Wayne Morrison

HUNDREDS OF SONGS AND STYLES FROM A WINNER OF THE 'RISING STAR' AWARD FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS! ROCK & IRISH TO CLASSICAL & REGGAE!

When it comes to playing different styles of music, can one man really do it all? No, of course not. But Wayne Morrison comes very close!

Wayne Morrison is an experienced, professional performer who plays a wide variety of music - from pop and rock to folk and Irish, as well as original compositions. Equally adept at playing a cocktail hour of beautiful acoustic guitar as he is blazing through a bluegrass banjo solo or playing ukulele, he can sing an Irish ballad or launch into a classic rock tune! The choices are left to those who hire him. He is able to play solo, acoustic pieces alongside the ability to achieve a full-band sound. He can also use portable, battery-operated sound equipment for areas that have no electricity available, for example, beaches or parks where weddings might be held.

Closing in on a hundred bookings from Gigmasters, Wayne was a Rising Star Award Winner from this performer-hiring site for 2008, 2009 and 2010! He has played venues throughout the United States and in Ireland. These range from outdoor festivals, to harbor cruises, and pubs and clubs. Wayne has performed at parties, conventions and weddings too (either the full reception or the ceremony and/or cocktail hour as well as rehearsal dinners and parties). Hiring a one man band offers a great alternative to hiring a full band or DJ service. Featuring a large repertoire of over 500 songs and instrumentals that range from Buffett, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, to Springsteen, Green Day, Kings of Leon and many other artists, Wayne Morrison has established a reputation as a highly reliable and crowd-pleasing performer. Themes, such as beach or Irish music, are specialties. Wayne can also perform bluegrass banjo music in a solo format by using bluegrass backup recordings against which he plays tunes like 'Dueling Banjos' or 'Foggy Mountain Breakdown'. When not performing solo, he is one-third of the bluegrass trio Looking East, playing banjo and guitar while sharing vocals. His CD, The Finish Line, features original compositions and songs by Dylan and the Beatles. Some samples of these original songs can be found under his name on MySpace. You can also purchase his CD at cdbaby, or sample individual tracks on iTunes and other internet distributors such as Amazon. Meanwhile, check out the music above for some examples of his various styles. Regardless of the event you're planning, Wayne Morrison can bring it to life!

• Centerfield - John Fogerty
• Rolling In The Deep - Boyce Avenue/Adele
• I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
• Gravity - John Mayer
• Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
• Hotel California - Eagles
• Use Somebody - Kings Of Leon
• Honky Tonk Women - Rolling Stones
• Bad Things (Theme from True Blood) - Jace Everett
• Jolene - Ray Lamontagne
• Good Riddance (I Hope You Had The Time Of Your Life) - Green Day
• Somebody's Crying - Chris Isaak
• Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
• Yellow - Cold Play
• Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
• Marry Me - Train/Patrick Monahan
• Sex On Fire - Kings Of Leon
• With Or Without You - U2
• Can't You See - Marshall Tucker Band
• Red Solo Cup - Toby Keith
• The Joker - Steve Miller
• Alison - Elvis Costello
• Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett
• Piano Man - Billy Joel
• Babylon - David Gray
• Running On Empty - Jackson Browne
• To Make You Feel My Love - Adele/Garth Brooks/Dylan
• Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World - Iz Kamakawiwo
• Free - Zac Brown
• All You Need Is Love - Beatles
• Lunch Daddy - Wayne Morrison
• Little Lion Man - Mumford and Sons
• Daniel - Elton John
• Ukulele Wipeout - The Surfaris & Wayne Morrison
• Fisherman Blues - The Waterboys
• Poor Side Of Town - Johnny Rivers
• One Love/People Get Ready - Bob Marley
• Horse With No Name - America
• Wake Me Up When September Ends - Green Day
• I Won't Back Down - Tom Petty
• Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
• Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
• Don't Let Me Down - The Beatles
• Waiting On The World To Change - John Mayer
• It's Five O'Clock Somewhere - Alan Jackson/Jimmy Buffett
• Havana Daydreaming - Jimmy Buffett
• I'm On Fire - Springsteen
• When I'm 64 - Beatles
• All Along the Watchtower - Bob Dylan
• American Pie - Don McLean
• Lean On Me - Bill Withers
• Jack And Dianne - John Mellencamp
• Amie - Pure Prairie League
• Southern Cross - Crosby, Stills & Nash
• Guitar Town - Steve Earl
• Baby Don't Go - Sonny & Cher
• Jersey Girl - Tom Waits/Springsteen
• The Breakup Song - Greg Kihn Band
• Losing My Religion - R.E.M.
