Patrick Briscoe is a singer for hire in Camden, NSW.
Twenty-five years of gigs, solo and in duos and bands, and a repertoire that stretches back several decades. Patrick Briscoe plays parties, weddings, pubs, clubs and wine bars around the Macarthur region and Sydney. The song list goes from the Beatles and the Everly Brothers through the Angels, Crowded House, Paul Kelly and Roy Orbison to Matchbox 20 and George Ezra, mixing background music, singalongs and dance material. He watches the volume, which sounds like a small thing until you've sat through a function where nobody could hear each other. He brings his own PA and lights. All he needs is a power point, a few square metres, and a roof if you're outside.
The show
Classic and current songs, mixed so the night has a shape: quieter background material early, singalongs through the middle, and dance songs once people are ready to get up. Patrick Briscoe turns up on time and reads the volume carefully, keeping it at a level where your guests can still hear each other talk. That is the difference between music that lifts a function and music that shouts over it.
On the day
PA and lights are his, so nothing needs organising on that front. He asks for a power point, two to three square metres of flat ground to work on, and cover overhead if you are putting him outside.
Insurance and paperwork
Public liability insured
Song list
223 songs
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