Bwana Ray

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Upcoming Appearances

  • Wednesday, February 10, 2010
  • 6:00PM - Hammerhead Fred's - Charity Fish Fry for Joey Farrill
  • Panama City Beach, FL
  • Friday, February 12, 2010
  • 7:00PM - Custom Yacht Charters Mardi Gras Cruise on Floridian Star
  • Panama City, FL
  • Saturday, February 13, 2010
  • 5:00PM - Custom Yacht Charters Valentines Cruise on Floridian Star
  • Panama City, FL
  • Saturday, May 22, 2010
  • Leukemia Cup Regatta Post-Race Party-BayPoint Marina
  • Panama City Beach, FL
= Booked through GigMasters

Past Appearances

  • Friday, January 22, 2010
  • 6:00PM - Anglers Beachside Grill - Emerald Coast Paroot Head Meeting
  • Fort Walton Beach, FL
  • Friday, October 16, 2009
  • 5:00PM - Beacon Beach Marina Club
  • Tyndall AFB, FL
  • Saturday, October 10, 2009
  • 11:00AM - Taste of the Islands Promotion - Piggly Wiggly Store
  • Donalsonville, GA
  • Saturday, October 03, 2009
  • 11:30AM - Celebration
  • Donalsonville, GA
  • Friday, October 02, 2009
  • 5:00PM - Beacon Beach Marina Club
  • Tyndall AFB, FL
  • Friday, September 18, 2009
  • 6:00PM - Boathouse @ SunHarbor / Panama City Parrot Head Club Mtg
  • Panama City, FL
  • Friday, September 04, 2009
  • 5:00PM - Beacon Beach Marina Club
  • Tyndall AFB, FL
  • Friday, August 07, 2009
  • 5:00PM - Beacon Beach Marina Club
  • Tyndall AFB, FL
  • Friday, July 31, 2009
  • 5:00PM - Beacon Beach Marina Club
  • Tyndall AFB, FL
  • Sunday, July 05, 2009
  • 4:00PM - All-American Music Festival (Gulf Coast Academy Fundraiser)
  • Panama City Beach, FL
Click here for more past appearances= Booked through GigMasters
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Location:
Panama City, Florida
Travel Radius:
Will travel up to 3000 miles from Panama City.
Pay Range:
$150-$600 per event
Member Since:
2009
Primary Category:
Jimmy Buffett Tribute Act
Additional Categories:
Tribute Singer
Influences:
Jimmy Buffett, Jerry Jeff Walker, Guy Clark, Alan Jackson, George Strait, Kenny Chesney, James Taylor, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Garth Brooks, Leroy Parnell, Bonnie Raitt, Eagles, Bob Seger, Van Halen, ZZ Top, Tom Petty, various Trop-Rockers

Group Members

  • Ray Borel - Acoustic Guitar/Vocals

Description

Bwana Ray (a.k.a. Ray Borel) comes from the sugar-white sands of Panama City Beach, Florida. An avid, dedicated Parrot Head bringing you an acoustic mix of Jimmy Buffett tunes with other tropical artists and Buffett influences thrown in, along with acoustic rock, folk, and country songs from the 70’s through today. Bwana Ray is ready to bring his beach music to you!

Bars, porches, decks, pools, resorts, coffee shops, boats, beaches, plazas, festivals, tailgate parties, grand openings, private parties, community or corporate events, etc. are perfect settings for Bwana Ray’s acoustic guitar/vocal performances. The set list can be 100% Buffett for your Parrot Head party or can be tailored to a variety of music to suit your event -- it's up to you! The Buffett mix includes lots of older, obscure tunes blended with the more popular and newer stuff. Other artists include Kenny Chesney, Jerry Jeff Walker, Guy Clark, Van Morrison, Bob Seger, Lynryd Skynyrd, Lyle Lovett, Garth Brooks and many more. Bwana Ray is a member of and performs frequently for the Panama City Parrot Head Club and is available and ready to play for your Parrot Head club or event! Ray will consider all requests to travel and play for you anywhere in the U.S. or Caribbean.