• And It Stoned Me - Van Morrison
• Sweet Home Rhode Island - lyrics by W. Morrison (apologies to Lynyrd Skynyrd)
• Mr. Bojangles - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
• These Days - Jackson Browne
• The Breeze - Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Locomotive Breath - Jethro Tull
• Here Comes My Baby - The Mavericks/Cat Stevens
• Norwegian Wood - Beatles
• I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton/Bob Marley
• My Maria - Brooks & Dunn/B.W. Stevenson
• Bad Moon Risin' - Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Angel From Montgomery - John Prine/Bonnie Raitt
• Rock This Town - The Stray Cats
• Wild Night - Van Morrison
• Take it Easy - Eagles
• A Pirate Looks at Forty - Jimmy Buffett
• Beautiful Boy - John Lennon
• I and Love and You - The Avett Brothers
• Birthday - Beatles
• Play Me Stairway to Heaven - Wayne Morrison
• One - U2
• Heard It In A Love Song - Marshall Tucker
• Casey Jones - Grateful Dead
• You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - Byrds/Dylan
• I'm Pretty Good At Drinking Beer - Billy Currington
• Born In The USA - Bruce Springsteen
• Breakdown - Tom Petty
• Harvest - Neil Young
• Broke Down - Slaid Cleaves
• Sitting, Waiting, Wishing - Jack Johnson
• Behind Blue Eyes - The Who
• Who'll Stop the Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Buffalo Soldier - Bob Marley
• Come Monday - Jimmy Buffett
• Cadillac Ranch - Bruce Springsteen
• Teach Your Children - Crosby, Stills & Nash
• Redemption Song - Bob Marley
• Carmelita - Warren Zevon
• Lodi - Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Carolina In My Mind - James Taylor
• Angie - Rolling Stones
• Your Body Is A Wonderland - John Mayer
• Into The Mystic - Van Morrison
• Fields of Gold - Sting
• Cats in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
• Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes - Jimmy Buffett
• Rocky Raccoon - Beatles
• Cherry Bomb - John Mellencamp
• Blackbird - Beatles
• Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan
• Come Together - Beatles
• American Girl - Tom Petty
• Tequila Sunrise - Eagles
• Across the Universe - Beatles
• Country Roads - John Denver
• Crazy Love - Van Morrison
• Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road - Loudon Wainwright III
• They Call Me The Breeze - Lynryd Skynyrd
• Me and Julio Down by the School Yard - Paul Simon
• Sunshine (Go Away Today) - Jonathan Edwards
• Deja Vu All Over Again - John Fogerty
• I Will Follow You into the Dark - Death Cab For Cutie
• Desperado - Eagles
• You Can't Always Get What You Want - Rolling Stones
• Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones
• Buy My CD - Morrison/Lennon
• Green River - Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Don't Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
• Drift Away - Dobie Gray
• Wild Horses - Rolling Stones
• Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian - John Prine
• Father and Daughter - Paul Simon
• I've Endured - Tim O'Brien
• Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen
• El Condor Pasa - Simon and Garfunkel
• Eye On The Prize - Springsteen/Seeger
• Down on the Corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Throw It Back - Wayne Morrison
• Father and Son - Cat Stevens
• Up On Cripple Creek - The Band
• Mary Jane's Last Dance - Tom Petty
• Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
• Fishin' Blues - Taj Mahal/Wayne Morrison
• Ain't That Lonely Yet - Dwight Yoakam
• Toes - Zac Brown Band
• Forever Young - Bob Dylan
• Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
• No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marley
• Summertime - Ben A. Round
• Free Fallin' - Tom Petty
• Our Country - John Mellencamp
