Christopher Kilday

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Upcoming Appearances

Past Appearances

  • Saturday, May 05, 2012
  • 1:30PM - Cinco De Mayo Party
  • Castro Valley, CA
  • Sunday, May 22, 2011
  • 12:00PM - Belmont Village
  • Sunnyvale, CA
  • Saturday, May 21, 2011
  • 2:30PM - Los Gatos Motor Lodge
  • Los Gatos, CA
  • Tuesday, May 17, 2011
  • 11:30PM - Daffodil
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Sunday, May 01, 2011
  • 10:00AM - Fresh & Easy
  • Napa, CA
  • Saturday, April 30, 2011
  • 10:00PM - Fres & Easy
  • Napa, CA
  • Sunday, April 24, 2011
  • 12:00PM - Coventry Park
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Saturday, April 16, 2011
  • 5:00PM - Hakone Gardens
  • Palo Alto, CA
  • Saturday, April 16, 2011
  • 4:30PM - Birthday Party (Adults)
  • San Jose, CA
  • Saturday, April 16, 2011
  • 12:00PM - Mama Mia's
  • South San Jose, CA
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Location:
San Francisco, California
Travel Radius:
Will travel up to 3000 miles from San Francisco.
Pay Range:
$300-$3000 per event
Member Since:
2009
Primary Category:
Acoustic Guitar
Additional Categories:
70's Hits Guitar, 80's Hits One Man Band, 90's Hits One Man Band, Ambient Guitar, Blues Guitar, Blues Singer, Classical Acoustic Guitar, Classical Guitar, Flamenco Acoustic Guitar, Flamenco Guitar, Jazz Guitar, Jazz Singer, Latin Acoustic Guitar, Latin Guitar, Latin Singer, Oldies Acoustic Guitar, Oldies Singer, Wedding Singer
Influences:
Betty Carter, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Grant Green, Charlie Christian, Dizzy, Bird, Coltrane, Monk, Danny Gatton, Wes Montgomery, Joe Beck, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Randy Rhoads, The Police, Joe Jackson, James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Little Feat, Lowell Georg

Group Members

  • Christopher Kilday - Nylon Stringed Guitar
  • Pavel Wolrowski - Cello
  • Christopher Kilday - Electric Guitar
  • Ahmed Drief - Flamenco Guitar
  • Christopher Kilday - Bass Guitar
  • Dave Camacho - Bass Guitar

Description

Christopher Kilday is world class performer that provides the appropriate atmosphere for any occasion. Christopher brings an authentic feel to the music, and performs not only as a solo guitarist, but also as a Flamenco Guitar and Bass Duo, Jazz Trio, and String Quartet. He performs a wide variety of styles from Classical, Spanish, Cuban, Brazilian, to Jazz music. He also plays and sings over 100 cover songs from the Beatles to Green Day. He sings in Spanish, Portuguese, and English.

Christopher has performed throughout the world ( Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, Spain, Argentina, Greece) as a soloist and with Blue Note recording artists Stefon Harris, Kim Thompson, Roman Filiu of Cuba's Irakere, and others.

Christopher is available as a Destination Wedding performer, and has appeared in the Spring 2008 issue of Destinations Weddings and Honeymoons for his outstanding work in the wedding of Bei Bei and Jim Hawley in Santorini, Greece. Having traveled extensively throughout the world as a performer, he brings professionalism and excellence to every event.

All music, images and text presented here are protected by copyright and may not be sold or used without the expressed written consent of Christopher Kilday.

