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Singer / Cooks Hill, NSW Phil McKnight

Phil McKnight

Singer · Cooks Hill, NSW · Travels Nationwide
Public liability insured
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About

Phil McKnight is a singer for hire in Cooks Hill, NSW.

Three hours plus, all of it played live. No backing track, no loop pedal, just Phil McKnight's guitar, his own percussion and a voice built for a room full of people. The songs run from the fifties to now, and the reach is wide: Beatles and The Who, Slim Dusty and Jimmy Buffett, Black Keys and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Redgum's I Was Only 19 sits in there next to American Pie and April Sun in Cuba. He'll also put together a Morning Melodies set of Elvis, Tom Jones, Perry Como and John Denver when that's what the crowd wants. PA and lighting come with him, and one power point runs the lot. A small stage is nice, not essential. Based in Cooks Hill, Newcastle, and working pubs, clubs, corporate rooms and private parties.

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The show

Every sound comes from the stage as it happens. No backing tracks, no loop pedal, just guitar, percussion he plays himself and a voice with enough behind it to carry a full pub. Phil McKnight runs long, and that's on purpose. He'd rather keep a crowd moving through one continuous stretch than break the mood up three times. The songs span the fifties to now, so the older crowd and the younger one both find something they know, and the set shifts depending on which of them turns up.

On the day

One power point runs the PA and the lighting, and that's the only thing he genuinely needs from the venue. A small stage is nice if the room happens to have one, though he's not fussed either way and plenty of gigs are played on the floor. Worth telling him the size and shape of the space when you enquire, so the volume is set for the room rather than guessed at.

Performance options

Two options, and they suit very different rooms. The main one is a continuous two to three hour performance, no long gaps, which is what most pubs, clubs and private parties book. The other is a Morning Melodies style set built from older classics, Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, Bobby Darin, Perry Como and John Denver among them. Clubs putting on a daytime session for an older crowd tend to want that second one.

Insurance and paperwork

Public liability insured

Song list

255 songs
After Midnight-J. J. Cale A Hard Day’s Night-The Beatles Alone With You-The Sunnyboys A Walk in the Light Green (I Was Only 19)-Redgum All Along the Watchtower-Bob Dylan American Pie-Don McLean And I Love You So-Don McLean And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda-Eric Bogle A Pirate Looks at Forty-Jimmy Buffett April Sun in Cuba-Dragon Around and Around-Chuck Berry As Tears Go By-The Rolling Stones Bad Moon Rising-Creedence Clearwater Revival Battle of New Orleans-Johnny Horton Beggar on the Street of Love-Paul Kelly Behind Blue Eyes-The Who Better Man-Robbie Williams Black is the Colour-Traditional Black Velvet Band-Irish Traditional Blister In the Sun-The Violent Femmes Blue Bayou-Roy Orbison Blue Skies-Willie Nelson Blues Power-Eric Clapton Both Sides Now-Joni Mitchell
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