About
Hogan & Carruthers is a musical duo for hire in Mornington, VIC.
Country rock and blues is the lane, and this Mornington duo stays in it deliberately. Australian and American covers sit next to Carruthers originals like Just Too Sentimental, Love That's Been and Cruising Along, alongside Tequila Sunrise, Fire & Rain, Mr Bojangles, Under The Boardwalk and Down Under. Ballads, classic country rock and dance tunes get shuffled to suit the gig, aimed squarely at an over 40s crowd. This is entertainment rather than background music, and audience engagement is the whole approach. If the event calls for more, they can add experienced players on bass, drums, sax, flute, piano and fiddle. They bring good quality sound and lighting, and need a stage area of at least 15 square metres.
Watch
The show
This isn't background music, and Hogan & Carruthers Duo are upfront about that. They play to the people in front of them, work the room and expect a response. If you want something that sits quietly under the conversation and gets ignored politely all evening, look at a different kind of act. If you want your guests looking up and joining in, that's the whole reason this duo exists.
Performance options
Hogan & Carruthers come as the duo, or as the full band when the room calls for it. The band version puts extra players around the two of them, which suits a bigger crowd or a night that's meant to end on the dance floor. They'll travel for a booking, so a gig outside the Mornington area is fine to ask about.
Song list
58 songs
Already Gone - Eagles
Boogie With Me Baby - John Williamson
Boot Scootin’ Boogie - Brooks & Dunn
Bright Side of The Road - Van Morrison
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Cats In The Cradle - Harry Chapin
Changes In Latitudes - Jimmy Buffet
Come Back Again - Ross Wilson
Cruising Along - Carruthers
Dear Prudence - Lennon/McCartney
Down Under - Colin Hay
Eagle Rock - Ross Wilson
Every Day - Everly Bros / James Taylor
Fire & Rain - James Taylor
Garden Party - Rick Nelson
Give Me One Reason - Tracy Chapman
Gloria - Van Morrison
Handle Me With Care - Travelling Wilburys
How Long - Paul Carrack
How Long Gone - Brooks & Dunn
I’ll Be Gone - Mike Rudd
Johnny Be Good - Chuck Berry
Just Too Sentimental - Carruthers
Leaps & Bounds - Paul Kelly
