Ray Red #1 Solo Entertainer on Long Island Acoustic Guitarist from Sag Harbor, NY

TRAVEL DISTANCE IS UNLIMITED! I perform from maine to Western Canada! I perform rock & roll from the 60's to present day. I'm based in The Hamptons area of Long Island , New York during your summer, and home in Byron Bay, Australia during your winter (Our summer). I frequently return to NY for Thanksgiving and Xmas parties. My usual gig is 3 hrs non-stop. That is, no breaks. I feel that once the vibe is happening, there's no point is disrupting that with CD's. As well, my sets are unique. I can combine the completely diverse types of music into one long set: Neil Diamond and Green Day, The Doors and Cab Calloway, Van Morrison/Outkast/Black Eyed Peas. Every song is a surprise. My Main P.A. rig consists of 2 x 12" powered Mains , depending on the venue size. For the smaller "Dinner Party" size affairs, I use 1 or 2 small Udo Roesner DaCapo 75 Acoustic amps. They keep the music in the background, but can fill a room when needed. I dont use any mechanical 'backing tracks' or drum machines. I do use an Australia instrument called a "stomp box" that mimicks a kick drum. This, combined with with my state of the art PA can mimmick a full band. (Please email for Video Demo Links) I also when asked, rig an extra mic so the guests can get in on the act. Recorded music is always provided during set up and break down so you will have a seamless transition to the live music. I am booked well in advance for most weekends in the summertime, so I dont really get to bid on many jobs through The Bash, but it never hurts to ask. Even weekdays book up fast around here. Before booking live music for your event, ask yourself the following: Do you want to hire someone who works a regular "Day Job" for a living, and does music "On The Side", or do you want a music professional who's livelihood is 100% performance based. Of course, you have to consider your budget, and if it's a 'shoestring', then maybe you'd be better off having your nephew play CD's etc. You wouldn't consider a 'budget caterer' for your meals... When prospective clients ring me for a quote, and occasionally balk at the price, I immediately recommend a mate of mine from Nassau Co. who's a UPS driver by day and plays music on days off. He's real good, and I've never had a complaint from his shows. He can do a party for $350 or so. More times than none, they ring back and hire me. Quite simply they want the best. I have a 'no worries' cancellation policy as well. If your party is outdoors, and 'weather permitting', then its quite simple. If the party is called off, its not a problem and you're not out anything. Even if the weather is 'iffy', I'll still show up, and as long as I don't unload, it's totally not a problem. No point in paying for something thats not happening. You're probably out big money for food etc already. I only require deposits on 'out of town' gigs that require special transportation needs ie: Flights, Ferry's etc. Summer:Eastern Long Island Area Winter: (My summer) Byron Bay Australia area. FALL, Spring: Thailand, Bangkok and Koh Samui Thanksgiving & Christmas holidays I am back on Long Island for holiday parties.

• have you ever seen the rain | ccr
• band on the run | wings (beatles)
• barbara ann | beach boys
• bargain | the who
• basket case | green day
• beast of burden | stones
• beautiful world | coldplay
• beds are burning | midnight oil
• been caught stealing | janes addiction
• jane says | janes addiction
• been hangin around | counting crows
• mr jones | counting crows
• beer with dincan | slim dusty
• g'day g'day | slim dusty
• behind blue eyes | who
• better be home soon | crowded house
• betterman | pearl jam
• big time | peter gabriel
• big yellow taxi | joni mitchel
• birthday | beatles
• blackbird | beatles
• blister in the sun | violent femmes
• blowing in the wind | dylan
• blue monday | new order
• blue sueade shoes | elvis
• born on the bayou | ccr
• born to be wild | steppenwolf
• wonderwall | oasis
• dont look back in anger | oasis
• champagne supernova | oasis
• boys light up | australian crawl
• down under | men at work
• overkill | men at work
• boys of summer | glen fry
• brain dammage | pink floyd
• breakdown | jack jonson
• taylor | jack jonson
• times like these | jack jonson
• flake | jack jonson
• breakfast at tiffanys | x
• breakfast in america | supertramp
• give a little bit | supertramp
• breathe | pink floyd
• scenes from an italian restaurant | billy joel
• piano man | billy joel
• bron y ur stomp | led zep
• brown eyed girl | van morrison
• hey ya | outkast
• i got a feeling | black eyed peas
• burn one down | ben harper
• burning down the house | talking heads
• life during wartime | talking heads
• psycho killer | talking heads
• bye bye love | everly bros
• folsom prison | cash
• ring of fire | cash
• walk the line | cash
• wake up little sizie | everly bros.
