Acoustic set, please help!

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littlehiltsy New Poster Joined: 15 May 2007 Posts: 2 Acoustic set, please help!     Hi! Me and my friend Ashley are both performers at Butlins, and we're thinking of doing an acoustic set in bars around Skegness in the evenings to earn a bit of extra pocket money. He plays guitar and we both sing, but we're struggling a little bit to think of a set list! Does anyone have any ideas for acoustic songs that work well for guy/girl duets and are familiar enough to get the crowd going, but that aren't stereotypical songs that every busker sings?! Thanks so much. xxx Tue May 15, 2007 11:12 pm

chixfire Junior Roadie Joined: 27 May 2007 Posts: 7 Location: uk hi there, some good songs to play beatles, sheryl crow the one did with kid rock would be cool as duet...how bout some queen like 39, or crazy little thing called love well known easy to play an im sure not your usual dylan cat stevens type folk busking songs hope that helps .. im new just joined up today im lerning myself .. its an exciting ride _________________ hi im new , trying to lern the guitar i like writing songs , would like to compose an lern how to do backing tracks for covers an orignal songs imm trying to do.. Sun May 27, 2007 11:07 am

chixfire Junior Roadie Joined: 27 May 2007 Posts: 7 Location: uk hi again also just though some rod stewart , green day even .. it depends on the music you like an want to put across, there some easy country stuff as well that people will like too .... _________________ hi im new , trying to lern the guitar i like writing songs , would like to compose an lern how to do backing tracks for covers an orignal songs imm trying to do.. Sun May 27, 2007 12:09 pm

skinnyfingers Roadie Joined: 28 May 2007 Posts: 19 Hi, heres a few suggestions, but i suppose it all comes down to personal style and the crowd your playing to. I dont think a set has to be manic jumping round the room doing the conga etc! I think with a duo the crowd would be quite happy sitting listening and tapping their feet, after all with just two of you, people arnt going to expect Chuck Berry, driving drum beats and wave your hands in the air type of stuff! So:- I dont wanna talk about it - Various artists have covered this Destinys Child - Emotion Johnny Cash - Jackson Mammas and Pappas - California Dreaming The Eagles - Take it easy, Hotel California Creedance Clearwater -Bad Moon Rising, Midnight Special, Have you ever seen the rain Rod Stewart - Handbags and Gladrags, Maggie May Steve Harley - Make me smile John Denver - Country Roads, Leaving on a Jet Plane Oasis - Songbird Lena Marlin - Sitting Down Here Natalie Imbruglia - Torn Obviously alot of these songs are group based, but it wouldnt be too hard to figure out ie one of you as the singer and the guitar player doing backing and harmonies. Any how good luck would love to come and see you but live down in the sunny south! Mon May 28, 2007 12:50 pm

littlehiltsy New Poster Joined: 15 May 2007 Posts: 2 Thanks loads! Some great song suggestions there! Sunny South?? Ha ha, it's been raining in Skegness and on most of the east coast for the last week! Thanks again for the ideas, i'll put them to Ash and see what he thinks. Tue May 29, 2007 9:30 am

Chowzor Roadie Joined: 15 Sep 2007 Posts: 19 Skegness? That's that place where that pretty good Video Arcade burned down a while back isn't it? _________________ I was a baby when I learned to suck! But you have raised it to an art form... Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:55 pm

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