Professional full-time, Wellington-based singer-guitarist with a large repertoire to cater to any crowd.
Carl is a versatile live-entertainer with years of experience here in New Zealand and internationally. With a vast song list he specialises in weddings, corporate functions, bars and private events. He can perform a high-energy show (filling your dance floor), right through to finger-picked tunes perfect for wedding ceremonies, first-dance songs or canapés, as well as the perfect background music or accompaniment to your corporate or VIP event.
Setlist
- Modern
- Tenerife Sea - Ed Sheeran
- Budapest - George Ezra
- Ho Hey - The Lumineers
- Little Black Submarine - The Black Keys
- Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye
- Big Jet Plane - Angus & Julia Stone
- 2000s
- You & Me - Lifehouse
- Little Lion Man - Mumford & Sons
- Sigh No More - Mumford & Sons
- Mykonos - Fleet Foxes
- Tiger Mountain Peasant Song - Fleet Foxes
- White Winter Hymnal - Fleet Foxes
- Walking On A Dream - Empire of the Sun
- We Are The People - Empire of the Sun
- Flume - Bon Iver
- Skinny Love - Bon Iver
- re: Stacks - Bon Iver
- On Call - Kings of Leon
- Knocked Up - Kings of Leon
- Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show
- Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
- Jenny Dont Be Hasty - Paolo Nutini
- A Place For You - Breaks CO OP
- Leaders of the Free World - Elbow
- An Imagined Affair - Elbow
- Dakota - Stereophonics
- What If I Do - Foo Fighters
- Wont Give In - The Finn Brothers
- Run - Snow Patrol
- Fugitive Motel - Elbow
- Hey Ya! - Outkast
- So Beautiful - Pete Murray
- Gone For Good - The Shins
- Turn A Square - The Shins
- No One Knows - Queens Of The Stone Age
- Dont Panic - Coldplay
- Island In The Sun - Weezer
- Up and Down and Back Again - Powderfinger
- My Kind Of Scene - Powderfinger
- My Happiness - Powderfinger
- Bohemian Like You - The Dandy Warhols
- 90s
- Sail Away - David Gray
- We Havent Turned Around - Gomez
- Dance The Night Away - The Mavericks
- Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) - Greenday
- Karma Police - Radiohead
- Exit Music (For A Film) - Radiohead
- Paraniod Android - Radiohead
- All for You - Sister Hazel
- Beelines To Heaven - Garageland
- One of Us - Eric Bazilian
- Over Now - Alice In Chains
- Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead
- Nice Dream - Radiohead
- Mr Jones - Counting Crows
- When I Come Around - Greenday
- Still Remains - Stone Temple Pilots
- Pretty Penny - Stone Temple Pilots
- Undone - The Sweater Song - Weezer
- Private Universe - Crowded House
- Nails in My Feet - Crowded House
- Distant Sun - Crowded House
- All Apologies - Nirvana
- Brian Wilson - Bare Naked Ladies
- Man on The Moon - REM
- Plush - Stone Temple Pilots
- Whatever Happened To Tracy - The Exponents
- Why Does Love Do This To Me - The Exponents
- Fall at Your Feet - Crowded House
- Four Seasons In One Day - Crowded House
- Weather With You - Crowded House
- Enter Sandman - Metallica
- Lithium - Nirvana
- Come As You Are - Nirvana
- Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
- Losing My Religion - REM
- Not Given Lightly - Chris Knox
- 80s
- Better Be Home Soon - Crowded House
- Falling Down - The Warumpi Band
- No Fear - The Warumpi Band
- Fishermans Blues - The Waterboys
- My Island Home - The Warumpi Band
- Something So Strong - Crowded House
- Big Love - Fleetwood Mac
- To Her Door - Paul Kelly
- The One I Love - REM
- But I Still Havent Found What Im Looking For - U2
- Running To Stand Still - U2
- Where The Streets Have No Name - U2
- With or Without You - U2
- Dont Dream Its Over - Crowded House
- Mean To Me - Crowded House
- Now Were Gettin Somewhere - Crowded House
- Willy Brown Blues - Ry Cooder
- So Far Away - Dire Straits
- Summer of 69 - Brian Adams
- Life Begins at Forty - Dave and the Dynamos
- Every Breath You Take - The Police
- New Years Day - U2
- Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
- Legs - ZZ Top
- Hurt So Good - John Cougar Mellencamp
- 6 Months in a Leaky Boat - Split Enz
- Party Girl - U2
- Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes
- I Got You - Split Enz
- One Step Ahead - Split Enz
- 11 Oclock Tick Tock - U2
- 70s
- What A Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
- Redemption Song - Bob Marley
- Dont Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra
- Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd
- Heartache Tonight - The Eagles
- Message in a Bottle - The Police
- My My, Hey Hey (Out of The Blue) - Neil Young
- Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
- The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
- Comes A Time - Neil Young
- Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen
