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About Melody

The #1 acoustic artist for any occasion. Quirky, upbeat, turning regular songs into something unique. Guaranteed to get your foot tapping!
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Swansea
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Melody Shads is a songwriter from Wales who loves making music, blending different genres, her lyrical style is often described as quirky and sarcastic, and she has a knack for finding the positive in the mundane. She loves to turn a regular song on its head, making it fresh, new and her own. Melody’s music is often inspired by her experiences of life and is a firm believer that music can bridge divides, encourage self-reflection, and make people laugh, no matter who, or where they may be. Melody has over 8 years experience with performing at private parties, weddings, corporate events, festivals, pubs, clubs, hotels and many more events. Able to tailor the set list to your preferred genres, you will not be disappointed with booking Melody Shads. She plays songs from as far back as the 1950s all the way through to the current day. Not only are decades of music covered, but genres too! From heavy metal to EDM, to country and blues. Using a professional compact (but mighty) sound system and stage lighting, she is able to fit in the smallest spaces, maximising the capacity. Using only her voice, a guitar and various drum and loop pedals, you’ll get the energy of a full band, for a fraction of the price.

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Melody's Reviews

From Encore customers:

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Alison B
4 months ago
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5 out of 5

Melody was fantastic I would highly recommend.

Reply from Melody
4 months ago

Thank you, Alison! I had a wonderful time performing at your party and I would love to perform at any future event you host!

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Kelly G
2 years ago, for a Birthday party in Aberdare CF44 0PA
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5 out of 5

Thank you so much for last night, you were amazing 💖 Will be saving your number for my future parties xx

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Sloppy J
2 years ago, for a Bar / Club / Venue event in 4 Jacksons Square..end of
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5 out of 5

We have had Melody sing at our venue in Carmarthen many times & we will continue to book her as often as we can! She is a fantastic charismatic entertainer & gives a fabulous show every single time she performs.An absolute 💯% Star! 🌟

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Melody's Song list

9 To 5
A Thousand Trees
Africa
All I Wanna Do
All I Want For Christmas Is You D/Bm D
All Star
America
Animal I Have Become
Animals
Another Brick In The Wall Em/G Em
Baby, I Love Your Way
Back To Black C#m/E C♯m
Beggin
Believe
Belter
Better Together
Blinding Lights F#m/A F♯m
Blue Suede Shoes
Brown Eyed Girl A/F#m A
Burning Love
California Dreamin’
Can You Feel My Heart
Castle On The Hill
Chocolate
Coming Up Easy
Complicated Bm/D
Crazy Bm/D Bm
Dakota G/Em G
Dance Monkey
Dancing In The Moonlight F#m/A F♯m
Daydream Believer Am/C Am
Delilah Bm/D Bm
Dilemma
Disturbia
Dog Days Are Over
Don’t Look Back In Anger D/Bm D
Doomsday
Dreadlock Holiday
Englishman In New York
Escape
Every Time We Touch
Everywhere
Fairytale Of New York
Faith
Fallin’ C#m/E C♯m
Firework
Fly Me To The Moon
Frosty The Snowman
Ghost
Give It Up
Hail To The King
Halo
Hated
Hater C
Have You Ever Seen The Rain Am/C Am
Hey! Soul Sister D/Bm D
Holding Out For A Hero
Hotel California
House Of The Rising Sun Am/C Am
House Of Wolves
How Did You Love
Hymns And Arias C C I Love It
I Love You To The End
I Wanna Dance With Somebody
I Will Wait
I Write Sins Not Tragedies
I’m A Believer D/Bm D
I’m Alive
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)
I’m Yours D/Bm
If This Is It
Iris
Ironic
It Must Have Been Love
It's My Life
It’s All About You
It’s Not Unusual
Jambalaya
Jolene
Killing Me Softly Em/G Em
Kiss Me
Lady Leave Me Tonight
Last Christmas D/Bm D
Lay Lady Lay
Leaving On A Jet Plane B/Gm B
Lethal Combination
Little Lies
Lonely Boy
Love Song
Love Story
Make Me Wanna Die
Marry You
Memories
Merry Christmas Everyone A/F#m A
Moving On
Mr Brightside
My Girl
My Heart I Surrender
Naive
Never Enough
No-One
Numb F#m/A F♯m Paranoid
Peaceful Easy Feeling
Pencil Full Of Lead
Perfect
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Pompeii
Radioactive Bm/D Bm
Ring Of Fire
Rockin Around The Christmas Tree A/F#m A
Ruby Bm/D Bm
Same Jeans
Santa Baby
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town E/C#m E
Scars
Seven Hills
Seven Nation Army
She Moves In Her Own Way
Sk8Er Boi
Snuff
Someone Like You
Someone Somewhere
Someone You Loved
Sundown
Sunny Afternoon Am/C Am
Suspicious Minds
Sweet Caroline
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Take A Chance On Me
Take Me Out
Take On Me A/F#m A
Tears Don’t Fall
Tennessee Whiskey
That’s Amore
The Dance
The Gambler B B
The Middle
The One That I Want
The Only Exception
The Rose
The Tide Is High
The Way We Were
Titanium
Trouble - Coldplay (Beginner)
Valerie D/Bm Dm
Wait And Bleed E
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
Wake Me Up C#m/E C♯m
Walking In Memphis
Walking On Sunshine
Watermelon Sugar
We Found Love Bm/D Bm
What’s Up G/Em G
When The Sun Goes Down
When You Were Young
Whenever, Wherever
Wish You Were Here Gm/B Gm
Witchy Woman
You Make My Dreams
You’re Beautiful
Zombie Em/G Em

Melody's Prices

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

Standard Prices
Performance durationPrice
Short performance (up to 15 min)£100
Up to 1 hour£160
Up to 2 hours£200
Up to 3 hours£350
Customer questions

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

I always try our best to be flexible to help ensure your event runs as smoothly as possible. If timings change slightly in the run up to the event just let me know. If timings change a couple of hours either way, this may not be doable.

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

Absolutely. This is a really popular request and this service is available for an additional £100.

How much time do you need to set up?

There would be a minimum of 45 mins required to set up and sound check. Please note I cannot start the performance without checking the sound which may interfere with background music/noise.

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

My set lists are crafted from countless performances and learning what works best to ensure guests dance and have an amazing time. However, I’m definitely happy to chat through and make sure I find what works for your event.

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes, absolutely! I bring my own instrument, microphones, speakers and guitar pedals. I also have stage lighting and additional microphones.

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

If a song isn't included in my song list there may still be a chance we already know it. If there is a special song you'd like me to learn then I am happy to do this for you. There is a fee of £10 for this service to take into account rehearsal times etc.
Musicianship
Genres:
Acoustic, Christmas, 1990s era music, 1980s era music, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, Country, Easy listening, Light music, Originals, Pop, Ambient pop, Covers, Disco, Funk, Funk rock, Motown, R&B, Soul, Top 40, Rock, Alternative rock, Britpop, Classic rock, Rock 'n' Roll
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Event types:
Private event, Wedding, Wedding proposal, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Birthday party, New Year's Eve, Christmas party
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Other skills:
Lyricist, Composer, Songwriter, Singing teaching, Music therapy
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