| Description | Price |
| 1.5 hours of music (eg: 2 x 45 minute sets) | £200 (GBP) |
| 3 hours of music (eg: 3 x 45-60 minute sets) | £350 (GBP) |
James Tattington is a singer/songwriter and performer based in Portsmouth with a great deal of experience performing at weddings, birthday parties and celebrations of all occasions.
Fusing a diverse range of styles and genres within his performance from Jazz, Rock, Blues, Folk, Alternative and Pop, James can comfortably cater for a wide variety of tastes and events. By combining beat-boxing, vocals, guitar and live-looping techniques, James is able to create instrumental and percussive soundscapes that can range from a full-band sound with percussion, bass, guitar and vocals to a more mellow melodic accompaniment, which can be tailored to suit the occasion.
Having honed his songwriting talents over many years, James also performs original material under the moniker Fugitive Orchestra, which has been featured on BBC Introducing, and performed at a number of music festivals and venues up and down the country.
Priding himself on being a professional and versatile yet affordable performer, James is always happy to accommodate any song requests and discuss a fee to suit your budget.
= areas covered (up to 1000 miles)
= free travel (up to 20 miles)
40s
Cab Calloway – Minnie the Moocher
Edith Piaf - La Vie en Rose
50s
Bobby Darin - Beyond the Sea
Elvis Presley - Blue-suede Shoes
Elvis Presley - Can’t Help Falling in Love
Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel
Tennessee Ernie Ford – Sixteen Tons
60s
The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
The Beatles - All My Lovin’
The Beatles - Blackbird
The Beatles - Come Together
The Beatles - Michelle
Ben E. King - Stand By Me
Bob Dylan - Just Like a Woman
Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone
Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five
Frank Sinatra - Come Fly With Me
Frank Sinatra - Fly Me to the Moon
Frank Sinatra - New York, New York
Glenn Campbell - Wichita Lineman
Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon
Louis Armstrong - What a wonderful world
Louis Prima - I Wanna Be Like You
The Lovin’ Spoonful - Daydream
Marvin Gaye - Heard it through the Grapevine
Marvin Gaye - Let’s Get it on
The Monkees - I’m a Believer
Muddy Waters - Hoochie-Coochie Man
Nina Simone – Feeling Good
Otis Redding - Sittin’ on the dock of the bay
Procol Harum - Whiter Shade of Pale
Ray Charles - Drown in my own tears
Ray Charles - Hit the road Jack
Sam Cooke - A change is gonna come
Sam Cooke - You Send Me
70s
Al Green - Let’s Stay Together
Bill Withers - Ain’t No Sunshine
Bill Withers - Use Me
Billy Joel - Just the Way You Are
Bob Marley & the Wailers - I Shot the Sheriff
Carly Simon - Nobody Does it Better
The Clash - London Calling
David Bowie - Life on Mars
David Bowie - Starman
The Doors - People Are Strange
The Doors - Riders on the Storm
The Eagles - Hotel California
Elvis Costello - Alison
Elvis Costello/The Cure - Watching the detectives/Lovecats
James Taylor – Steamroller Blues
Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child
Jimi Hendrix - Wind Cries Mary
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Neil Young - Heart of Gold
Neil Young - Out on the Weekend
Rolling Stones - Wild Horses
Rupert Holmes - Escape (the Pina Colada song)
Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Stevie Wonder - Superstition
Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra
Steve Miller Band - The Joker
Talking Heads - Psycho killer
The Aristocats - Everybody Wants to be a Cat
Tom Waits - Ice-cream Man
Van Morrison - Moon Dance
80s
The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star
Candi Staton - You got the love
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game
Crowded House - Don’t Dream it’s Over
The Cure - In-Between Days
The Cure - Lovecats
Elvis Costello - Watching the Detectives
Fairground Attraction - Clare
Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere
The Human League - Don’t you want me
Martha & the Muffins - Echo Beach
Kate Bush - Babooshka
Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
Paul Simon - Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
The Who - Eminence Front
90s
Blackstreet & Dr. Dre - No Diggity
Cher - Believe
Dee-Lite - Groove is in the Heart
Fatboy Slim - Praise You
Foo Fighters - Everlong
Jeff Buckley - Lover, you Should’ve Come Over
Oasis - Don’t Look Back in Anger
Oasis - She’s Electric
Paul Weller - Wildwood
Paul Weller - You Do Something to me
Portishead - Glory-box
Radiohead - High and Dry
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge
Rikki Martin - Living La Vida Loca
Space - Female of the Species
00s-present
Alicia Keys - If I Ain’t Got You
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Aqualung - Brighter than Sunshine
Beck - Go It Alone
Blu Cantrell/Adele - Breathe/Rolling in the Deep
Childish Gambino - Redbone
Daft Punk - Get Lucky
Damien Rice – The Blower’s Daughter
Damien Rice - Cannonball
Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud
Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
Jack Johnson - Banana Pancakes
Jack Johnson - Sitting, Waiting, Wishing
Justin Timberlake - Cry Me a River
Kate Nash/Kate Bush - Foundations/Running up that hill
The Kooks - Naive
LCD Soundsystem – Home
Lykke Li - Dance, Dance, Dance
Maroon 5/Britney Spears - This Love/Baby One More Time
Mary J Blige - Family Affair
Oasis – The importance of being idle
Razorlight - Golden touch
Taylor Swift - Shake it off
The Fratellis – Whistle for the choir
The Weeknd - Can’t Feel My Face
The White Stripes/Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (of a) Seven Nation Army
Vance Joy - Riptide
One plug socket, and a glass of water or three - I have all of the required extension cables and only need about a 2 metre square for myself and my equipment.
Standard performance for parties/events is 2 x 45-60 minute sets, set-up time is approximately 20 mins.
BT/EE - Corporate Event
Old Royal Naval College - Painted Hall Reopening
Portsmouth Guildhall
Southampton International Film Festival
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