• californication | red hot chilli peppers
• under the bridge | red hot chili peppers
• hotel california | eagles
• take it easy | eagles
• cant buy me love | beatles
• cant find my way home | blind faith
• cant keep it in | cat stevens
• moon shadow | cat stevens
• wild world | cat stevens
• captain fantastic | elton john
• careless | paul kelley
• to her door | paul kelley
• cats in the cradle | harry chapin
• ceterfold | j geils
• city of new orleans | arlo guthrie
• motorcycle song | arlo guthrie
• coming into los angeles | arlo guthrie
• closing time | x
• come as you are | nirvana
• today | smashing pumpkins
• copperhead road | steve earle
• galaway girl | steve earle
• country road | john denver
• rocky mt high | john denver
• country road | james taylor
• come together | beatles
• comfortably numb | pink floyd
• cracklin rosie | neil diamond
• crazy little thing called love | queen
• creep | radiohead
• creeque alley | mammas and papas
• crocodile rock | elton john
• cits like a knife | bryan adams
• summer 69 | bryan adams
• dance dance dance | steve mille
• joker | steve miller
• dancing with myself | billy idol
• white wedding | billy idol
• rebel yell | billy idol
• day-o | beetlejuice
• skake senora | beetlejuice
• day tripper | beatles
• dear prudence | beatles
• helter skelter | beatles
• diamonds on the inside | ben harper
• dirty old town | irish
• disarm | smashing pumpkins
• dock of the bay | otis redding
• dont ask my why | billy joel
• dont let it bring you down | neil young
• dont stop believing | journey
• 3 little birds | bob marley
• no woman no cry | bob marley
• one love | bob marley
• dreadlock holiday | 10CC
• drive | incubus
• drug buddy | lemonheads
• end of the world | rem
• every breath you take | police
• every picture tells a story | rod stewart
• maggie may | rod stewart
• every rose has its thorn | poison
• faith | george michel
• father and sun | cat stevens
• father xmas | emerson lake palmer
• father xmas give us some money | kinks
• lola | kinks
• fins | jimmy buffet
• maragitaville | jimmy buffet
• fire | springsteen
• im on fire | springsteen
• dancing in the dark | springsteen
• follow me everything is all right | train
• hey soul sister | train
• im yours | jason mraz
• bad bad leroy brown | jim croce
• bad day | rem
• bad moon rising | ccr
• down on the corner | ccr
• proud mary | ccr
• american girl | tom petty
• american pie | don mclean
• amy | pure prairie league
• angel of harlem | u2
• angie | stones
• another brick in the wall | pink floyd
• another lonely day | ben harper
• another saturday night | cat stevens
• asshose | denis leary
• authority song | john cougar
• baba o'reilly | the who
• USSR | beatles
• america | neil diamond
• america | trini lopez
• always look on the brite side of life | monty python
• all you need is love | beatles
• all the small things | blink 182
• one i love | rem
• all apologies | nirvana
• all along the watchtower | hendrix
• aint too proud to beg | stones
• aint no sunshine | withers
• against the wind | bob seger
• aeroplane | red hot chili peppers
• across the universe | beatles
• abuse me | silverchair
• abbey road | beatles
• a little less conversation | elvis
• a hard days night | beatles
• a day in the life | beatles
• 30,000 pounds of bananas | harry chapin
• 1979 | smashing pumpkins
• 8675309 jenny | tommy 2 tone
• 500 miles | proclaimers
• 99 red baloons | nena
• 50 ways to leave your lover | paul simon
• 3am | Matchbox 20