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Nick Hayward-Young

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Superb musician/singer. Huge repertoire from all eras. Upbeat covers for dancing. Sensitive (incl. instrumental) for background atmosphere
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When not performing my own material at music venues and festivals around the country, I regularly play at weddings and corporate functions where the brief is to enhance the atmosphere with with a mix of well known covers, and some less well known but carefully chosen songs and instrumental pieces that lean heavily on jazz, blues, and even classical influences . . . all played at a sensitive volume level that allows guests to enjoy both the music and their conversation. When guests are ready to boogie I've got plenty of upbeat covers up my sleeve too :) If there’s something you’d like me to have a go at then please let me know. I love getting new suggestions – especially the ones that aren’t obvious!

Nick's Reviews

From customers:

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Neil W

Nick is an exceptionally talented musician. He made our restaurant rock during Cowes Week

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Josh C

Nick has quickly become a regular booking at our venue on Old Street, with a great selection of originals & covers for all to enjoy. He is a very talented musician and this is reinforced by the way he adapts to what can be a very diverse audience. Nick is a pleasure to work with, and we always have great feedback when he pays us a visit. I can happily recommend him to others looking for easy-listening music that will get feet tapping. Josh White, Event Manager - The Bike Shed Motorcycle Club

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Nick's Song list

I am constantly adding new songs to my repertoire and am very happy to learn new songs for a specific event. I use a loop pedal to make the guitar playing a bit more interesting and I frequently play chilled instrumental pieces as a change from singing. Everything I play is 'live' and I don't use karaoke type backing tracks. Here are some of the songs that people seem to like.
Quiet / Chilled / a bit jazzy
Ain’t Misbehavin - Fats Waller
Another Day in Paradise - Phil Collins
Another Cup of Coffee - Mike & the Mechanics
All things Must Pass - George Harrison
Babylon - David Gray
Beyond the Sea - Bobby Darin
Blue Moon - various
Breakfast in America - Supertramp
Budapest - George Ezra
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Cold in Ohio - Jamie Lawson
Desperado - Eagles
Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
Don’t Think Twice - Bob Dylan
Do You Know the Way to San Jose -
Dream a Little Dream of Me - Mamas & Papas
Englishman in New York - Sting
Every Breath You Take - The Police
Everybody’s Talking - Nilsson
Father and Son - Cat Stevens
Fisherman’s Dream - John Martyn
Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra
Free Falling - Tom Petty
Give Me One Reason - Tracey Chapman
Good Tradition - Tinita Tikaram
Groovin - Young Rascals
High and Dry - Radiohead
Holding Back the Years - Simply Red
Home - Jack Johnson
I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
I Heard it Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
I Shall Be Released - Bob Dylan
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For - U2
I Was Only Joking - Rod Stewart
I’ll Be Along - `Michael Kiwanuka
In the Air Tonight - Phil Collins
Killing of Georgie - Rod Stewart
Late to the Party - Kacey Musgraves
Let it Be - Beatles
Light My Fire - The Doors
Lovely Day - Bill Withers
Lying Eyes - Eagles
Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin
May You Never - John Martyn
Maybe it’s Time - Bradley Cooper
Moondance - Van Morrison
Moon River - Andy Williams
Peaceful Easy Feeling - Eagles
Romeo & Juliet - Dire Straits
Save the Last Dance for Me - The Drifters
Spooky - Dusty Springfield
Summer Breeze - Isley Brothers
Sunny Skies - James Taylor
That’s the Time I Feel Like Making Love -
The Girl from Ipanema - Frank Sinatra
The Look of Love - Dusty Springfield
Tracks of My Tears - Smokey Robinson
Two Ghosts - Harry Styles
Ventura Highway - America
What a Wonderful World - Sam Cook
Who Knows Where the Time Goes - Fairport Convention
Wildfire - John Mayer
Foot tappers / Sing-alongs / potential dancing songs
Back in the USSR - Beatles
Bad Moon Rising - CCR
Ballad of John and Yoko - John Lennon
Be Bop Alula - Elvis
Break the Rules - Status Quo
Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Caroline - Status Quo
Come Together - Beatles
Don't Look Back in Anger - Oasis
Down a Dustpipe - Status Quo
Galway Girl - Steve Earle
Get Back - Beatles
Get it On - T Rex
Half the World Away - Oasis
Heart of Gold - Neil Young
High Heel Sneakers - Carl Perkins
Honky Tonk Women - Rolling Stones
I Saw Her Standing There - Beatles
I Shot the Sheriff - Bob Marley
I Wanna Be Like You - Jungle Book / Paulo Nutini
