James is based in Bathgate, West Lothian and regularly plays across Scotlands central belt and beyond. Regular gigs are Bathgate, Linlithgow, Stirling, Dunfermline, Edinburgh, Kilmarnock, Airdrie, Calander, and as far up as Oban.
James is a full time working musician. He splits his time between gigging bars, restaurants, weddings & various other private functions and running a successful music production and songwriting business.
His solo acoustic show specialises in pop/rock acoustic covers from the 50's to the present, and has seen him perform all over the world over the last 15 years. In 2016 he embarked on a 6 week busking and gigging tour of the USA, visiting NYC, Maine, LA, San Francisco, Houston, Nashville, Chicago, Miami & New Jersey.
With just a guitar and vocals, he is able too bring a big sound to any any event. His large catalogue of songs crossing many genres/deades, and his natural ability to connect with a crowd has made him a regular in many venues across Scotland, and popular with every audience he plays to.
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50’s & 60’s
Don’t Be Cruel – Elvis Presley
Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
Oh Boy - Buddy Holly
Johnny Be Goode – Chuck Berry
Eight Days a Week – The Beatles
Daydream Believer – The Monkees
I Wanna Be Like You – The Jungle Book
I’ve Just Seen a Face - The Beatles
To Love Somebody - The Bee Gees
Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Runaway – Del Shannon
You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away - The Beatles
Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding
Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Stand By Me – Ben E King
House of the Rising Sun – The Animals
People Are Strange – The Doors
Little Old Wine Drinker Me - Dean Martin
Can’t Buy Me Love - The Beatles
All I Have to Do is Dream - The Everly Brothers
I Started a Joke - The Bee Gees
Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner
Revolution - The Beatles
Living Doll - Cliff Richard
Blowing in the Wind - Bob Dylan
I only Wanna be with You - Dusty Springfield
Strawberry Fields - The Beatles
Walkin After Midnight - Patsy Cline
Honky Tonk Woman - The Rolling Stones
Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
I Love You Because - Jim Reeves
Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
Delilah - Tom Jones
A Hard Days Night - The Beatles
70’S
Take it Easy - The Eagles
Honky Tonk Woman – The Rolling Stones
Maggie May – Rod Stewart • Take It Easy – The Eagles
You’re The One That I Want – Grease
Super Trouper – Abba
The Joker – Steve Miller Band
Stuck In the Middle with You – Steelers Wheel
Teenage Kicks – The Undertones
Hotel California - The Eagles
The Gambler – Kenny Rogers
Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
Big Yellow Taxi – Joni Mitchell
Always On My Mind - Elvis Presley
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
Heart of Gold – Neil Young
Take Me Home Country Roads – John Denver
I Don’t Like Mondays – Boomtown Rats
I Don’t Wanna Talk About It - Rod Stewart
Grease - Franki Valli
Your Song - Elton John
Heart of Glass - Blondie
Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen
Jolene - Dolly Parton
Love Really Hurts Without You - Billy Ocean
Waterloo - Abba
Top of the World - The Carpenters
Wild World - Cat Stevens
The Coward of the County - Kenny Rogers
Mercedes Benz - Janis Joplin
Burning Love - Elvis Presley
80’S
I Want To Break Free – Queen
Karma Chameleon – Culture Club
Stop – Erasure
One - U2
Dancing In the Dark – Bruce Springsteen
You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC
Beat It – Michael Jackson
Kiss – Prince
Islands in the Stream – Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking for – U2
