Hire Maisie May | Singing guitarist in Newcastle upon Tyne

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About Maisie

Maisie May is a multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter- perfect for creating an atmosphere, great for weddings/corporate events/restaurants

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Singing guitarist

Newcastle upon Tyne

Public liability insurance of £10 million

Maisie May is an an innovative young musician, pushing the boundaries of folk music. She uses open tunings and finger style guitar (informed by 10 years experience playing classical guitar) to accompany her voice, covering traditional and contemporary folk music as well as acoustic and pop covers. She also plays English concertina, accompanying her voice with drones and captivating uses of harmony.

Maisie

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Maisie's Reviews

5 out of 5

I saw Maisie May perform at Sage Gateshead this May. She was captivating and had extreme attention to detail in her song accompaniment on concertina. Wonderful!

5 out of 5

I watched Maisies performance at The Sage and I was genuinely shocked at how much emotion I felt from hearing her music and, it was honestly incredible!

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Maisie's Song list

A Case of You- Joni Mitchel

A Thousand Years – Christina Perri.

A Thousand Years- Christina Perri

Afro Blue- John Coltrane

All of Me Loves All of You- John Legend

All of Me – John Legend.

All of Me-Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons

All the Things That I Did and I Didn't Do- The Milk Carton Kids

Always On My Mind- Willie Nelson

A-O-K- Tai Verdes

At Last- Etta James

Autumn Leaves-Joseph Kosma

Back To You- Selena Gomez

Beeswing-Richard Thompson

Beggin- Maneskin

Behind The Bars- Elliott Smith

Better Together- Jack Johnson

Blackbird- The Beatles

Blue Monk-Thelonious Monk

Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen.

Both Sides Now- Joni Mitchel

Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison.

