Song List

These songs are hand-picked from years of gigs for working well in wedding and other happy event settings. Included are beautiful ceremony-appropriate instrumentals; popular rock, folk and country covers from the 1950s-present; beloved Irish-American classics and pub songs; traditional Celtic songs; and my personal favorite lesser known Americana country songs. Mix and match as you desire!

I am happy to consider 1-2 new special requests per event with enough notice. Additional fees may be added depending on difficulty. Instrumental pieces generally take more time and effort than vocal requests. Please note that while my fingerstyle approach is classical-influenced, I don’t really play much classical material these days.

This is my solo repertoire. Band bookings can include some but not all of what’s listed below, and will vary by genre. Each band also features unlisted instrumental and vocal repertoire not led by me.

YouTube Playlists:

Fingerstyle Instrumentals
Cover Songs
Celtic Songs & Tunes

Instrumentals

This is my repertoire of mostly fingerstyle instrumentals, offering many options for wedding ceremonies and preludes. Check out my Solo Instrumental Guitar playlist here for an overview. Individual songs are linked where available.

Celtic INSTRUMENTALS

Most are on the slower side and great for processionals and bridal marches. Tunes marked with *** are upbeat and recessional appropriate.

  1. Blarney Pilgrim - Traditional***

  2. Bunyan’s Hymn - Trad arr. John Renbourn

  3. Byrn's March - Traditional

  4. The Eagle’s Whistle - Traditional***

  5. Eleanor Plunkett - O’Carolan

  6. Flower of Magherally - Traditional

  7. Give Me Your Hand (Tabhair Dom do Lámh) - Ruaidri Dáll Ó Catháin***

  8. The Harp & Shamrock - Traditional Irish

  9. I Saw Three Ships - Traditional***

  10. The Island of Woods - Liz Carroll

  11. Jigs: Humours of Glynn / Jackie Small’s / The Rolling Wave - Traditional***

  12. Laureen’s Tune - Shooglenifty

  13. Lindsay - Archie Fisher

  14. The Old Waltz - Traditional

  15. On Raglan Road - Patrick Kavanagh/Trad

  16. The Parting Glass - Traditional

  17. Planxty Davis - Thomas O'Connellan

  18. Sí Bheag, Sí Mhór [Sheebeg and Sheemore] - O’Carolan

  19. Slip Jigs: Dirty Linen / Na Ceannabhain Bhana / Elizabeth Kelly’s Delight - Traditional***

  20. The South Wind - Traditional

  21. Tramps & Hawkers - Traditional

  22. Twisting of the Rope [Casadh An tSúgáin] - Traditional

  23. What a Voice - Traditional

  24. Wild Mountain Thyme - Traditional

Instrumental Covers

Not all vocal pop songs adapt easily as instrumentals, but here are some that I have arranged. Feel free to ask about other options from my vocal list.

  1. Blackbird - The Beatles

  2. Book of Love - Peter Gabriel

  3. Can’t Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley

  4. Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard/Swell Season

  5. Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles

  6. Ho Hey - The Lumineers

  7. If We Were Vampires - Jason Isbell

  8. I’ll Be Here in the Morning - Townes Van Zandt

  9. Leather & Lace - Stevie Nicks

  10. Make You Feel My Love - Bob Dylan

  11. Over the Rainbow - Arlen/Harburg

  12. Paper Wings - Gillian Welch

  13. Sea of Love - Phil Philips/Cat Power

  14. A Thousand Years - Christina Perri

Originals

These are all fingerstyle instrumentals in various tunings that I have composed. All have a “pretty and relaxing” vibe. I’d be most honored if you wanted to use one for your ceremony! Listen to the playlist here.

