About
Simon Ward is a singer for hire in Kyabram, VIC.
Twenty five years in the game, most of it playing pub rock classics. Simon Ward grew up in Melbourne's south eastern suburbs, spent five years working central Queensland, and is now back in northern Victoria. Solo he's one guitar and one voice through a 1000 watt Bose system, and the set runs Flame Trees, Copperhead Road, Summer of '69, Run To Paradise, Sweet Home Alabama, To Her Door, The Gambler, Thinking Out Loud. Setup takes twenty minutes. Lights and music between sets come at no extra cost, and there's a wireless mic available for speeches at a wedding or party. He can also put together a duo, either two guitars and two voices or guitar and drums, or a trio with bass, drums and male and female vocals. Allow thirty to fifty minutes for those.
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The show
Guitar and voice, plus set of pub rock songs that most Australians can sing without being prompted. Simon runs it all through a Bose rig, so the sound holds up in a room with a bit of noise in it. Lighting comes with him at no extra cost, as does the music that plays between sets, so the night never goes flat while he's off getting a drink. There's a wireless mic on hand too if someone has a speech to make.
On the day
Simon's PA is a compact Bose unit, and solo he's ready to play twenty minutes after walking in. Book the duo or the trio and allow thirty to fifty minutes instead, since there's more gear and more people to balance.
Performance options
Solo is one guitar and one voice, with recorded music covering the breaks. Simon can also put a duo together two ways: two guitars with two singers, or guitar and drums with two singers. Above that sits a trio, with guitar, bass, drums and both a male and a female vocalist. Tell him what the room is and he'll suggest which one fits.
Insurance and paperwork
Public liability insured
Song list
51 songs
500 miles
the A team
about a girl
april sun in cuba
better
better be home soon
betterman
billie jean
blister in the sun
breakfast at tiffanys
brown eye girl
centrefold
copperhead road
damn it
dont dream its over
drops of jupiter
flame trees
the gambler
good riddance
ho hey
holy grail
im a believer
livin on a prayer
the middle