• Get Back - Beatles
• Old Man - Neil Young
• Goodtime Charlie's Got The Blues - Danny O'Keefe
• Ticket to Ride - The Beatles
• Fire on the Mountain - Marshall Tucker Band
• Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley/Rufus Wainwright
• Handy Man - James Taylor
• Tiki Torches At Twilight - David Lindley
• A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash
• Rhode Island Blues - Wayne Morrison
• Have You Ever Seen Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival
• The Weight - The Band
• Heart of Gold - Neil Young
• Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show
• Instant Karma - John Lennon
• Helplessly Hoping - Crosby, Stills & Nash
• Here Comes The Sun - Beatles
• Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton
• Peaceful, Easy Feeling - The Eagles
• Man Smart, Woman Smarter - King Radio
• Hey Good Lookin' - Hank Williams
• Sarah - Bob Dylan
• Hospital Food - David Gray
• Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
• I Am a Rock - Simon & Garfunkel
• Dead Flowers - Rolling Stones
• I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash
• You're a Big Girl Now - Bob Dylan
• I Will be the One - Wayne Morrison
• Back In the USSR - The Beatles
• I'll Be Your Baby Tonight - Bob Dylan
• Imagine - John Lennon
• In The Summertime - Mungo Jerry
• Is She Really Going Out With Him - Joe Jackson
• It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry - Bob Dylan
• Move it on Over - George Thorogood/Hank Williams
• I've Just Seen a Face - Beatles
• Call Me The Breeze - Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Sitting Waiting Worrying
• Peaceful Easy Feeling - Eagles
• In My Life - Beatles
• I Dreamed I Saw Saint Augustine - Bob Dylan
• It Take a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry - Bob Dylan
• I Believe You Might See This Differently - Wayne Morrison
• Jealous Guy - John Lennon
• Just Another Town Along the Road - Jackson Browne
• Kansas City Blues - Muddy Waters
• Killing the Blues - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
• Simple Kind of Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Biloxi - Jimmy Buffett
• Knocking on Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan
• In the Early Morning Rain - Gordon Lightfoot
• Bookends - Simon & Garfunkel
• Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan
• I Saw A Stranger With Your Hair - John Gorka
• Stray Cat Strut - The Stray Cats
• Son of a Son of a Sailor - Jimmy Buffett
• Buenas Noches From a Lonely Room - Dwight Yoakam
• Lincoln Duncan - Paul Simon
• My My Hey Hey - Neil Young
• Living on Tulsa Time - Eric Clapton
• Long Black Veil - The Band
• Looking East - Wayne Morrison
• Let It Be - Beatles
• Lori - Wayne Morrison
• Sunday Morning Coming Down - Kris Kristofferson
• The Banana Republic - Steve Goodman/Jimmy Buffet
• Magnolia - J.J. Cale
• Many Rivers to Cross - Jimmy Cliff
• Yesterday - Beatles
• Me And Bobby McGee - Kris Kristofferson
• Everybody Knows This is Nowhere - Neil Young
• Like I Used To Do - Tim O'Brien
• Melissa - Allman Brothers
• Jambalaya - John Fogerty/Hank Williams
• What's Left Behind - Wayne Morrison
• Long Gone Lonesome Blues - Hank Williams/Sheryl Crow
• I'm Gonna Love You Like There's no Tomorrow - Peter Rowan
• When I'm Dead And Gone - Wayne Morrison
• The Weather Is Beautiful (Wish I Was There) - Wayne Morrison
• The River - Bruce Springsteen
• The Sound of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
• Memphis - Chuck Berry
• Bring It On Home - Sam Cooke
• I'll Never Write a Song for Me and You - Wayne Morrison
• Broken Down Cowboy - John Fogerty
• Squeezebox - The Who
• Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan
• New York's Not My Home - Jim Croce
• You Don't Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croce
