About
Captain Acoustic is a singer for hire in Sippy Downs, QLD.
Call it Australiana pub country rock: 60s through to now, more than 400 songs on the current list and about the same again in reserve. Captain Acoustic reads whatever crowd turns up on the day and shapes the show around them, which is the real trick of good pub music. Expect foot-tapping singalongs from someone who's clearly on stage for the love of it. Based at Sippy Downs on the Sunshine Coast, the setup needs are small, just a modest space and power, and multi-gig runs or shows involving travel can be sorted out.
The show
Well played music, singalongs that get feet going, and a musician who's plainly having a good time up there. That's the honest version of a Captain Acoustic night, and it's more than a lot of pub bookings deliver. The show gets shaped around whoever has turned up, which is the part that separates a decent pub muso from someone just working through a list. Expect Australiana flavoured country rock, hits from the 60s onwards, and a room that ends up singing along without being asked twice.
On the day
Not much is asked for here. Somewhere modest to set up in, and power that's easy to get to from that spot. A stage suits fine if the venue has one, though it isn't essential and plenty of gigs happen on the floor. Where a booking involves a long drive, travel and accommodation get sorted out as part of the arrangement.
Performance options
Booking several gigs at once can be worked out as a deal. Where a show involves a long drive, accommodation and the rest can be sorted as part of the arrangement.
Song list
400+ song on my current list plus about that again in my brain
