Phil performs as a solo acoustic guitarist.  He has been a guitarist for over 45 years, and a professional musician for 30 years.

Ideal for weddings, parties and other events, Phil’s music creates a relaxed atmosphere wherever he plays.

Main genres include pop/rock acoustic covers; folk/world; blues/jazz; Spanish; tv/film themes

See below for example repertoire – new material is regularly added by Phil – he is also happy to learn new tunes should clients have any particular favourites they’d like to hear at their event.

Have A Listen

60s

Albatross – Fleetwood Mac

Lion Sleeps Tonight, the – The Tokens

All You Need is Love – The Beatles

Black Magic Woman – Fleetwood Mac

Blackbird – Beatles

Happy Together – The Turtles

Here Comes the Sun – The Beatles

Anji – Davey Graham

Misirlou – Dick Dale

Apache – The Shadows

Here There and Everywhere – The Beatles

I’m a Believer – The Monkees

With A Little Help from my Friends

Oh Well – Fleetwood Mac

I Can’t Help Falling in Love With You – Elvis

Purple Haze – Jimi Hendrix

Hey Joe – Jimi Hendrix

House of the Rising Sun – The Animals

Come Together – The Beatles

In the Court of the Crimson King – King Crimson

Itchycoo Park – Small Faces

Little Wing – Jimi Hendrix

Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles

Lucy in Sky with Diamonds – The Beatles

Michelle – the Beatles

Walk Don’t Run – the Ventures

Sunny Afternoon – Kinks

Wipeout – The Surfaris

Delilah – Tom Jones

She’s Not There – The Zombies

Sitting on the Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding

Something – The Beatles

70s

Andy Warhol – David Bowie

Are Friends Electric – Tubeway Army

Everyday – Slade

Perfect Day – Lou Reed

Low Rider – War

Jolene – Dolly Parton

Psycho Killer – Talking Heads

Everyones a Winner – Hot Chocolate

Heart of Glass – Blondie

Heroes – David Bowie

Egyptian Reggae – Jonathan Richman

Jamming – Bob Marley

Three Little Birds – Bob Marley

Coz I love you – Slade

Europa – Santana

Strawberry Fields Forever – The Beatles

Sunshine of Your Love – Cream

These Boots Are Made For Walking – Nancy Sinatra

With a Little Help from my Friends – The Beatles

I Can See for Miles – the Who

Life on Mars – David Bowie

Kill em at the Hot Club Tonight – Slade

Speed of Life – David Bowie

Superstition – Stevie Wonder

Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond

Velvet Goldmine – David Bowie

Layla – Eric Clapton

Look What you Done – Slade

Message in a Bottle – The Police

Money Money Money – Abba

My Perfect Cousin – The Undertones

Waterloo Sunset – Kinks

Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd

Cars – Gary Numan

In the Summertime – Mungo Jerry

80s

Ain’t Nobody – Chaka Khan

Eye of the Tiger – Survivor

Downtown Train – Tom Waits

Mad World – Tears for Fears

Road to Nowhere, the – Talking Heads

It Must be Love – Madness

Sweet Child of Mine – Guns n Roses

Golden Brown – The Stranglers

She Drives Me Crazy – Fine Young Cannibals

You’ll Always Find me in the Kitchen at Parties – Jona Lewie

Take me to the River – Talking Heads

Message in a Bottle – the Police

90s

Wonderwall – Oasis

Airbag – Radiohead

Californication – Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley

Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana

Can’t Stop – Red Hot Chilli Peppers

A Girl Like You – Edwyn Collins

All I Wanna Do – Sheryl Crow

Unbelievable – EMF

Hand in my Pocket – Alanis Morissette

Killer – Adamski/Seal

Learn to Fly – Foo Fighters

00s

All I Got – Newton Faulkner

Belle – Jack Johnson

Better Together – Jack Johnson

Diablo Rojo – Rodrigo y Gabriela

Boulevard of Broken Dreams – Green Day

To Make You Feel My Love – Bob Dylan/Adele

Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol

Viva la Vida – Coldplay

Seven Nation Army – White Stripes

Yellow – Coldplay

Crazy – Gnarls Barkley

10s

Budapest – George Ezra

Price Tag – Jessie J

Shotgun – George Ezra

A Team, the – Ed Sheeran

The Cave – Mumford and Sons

Life Goes On – Noah and the Whale

Royals – Lorde

Little Talks – Of Monsters and Men

Hey There Delilah –

Hold Back the River – James Bay

Rolling in the Deep – Adele

Riptide – Vance Joy

Jazz

Blue Drag – Django Reinhardt

Blue Skies – jazz standard

Gagoug – Django Reinhardt

Chez Jacquet – Django Reinhardt

Limehouse Blues – Jazz Standard

Moonlight Serenade – Glenn Miller

Nuages – Django Reinhardt

Tears – Django Reinhardt

Gymnopedie – Satie jazz arrangement

Worrisome Heart – Melody Gardot

Watermelon Man – Herbie Hancock

I’ve Had My Moments – Stephane Grapelli

Older popular songs

Cry me a River – Julie London

I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles – old popular song

La Vie en Rose – Edith Piaf

Jamaica Farewell – Harry Belafonte

Sea of Love – Phil Phillips

Petit Fleur – Sidney Bechet

La Bamba – Ritchie Valens

I’ll See You in my Dreams – jazz standard

Fly Me to the Moon – Frank Sinatra

Dream A Little Dream – Jazz Standard

Summertime – George Gershwin

What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong

Folk/World

Cape Clear – Irish traditional

Various John Fahey pieces

Guantanamera – Cuban song

Mahrey’s Wedding – trad

Hey Hey – blues standard

Podrimsko Oro – Trad

Harmony Blues

Lonesome Couch Blues

Rights of Man – Irish Trad

Wellerman – trad song

Cumparsita, la – tango

Star of the County Down – Van Morrison/Chieftains

Whisky in the Jar – trad song

Wild Mountain Thyme – trad song

Road to Lisdoonvarna, the – Irish trad

Drunken Sailor – traditional

Café Moliendo – Hugo Blanco

She Moved Through the Fair – Van Morrison

Raglan Road – Van Morrison

Cliffs of Moher/Out on the Ocean – irish jigs

TV/Film themes

Exodus – film theme

I Wanna be like you – from the Jungle Book

Mission Impossible / Take 5

Moon River – Henry Mancini

Over the Rainbow – Judy Garland

Pirates of the Caribbean – film theme

Lord of the Rings – Rohan theme

Songs of Love – Divine Comedy (Fr Ted theme)

Taxi Theme

Third Man, the – film theme

Wallace and Gromit – theme

I’ll Be there for you – Friends theme

Somewhere over the Rainbow

Drag Racer – Doug Wood Band (snooker theme)

Lord of the Rings – In Dreams

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – film theme

Sleepy Lagoon – Eric Coates (desert islands discs theme)