Carry On- Norah Jones

Change is Gonna Come-Sam Cooke

Chasing Cars- Snow Patrol

Close Your Eyes- James Taylor

Corcovado-Antônio Carlos Jobim

Crazy- Patsy Cline

Cycling Trivialities- Jose Gonzales

Don't Stop Me Now-Freddie Mercury

Don't Think Twice-Bob Dylan

Drivers Licence- Olivia Rodrigues

Emmylou- First Aid Kit

Everything I wanted- Billie Eilish

Fairytale of new york- the pogues

Fix You- Coldplay

Fly Me to The Moon-Bart Howard

Forever- Lewis Capaldi

Girl From Ipanema- Antônio Carlos Jobim

Girl On Fire- Alicia Keys

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun-Robert Hazard

Go Put Your Records On- Corinne Bailey Ray

Gold- Sam Feldt, Kate Ryan

good 4 u- Olivia Rodrigues

Haven't Met You Yet- Michael Buble

Heat Waves- Animals

Hello- Adele

Hey, Soul Sister- Train

Hide and Seek- Imogen Heap

Ho Hey- The Lumineers

Hold Me While You Wait- Lewis Capaldi

Hold On- Justin Bieber

How insensitive-Antônio Carlos Jobim

How To Save a Life- The Fray

I do- Dan Hill

i love you baby- Surf Mesa, Emile

I Try- Macy Gray

I Will Always Love You- Dolly Parton

I wish I had a River- Joni Mitchel

I Won't Give Up- Jason Mraz

I'll Fly Away- Albert E. Brumley

I'm A Believer-Neil Diamond

I'm Like a Bird-Alessia Cara

I'm on Fire-Bruce Springsteen

I'm Yours- Jason Mraz

If I Ain't Got You- Alicia Keys

In the past- Be Good Tanyas

Into Your Arms- Witt Lowry

Iris- Goo Goo Dolls

Isn't She Lovely- Stevie Wonder

It Will Rain- Bruno Mars

It's Time- Imagine Dragons

Jolene- Dolly Parton

Keep Going- This is The Kit

Keep Your Head Up- Andy Grammer

Kiss Me More- Doja Cat

Lean On Me- Bill Withers

Lego House- Ed Sheeran

Lemonade- Internet Money

Let Her Go- Passenger

Let it Go- James Bay

Like I Can- Sam Smith

Little Bit of Love- Tom Grennan

Livin On A Prayer-J on Bon Jovi

Lonely- Justin Bieber

Lose You To Love Me- Selena Gomez

Love is All- Tallest Man on Earth

Love me Like You Do- Ellie Goulding

Love Me Now- John Legend

Lovely Day- Bill Withers

Make You Feel My Love- Adele

Make You Feel My Love- Bob Dylan

Marry You- Bruno Mars

May You Never- John Martin

Misty-Erroll Garner

Mood Ring- Lorde

Mood- 24GOLDN

MoonDance-Van Morrison

My Favourite Things-Richard Rodgers

My Funny Valentine-Richard Rodgers

Naked as We Come- Iron And We Come

Natural Woman- Carol King

No More Blues-Antônio Carlos Jobim

No One- Alicia Keys

Nothing's Gonna Hurt You Baby- Cigarettes After Sex

One Note Samba- Antônio Carlos Jobim

Perfect- Ed Sheeran

Perfectly Imperfect- Adam Hurstfield

Rewrite the stars- Benj Pasek

Rivers-Tallest Man on Earth

Rolling in the deep- Adele

Royals- Lorde

Say something I'm Giving Up On You- Ian Axel

Sentimental Mood-Duke Ellington

September-Al McKay

She Will Be Loved- Maroon 5

Signed Sealed Delivered- Stevie Wonder

Softly as in a Morning Sunrise-Sigmund Romberg

Somebody That I Used To Know- Gotye

Someday Soon-Ian Tyson

Someone like you- Adele

Someone You Loved- Lewis Capaldi

Somewhere over the rainbow-Harold Arlen

Stairway To Heaven-Led Zeppelin

Stand by Me – Ben E. King.

Stay Alive-Jose Gonzales

Stay With Me- Sam Smith

STAY- The Kid

Stone Cold- Demi Lovato

Summer of Love- Shawn Mendes

Summertime-Gershwin

Supalonely- BENEE

Superstition – Stevie Wonder.

Take a Bow- Rihanna

Take Me Home- John Denver

Take Me To Church- Hozier

The Scientist- Coldplay

Thinkin' Bout You

This Love- Maroon 5

Uptown Girl-Billy Joel

Use Somebody- Kings of Leon

Wagon Wheel- Darius Rucker

Walking on Sunshine- Katrina and the Waves

Wasting My Young Years- London Grammar

What You Know bout love- Pop Smoke

When The Party's Over- Billie Eilish

When we were young- adele

Wherever You Will Go- The Calling

willow- Taylor Smith

Wonderful Tonight- Eric Clapton

Wonderwall – Oasis.

Yellow- Coldplay

Yesterday- Paul Mccartney

you broke me first- Tate McRae

You Got a Friend- Carol King

You Make Loving Fun-Christine McVie

You've Got The Love- Florence and The Machine

Your Song – Elton John.

100 Years- Five For Fighting

9 to 5- Dolly Parton

Maisie's Prices

Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.

Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£60
Up to 1 hour	£160
Up to 2 hours	£300
Up to 3 hours	£450

Wedding

x2 30 min slots

£400

wedding + jazz guitarist

Jazz/pop covers with electric guitarist, soft background music, perfect for outdoors or while eating. x 2 45min slots.

£600

Customer questions

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

Contact me ASAP and we can resolve any programme or logistical changes, no problem. Fee may have to be renegotiated.

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

Possibly, we can discuss the details of this if required.

How much time do you need to set up?

30 minutes.

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

Yes, this will be factored into my fee if I am required to learn new material for a gig.

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

I can bring my own amplification, cables and microphone for an extra. Feel free to ask more details about this.

Can you learn song requests before the event?

Yes, I will factor this into my fee.

What do your clients love most about your performances?

I am a very sensitive guitarist with a unique technique, playing finger style guitar (much like a classical guitarist, having been classical trained) but within a folk context.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

Ponds forge The Hancock museum Sage Gateshead Broadstairs folk festival Shrewsbury Folk Festival Poplar The Head of Steam

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

Nick Drake Joni Mitchel Carol King Mateo Carcassi Alistair Anderson

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

I performed in a cultural Olympiad for the 2012 Olympics in Ponds Forge, Sheffield, performing Indian fusion music on classical guitar. I was in charge of cueing performers, dancers and synchronised swimmers.

Musicianship

Genres:

Folk, Traditional Irish folk, Traditional Scottish folk, Country, Acoustic, Ambient pop, Covers, Pop, Classical, Contemporary classical, Baroque, Renaissance, Christmas, Jazz, Blues, Latin jazz, Gospel, Light music, Originals

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Instruments:

Singing guitarist, Concertina, Classical guitar, Guitar, Electric guitar

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Event types:

Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Concert, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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Other skills:

Instrumental teaching, Fluent sight-reader

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