• On the Blue Train - Wayne Morrison
• You've Got to Hide Your Love Away - Beatles
• The City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie
• Runaround Sue - Dion
• One Man Guy - Loudon Wainwright III
• Out On the Weekend - Neil Young
• Signs - Tesla/5 Man Electrical Band
• Pancho and Lefty - Jerry Jeff Walker/Merle Haggard/Willy Nelson
• Help - Beatles
• She Thinks I Still Care - James Taylor/George Jones
• Unhappy Anniversary - Loudon Wainwright III
• Play With Fire - Rolling Stones
• When I Paint My Masterpiece - The Band
• Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly and the Family Stone
• The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel
• Whiskey Lullabye - Brad Paisley/Alison Krauss
• You Can't Be Too Strong - Graham Parker
• Working Class Hero - John Lennon/Green Day
• The Letter - Joe Cocker/Boxtops
• Rocky Mountain High - John Denver
• Rosie - Jackson Browne
• Ruby Tuesday - Rolling Stones
• Rain - Beatles
• The Warm Newport Sun - apologies to the Rivieras
• Sweet Baby James - James Taylor
• You Can Be a Star Just Like Me - Wayne Morrison
• Saint James Bar Room - Traditional Blues
• Season of the Witch - Donovan
• She Belongs To Me - Bob Dylan
• Sitting in Limbo - Jimmy Cliff
• Slip Slidin' Away - Paul Simon
• Solitary Man - Neil Diamond
• Someday Never Comes - Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Song for Adam - Jackson Browne
• Ophelia - The Band
• Square One - Tom Petty
• The Wine Song - Wayne Morrison
• What Light - Wilco
• King of the Road - Roger Miller
• The Pilgrim - Kris Kristofferson
• Louise - Bonnie Raitt
• Tell Me Why - Neil Young
• Steel Rail Blues - Gordon Lightfoot
• That's Allright Mama - Elvis/Rod Stewart
• The Block Island Ferry - Morrison & Young
• The House of the Rising Sun - Traditional Folk
• I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
• Doctor My Eyes - Jackson Browne
• I Fought the Law - Bobby Fuller Four/The Clash
• Jailhouse Rock - Elvis
• Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis
• Keep Your Hands to Yourself - Georgia Satellites
• Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Should I Stay Or Should I Go - The Clash
• La Bamba - Richie Valens
• A Whiter Shade of Pale - Procul Harum
• Subterranean Homesick Blues - Bob Dylan
• Sloop John B. - Beach Boys
• Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
• Let Her Cry - Hootie & the Blowfish
• Let's Work Together - Dwight Yoakam/Canned Heat
• Stuck in the Middle With You - Stealers Wheel
• Cheeseburger in Paradise - Jimmy Buffett
• Sunshine Superman - Donovan
• Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
• Lyin' Eyes - Eagles
• Truckin' - The Grateful Dead
• I Hear You Knockin' - Dave Edmunds
• Domino - Van Morrison
• Mellow Yellow - Donovan
• Why Don't We Get Drunk - Jimmy Buffett
• Third Rate Romance - Amazing Rhythm Aces
• Little Sister - Ry Cooder/Elvis
• This Boy - Beatles
• Three Little Birds - Bob Marley
• Mrs. Robinson - Simon and Garfunkel
• My Hometown - Bruce Springsteen
• Twist and Shout - Isley Bros./Beatles
• These Boots are Made for Walking - Nancy Sinatra
• Volcano - Jimmy Buffett
• Why Don't Ya Love Me - Hank Williams
• Paint it Black - The Rolling Stones
• Tuesday's Gone - Lynyrd Skynyrd
• All I Have To Do Is Dream - Everly Brothers
• Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly
• Rave On - Bruce Springsteen/Buddy Holly
• Roadhouse Blues - The Doors
• Sitting on the Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
• The Finish Line - Wayne Morrison
• Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
• Shake - Rattle and Roll
• Stand By Me - Ben King/John Lennon
• Strawberry Fields Forever - Beatles
• Soldier of Fortune - Wayne Morrison
• Wedding & Classical Guitar
