Ben Harrison
A great alternative to a classical guitarist, Ben Harrison is an acoustic fingerstyle guitarist performing a unique repertoire of original folk, jazz & world music as well as a few well known popular tunes by The Beatles, Eric Clapton and Louis Armstrong.
Price from £288 + travel
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Set List / Repertoire
Ben Harrison's 2021 repertoire includes;-
Pachelbel's Canon in D
Take Me Home Country Roads - John Denver
Cavatina - John Williams
Going Home/theme from Local Hero - Dire Straits
Albatross - Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green
Don't Know Why - Nora Jones
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence - Sakamoto
Can't Buy Me Love - The Beatles
How Long Will I Love You - Ellie Goudling
Here, There and Everywhere - The Beatles
Sunday Morning - The Velvet Underground
The Boy With The Arab Strap - Belle and Sebastian
Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits
Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
Can't Help Falling in Love - Evis Presley
Tell Her This - Del Amitri
Freight Train - E. Cotton
Flowers for Ayako - Franco Morone
Eternal Flame - The Bangles
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
There She Goes - The Las
Friday I'm in Love - The Cure
Supersonic - Oasis
FoxGlove - Bruce Cockburn
A Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum
Imagine - John Lennon
What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
Penny Lane - The Beatles
The South Wind -Irish trad.
L'Alchimist - Pierre Bensusan
So Long Michael - Pierre Bensusan
Silent Passenger - Pierre Bensusan
Le Jardin d'Adonis - Pierre Bensusan
Night Fishing - Simon Fox
When a Knight Won His Spurs - trad. Trad. arr. Martin Simpson
The Moon Represents My Heart - Teresa Teng
Plus original material from his award-winning guitar albums...
Preliminaries and Close to Home
The Village
February
Konkan Kanya Express
Bhagsu Road
Farewell Ladakh
Nightwalking Monteverde
The Chalice Well
Pashmina
Pangong Tso
Reflections
Dorje's Place
The Theme from Jeeves and Wooster
Subika
Springshine
Lamayuru
Under Desert Stars
Sarzana
Grasslands
Bus to Shakti
The Wanderer's Return
Hazelbrook
The Red Deer
Making Good
Close to Home
Full Biography
Highlights
* Hugely experienced acoustic guitarist
* Creating the perfect ambience for your special event
* Wide ranging repertoire performing original folk, jazz, world music as well as covering a few popular tunes
* Fully self contained with small PA as standard
A great alternative to a classical guitarist or pianist, Ben Harrison is an acoustic fingerstyle guitarist performing a unique repertoire of original folk, jazz & world music as well as a few well known popular tunes by The Beatles, Eric Clapton and Louis Armstrong!
Ben’s distinctive sound ranges from beautiful, haunting, Celtic melodies through to world music inspired compositions similar to those of Pierre Bensusan and Michael Hedges. Creating a beautiful and elegant atmosphere, Ben’s unobtrusive performance style and refined music choice will help to make your event extra special.
With a wealth of experience, Ben has performed a whole spectrum of gigs; from thrilling the Celtic Connections’ audience in Glasgow, to entertaining Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood on the sun-drenched streets of Bath. A true professional, Ben has also performed at The Ullapool Guitar Festival in Scotland and in contemporary art spaces in central Rome.
Lineup
Default lineup: 1 performer
Acoustic Guitarist.
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Price from £288 + travel from Somerset
Based on 1 person performing 2 x 45 minute sets
- South West From £288
- Wales From £352
- East Midlands From £366
- South East From £366
- West Midlands From £366
- East of England From £392
- North West From £392
- Yorkshire and the Humber From £392
- North East From £523
- Scotland From £653
- Northern Ireland From £784
- Republic of Ireland From £784
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Julia F booked Ben Harrison for their Wedding in Dorset • August 2023
“Ben was easy to communicate with and was kind enough to learn a special song for our wedding reception. He arrived on time and was a delight. He played impeccably and drew lots of applause from our guests. We would certainly recommend him to anyone looking for a talented musician for their big day.”
Diane & Rhod's wedding 01/08/23
Diane W booked Ben Harrison for their Wedding in Powys • August 2023
“Ben you were absolutely brilliant, you made quite a few of our guests cry playing Elvis Presley's "I can't help falling in love with you" as I walked down the isle with my daughter..thank you so much for making our special day even more special. Lots of love from The newlyweds Diane & Rhod xxx”
Exactly what we were looking for!
Chris W booked Ben Harrison for their Wedding in Gloucestershire • June 2023
“Ben is a fantastic guitarist and really set the tone for our wedding reception and ceremony. I used to play at weddings and Ben is very accomplished and no hassle with multiple guests asking how we found him. A fantastic musician and I cannot recommend him enough. Thanks Ben for making our day really special. ”
Ben was professional and amazing
Karishma Y booked Ben Harrison for their Wedding in Somerset
“Ben was very nice and easy to work with. His ceremony music was absolutely perfect and set the tone just right. Not a dry eye in the house!”
Wonderful Guitarist - Beautiful Music
Kerry S booked Ben Harrison for their Wedding in Gloucestershire
“Ben was absolutely fantastic, and helped to make our day very special. He met the brief 100%, he played exactly what we wanted and played brilliantly, a very talented young man - I couldn't recommend him highly enough.”
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