Song List

  • I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
  • Lucky - Jason Mraz
  • Here Comes the Sun - Beatles
  • All You Need is Love - Beatles
  • In a Sentimental Mood - Duke Ellington
  • Wonderful World - Sam Cooke
  • At Last - Etta James
  • Yesterday - Beatles
  • Happy - Rolling Stones
  • I Will - Beatles
  • Let It Be - Beatles
  • Just Breathe - Pearl Jam
  • La Chaim - Jewish Traditional
  • What Is This Thing Called Love?
  • Softly As In a Morning Sunrise - Jobim
  • Satin Doll - Ellington
  • All of Me
  • Ave Maria - Schubert
  • How Insensitive - Jobim
  • Black Orpheus - Bonfa
  • Green Dolphin Street
  • The Girl from Ipanema - Jobim
  • Misty
  • Summertime - Gershwin
  • My Funny Valentine
  • The Way You Look Tonight
  • Wave - Jobim
  • Over the Rainbow - Hawaiian ( Iz version)
  • The Wedding Song - Bob Denver
  • Here comes the sun - The Beatles
  • We can work it out - The Beatles
  • Something in the way - The Beatles
  • In My Life - The Beatles
  • You might think - The cars
  • Before you accuse me - Eric Clapton
  • Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
  • Mr. Jones - Counting Crows
  • Canon in D - Pachelbel
  • Wedding March - Mendelssohn
  • Desperado - The Eagles
  • Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
  • Be Thou With Me - JS Bach
  • Because - D'Hardelot
  • In your eyes - Peter Gabriel
  • Going to California - Led Zeppelin
  • Bridal Chorus ( Here Comes the Bride) - Wagner
  • Doxology - Anonymous
  • Let's Get it on - Marvin Gaye
  • Take me to the River - Al Green
  • Used to love her - Guns & Roses
  • Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
  • Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix
  • Boys of Summer - Don Henley
  • She's got a Way - Billy Joel
  • Fly Away - Lenny Kravitz
  • Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Back in the Black - AC/DC
  • No Woman No Cry - Bob Marley
  • Three Little Birds - Bob Marley
  • The Joker - Steve Miller Band
  • Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
  • Crazy Love - Van Morrison
  • American Girl - Tom Petty
  • Learning to Fly - Tom Petty
  • Wish you Were Here - Pink Floyd
  • Under the Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • You've Got a Friend - James Taylor
  • You Can't Always get What you Want - Rolling Stones
  • Black Magic Woman - Santana
  • Smooth - Santana
  • Wild World - Cat Stevens
  • Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
  • Santeria - Sublime
  • Fire and Rain - James Taylor
  • Pride and Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughan
  • Mary had a Little Lamb - Stevie Ray Vaughan
  • One Headlight - The Wallflowers
  • Got my Mojo Working - Muddy Waters
  • Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters
  • Superstition - Stevie Wonder
  • Sunshine of my Life - Stevie Wonder
  • Down Under - Men at Work
  • Shook me All Night Long - AC/DC
  • Jesu Joy of Mans Desiring - J.S. Bach
  • Prelude #1 Cello Suite - J.S. Bach
  • Air on a G String - J.S. Bach
  • Gaurdame Las Vacas - Narviez
  • Romanza - Paganini -18th C Italian Ballad
  • Etude 1-10 - Leo Brouwer
  • Etude 1and 6 - Villa-Lobos
  • Study in A minor-A major - Carcassi
  • Pavan - Luis Milan
  • Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
  • Heard it Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
  • My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder
  • You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
  • All The Things You Are
  • Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
  • Lately - Stevie Wonder
  • That Girl - Stevie Wonder
  • What's Going On? - Marvin Gaye
  • Stand By Me
  • Mercy Mercy Me - Marvin Gaye
  • Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles
  • Georgia - Carmichael
  • As Time Goes By
  • Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't My Baby? - Waller
  • Tuxedo Junction
  • Ain't Misbehavin' - Waller
  • Stardust - Carmichael
  • Wonderwall - Oasis
  • She's Electric - Oasis
  • Desperado - Eagles
  • Patience - Guns and Roses
  • Jane Says - Jane's Addiction
  • Three Days - Janes's Addiction
  • Walk on the Ocean - Toad the Wet Sprocket
  • Wave - Antonio Carlos Jobim
  • Desafinado - Antonio Carlos Jobim
  • Witchy Woman - Eagles
