About
Liam J Buchanan is a singer-songwriter for hire in Monto, QLD.
Forty years of live work sits behind Liam J Buchanan, and it comes across on stage: guitar, vocals, harmonica, loop station and stomp box, all through his own PA. He plays regularly at hotels, events and parties across Queensland, from regional and rural halls to coastal venues. The covers pull from classic rock, reggae, pop, country and acoustic favourites, Talking Heads through to Johnny Cash, The Doors, Hunters and Collectors, Coldplay. He's also written more than three hundred original songs, and a few make the set. Radio has picked him up along the way, with interviews and airplay on Triple J, 4ZZZ and ABC Radio, and he's appeared on a music television show. Sets range from intense to plain fun, but they're always lively.
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The show
Four decades of live playing, and it shows in how little fuss there is. Liam works solo with vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica and a loop station with stomp box, running through his own professional PA. The repertoire stretches across classic rock, reggae, pop, country and acoustic favourites, with some of his own songs in the mix, so the same act suits a pub, a club, a festival, a private party or a community function. Guitar is his main instrument, but he plays bass, keyboards and drums too, and that broader musicianship comes through in the arrangements.
On the day
Any space with room for a full PA and a mixer. Liam brings the whole rig himself, so you're not organising sound. Just make sure the corner you want him in is big enough for speakers on stands and a desk, rather than a stool in a doorway.
Performance options
Sets are sold in blocks of time. Two, three or four hours are the standard bookings, and anything longer than four hours is arranged individually once you've said what the night looks like. It's solo throughout, with guitar, vocals, harmonica, loop station and stomp box coming along whatever the length.
Song list
49 songs
Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd
Back Alley Bulldog (original)
Bad Moon Rising - Credence
Blazing Sun (original)
Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes
Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Chastity (original)
Cosmic Dancer - T Rex
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Creep - Radiohead
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
Eternal Flame - Cheap Trick
Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
Hurt - Johnny Cash
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers
I’m on Fire - Bruce Springsteen
I’m Too Sexy - Right Said Fred
Jealous Guy - John Lennon
Knockin’ on Heavens Door - Bob Dylan
Love Me Do - The Beatles
Love Me two Times - The Doors