Dignity – Deacon Blue
Free Falling – Tom Petty
Mary’s Prayer – Danny Wilson
She Bangs the Drums - The Stone Roses
You Give Love a Bad Name – Bon Jovi
I’m On My Way - The Proclaimers
Hello - Lionel Richie
Redemption Song - Bob Marley
Live it Up - Mental as Anything
Cap in Hand - The Proclaimers
Gimme hope Jo’anna - Eddie Grant
Holding out for a Hero - Bonny Tyler
Sally Cinnamon - The Stone Roses
Purple Rain - Prince
Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
Where the Streets Have No Name - U2
Sunshine on Leith - The Proclaimers
Happy Hour - The Housemartins
Every Breathe You Take - The Police
Walk of Life - Dire Straits
When Tomorrow Comes - Eurythmics
Made of Stone - The Stone Roses
What Do You Do - The Proclaimers
90’S
Breakfast at Tiffany’s – Deep Blue Something
Sit Down – James
Half the World Away – Oasis
Save Tonight – Eagle Eye Cherry
The Sign – Ace of Base
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) – Greenday
All the Small Things – Blink 182
Hand In My Pocket – Alanis Morissette
Why Does It Always Rain On Me – Travis
You Can Talk to Me - Seahorses
Chasing Rainbows – Shed 7
Torn – Natalie Imbruglia
My Hero – Foo Fighters
Broken Stones - Paul Weller
Handbags and Gladrags - Stereophonics
I Drove All Night - Roy Orbison
Nothing Ever Happens - Del Amitri
Jessie - Joshua Kaddison
Zombie - The Cranberries
Don’t Look Back In Anger - Oasis
The Cirlce - Ocean Colour Scene
Baby One More Time - Britney Spears
Digsys Dinner - Oasis
Say You’ll be there - Spice Girls
So Low - OCS
Drops of Jupiter - Train
Lucky Man - The Verve
Blinded by the Sun - Seahorses
Local Boy in the Photograph - Stereophonics
Slide Away - Oasis
Friday I’m in Love - The Cure
Weak - Skunk Annansi
Let Me Entertain You - Robbie Williams
Wonderwall - Oasis
Hazard - Richard Marx
Basket Case - Greenday
Traffic - Stereophonics
Cast - Walkaway
Believe - Cher
This is How it Feels - Inspiral Carpets
Don’t Marry Her - Beautiful South
Common People - Pulp
Back for Good - Take That
North Country Boy - The Charlatans
Rotterdam - The Beautiful South
2000 – PRESENT
Drunk – Ed Sheeran
Candy – Paolo Nutini
Teenage Dirtbag – Wheetus
Use Somebody – Kings of Leon
Mr Brightside – The Killers
Hey Ho – The Lumineers
I Miss You - Blink 182
Let Her Go – Passenger
Indian Summer – Stereophonics
Dear Darlin - Olly Mars
Pricetag – Jessie J
Took a Pill in Ibiza – Mike Posner
Mardy Bum – Arctic Monkeys
Yellow – Coldplay
Blame it on Me - George Ezra
You’re Not Alone - The Enemy
Home - Michael Buble
Love Yourself – Justin Bieber
The Man Who Can’t Be Moved - The Script
Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon
Slow Hands - Niall Horan
Songbird - Oasis
Make You Feel My Love - Adele
Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheehan
Let It Go - James Bay
All of Me - John Legend
The One - Kodaline
Shotgun - George Ezra
Say You Won’t Let Go - James Arthur
The Captain - Biffy Clyro
Gravity - Embrace
Castle On The Hill - Ed Sheeran
Next To Me - Emily Sande
Dakota - Stereophonics
Hey There Delilah - Plain White T’s
It’s all About You - McFly
Bonfire Heart - James Blunt
Wake Me Up - Avicci
Rewind - Paolo Nutini
Radioactive - The Imagine Dragons
Wagon Wheel - Darius Rucker
I Wasn’t Expecting That - Jamie Lawson
All I Want - Kodaline
Valerie - The Zutons
Only You Know Me - Robbie Williams
Titanium - David Guetta
Cannonball - Damian Rice
Try - Pink
Candy - Robbie Williams
TRADITIONAL
Loch Lomond
Auld Lang Syne
Wild Mountain Thyme
Donald Where’s Yer Troosers
Bonnie Wee Jeanie McColl
Caledonia
CHRISTMAS
Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin Stevens
White Christmas - Bing Crosby
Lonely This Christmas - Mud
Step Into Christmas - Elton John.
Merry Christmas Everybody
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