About
Pete 'Two Dogs' McDonald is a singer for hire in Cairns, QLD.
Classic blues, played by someone who'd rather keep playing than sit down. Pete 'Two Dogs' McDonald sings Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and Leadbelly, with plenty of Lightnin' Hopkins, Robert Johnson, John Lee Hooker, JJ Cale, The Doors, Johnny Cash and Matt Taylor in the book alongside them. The guitar is fingerpicked and retro sounding, the vocals lead, and the overall feel gets described as relaxing. Songs are short and there are a lot of them. He usually plays a straight two-hour set with no break, and only starts taking breathers if the gig runs longer. Based in Cairns, with his own sound system that scales from a small room to an outdoor pub. Most Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, with weekdays possible given notice.
The show
Vocals lead, with a classic retro guitar sound underneath from a fingerpicking style. The songs are short and deliberately to the point, and there are a lot of them. Pete 'Two Dogs' McDonald takes very few breaks, on the reasoning that he came to play rather than sit around, so a standard booking is a straight two hour set with no interval. On longer gigs he starts taking breathers. Most Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays are workable, and weekdays can be too with decent notice.
On the day
His own sound system comes with him, and it scales from a small indoor room up to an outdoor pub gig. He needs a few square metres of floor and access to power. If the stage is outdoors it has to be rain proof.
Insurance and paperwork
Public liability insured
Song list
21 songs
The Animals
The Beatles
Canned Heat
Dire Straits
The Doors
Eric Clapton
Hound Dog Tayor
Howlin' Wolf
Jimmy Reed
Jimmy Rogers
JJ Cale
Johhny Cash
John Lee Hooker
Lightnin' Hopkins
Matt Taylor
Paul Rogers
Robert Johnson
Roger Miller
The Rolling Stones
Songs by: Muddy Waters. Leadbelly
Waylon Jennings and Willy Nelson. There's even a Nancy Sinatra in there!
