About
Retro Tone Duo is a musical duo for hire in Merewether, NSW.
Lisa sings, Matt plays guitar, stomp box and backing vocals. That's Retro Tone Duo, an acoustic covers act from Merewether whose sound moves from laid-back through swinging country rock to up-tempo rock, working the songbook from the 60s forward. Bill Withers, CCR, Divinyls, Queen, ABBA, Norah Jones, Fleetwood Mac, Cold Chisel, Tracy Chapman, Dolly Parton, Elvis. Her vocals sit over his groove-based guitar and the pairing gives them a distinctive sound rather than a generic duo one. They shape the atmosphere around the event, so a venue night and a wedding get different treatments. Solo instrumental guitar and a DJ set can be packaged in alongside the duo. All they need is power.
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The show
The mood shifts across the night. Retro Tone Duo open laid-back and easy, move through swinging country rock, and lift into up-tempo rock when the room is ready for it. The material comes from the 60s onward and sticks to songs that have lasted. Lisa's vocals sit over Matt's guitar and stomp box, and the combination gives them a sound of their own rather than the standard acoustic duo one.
Performance options
Beyond the covers duo, there are two other pieces they can bring. Solo instrumental guitar works for the parts of a day that want music without vocals over the top, ceremony and arrivals being the obvious ones. And a DJ set covers the stretch after the live music stops. The three can be combined into one arrangement, so a single act covers a whole event rather than you booking separately for each part of it.
Insurance and paperwork
Public liability insured
Song list
47 songs
Ain’t no sunshine – Bill Withers
Bad Moon Rising - CCR
Boys in Town – The Divinyls
Brass in Pocket – The Pretenders
Bring me some water – Melissa Etheridge
Can’t help falling in love – Elvis Presley
Come away with me – Norah Jones
Crazy little thing called love – Queen
Dancing Queen – ABBA
Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones
Down on the corner – CCR
Dreams – Fleetwood Mac
Ex’s & Oh’s – Elle King
Flame Trees – Cold Chisel
Give me one reason – Tracy Chapman
Hand in my pocket – Alanis Morrisette
Jolene – Dolly Parton
Killing me softly with his song – Fugees, Ms. Lauryn Hill
Livin’ on a prayer – Bon Jovi
Love me tender – Elvis Presley
Man I feel like a woman – Shania Twain
Mercy – Duffy
Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett
Never tear us apart - INXS
