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Guy Connor

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Highly experienced & very professional, Guy delivers Rock, Pop & Soul covers with his deep & soulful voice & intricate guitar playing.
Singing guitarist
Manchester
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- Experienced, professional & reliable. - 233 gigs played in 2023. - Large repertoire of Rock / Pop / Soul from the 1950's to present day. -Can learn requests - Can provide either an upbeat set of party bangers, or a more chilled selection for a lazy afternoon vibe. - Quick song transitions during sets, avoiding long gaps of silence. Guy has been a working musician for over 15 years so he is highly experienced and very professional. 2023 saw him play over 200 gigs around the UK at many events, weddings, venues & parties. His CV also includes repeat performances at festivals such as Benicassim, Glastonbury, Kendal Calling, & Hop Farm, as well as performing all over Europe and in the U.S. Guy works hard to tailor any performance specifically for the type of event that he is playing at. His song choices always project the appropriate vibe and tone to best complement the client’s desired effect. To be either upbeat, or relaxed, to suit the given time of day, mood & style of occasion. He is also very attentive to detail, such as being at exactly the right volume, dressing for the occasion, ensuring his equipment is as neat & tidy as it can be, and that he is not taking up any unnecessary space in the venue etc. Guy plays songs that are very well known to people, yet he always likes to put a slight spin onto the versions of these songs, which keeps his sound fresh & unique. Some of Guy’s past & present clients include The Lowry Hotel in Manchester, Manchester AO Arena, Old Trafford Cricket Ground, New World Trading Company, Marriott Hotels, Hotel Indigo, Manchester Airport, Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet, Pizza Express & Jack Daniels, plus many weddings, corporate events & private parties up and down the UK.

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Guy's Reviews

From Encore customers:

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Ann-Marie A
2 months ago
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5 out of 5

I can't thank Guy enough. An absolute true professional and great guy. All our guests are still raving about his awesome voice and brilliant versions of classic songs. Thanks a million guy, you made our Handfasting simply perfect. Ann-Marie & Malcolm

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Christine S
2 months ago
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5 out of 5

Amazing, everyone said he was fabulous!

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Sara T
3 months ago
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5 out of 5

Guy was absolutely amazing, we asked Guy to come play us one song for our private dance, he sent us a audio of him singing our song of choice before he came to sing it live, simply amazing voice and very talented, thank you

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Sally H
6 months ago
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5 out of 5

Guy played a brilliant set for our birthday party, everyone really enjoyed it! His voice is fantastic and he was great to deal with from the initial booking through to organising the set list. I would highly recommend Guy to anyone wanting to book a talented artist for a special occasion!

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Scott M
5 years ago, for a Private event in Stretford
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5 out of 5

Cracking set tonight Guy Thank you!!

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Bo W
5 years ago, for a Private event in Manchester
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5 out of 5

Thank you for making our night extra special Guy! Everyone loved your singing!

