Singing guitarist
James Riley
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About James
James Riley is an award-winning troubadour, songwriter and studio artist from London via Nashville, bringing quality and joy to every gig.
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Singing guitarist
London
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5th Anniversary
This act has been working with Encore for over 5 years
10 gigs
Experienced: 10 bookings through Encore
Musicianship
Genres:
Folk, Bluegrass, Country, Folk rock, Irish rock, Rockabilly, Traditional English folk, Traditional Irish folk, Traditional Scottish folk, Blues, Easy listening, Acoustic, Americana, Pop
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Event types:
New Year's Eve, Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, Virtual event
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Other skills:
Lyricist, Songwriter, Fluent improviser
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Song list
60s
Ring of Fire (Johnny Cash)
Hey Jude (The Beatles)
Wild Mountain Thyme (Joan Baez)
Waterloo Sunset (The Kinks)
Wild Rover (The Dubliners)
I Can See Clearly (Jimmy Cliff)
My Girl (The Temptations)
I’m A Believer (The Monkeys)
California Dreaming (The Mamas & The Papas)
When I Saw Her Standing There (The Beatles)
Let It Be (The Beatles)
Yellow Submarine (The Beatles)
Twist & Shout (The Beatles)
Dock Of The Bay (Otis Redding)
Take Me To The River (Al Green)
Tears Of A Clown (Smokey Robinson)
What A Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)
Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell)
Take Me Home, Country Roads (John Denver)
70s
Teenage Kicks (The Undertones)
Sexual Healing (Marvin Gaye)
Ain’t no Sunshine (Bill Withers)
Whiskey In The Jar (Thin Lizzy)
Express Yourself (Charles Wright)
Jolene (Dolly Parton)
Streets of London (Ralph McTell)
Blowing In The Wind (Bob Dylan)
The Swimming Song (Loudon Wainwright III)
Go Your Own Way (Fleetwood Mac)
Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison)
Space Oddity (David Bowie)
May You Never (John Martyn)
Lovely Day (Bill Withers)
Jammin’ (Bob Marley)
Heard It through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye)
Always A Woman (Billy Joel)
Carolina In My Mind (James Taylor)
Rich Girl (Hall & Oates)
80s
Girls Just Wanna Have fun (Cyndi Lauper)
Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Queen)
Livin' On A Prayer (Bon Jovi)
Summer Of ’69 (Bryan Adams)
Take On Me (Aha)
Saving All My Love For You (Whitney Houston)
Englishman In New York (Sting)
Sweet Dreams (Eurythmics)
Africa (Toto)
Dirty Old Town (The Pogues)
500 Miles (The Proclaimers)
Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard (Paul Simon)
The Boys of Summer (Don Henley)
Fast Car (Tracy Chapman)
Waiting In Vain (Bob Marley)
Purple Rain (Prince)
90s
No More I Love You’s (Annie Lennox)
Common People (Pulp)
Feel Like A Woman (Shania Twain)
My Heart Will Go On (Celine Dion)
Song 2 (Blur)
Wonderwall (Oasis)
Don't Look Back In Anger (Oasis)
Breakfast At Tiffany’s (Deep Blue Something)
There She Goes (The La’s)
All The Small Things (Blink 182)
Weather With You (Crowded House)
Basket Case (Green Day)
Say You’ll Be There (Spice Girls)
I Want It That Way (Backstreet Boys)
I'll Be There For You (The Rembrandts)
Friday I’m In Love (The Cure)
Fields Of Gold (Sting)
Save Tonight (Eagle Eye Cherry)
2000s+
Romeo (Basement Jaxx)
Dancing In The Moonlight (Toploader)
Crazy In Love (Beyonce)
Running Away (Vulfpeck)
Don’t Look Back Into The Sun (The Libertines)
If I Ain’t Got You (Alicia Keys)
Teenage Dirtbag (Wheatus)
Crazy (Gnarls Barkley)
Get Lucky (Daft Punk)
Somebody That I Used To Know (Gotye)
Happy (Pharrell)
Rolling In The Deep (Adele)
Valerie (The Zutons)
Uptown Funk (Bruno Mars)
Yellow (Coldplay)
Umbrella (Rhianna)
Prices
Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.
Standard Prices
Performance duration | Price | |
Short performance (up to 15 min) | £150 | |
Up to 1 hour | £250 | |
Up to 2 hours | £350 | |
Up to 3 hours | £450 |
James
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