MUSIC
Choosing the soundtrack to your day
Your tastes are unique and you want the music played on your big day to reflect that, rather than hearing the same old tunes you always get at weddings. Well, maybe some of them. The really good ones. But perhaps you’re looking for something a little different too…
I have an extensive repertoire of songs spanning seven decades with a particular leaning towards the indie, alternative rock and folk end of the spectrum, but with more than enough pop and golden oldies to keep relatives of all ages happy.
I approach each song in my own distinctive folky style, usually on the acoustic guitar but you might occasionally find me with a ukulele in hand, a harmonica around my neck or a whistle on my lips (subject to your approval!).
With the exception of a few not currently available on Spotify you’ll find almost every one of the 300+ songs in my repertoire within this playlist.
All the songs are also listed below by decade, and available as a downloadable document here:
Repertoire
2010 - present
Dreaming - Allo Darlin’
Archie, Marry Me - Alvvays
Now You Know - Anaïs Mitchell
The Wedding Song - Angus & Julia Stone
Love In Mine - Big Thief
Masterpiece - Big Thief
My Favourite Room - Blossoms
8 (circle) - Bon Iver
Holocene - Bon Iver
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
With You - Cujo Moon
Throw Me Now Your Arms - Damien Jurado
Titanium (ft. Sia) - David Guetta
The Joker and The Queen - Ed Sheeran
Love You So Bad - Ezra Furman
Real Love Baby - Father John Misty
Salt & Cloves - Fionn Regan
Emmylou - First Aid Kit
Helplessness Blues - Fleet Foxes
There She Is - Frank Turner
Amsterdam - Gregory Alan Isakov
As It Was - Harry Styles
Hallelujah - Haim
The Shape Of Us - Ian Britt
Detectorists - Johnny Flynn
For You - Laura Marling
How Can I - Laura Marling
Once - Laura Marling
Still Together - Mac DeMarco
The Wedding Song - Matthew Mole
Anna - The Menzingers
I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons
Decimal - Novo Amor
Fare Thee Well (Dink’s Song) - Oscar Isaac & Marcus Mumford
Bloom - The Paper Kites
Still Into You - Paramore
Still - Seinabo Sey
Home Alone, Too - The Staves
Forever and a Day - Stephin Merritt
Mystery of Love - Sufjan Stevens
Motorhome - Sweet Baboo
A Million Dreams - The Greatest Showman
A Lion's Heart - The Tallest Man on Earth
A Thousand Ways - The Tallest Man on Earth
Love Is All - The Tallest Man On Earth
The Dreamer - The Tallest Man on Earth
Thrown Right At Me - The Tallest Man on Earth
Follow The Sun - Xavier Rudd
2000s
You You You You You - The 6ths
All My Days - Alexi Murdoch
If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys
Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire
Baby I'm Yours - Arctic Monkeys
Shining Light - Ash
Whole Again - Atomic Kitten
As Long as You Love Me - Backstreet Boys
Elephant Gun - Beirut
Postcards From Italy - Beirut
Piazza, New York Catcher - Belle & Sebastian
The Luckiest - Ben Folds
I Miss You - Blink-182
Re: Stacks - Bon Iver
First Day of My Life - Bright Eyes
Lua - Bright Eyes
French Navy - Camera Obscura
The Girl - City and Colour
Cannonball - Damien Rice
The Blower’s Daughter - Damien Rice
I Will Follow You Into The Dark - Death Cab for Cutie
Love Song 2009 - Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele
Home - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Sugar, We’re Going Down - Fall Out Boy
Her Eyes Dart Round - The Felice Brothers
Wonderful Life - The Felice Brothers
Abacus - Fionn Regan
Be Good or Be Gone - Fionn Regan
Do You Realize?? - The Flaming Lips
Stacy’s Mom - Fountains Of Wayne
Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová
Two Weeks - Grizzly Bear
No Fear Of Falling - I Am Kloot
Naked As We Came - Iron & Wine
Such Great Heights - Iron & Wine / The Postal Service
Angel - Jack Johnson
If You Ever Need a Stranger (To Sing at Your Wedding) - Jens Lekman
You Are the Light (By Which I Travel Into This and That) - Jens Lekman
The Middle - Jimmy Eat World
Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie - Joanna Newsom
Heartbeats - Jose Gonzalez / The Knife
Kathleen - Josh Ritter
Snow Is Gone - Josh Ritter
Not So Far To Go - Kelly Joe Phelps
Human - The Killers
Mr. Brightside - The Killers
Homesick - Kings of Convenience
Can’t Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