  • So Danca de Samba - Antonio Carlos Jobim
  • One Note Samba - Antonio Carlos Jobim
  • How Insensitive - Antonio Carlos Jobim
  • Night and Day
  • Landslide - Stevie Nicks
  • Blue and Green
  • Footprints
  • Maiden Voyage
  • Don't Get Around Much Anymore
  • Makin' Whoopee
  • Someday My Prince Will Come
  • Redemption Song - Bob Marley
  • Lua de Sao Jorge - Caetano Veloso
  • Granada - Tarrega
  • Bach Cello Suite - Bach
  • Capricho Arabe - Tarrega
  • Danza Caracteristica - Brouwer
  • Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
  • Stardust - Hoagy Carmichael
  • You Raise Me Up
  • Drive - The Cars
  • With a Little Luck - Paul McCartney
  • Wild Horses - Stones
  • Corcovado ( Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars) - Jobim
  • Stormy Weather - Arlen
  • What's the Story, Morning Glory? - Oasis
  • Vida La Vida - ColdPlay
  • We Can Work it Out - Beatles
  • Every Breath You Take - Police
  • Este Seu Olhar - Jobim
  • Voce e Linda - Caetano Veloso
  • Tears in Heaven - Clapton
  • Aguas de Marco - jobim
  • Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
  • Du Ring an Meinen Finger - Schuman
  • I Love You Truly - Jacobs-Bond
  • Oh, Promise Me - de Koven
  • O Perfect Love - Barnby
  • Ode To Joy - Beethoven
  • O Lord Most Holy - Franck
  • Prelude #1 from Well Tempered Clavier - JS Bach
  • Plaisir d'amour - Martini
  • Romanza - Anonymous
  • Sheep May Safely Graze - JS Bach
  • Rondeau - Mouret
  • Canarios - Sanz
  • Pavan I-VI - Luis Milan 15th C
  • Bouree - JS Bach
  • Allemande - Cello Suite BWV 1007 - JS Bach
  • Courante - Cello Suite BWV 1007 - JS Bach
  • Minuet I,II - Cello Suite BWV 1007 - JS Bach
  • Sarabande - Cello Suite BWV 1007 - JS Bach
  • Gigue - Cello Suite BWV 1007 - JS Bach
  • Prelude - Tarrega
  • Catedral I-III mvmt - Barrios
  • Suite Castellana I -III mvmt - Torroba
  • Sonatina Meridional I - III mvmt - Ponce
  • Lagrima - Tarrega
  • La Suena de La Munequita - Barrios
  • Granada - Albeniz
  • Julia Florida - Barrios
  • Adelita - Tarrega
  • Fantasias I-V - Milano
  • Estudios I - XII - Sor
  • Autumn Leaves
  • Treat Me Like a Fool ( Love Me ) - Elvis Presley
  • Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
  • I Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
  • Sex Is On Fire - Kings of Leon
  • Bamboleo - Gypsy Kings
  • Chan Chan - Compay Segundo
  • Guatanamera - Jose Fernandez Diaz
  • Dos Gardenias - Isolina Carillo
  • Melissa - Allman Brothers
  • Blue Sky - Allman Brothers
  • Tonight's The Night - Rod Stewart
  • Best Of My Love - Eagles
  • Peaceful Easy Feeling - Eagles
  • Already Gone - Eagles
  • Lyin' Eyes - Eagles
  • Maggie - Rod Stewart
  • Joy - George Winston
  • Prelude/Carol of the Bells - George Winston
  • Train In Vain - The Clash
  • Should I Stay Or Should I Go? - The Clash
  • No Han Parado de Llover - Mana
  • Jane Triste - Jobim
  • Agua De Beber - Jobim & Moraes
  • Lullaby of Birdland - Shearing
  • Say Say Say - Jackson
  • As Time Goes By - Upfeld
  • Cry Me A River - Hamilton
  • All Blues - Davis
  • Goodbye Porkpie Hat - Mingus
  • Sea Of Love - Honeydrippers
  • Killer Joe - Golson
  • Equinox - Coltrane
  • You Can't Always Get - Stones
  • Be My Number 2 - Jackson
  • Pride and Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughn
  • In My Life - Beatles
  • Yo Te Extranare - Tercer Cielo
  • Roxanne - The Police
  • Sweet Home Alabama - Lynrd Skynrd
  • Mi Viejo - Vincente Fernandez
  • Cielo Rojo - David Zaisar
  • Times Like These - Jack Johnson
  • Better Together - Jack Johnson
  • Banana Pancakes - Jack Johnson
  • This Love - Maroon 5
  • Sunday Morning - Maroon 5
  • Two is Better Than One - Taylor Swift & Boys Like Girls
  • The Agony and the Ecstacy - Smokey Robinson
  • I Like the Way You Love Me - Brenton Wood
  • Un-Thinkable - Alicia Keys
  • Anyone Else But You - Moldy Peaches
  • Shower the People You Love With Love - James Taylor
  • Carolina in My Mind - James Taylor
  • How Sweet It Is - James Taylor
  • Mexico - James Taylor
  • Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
  • All I Want Is You - U2
  • Stoned Me - Van Morrison
  • One - U2
  • Ripple - Grateful Dead
  • Uncle John's Band - Grateful Dead
  • Moondance - Van Morrison