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Guy's Song list

50s / 60s / 70s.
1. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
3. Everybody’s Talking - Harry Nilsson
4. Always On My Mind - Elvis Presley
5. Tracks Of My Tears - Smokey Robinson
6. Early Morning Rain - Gordon Lightfoot
7. Pump It Up - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
8. Easy - Commodores 
9. Hey Baby - Bruce Channel
10. You’ve Got A Friend - Carole King
11. (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
12. Hard To Handle - Otis Redding
13. Magnolia - JJ Cale
14. After Midnight - JJ Cale
15. Down By The River  - Neil Young
16. Call Me - Blondie
17. Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks
18. Be My Baby - The Ronettes 
19. Stand By Me - Ben E. King
20. Warm Love - Van Morrison
21. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
22. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd 
23. Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones
24. Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones
25. You Can’t Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones
26. You Can’t Hurry Love - The Supremes 
27. Baby Love - The Supremes
28. Break On Through (To The Other Side) - The Doors
29. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
30. Twentieth Century Boy - T-Rex
31. Sunny - Georgie Fame
32. Lust For Life - Iggy Pop
33. Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
34. Thinking Of You - Sister Sledge
35. All Along The Watchtower - Bob Dylan
36. I Shall Be Released - Bob Dylan
37. Come Together - The Beatles 
38. Don’t Let Me Down - The Beatles
39. Eight Days A Week - The Beatles
40. You Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry
41. Ain’t Nobody - Chaka Khan
42. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
43. Heatwave - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
44. Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd
45. Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealer’s Wheel
46. The Joker - Steve Miller Band
47. The Chain - Fleetwood Mac
48. You Might Need Somebody - Randy Crawford 
49. Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival 
50. Crocodile Rock - Elton John
51. Is This Love? - Bob Marley
52. Let’s Stick Together - Bryan Ferry
53. Watching The Wheels - John Lennon
54. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
55. Mr Blue Sky - ELO
56. Whiskey In The Jar - Thin Lizzy
57. Will Yer Go Lassie Go - The Corries
58. The Wild Rover - The Dubliners
59. Danny Boy - Trad Irish
80s / 90s.
1. The Power Of Love - Huey Lewis & The News
2. Never Too Much - Luther Vandross
3. Teardrops - Womack & Womack
4. Blister In The Sun - Violent Femmes
5. A New England - Billy Bragg
6. Missing - Everything But The Girl
7. California Stars - Wilco
8. Kiss - Prince
9. My Ever Changing Moods - The Style Council
10. Times Like These - Foo Fighters
11. Waterfalls - TLC
12. No Scrubs - TLC
13. It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over - Lenny Kravitz
14. Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen
15. Dancing In The Dark - Bruce Springsteen
16. I’m On Fire - Bruce Springsteen
17. Desire - U2
18. One - U2
19. All I Want Is You - U2
20. There She Goes - The La’s
21. That’s Entertainment - The Jam
22. Tender - Blur
23. Alright - Supergrass
24. Heart Shaped Box - Nirvana
25. Red Right Hand - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
26. Sail Away - David Grey
27. Never Tear Us Apart - INXS
28. Lucky Man - The Verve
29. One Day - The Verve
30. There Is A Light That Will Never Go Out - The Smiths
31. This Charming Man - The Smiths
32. Wonderwall - Oasis
33. Half The World Away - Oasis
34. Don’t Look Back In Anger - Oasis
35. Champagne Supernova - Oasis
36. Don’t Let Go - En Vogue
37. No Diggity - Blackstreet
38. The Killing Moon - Echo & The Bunnymen
39. Friday I’m In Love - The Cure
40. Boys Don’t Cry - The Cure
41. Tainted Love - Soft Cell
42. Girl Like You - Edwin Collins
43. Movin' On Up - Primal Scream
44. Learn To Fly - Foo Fighters
45. Dancing In The Moonlight - Toploader
46. Holding Back The Years - Simply Red
47. Dirty Old Town - The Pogues
48. Molly Malone - The Dubliners
49. Black Is The Colour - Christy Moore
50. Music Sounds Better With You - Stardust
51. We Built This City - Starship
2000-2010
1. Sail Away - David Gray
2. Make You Feel My Love - Adele / Bob Dylan
3. Mr Brightside - The killers
4. All these things that I have done - The Killers
5. This Love - Maroon 5
6. Maybe Tomorrow - Stereophonics
7. Pass It On - The Coral
8. Check The Meaning - Richard Ashcroft
9. L.S.F - Kasabian
10. Go With The Flow - Queens Of The Stone Age
11. Songbird - Oasis
12. Lord Don’t Slow Me Down - Oasis
13. You're The One - Black Keys
14. Lonely Boy - The Black Keys
15. Coles Corner - Richard Hawley
16. Jesus Etc - Wilco
17. Saturday Superhouse - Biffy Clyro
18. Valerie - The Zutons
19. Yellow - Coldplay
20. Cornerstone - Arctic Monkeys
21. Fluorescent Adolescent - Arctic Monkeys
22. Back To Black - Amy Winehouse
23. You Know I’m No Good - Amy Winehouse
24. Dakota - Stereophonics
25. Let it Ride - Run Adams
26. New York New York - Ryan Adams
27. California Waiting - Kings Of Leon
28. McFearless - Kings Of Leon
29. Spread Your Love - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
30. Hotel Yorba - The White Stripes
31. Over & Over - Hot Chip
32. Make Luv - Room 5 & Oliver Cheatham
33. Better Together - Jack Johnson
34. Last Nite - The Strokes
35. Out Of Time - Blur
36. Year 3000 - Busted
37. Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
38. Mykonos - Fleet Foxes
39. Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show
40. Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
41. Don’t Know Why - Norah Jones
2010- Present
1. Liberty Belle - Fontaines DC
2. Roman Holiday - Fontaines DC
3. Favourite - Fontaines DC
4. As It Was - Harry Styles 
5. Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
6. Blinding Lights - The Weekend
7. Take My Breath - The Weekend
8. Hold On We’re Going Home - Drake
9. Wildest Dreams - Taylor Swift
10. Summer - The Courteeners
11. Come To Mama - Lady Gaga
12. Silent Running - Gorillaz
13. Don’t Say Its Over - Gaz Coombes
14. Diamond In The Dark - Liam Gallagher
15. Easy Now - Noel Gallagher
16. New Light - John Mayer
17. Seventeen Going Under - Sam Fender
18. That Sound - Sam Fender
19. R U Mine? - Arctic Monkeys
20. Aviation - The Last Shadow Puppets
21. Exits - Foals
22. Not - Big Thief
23. Born For Loving’ You - Big Thief
24. Zombie - Jamie T
25. Busy Earnin’ - Jungle
26. Back On 74 - Jungle
27. 7 - Catfish & The Bottlemen
28. Wish You Were Gay - Billie Eilish
29. Pink & White - Frank Ocean
30. Love & Hate - Michael Kiwanuka
31. Gimme Something Good - Ryan Adams
32. Hard To Be Without You - Ryan Adams
33. Keep The Change - Mattiel
34. Everybody Here Hates You - Courtney Barnett
35. Home - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
36. Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
37. Truth - Alex Ebert
38. Feels Like We Only Go Backwards - Tame Impala
39. I Can’t Stand It - Blossoms
40. Ode to NYE - Blossoms
41. Mars To Liverpool - Liam Gallagher & John Squire
42. Say You Won’t Let Go - James Arthur
Christmas Songs
Merry Xmas Everybody - SLADE
Last Christmans - Wham
Lonely This Christmas - Mud
Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
White Christmas - Bing Crosby
Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town - Bruce Springsteen
All I want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey
Auld Lang Syne - Trad Standard