It’s Only Rock’n’Roll - Rolling Stones
John Henry - Brice Springsteen / Pet5e Seager
Jumping Jack Flash - Rolling Stones
Lola - Kinks
Maggie May - Rod Stewart
Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffet
Mellow Yellow - Donovan
Money for Nothing - Dire Straits
Mrs Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel
Mustang Sally - Commitments
No Woman No Cry - Bob Marley
Ooh La La - Faces
Paper Plane - Status Quo
Paradise - George Ezra
Rolling in the Deep - Adele
Sunny Afternoon - Kinks
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynrd Skynrd
Take a Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed
Take it Easy - Eagles
These Boots Are Made For Walking - Nancy Sinatra
Three Little Birds - Bob Marley
Tiger Feet - Mud
Twist and Shout - Beatles
Under The Boardwalk - The Drifters
Valerie - Amy Winehouse
We Love to Boogie - T Rex
Wetsuit - The Vaccines
Whisky in the Jar - Thin Lizzy
Willy and the Hand-jive - Eric Clapton
With a Little Help from My Friends - Beatles
Wonderwall
Love Songs
Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers
Baby I Love Your Way - Peter Frampton
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Feel My Love - Adele / Bob Dylan
Fix You - Coldplay
Have I Told You Lately - Van Morrison
Let it Grow - Eric Clapton
Like a Hurricane - Neil Young
LOVE - Nat King Cole
Magnolia - JJ Cale
Make it with You - David Gates
Promises - Eric Clapton
Run - Snow Patrol
Sierra - Boz Scaggs
Something - Beatles
To Love Somebody - Bee Gees
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
Yellow - Coldplay
You Do Something to Me - Paul Weller
Blues / or similar
Atlantic City _ Brice Springsteen
Back in the Night - Dr. Feelgood
Before You Accuse Me - Eric Clapton
Bring it on Home to Me
Cell Block No. 9 - various
Crossroads - Robert Johnson
Down to the River - Doug Seegers
Drift Away - Dobie Gray
Further on up the Road - Eric Clapton
Highgate Shuffle - Rod Stewart
Hot Tomales - Robert Johnson
It’s all Over Now - Rolling Stones
Layla - Eric Clapton
Matchbox - Carl Perkins
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down & Out - Eric Clapton
One After 909 - Beatles
Pink Cadillac - Bruce Springsteen
Roadhouse Blues - The Doors
Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh
San Fransisco Bay Blues - Eric Clapton
Sweet Home Chicago - Commitments
The Spider & the Fly - Rolling Stones
The Weight - The Band
Tulsa Time - Eric Clapton
You Gotta Move - Rolling Stones
You Can’t Always Get What You Want - Rolling Stones
Other
All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople
Against the Wind - Bob Seger
Ballad of Lucy Jordan - Rolling Stones
Better Man - Paulo Nutini
Copperhead Road - Steve Earle
Fast Car - Tracey Chapman
Firecracker - Ryan Adams
Harvest Moon - Neil Young
Have You Ever Seen the Rain - John Fogerty
Hold back the River - James Bay
Horse With No Name - America
Hotel California - Eagles
I Hope You Dance - Lee Ann Womack
Logical Song - Supertramp
Man of the World - Fleetwood Mac
Matty Groves - Fairport Convention
On Raglan Road - Chieftans / Van Morrison
Photograph - Ed Sheeran
Purple Rain - Prince
Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac
Rock Me Baby Like a Wagon Wheel -
The Scientist - Coldplay
Something Blue - Neil Diamond
Sylvia’s Mother - Dr. Hook
Tequila Sunrise - Eagles
That’s Entertainment - The Jam
The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
Tom Traubert’s Blues - Tom Waits
Wildwood - Paul Weller
Wild Horses - Rolling Stones
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
You’re So Vain - Carly Simon
Your Love Gets Sweeter Every Day - Finley Quaye
Artists covered incl. but not limited to . . . . . Ryan Adams ~ Adele ~ America ~ Louis Armstrong ~The Band ~ Beatles ~ Bee Gees ~ David Bowie ~ Bread ~ JJ Cale ~CCR ~ Tracy Chapman ~ Eric Clapton ~ Petula Clark ~ Coldplay ~ Phil Collins ~ Sam Cooke ~ Neil Diamond ~ Dire Straits ~ Donovan ~ The Doors - Drifters ~ Bob Dylan ~ Eagles ~ Elvis ~ George Ezra ~ The Faces ~ Fairport Convention ~ Dr Feelgood ~ Ella Fitzgerald ~ Fleetwood Mac
John Foggerty ~ Peter Frampton ~ Marvin Gaye ~ David Gray ~ Dobie Gray ~ George Harrison - Dr Hook ~ The Jam ~ The Kinks ~ Michael Kiwanuka ~ Led Zeppelin ~ Jamie Lawson ~ Lynrd Skynrd ~ Mamas & Papas ~ Bob Marley ~ John Martyn ~ John Meyer ~ Mike & the Mechanics ~ James Morrison ~ Van Morrison ~ Mud ~ Kacey Musgraves ~ Harry Nillson ~ Noah & the Whale ~ Paulo Nutini ~ Oasis ~ Tom Petty ~ Pink Floyd ~ Prince ~ Finley Quaye ~ Radiohead ~ Young Rascals ~ Otis Redding ~ Lou Reed ~ REM ~ Kenny Rogers ~ Boz Scaggs ~ Bob Seger ~ Ed Sheeran ~ Carly Simon ~ Simon & Garfunkle ~ Simply Red ~ Frank Sinatra ~ Nancy Sinatra - Snow Patrol ~ Dusty Springfield ~ Bruce Springsteen ~ Status Quo ~ Cat Stevens ~ Rod Stewart ~ Sting ~ Rolling Stones ~ Harry Styles ~ Supertramp ~ James Taylor ~ T Rex ~ U2 ~ The Vaccines ~ Thin Lizzy ~ Tom Waits ~ Jo Walsh ~ Dionne Warwick ~ Paul Weller ~ Bill Withers ~ Neil Young