Song List

  • Ace - Jimmy Buffett
  • Amarillo by Morning - George Strait
  • An American Dream - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
  • Another Saturday Night - Cat Stevens
  • Anything But Mine - Kenny Chesney
  • Baby's Gone Shoppin - Jimmy Buffett
  • Bama Breeze - Jimmy Buffett
  • Barefootin' - Robert Parker
  • Barometer Soup - Jimmy Buffett
  • Biloxi - Jimmy Buffett
  • Boat Drinks - Jimmy Buffett
  • Boats to Build - Jimmy Buffett/Guy Clark
  • Brown-Eyed Girl - Van Morrison/Jimmy Buffett
  • Captain and the Kid - Jimmy Buffett
  • Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes - Jimmy Buffett
  • Cheeseburger in Paradise - Jimmy Buffett
  • City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie
  • Cliches - Jimmy Buffett
  • Coast of Marseilles - Jimmy Buffett
  • Coconut Telegraph - Jimmy Buffett
  • Come Monday - Jimmy Buffett
  • Conky Tonkin' - Jimmy Buffett
  • Country Boy - Alan Jackson
  • Cowboy Boots and Bathing Suits - Jerry Jeff Walker
  • Cowboy in the Jungle - Jimmy Buffett
  • Crazy Love - Poco
  • Cuban Crime of Passion - Jimmy Buffett
  • Death of an Unpopular Poet - Jimmy Buffett
  • Defying Gravity - Jimmy Buffett
  • Delaney Talks to Statues - Jimmy Buffett
  • Distantly In Love - Jimmy Buffett
  • Don't Think Twice, It's Alright - Bob Dylan
  • Down the Road - Kenny Chesney/Mac McAnally
  • Dreamsicle - Jimmy Buffett
  • Elvis Presley Blues - Jimmy Buffett
  • Everybody's Talkin' at Me - Fred Neil
  • Fire on the Mountain - Marshall Tucker Band
  • First Look - Jimmy Buffett
  • Floridays - Jimmy Buffett
  • Free Falling - Tom Petty
  • Gimme Three Steps - Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Give It Away - George Strait
  • Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) - Green Day
  • Grapefruit-Juicyfruit - Jimmy Buffett
  • Gulf Coast Highway - Evangeline
  • Havana Daydreamin' - Jimmy Buffett
  • He Went to Paris - Jimmy Buffett
  • Hey Good Lookin' - Hank Williams
  • Holiday - Jimmy Buffett
  • I Have Found Me a Home - Jimmy Buffett
  • I WIll Play for Gumbo - Jimmy Buffett
  • If I Could Just Get It on Paper - Jimmy Buffett
  • If I Had a Boat - Lyle Lovett
  • If You're Reading This - Tim McGraw
  • I'm On Fire - Bruce Springsteen
  • In Color - Jamey Johnson
  • In the Shelter - Jimmy Buffett
  • In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry
  • Island - Jimmy Buffett
  • Island Fever - Jimmy Buffett
  • Island in the Sun - Wheezer
  • It's Five O'Clock Somewhere - Alan Jackson
  • Jamaica Farewell - Harry Belafonte
  • L.A. Freeway - Jerry Jeff Walker
  • Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian - John Prine
  • Litttle Miss Magic - Jimmy Buffett
  • Lone Palm - Jimmy Buffett
  • Louisiana 1927 - Randy Newman
  • Love in the Library - Jimmy Buffett
  • Lovely Cruise - Jimmy Buffett
  • Manana - Jimmy Buffett
  • Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett
  • Mr. Bojangles - Jerry Jeff Walker / Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
  • Nautical Wheelers - Jimmy Buffett
  • No Plane on Sunday - Jimmy Buffett
  • Old Blue Chair - Kenny Chesney
  • One Particular Harbor - Jimmy Buffett
  • Peaceful Easy Feeling - Eagles
  • Pencil Thin Moustache - Jimmy Buffett
  • Pirate Looks at Forty - Jimmy Buffett
  • Please Come to Boston - Dave Loggins
  • Pour Me a Vacation - Great Divide
  • Presents to Send You - Jimmy Buffett
  • Prince of Tides - Jimmy Buffett
  • Railroad Lady - Jimmy Buffett
  • Redneck Mothers - Jerry Jeff Walker
  • Remember When - Alan Jackson
  • Ringling, Ringling - Jimmy Buffett
  • Rum and Coca-Cola - Gene Mitchell
  • Sea Cruise - Various Artists
  • Sending the Old Man Home - Jimmy Buffett
  • She's Every Woman - Garth Brooks
  • Silver Wings - Merle Haggard
  • Six String Music - Jimmy Buffett
  • Some Beach - Blake Shelton
  • Some Humans Ain't Human - John Prine
  • Son of a Son of a Sailor - Jimmy Buffett
  • Spookey - Atlanta Rhythm Section
  • Stars on the Water - Jimmy Buffett/Roddy Crowell
  • Stories We Could Tell - Jimmy Buffett
  • Straight to Hell - Drivin' & Cryin'
  • Stuff That Works - Guy Clark
  • Sunshine - Jonathon Edwards
  • Tampico Trauma - Jimmy Buffett
  • Tequila Sunrise - Eagles
  • That's the Way the World Goes 'Round - John Prine
  • The Cape - Guy Clark
  • The Life - Kenny Chesney
  • The Weather is Here, I Wish You Were Beautiful - Jimmy Buffett
  • They Don't Dance Like Carmen - Jimmy Buffett
  • Tin Cup Chalice - Jimmy Buffett
  • Toes - Zac Brown Band
  • Tonight I Just Need My Guitar - Jimmy Buffett
  • Trashy Women - Jerry Jeff Walker/Confederate Railroad
  • Tryin' to Reason with Hurricane Season - Jimmy Buffett
  • Tupelo Honey - Van Morrison
  • Turn the Page - Bob Seger
  • Two Pina Coladas - Garth Brooks
  • Uno Mas Cerveza - Tommy Alverson
  • Volcano - Jimmy Buffett
  • Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon
  • West Nashville Grand Ballroom Gowns - Jimmy Buffett
  • When the Coast is Clear - Jimmy Buffett
  • When the Sun Goes Down - Kenny Chesney
  • Where's the Party? - Jimmy Buffett
  • Whoop De Doo - Jimmy Buffett
  • Why You Wanna Hurt My Heart? - Jimmy Buffett
  • Wino and I Know - Jimmy Buffett
  • Woman Goin' Crazy On Carolina Street - Jimmy Buffett
  • Wonder Why We Ever Go Home? - Jimmy Buffett
  • Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
  • You Look So Good in Love - George Strait
  • zxx - PLUS MUCH MORE!!!! - ...

Available For:

Anniversaries, Apres Ski Parties, Awards Nights, Bachelor Parties, Birthday Parties, Casinos, Celebrations, Clubs, Coffee Shops, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Cruise Ships, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fraternity Functions, Fund Raisers, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Hotels, Picnic, Private Parties, Resorts, Restaurants, Reunions, Sorority Function, Studio Session

Feedback

  • Bwana Ray was on time, well prepared, versatile, very personable, and very willing to adapt his performanmce to meet my situation. I recommend Bwana Ray for most any event. He will not disappoint. -- Jerry B, Nokesville, VA, 6/27/2009