Toothpaste Kisses - The Maccabees
Nothing Matters When We're Dancing - The Magnetic Fields
Papa Was a Rodeo - The Magnetic Fields
The Book of Love - The Magnetic Fields / Peter Gabriel
Batchelor's Hall - Martin Simpson
All About You - McFly
Time To Pretend - MGMT
Anyone Else But You - The Moldy Peaches
Welcome To The Black Parade - My Chemical Romance
Slow Show - The National
She’s Got Soul - Nick Lowe
2 Bodies 1 Heart - Noah And The Whale
Come Away With Me - Norah Jones
Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show
We're All In This Together - Old Crow Medicine Show
Always Lift Him Up and Never Knock Him Down - Old Crow Medicine Show
Hey Ya! - Outkast
Last Request - Paolo Nutini
Just Breathe - Pearl Jam
Weird Fishes / Arpeggi - Radiohead
Hold You In My Arms - Ray LaMontagne
Jolene - Ray LaMontagne
Trouble - Ray LaMontagne
Us - Regina Spektor
Serious - Richard Hawley
Umbrella - Rihanna
Foolproof - Ron Sexsmith
La Cienega Just Smiled - Ryan Adams
Come Pick Me Up - Ryan Adams
My Winding Wheel - Ryan Adams
Oh My Sweet Carolina - Ryan Adams
When The Stars Go Blue - Ryan Adams
New Slang - The Shins
Run - Stephen Fretwell
Someday - The Strokes
Casimir Pulaski Day - Sufjan Stevens
The Dress Looks Nice On You - Sufjan Stevens
The Gardener - The Tallest Man on Earth
Love Story - Taylor Swift
Oxford Comma - Vampire Weekend
Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus
Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
1990s
Girl From Mars - Ash
Judy and the Dream of Horses - Belle & Sebastian
My Wandering Days Are Over - Belle & Sebastian
The Boy With the Arab Strap - Belle & Sebastian
The State I Am In - Belle & Sebastian
Forever - Ben Harper
All The Small Things - Blink-182
End Of A Century - Blur
You're So Great - Blur
Make You Feel My Love - Bob Dylan / Adele
I'll Make Love To You - Boyz II Men
If I Should Fall Behind - Bruce Springsteen
Sea of Love - Cat Power / Phil Phillips
It’s All Coming Back To Me Now - Celine Dion / Meatloaf
Waiting for My Real Life to Begin - Colin Hay
Friday I'm In Love - The Cure
Just Like Heaven - The Cure
Mint Car - The Cure
This Year’s Love - David Gray
Tell Her This - Del Amitri
P.S. You Rock My World - Eels
Waltz #2 (Xo) - Elliott Smith
Your Love Gets Sweeter - Finley Quaye
Big Me - Foo Fighters
Everlong - Foo Fighters
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) - Green Day
Lilac Wine - Jeff Buckley / Nina Simone
Satisfied Mind - Jeff Buckley / John Martyn / Johnny Cash
My Own Worst Enemy - Lit
Always Be My Baby - Mariah Carey
Harvest Moon - Neil Young
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
Into My Arms - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Self Esteem - The Offspring
Wild Wood - Paul Weller
I’ll Stand By You - The Pretenders
Babies - Pulp
Something Changed - Pulp
These Are the Days of Our Lives - Queen
Black Star - Radiohead
Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead
High and Dry - Radiohead
Karma Police - Radiohead
Nightswimming - REM
1952 Vincent Black Lightning - Richard Thompson
Beeswing - Richard Thompson
When You Say Nothing At All - Alison Krauss / Ronan Keating
Send Me On My Way - Rusted Root
Kiss from a Rose - Seal
You’re Still The One - Shania Twain
Kiss Me - Sixpence None The Richer
1979 - The Smashing Pumpkins
Tonight, Tonight - The Smashing Pumpkins
2 Become 1 - Spice Girls
Fields of Gold - Sting
Grow Old with You - The Wedding Singer / Adam Sandler
Wildflowers - Tom Petty
You and Me Song - The Wannadies
California Stars - Wilco
1980s
Take On Me - A-ha
Super Trouper - ABBA
Eternal Flame - The Bangles
Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen
Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
True Love Will Find You in the End - Daniel Johnston
Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac
Together in Electric Dreams - Giorgio Moroder and Philip Oakey
Just The Two Of Us - Grover Washington Jr (feat. Bill Withers)
Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
You Make My Dreams - Hall & Oates
The Power of Love - Huey Lewis and the News
Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) - Kate Bush
Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
Give It Up - KC & the Sunshine Band
Hand on Your Heart - Kylie Minogue / Jose Gonzalez
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen / Jeff Buckley