Nick'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)£150
Up to 1 hour£180
Up to 2 hours£200
Up to 3 hours£250

Add-ons

DJ set
+£250
Customer questions

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

I'll always try my 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.

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

Absolutely. Can happily do this. If you'd like a full-on DJ service via the PA after my final set, I can do this for an additional £150

How much time do you need to set up?

With my small amp, 10 - 15mins. With the full PA around 30 - 45 mins.

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 have the best possible time. I tend to adjust what I play throughout the course of the event - to reflect volume levels, atmosphere, etc.. However, I'm definitely happy to chat through some ideas before the event to ensure you get what 's going to work best.

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes - absolutely!

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

If a song isn't included in my song list there may still be a chance I already know it. If there's a special song you'd like me to learn (and I think I can do it justice!) I'll be delighted to do this. There is a fee of £30 for this service to take into account rehearsal times etc.
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Genres:
Acoustic, Classical, Jazz, Folk, Rock, Electronic, Folk rock, Rockabilly, Country, Pop, Ambient pop, Americana, Covers, Disco, Funk, Funk rock, Hip Hop, Karaoke, Motown, R&B, Soul, Top 40, Tribute, Vintage, Alternative rock, Britpop, Classic rock, Glam rock, Hard rock, Hardcore, Heavy metal, Indie, Pop rock, Post rock, Power rock, Progressive rock, Punk rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Synth rock, Bluegrass, Ceillidh, Irish rock, Traditional English folk, Traditional Irish folk, Traditional Scottish folk, Blues, Cabaret, Dixieland, Gypsy jazz, Jazz fusion, Latin jazz, Modern jazz, Postmodern jukebox jazz, Ragtime, Swing, Barbershop, Gospel, Avant garde, Easy listening, Experimental, Light music, Marching, Noise music, Originals, World music
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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, New Year's Eve
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