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Ben McGettigan
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About Ben
Yorkshire-based composer and pianist, offering a wide range of music for Weddings, Corporate, and Private events.
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Ben's Song list
POP / ROCK
2010’s ----------
A Sky Full Of Stars – Coldplay
A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
All Of Me – John Legend
Another Love – Tom Odell
Beauty And The Beast – Ariana Grande, John Legend (Disney) Beneath Your Beautiful – Emeli Sandé
Best Day Of My Life – American Authors
Clown – Emile Sandé
Everglow – Coldplay
Grow Old With Me – Tom Odell
Happy – Pharrell Williams
Ho, Hey – The Lumineers
How Long Will I Love You – Ellie Goulding
I Won’t Let You Go – James Morrison
Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars
Lost Without You – Freya Ridings
Make You Feel My Love – Adele
Marry You – Bruno Mars
Never Again – Lloren Alred (The Greatest Showman)
Over And Over Again – Nathan Sykes ft. Arian Grande
Rather Be – Clean Bandit (Ft. Jess Glynne)
Real Love – Tom Odell
She Used To Be Mine – Sara Bareilles
Shotgun – George Ezra
Skyfall – Adele
Someone You Loved – Lewis Capaldi
Summer – Calvin Harris
Take Me Home – Jess Glynne
The A Team – Ed Sheeran / Birdy
The Book Of Love – Peter Gabriel
Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
This Is Me – Keala Settle (The Greatest Showman) Thursday – Jess Glynne
Titanium (feat. Sia) – David Guetta
Turning Page – Sleeping At Last (The Twilight Saga) Wake Me Up – Avicci
Young And Beautiful – Lana Del Rey
2000’s ---------------
Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
Chasing Rainbows – Shed Seven
Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones
Drops of Jupiter – Train
Everybody’s Changing – Keane
Fix You – Coldplay
Glasgow Love Theme – Craig Armstrong (Love Actually) Greatest Day – Take That
Halo – Beyoncé
Have A Nice Day – Stereophonics
Hero – Enrique Iglesias
Hoppípolla – Sigur Ross
If There’s Any Justice – Lemar
Married Life – Michael Giacchino (Up, Dreamworks)
Mercy – Duffy
My Love – Westlife
Mr Brightside – The Killers
Rule The World – Take That
Run – Snow Patrol
Seasons Of Love – Cast of Rent (movie)
So Sick – Ne-Yo
Somewhere Only We Know – Keane
Valerie – Amy Winehouse
Wherever You Will Go – The Calling
Yellow – Coldplay
1990’s ---------------
As – George Michael, Mary J Blige
A Whole New World (Aladdin, Disney)
Champagne Supernova (Oasis)
Don’t Give Up – Peter Gabriel / Kate Bush
Don’t Look Back in Anger – Oasis
Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me – Elton John / George Michael Fields Of Gold – Sting
Forest Gump (The Feather Theme) – Alan Silvestri
Half The World Away – Oasis
High And Dry – Radiohead
I Try – Macy Gray
I’m Kissing You – Des’ree
Iris – Goo Goo Dolls
Just – Radiohead
Let Love Speak Up Itself – The Beautiful South
Life of Riley – Lightning Seeds
Lithium – Nirvana
Love Resurrection – Alison Moyet
No Surprises – Radiohead
One – U2
Pure – Lightning Seeds
She’s A Star – James
She’s Electric – Oasis
She’s The One – Robbie Williams
Something About The Way You Look Tonight – Elton John Songbird – Eva Cassidy
The Chemistry Between Us – Suede
Walkaway – Cast
Walking in Memphis – Marc Cohn
Welcome to Jurassic Park – John Williams (Jurassic Park)
When You Believe – Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey
Winter – Tori Amos
Wonderwall – Oasis
You And Me – The Wannadies
You’ve Got A Friend In Me – Randy Newman (Toy Story, Pixar)
1980’s ----------
9 to 5 – Dolly Parton
A Little Respect – Erasure
Absolute Beginners – David Bowie
Arthur’s Theme – Christopher Cross (Arthur)
Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
Dignity – Deacon Blue
Don’t Stop Believing – Journey
Englishman In New York – Sting
Everybody Wants to Rule the World – Tears for Fears Flashdance...what a Feeling – Irene Cara
Gold – Spandau Ballet
Greatest Love Of All – Whitney Houston
Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen
Heard It Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
I’m Still Standing – Elton John
It Must Be Love – Madness
Kiss The Girl (The Little Mermaid, Disney)
Livin’ On A Prayer – Bon Jovi
Man In The Mirror – Michael Jackson
Memories – Cats
Moon Over Bourbon Street – Sting
New York, New York – Frank Sinatra
Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now – Starship
One Moment In Time – Whitney Houston
Part Of Your World (The Little Mermaid, Disney) Radio Ga Ga – Queen
Smooth Operator – Sade
Stuck On You – Lionel Richie
Sweet Child O Mine – Guns N Roses
The Lady In Red – Chris de Burgh
The Lambeth Walk – Lindsay/Plunkett (Me & My Girl) Together In Electric Dreams – Phil Oakey