• Andante
• Bridal Chorus
• Canon in D
• Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
• Lagrima
• Lullabye
• Ode to Joy
• Adelita
• March
• Hymn
• Sonata in A
• Southwind
• Fields of Gold
• All You Need is Love
• Redemption Song
• Crazy Love
• IRISH SONGS
• Danny Boy
• You're Not Irish
• The Wild Rover
• Carrickfergus
• When Irish Eyes are Smiling
• The Black Velvet Band
• Wild Mountain Thyme
• Dirty Old Town
• The Mountain Dew
• Red is the Rose
• The Longer Ya Live
• Clancy Lowered the Boom
• The Fields of Athenry
• Finnegan's Wake
• Four Green Fields
• Galway Bay
• The Irish Rover
• Whiskey You're the Devil
• Nancy Whiskey
• Song for Ireland
• All For Me Grog
• The Green Fields of France
• Seven Drunken Nights
• Toora Loora Loora
• Whiskey in the Jar
• The Town I Loved So Well
• The Wild Colonial Boy
• IRISH TENOR BANJO TUNES
• Julia Delaney
• The Silver Spear
• Crowley's Reel
• Cooley's Reel
• The Sally Gardens
• The Kesh Jig
• Roaring Mary
• Out On The Ocean
• Ten Penny Jig
• Saint Anne's Reel
• Morrison's Jig
• The Harvest Home
• Cliffs of Moher
• Drowsy Maggie
• The Boys of Blue Hill
• The Banshee
• The Galway Hornpipe
• The Blarney Pilgrim
• I Buried My Wife and Danced on Her Grave
• Off to California
• Jim Ward's
• The Rights of Man
• The Tulla Reel
• Road to Lisdoonvarna
• Father Kelly
• The Teetotaller
• The Maid Behind the Bar
• The Cork Hornpipe
• My Darling Asleep
• The Irish Washerwoman

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• AWESOME!!! Wayne Morrison was everything we expected he would be from reading former reviews. He played at our wedding reception and all my guests loved him, he definitely was the subject of interest at our brunch the next morning. Professional, accommodating,fun, insanely talented, and overall just a really nice guy to work with! -- Jennifer K, Cohasset, MA, 7/10/2010
• We could not have been more pleased with Wayne Morrison!! He was the talk of all attending !! Thanks to Gigmasters for listing such wonderful entertainer!! -- Margaret F, Mashpee, MA, 2/2/2010
• We had a surprise 40th B-day party for my wife and we hired Wayne to play at the event. He was fantastic & surpassed all of our expectations. The wide variety of music he was able to perform worked out great for all of the different age groups in the crowd. We printed out list of songs that he performed and the guests selected songs from the list to request. I would highly recommend Wayne. He was professional, friendly, prompt, and had great ability. The sound equipment he had was very high tech & sounded great. We initially hired him because he had excellant reviews on the website & we were not disappointed! -- Steve R, Newton, MA, 10/17/2009
• Wayne played acoustic guitar at our wedding ceremony and then later for the cocktail hour. His talent was exactly what we were looking for as part of our ceremony! He helped make our day absolutely perfect! He even learned a new song for us, it made walking down that aisle as husband and wife truly special! Due to picture taking we didn’t get to listen to Wayne during our cocktail hour, but our guests raved about him. We would highly recommend Wayne! Thank you Wayne for such a great performance! -- Nicole W, Portsmouth, RI, 8/23/2008
• Wow ... Our wedding was an absolute magical event and Wayne Morrison was a part of it all. He learned two new songs just for us, his timing was impecable, his voice heard but not over powering and he was a dream to work with. We would not only recommend him but we would hire him again. I highly suggest taking the time to hear some of his original work, its wonderful. Just ask him to play, "play me 'stairway to heaven'". -- Molly T, Newport, RI, 10/20/2007

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