Guy's Prices

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Standard Prices
Performance durationPrice
Short performance (up to 15 min)£40
Up to 1 hour£160
Up to 2 hours£320
Up to 3 hours£480
Packages
One 45 Min Set
Full PA System
£120
Two 45 Min Sets
Full PA System
£240
Three 45 Min Sets
Full PA System
£360

Add-ons

3 New Songs Learned
+£60
DJ set
+£200
Customer questions

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

No problem at all, just get back in touch with your new times.

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

Yes.

How much time do you need to set up?

30 mins.

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

Yes, no problem.

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes, I am completely self contained - all I require is access to a mains power supply.

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

Yes no problem. I would charge an extra £20 per new song.

What do your clients love most about your performances?

My song choices are always hugely complemented by clients. I like to play well known tunes that might not always be heard regularly by cover artists - so often people are pleasantly surprised by what they hear. I also get praised very often for my voice as well.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

I have been playing a long time, so there would be too many to list! but a few stand out venues are The Ritz, The academy & The Deaf Institute in Manchester. I have also played some pretty unusual places too in the past such as The Lowry Cinema, and Manchester Airport!

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

For solo acoustic performances I would say Neil Young, Paul Weller, John Martyn & Van Morrison...

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

I played the main stage whilst the sun was setting at Benicassim festival in Spain.
Musicianship
Genres:
Acoustic, Americana, Covers, Soul, Pop, Motown, Rock, Britpop, Classic rock, Pop rock, Indie, Folk rock
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Event types:
Corporate event, Wedding, Wedding proposal, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve
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