  1. The Cardinal’s Path

  2. Flowers of Roslindale

  3. Our Girl Sasha (C tuning)

  4. Pearl & Fog

  5. Trail End

  6. The What Was & the What If

  7. Wind in the Evergreens

  8. Winter Island

  9. Wrenley’s Waltz

Modern Fingerstyle

  1. Angie - Davy Graham

  2. Eight of Wands - Bryan Rahija (C tuning)

  3. Nothing’s Fifty-Fifty - Bryan Rahija (C tuning)

  4. Zoopraxiscope - Bryan Rahija (C tuning)

Vocal Songs

See separate lists for Irish/Celtic songs and lesser known Americana songs below the Covers list!

Well-Known Covers

A diverse mix of popular songs from the 1950s onward, including classic rock, indie, country, pop, and jazz. Check out my Covers playlist for an overview.

  1. All I Have To Do Is Dream - The Everly Brothers

  2. All Things Must Pass - George Harrison

  3. All You Need Is Love - The Beatles

  4. Annie’s Song - John Denver

  5. Angel From Montgomery - John Prine

  6. At Last - Etta James

  7. Atlantic City - Bruce Springsteen

  8. Better Together - Jack Johnson

  9. Beyond the Sea - Bobby Darin

  10. Black Muddy River - The Grateful Dead

  11. Blackbird - The Beatles

  12. The Bones - Maren Morris

  13. Book of Love - Peter Gabriel

  14. Brown-Eyed Girl - Van Morrison

  15. Buckets of Rain - Bob Dylan

  16. Building a Mystery - Sarah McLachlan

  17. Can’t Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley

  18. Carolina In My Mind - James Taylor

  19. Country Roads - John Denver

  20. Cowboy Take Me Away - The Chicks

  21. Crazy - Patsy Cline

  22. Crowded Table - The Highwomen

  23. Crazy Love - Van Morrison

  24. Danny’s Song- Loggins & Messina

  25. Everywhere, Everything - Noah Kahan

  26. Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard/Swell Season

  27. Fields of Gold - Sting

  28. First Day of My Life - Bright Eyes

  29. Galway Girl - Steve Earle

  30. Give Yourself to Love - Kate Wolf

  31. God Only Knows - The Beach Boys

  32. Good Enough - Sarah McLachlan

  33. Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen

  34. Harvest Moon - Neil Young

  35. Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles

  36. Here, There and Everywhere - The Beatles

  37. Ho Hey - The Lumineers

  38. Home - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes

  39. House at Pooh Corner - Kenny Loggins

  40. I Choose You - Sara Bareilles

  41. I Hope You Dance - LeAnn Womack

  42. I Shall Be Released - Bob Dylan

  43. If I Needed You - Townes Van Zandt

  44. If We Were Vampires - Jason Isbell

  45. I’ll Be Here in the Morning - Townes Van Zandt

  46. In My Life - The Beatles

  47. Kathy’s Song - Simon & Garfunkel

  48. La Vie En Rose - Edith Piaf

  49. Landslide - Fleetwood Mac

  50. Leather & Lace - Stevie Nicks

  51. Let Your Love Flow - The Bellamy Brothers

  52. Look at Miss Ohio - Gillian Welch

  53. Make You Feel My Love - Bob Dylan

  54. The Man in Me - Bob Dylan

  55. My Church - Maren Morris

  56. No One Needs to Know - Shania Twain

  57. Ophelia - The Band

  58. Over the Rainbow - Arlen/Harburg

  59. Perfect - Ed Sheeran

  60. The Promise - Tracy Chapman

  61. Rainbow Connection - Jim Henson

  62. Ripple - Grateful Dead

  63. Sea of Love - Phil Philips/Cat Power

  64. Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder

  65. Songbird - Fleetwood Mac

  66. The Stable Song - Gregory Alan Isakov

  67. Stand by Me - Ben E. King

  68. Sweet Baby James - James Taylor

  69. Sweet Sir Galahad - Joan Baez

  70. Tennessee Waltz - Stewart/King

