to set up?

I can usually set up my pa equipment etc in about 30 minutes . It speeds things up if I can park close to the venue although I do have a modern lightweight, high quality and powerful Bose pa system which can be carried with more ease than the old fashioned huge pa speaker systems.

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

Yes that' s fine, I can give you a list of what I do and you can chose what you like best.

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes I bring all the equipment that I need to perform and only use the highest quality professional gear which I have invested in to give you the best possible sound quality.

Can you learn song requests before the event?

If a song isn't included in our song list there may still be a chance we already know it. If there is a special song you'd like us to learn we are happy to do this for you.

What do your clients love most about your performances?

I always sing and play with emotion and passion I'm never just going through the motions. Music means the world to me and I love it so much and put my heart and soul into it every time. I think people can see that I am for real and my years of consistent experience help me to sound high class.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

I am based around Pembrokeshire so have mainly played in the South Wales area in most of the hotels , pubs, clubs and music venues ranging from the Queens Hall Narberth to small country pubs.

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

I was inspired to first learn to play guitar by folky acoustic type music such as Suzanne Vega and Tracey Chapman. I have quite a wide musical taste and love most things except heavy metal. I'm more into easy listening songwriters like Damien rice and some of the early 70's songwriters like James Taylor and Carole King. I also love Americana music.

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

I was a singer in a soul band a few years back and we were the support band to The Drifters on one occasion and The Four Tops on another occasion. As a singer/songwriter I played with my 3 piece acoustic band on Radio Wales for their live county show broadcast I also played guitar for Owen Money on that while he sang an Elvis song....ha ha

Garry's Prices

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Standard Prices
Performance durationPrice
Short performance (up to 15 min)£100
Up to 1 hour£160
Up to 2 hours£240
Up to 3 hours£300

Garry's Reviews

From customers:

BS
BB 7
5 years ago

Always a terrific performer and still has that great voice

MF
My P
5 years ago

Really enjoyed your gig at the chemist inn yesterday