Under The Sea (The Little Mermaid, Disney)
Up Where We Belong – Joe Cocker, Jennifer Warnes Wind Beneath My Wings, Bette Midler
Woman In Chains – Tears For Fears
1970’s ---------
Always On My Mind – Elvis Presley American Pie – Don Mclean
Blame It On the Boogie – The Jacksons Border Song – Elton John
Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel Close To You – Carpenters
Crocodile Rock – Elton John
Dancing Queen – Abba
Daniel – Elton John
Desperado – Glenn Frey/Don Henley
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart – Elton John / Kiki Dee
Don’t Stop – Fleetwood Mac
Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John
Heroes – David Bowie
Hotel California – Eagles
I Wish – Stevie Wonder
Imagine – John Lennon
Into The Mystic – Van Morrison
Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
Just the Way You Are – Billy Joel
Let It Be – The Beatles
Love Train – The O’Jays
Mamma Mia – Abba
Moondance – Van Morrison
Moonraker – Shirley Bassey (Moonraker)
Morning Has Broken – Cat Stevens
New York State Of Mind – Billy Joel
Nobody Does it Better – Carly Simon (The Spy Who Loved Me) Perfect Day – Lou Reed
Piano Man – Billy Joel
Rock And Roll Madonna – Elton John
Rocket Man – Elton John
Rockin All Over The World – Status Quo
Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting) – Elton John
She – Charles Aznavour
She’s Always A Woman – Billy Joel
Signed, Sealed, Delivered – Stevie Wonder
Sunny – Boney M
Thank You For The Music – Abba
These Foolish Things – Bryan Ferry
Three Little Birds – Bob Marley & The Wailers The Long and Winding Road – The Beatles
Tiny Dancer – Elton John
You Are So Beautiful – Joe Cocker
You’re My Best Friend – Queen
Your Song – Elton John
1960’s ---------
A Spoonful of Sugar – Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins, Disney) Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell
All You Need Is Love – The Beatles
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Can’t Help Falling In Love With You – Elvis Presley
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Frankie Valli
Come Together (The Beatles)
Daydream Believer – The Monkees
Delilah – Tom Jones
Handbags And Gladrags – Rod Stewart
Hello Dolly – Louis Armstrong (movie/musical)
Here Comes The Sun – The Beatles
Hey Jude – The Beatles
I Want To Hold Your Hand – The Beatles
I’m a Believer – The Monkees
My Girl – The Temptations
More – Andy Williams
Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett
Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison
Stand By Me – Ben E King
Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley
Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
The Bare Necessities – Phil Harris (The Jungle Book, Disney) When I’m Sixty-Four – The Beatles
With A Little Help From My Friends – The Beatles
Yellow Submarine – The Beatles
JAZZ STANDARDS
Anything Goes – Ella Fitzgerald
As Time Goes By – Billie Holliday
Baby Its Cold Outside – Idina Menzel, Michael Buble
Blue Moon – Frank Sinatra
Cheek To Cheek – Frank Sinatra
Come Fly With Me – Frank Sinatra
Cry Me A River – Julie London
Dream A Little Dream Of Me – Michael Bublé
Every Time We Say Goodbye – Cole Porter
Feeling Good – Nina Simone
Fly Me to The Moon – Frank Sinatra/Diana Krall
Georgia On My Mind – Ray Charles
God Bless The Child – Gladys Knight
I Get A Kick Out of You – Cole Porter
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free – Billy Taylor
I’ve Got The World On a String – Frank Sinatra
La Mer – Charles Trenet
La Vie En Rose – Édith Piaf
I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Ella Fitzgerald/Cole Porter
L O V E – Nat King Cole
Let’s Do It (From “Paris”) – Cole Porter
Let’s Face The Music And Dance – Nat King Cole
Love Me Or Leave Me: My Baby Just Cares For me – Nina Simone Lullaby of Birdland – Ella Fitzgerald
Mack The Knife – Louis Armstrong
Makin’ Whoopee – Louisa Armstrong, Oscar Peterson
Moon River – Ella Fitzgerald
Moondance – Van Morrison
My Funny Valentine – Ella Fitzgerald
My Way – Frank Sinatra
Night and Day – Cole Porter
Night Train – Oscar Peterson
Route 66 – Glenn Frey
Sit Down You’re Rockin’ The Boat – Louis Armstrong (musical) Smile – Nat King Cole
Someone To Watch Over Me – Ella Fitzgerald
Somewhere over the Rainbow – Judy Garland (movie)
Stranger in Paradise – Tony Bennett
Strangers in the Night – Frank Sinatra
Summertime – Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald
Sway – Dean Martin
The Lady Is A Tramp – Tony Bennett
The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra
When You Wish Upon A Star – (Pinocchio, Disney)
When You’re Smiling – Dean Martin
You Are My Sunshine – Elizabeth Mitchell You Do Something To Me – Frank Sinatra
+ Many more traditional jazz standards.