Available For:

Anniversaries, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Halloween Parties, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Restaurants, Sweet 16 Parties, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.

Feedback

  • The performance that Christopher Kilday gave my baby on Valentine’s Day was amazing. My sweetheart was very impressed by his talent, professional attitude, and willingness to make the atmosphere as pleasant as possible for her. When I asked her if he was good at what he does she said yes, and was so happy that I could get someone with this type of talent. I am very grateful to have found a performer of this caliber to serenade my girlfriend on Valentine’s Day, 2011. Everything from the booking, to the planning that led up to the event was not difficult at all. Christopher’s willingness to accommodate me as a client, and professional attitude made everything a breeze. -- Jorge L, Honolulu, HI, 2/14/2011
  • We contacted Chris with a last minute request to play at our wedding and reception. He responded immediately and seemed willing to do whatever it took to make our wedding a success. He was very personable and talented. Our guests enjoyed talking with him between sets, and overall we are very glad that he was a part of our day. Thanks Chris, you did an outstanding job. -- Macrae J, Saint Helena, CA, 10/15/2010
  • Christopher Kilday was very accommodating and very easy to work with. He gave special attention to all details from the very first time we came into contact until after the ceremony and reception. His guitar playing was superb and it was easy to recognize he is a true professional in every meaning of the word. Thank you,Christopher for making my daughter's most important day in her life a memorable and joyful one! Belle Miller, Media, Pennsylvania -- Belle M, Calistoga, CA, 9/3/2010
  • OUTSTANDING!!!!!! -- Gaby O, Newark, CA, 8/29/2009
  • Christopher Kilday was exactly the musician we needed to complete the arrangements for an elegant cocktail hour and sit-down dinner at the Cantor Arts Center on the Stanford University campus. I loved listening to his music-artistry in his technique, and his beautiful selection that added so much to the ambiance. He was the right combination of both a professional musician and a personality that led to you to believe you had included him as a new friend. I would recommend him heartily. GigMasters was a terrific way to research and find the right person for our event. -- Gwen A, Palo Alto, CA, 8/14/2009
  • Christopher is very gifted musician and artist. He has humbly accepted that gift and cultivated it to an exceptionally high level of the purist form of art. He is very personable and a fine gentleman. We all enjoyed him and his beautiful music. We are looking forward to future events with Christopher Kilday. ~ Dr. T. T. Yamashita -- Kathleen Y, Modesto, CA, 6/19/2009
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