  71. Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran

  72. A Thousand Years - Christina Perri

  73. Top of the World - The Carpenters

  74. Turn, Turn, Turn - Pete Seeger

  75. Two of Us - The Beatles

  76. Wagon Wheel - Darius Rucker/Old Crow Medicine Show

  77. The Wedding Song - Peter, Paul & Mary

  78. The Weight - The Band

  79. What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

  80. White Freightliner - Townes Van Zandt

  81. When You Say Nothing At All - Alison Krauss

  82. Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under - Shania Twain

  83. Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones

  84. Wildflowers - Tom Petty

  85. The Wind - Cat Stevens

  86. Yellow - Coldplay

  87. You Are My Sunshine - Davis/Mitchell

  88. You Can Close Your Eyes - James Taylor

  89. You Were Meant For Me - Jewel

  90. Your Song - Elton John

  91. You’ve Got a Friend In Me - Randy Newman

Americana/Country Songs

  1. Blackest Crow - Traditional

  2. Blue Mountain - Fred Keller

  3. By Way of Sorrow - Wailin’ Jennys

  4. Cannot Change It All - Pharis & Jason Romero

  5. Do I Ever Cross Your Mind - Dolly Parton

  6. Faraway Skies - Dean Johnson

  7. Far Away Down on a Georgia Farm - Norman Blake

  8. Foreign Lander - Traditional

  9. Hills of Isle Au Haut - Gordon Bok

  10. I’d Jump the Mississippi - George Jones

  11. If I Lose - Stanley Brothers

  12. Last of My Kind - Paul Burch

  13. Montana Cowboy - Jack Sutton

  14. Natural Thing to Do - Larry Sparks

  15. Nellie Kane - Tim O’Brien

  16. Paper Wings - Gillian Welch

  17. Queen of the Silver Dollar - Emmylou Harris

  18. Rock, Salt & Nails - Utah Philips

  19. Same Little Heart - Reeb Willms & Caleb Klauder

  20. Shady Grove - Traditional

  21. Still Looking For You - Townes Van Zandt

  22. Train on the Island - Traditional

  23. Wealth of Sorrow - Cahalen Morrison

  24. Your Lone Journey - Doc Watson

Irish/Scottish Songs

I have a lot more traditional Celtic and Irish pub songs in my back catalog that are not listed - please ask if you want more!

  1. Ae Fond Kiss - Robert Burns

  2. As I Roved Out - Traditional

  3. Be Thou My Vision - Traditional

  4. Black Velvet Band - Traditional

  5. Bonny Light Horseman - Traditional

  6. Craigie Hill - Traditional

  7. Danny Boy - Frederic Weatherly/Trad.

  8. Far Over the Forth - Traditional Scottish

  9. Fields of Athenry - Pete St. John

  10. Follow the Heron - Karine Polwart

  11. (My Own Dear) Galway Bay - Francis Fahy

  12. Galway Girl - Steve Earle

  13. Geordie - Traditional

  14. High On A Hill - Kate Rusby

  15. Homes of Donegal - Sean McBride

  16. Jock Stewart (A Man You Don’t Meet Every Day) - Traditional

  17. Lakes of Pontchartrain - Traditional

  18. Lovely Molly - Traditional

  19. Mingulay Boat Song - Sir Hugh S. Roberton/Trad

  20. On Raglan Road - Trad/Patrick Kavanagh

  21. The Parting Glass - Traditional

  22. Red Is the Rose - Traditional

  23. She Moved Through the Fair - Traditional

  24. Skye Boat Song - William Ross (from Outlander)

  25. Spancil Hill - Mike Considine

  26. Star of the County Down - Traditional

  27. The Water is Wide - Traditional

  28. What Will We Do (When We Have No Money) - Traditional Irish

  29. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling - Olcott/Ball

  30. Whiskey in the Jar - Traditional

  31. Whiskey, You’re the Devil - Traditional

  32. Wild Mountain Thyme - Traditional Scottish

  33. Willy O’Winsbury - Traditional