About
Mark Henderson - Moonunit is a guitarist for hire in Newcastle, NSW.
Classical training on a nylon string guitar is not the usual background for a function musician, and it shows. Mark Henderson plays hatted restaurants around Newcastle and the Hunter, including Sails at Lavender Bay on Sydney Harbour, Bistro Molines and Yellow Billy at Pokolbin, and Margan at Broke. He switches to a Fender Strat when a set needs lifting, and uses backing tracks sparingly, depending on the room. Expect Fields of Gold, Careless Whisper, Little Wing, Moondance, Under the Milky Way, Rocket Man and Time After Time, plus originals written under the name Jimmy Moonunit. He's worked from Newcastle to Noosa and overseas, at weddings, corporate events and bars. He brings his own PA. Just power, a small table and a stool.
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The show
Mostly acoustic, pitched to the occasion rather than to a fixed set. Mark plays nylon string with classical training behind it, which is not what you usually get at a function, and backing tracks appear now and then when a song needs them. He's played restaurants and bars through Newcastle and the Hunter, up to Noosa, and overseas, along with corporate events and weddings. So he knows the difference between a room that wants to talk over the music and one that wants to listen.
On the day
Short list. A power point, a small table and a stool. He owns the PA and brings it with him, so there's no gear to organise at your end. Just make sure the spot you have in mind has somewhere to plug in.
Song list
28 songs
Baby I love your Way - Peter Frampton
Careless Whisper - George Michael
Cat & Fiddle
End of Time
Fields of Gold - Sting
Horses - Ricki Lee Jones
Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
Mama just wants to play the Barrel House Blues - Bruce Cockburn
Moondance - Van Morrison
Mother Nature's Son
No Heart, No Soul
Opportunity - Pete Murray
ORIGINALS by Jimmy Moonunit- aka Mark Henderson
Pink Paradise - Yellow Taxi
Poison
Rocket Man - Elton John
Roxanne - Sting
Soon you'll See - Pete Murray
Spencer the Rover - John Martyn
Sunday Morning Maroon 5
That's the Way - Led Zeplin
Time after Time - Cyndi Lauper
Under the Milky Way Tonight - The Church
Wasteland