It Must Be Love - Madness / Labi Siffre
Crazy for You - Madonna
I Melt With You - Modern English
Temptation - New Order
Rip It Up - Orange Juice
You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
Here Comes Your Man - Pixies
When Doves Cry - Prince
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want - The Smiths
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out - The Smiths
Through The Barricades - Spandau Ballet
Waterfall - The Stone Roses
This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) - Talking Heads
Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears for Fears
Free Fallin’ - Tom Petty / John Mayer
Simply The Best - Tina Turner / Billianne
I Wanna Dance with Somebody - Whitney Houston
Only You - Yazoo
1970s
Mamma Mia - ABBA
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
All I Want is You - Barry Louis Polisar
You're the First, the Last, My Everything - Barry White
Forever - The Beach Boys
Thirteen - Big Star
Lovely Day - Bill Withers
Just the Way You Are - Billy Joel
Piano Man - Billy Joel
She’s Always A Woman - Billy Joel
Buckets of Rain - Bob Dylan
If Not For You - Bob Dylan / George Harrison
The Man In Me - Bob Dylan
Is This Love - Bob Marley & The Wailers
Three Little Birds - Bob Marley & The Wailers
Angel From Montgomery - Bonnie Raitt / John Prine
Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen
The Wind - Cat Stevens
Our House - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Fill Your Heart - David Bowie
Starman - David Bowie
Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
Here You Come Again - Dolly Parton
American Pie - Don McLean
And I Love You So - Don McLean
Raglan Road - The Dubliners / Martin Simpson
Rocket Man - Elton John
Tiny Dancer - Elton John
Your Song - Elton John
The Wonder Of You - Elvis Presley
Ooh La La - The Faces
Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
Right Down The Line - Gerry Rafferty
Fire and Rain - James Taylor
Sweet Baby James - James Taylor
Couldn't Love You More - John Martyn
May You Never - John Martyn
A Case of You - Joni Mitchell
Rainbow Connection - Kermit the Frog
That’s The Way - Led Zeppelin
Chelsea Hotel #2 - Leonard Cohen
Lovin’ You - Minnie Ripperton
Birds - Neil Young
Heart of Gold - Neil Young
Helpless - Neil Young
Fly - Nick Drake
From the Morning - Nick Drake
Northern Sky - Nick Drake
Place To Be - Nick Drake
Pink Moon - Nick Drake
These Days - Nico / Jackson Browne
Arthur McBride - Paul Brady
Maybe I’m Amazed - Paul McCartney
Roxanne - The Police
Love of My Life - Queen
The Only Living Boy In New York - Simon & Garfunkel
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) - Stevie Wonder
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder
Sarah - Thin Lizzy
Crazy Love - Van Morrison
Into the Mystic - Van Morrison
Moondance - Van Morrison
1960s
I Say A Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin / Lianne La Havas
God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
I Can Hear Music - The Beach Boys
Wouldn't It Be Nice - The Beach Boys
Across The Universe - The Beatles
Blackbird - The Beatles
Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles
In My Life - The Beatles
Norwegian Wood - The Beatles
Something - The Beatles
I Want You - Bob Dylan
Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
Love Minus Zero/No Limit - Bob Dylan
Catch The Wind - Donovan
Can’t Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson
Blues Run The Game - Jackson C Frank
Fairy Tale Lullaby - John Martyn
Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
Both Sides, Now - Joni Mitchell
Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye - Leonard Cohen
So Long, Marianne - Leonard Cohen
What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
Alone Again Or - Love
If You Knew - Nina Simone / Jeff Buckley
Ruby Tuesday - The Rolling Stones
America - Simon & Garfunkel
The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) - Simon & Garfunkel
Kathy's Song - Simon & Garfunkel
The Tracks of My Tears - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Morning Glory - Tim Buckley
La Strada Nel Bosco - Traditional
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Sweet Thing - Van Morrison
Sunday Morning - The Velvet Underground
This Will Be Our Year - The Zombies
Downloadable repertoire here
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