CLASSICAL
Ave Maria – Johann Sebastian Bach
“Bridal Chorus” from ‘Lohengrin’ – Richard Wagner
Ballade Pour Adeline – Richard Clayderman
Canon in D – Johann Pachelbel
Clair de Lune – Achille-Claude Debussy
Für Elise – Ludwig Van Beethoveen
Gabriel’s Oboe (The Mission movie) – Ennio Morricone (Contemporary classical) Gymnopédie No.1 – Erik Satie
I Giorni – Ludovico Einaudi (Contemporary classical)
Mad Rush – Philip Glass (Contemporary classical)
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence – Ryuichi Sakamoto (Contemporary classical)
Nocturne en mi bémol majeur op. 9 No 2 – Frédéric Chopin
Nuvole Bianche – Ludovico Einaudi
O Mio Babbino Caro – Giacomo Puccini
O Sole Mio – Luciano Pavarotti
River Flows In You – Yiruma (Contemporary classical)
Song For Gavin – Ludovico Einaudi (Contemporary classical)
The Four Seasons – Winter – 2
Largo – Antonio Vivaldi
The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba – George Frideric Handel
"Wedding March" in C major – Felix Mendelssohn
The Portrait (Titanic movie) – James Horner
Trumpet Voluntary – Jeremiah Clarke
Waiting (The Kingdom movie) – Danny Elfman
What Are You Going To Do When You Are Not Saving The World (Man of Steel movie) – Hans Zimmer
Schindler’s List – John Williams
Ben's 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) | £125 | |
| Up to 1 hour | £190 | |
| Up to 2 hours | £250 | |
| Up to 3 hours | £315 |
Packages
Wedding ceremony
This includes music before the service begins, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave.
£190
Drinks reception
Two performances of up to 45 mins each during your drinks reception
£250
Wedding ceremony + Drinks reception + Dinner
- Music before the service begins, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave.
- 2 x 45 min performances at the drinks reception.
- 2 x 45 min performances as dinner is being served.
£500
Add-ons
Skype Consultation and 3 New Songs Learned
+£30
Customer questions
What do your clients love most about your performances?
My flexibility! For those moments when your 'fun' Auntie Sue requests that ABBA song she loves, I'm happy to try and play that request.
What if my timings change after I've booked you?
No worries! Timings are constantly shifting around - just let me know the new timings and I should be able to accommodate them.
Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?
A background music playlist can certainly be provided in between sets on occasions where I have been booked with my keyboard.
How much time do you need to set up?
If there is a piano at the venue, I will aim to arrive around 30 mins before so I can ensure I start on time. No set up required.
If I have been booked with my keyboard, I will need around 30 minutes to set up everything and will aim to arrive around 45 mins before the booking start time
If I have a piano at my venue, are you happy to perform on that?
Absolutely - piano's are meant to be played!
Can I pick the songs you play from the set list?
Please do - pianists are some of the most versatile musicians out there, so if you have any additional requests, just ask away!
Are you able to bring your own piano or keyboard?
Of course - I have a portable Roland FP-60 keyboard and amplifier. This will usually be available within the quote, but extra charges may apply in more complicated locations i.e. central London!
Can you learn song requests before the event?
Absolutely - the world is your oyster!
Musicianship
Genres:
Pop, Christmas, Contemporary Christian, Military, Traditional church music, Classical, Film / TV music, Musical theatre, 1920s era music, 1930s era music, 1940s era music, 1950s era music, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, 1980s era music, 1990s era music, Folk, Ceilidh, Country, Traditional English folk, Traditional Irish folk, Traditional Scottish folk, Welsh folk, Jazz, Blues, Cabaret, Dixieland, Gypsy jazz, Jazz fusion, Latin jazz, Modern jazz, Swing, Ragtime, Postmodern jukebox jazz, Avant garde, Experimental, Light music, Easy listening, Originals, Acoustic, Ambient pop, Americana, Funk rock, Funk, Disco, Covers, Karaoke, Motown, R&B, Vintage, Tribute, Top 40, Soul, Rock, Alternative rock, Britpop, Classic rock, Heavy metal, Hardcore, Hard rock, Glam rock, Indie, Pop rock, Post rock, Power rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Punk rock, Progressive rock
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Event types:
Private event, Wedding, Virtual event, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Recording session, Bar / Club / Venue event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, New Year's Eve, Christmas party, Birthday party, Burns night, Cruise, Theatre / Show
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Other skills:
Arranger, Composer, Orchestrator, Producer, Songwriter, Transcription, Sound technician, Actor, Musical comedy, Accompanist, Fluent improviser, MC, Fluent sight-reader, Instrumental teaching, Composition teaching
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