- I See Red - Split Enz
- Just What I Needed - The Cars
- Give A Little Bit - Supertramp
- April Sun In Cuba - Dragon
- Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton
- Dont Stop (thinking about tomorrow) - Fleetwood Mac
- Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
- Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
- Never Goin Back Again - Fleetwood Mac
- Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffet
- Slip Slidin Away - Simon & Garfunkel
- Youre My Best Friend (Instrumental) - Queen
- Livin Thing - Electric Light Orchestra
- Telephone Line - Electric Light Orchestra
- Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac
- The Chain - Fleetwood Mac
- Second Hand News - Fleetwood Mac
- Hotel California - The Eagles
- New Kid In Town - The Eagles
- Cocaine - JJ Cale
- Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
- Lyin Eyes - The Eagles
- Rave On - Buddy Holly
- Jolene - Dolly Parton
- Thank God Im a Country Boy - John Denver
- Annies Song - John Denver
- Best of my Love - The Eagles
- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
- Daniel - Elton John
- Tequila Sunrise - The Eagles
- Everything I Own - Bread
- The Guitar Man - Bread
- Heart of Gold - Neil Young
- Listen To The Music - The Doobie Brothers
- Peaceful Easy Feelin - The Eagles
- If - Bread
- Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver
- Sugarman - Rodriguez
- Forget It - Rodriguez
- Make it With You - Bread
- Have You Ever Seen the Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival
- 60s
- Space Oddity - David Bowie
- Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Me and Bobby McGee - Kris Kristofferson
- Cracklin Rosie - Neil Diamond
- Holly Holy - Neil Diamond
- Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
- Seven Bridges Road - Steve Young
- Get Back - The Beatles
- Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles
- Sugar Mountain - Neil Young
- The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel
- America - Simon & Garfunkel
- Mrs Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel
- I Am A Child - Neil Young
- Stir It Up - Bob Marley
- Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - The Beatles
- Homeward Bound - Simon & Garfunkel
- The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin Groovy) - Simon & Garfunkel
- Kathys Song - Simon & Garfunkel
- I Can Hear Music - The Beach Boys
- Help Me Rhonda - The Beach Boys
- Yesterday - The Beatles
- Long, Tall Texan - Henry Strezlecki
- Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
- House Of The Rising Sun - The Animals
- Surfin USA - The Beach Boys
- Runaway - Del Shannon
- Barbara Ann - Fred Fassert
- Twist and Shout - The Topnotes
- 50s / Old School
- Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
- Bye Bye Love - Felice/Boudleaux/Bryant
- Banana Boat Song - Harry Belafonte
- Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
- Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
- Hound Dog - Big Mama Thornton
- Wimoweh - The Evening Birds
- Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson
Reviews
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I've seen Carl's awesome entertainment at many a wedding in my job as an event planner, and he is totally amazing in that setting. Whether for background and sweet ceremony tunes or the party dancefloor.
Then this past Saturday he absolutely rocked my husbands 40th entertainment at our home! He turned our deck into a dancefloor and read the crowd like a pro. The next morning I had 3 guests message me to ask for his contact details for their next function.
Highly, Highly reccomended.
Rhiannon
Rhiannon Jarvis
21/04/2021
Thank you so much for Saturday night, it was such a blast. Everyone thought you were amazing. People were singing along and dancing from your very first song right through to your last song. You had so much energy and shared this with everyone there
Kat
13/10/2020
We were all just sitting back and soaking in your music. Your voice is spectacular. Your playing / performance is spectacular. I sat there smiling the whole time. Amazing to hear your voice again
Kath
13/10/2020
We booked Carl for our wedding in Jan as my parents are a fan of his band Uncle Monkey. He also offered us acoustic music during the canapes time, which was perfect. Carl sang some of the announcements during the song he was playing, which got peoples attention quickly and got some laughs as well. He helped to bring such a fun and relaxed atmosphere to the day. Then later at the reception the band were incredible! They even let me get up on the drums and my sisters sing for a surprise performance. The song lists cover so many years and genres and, being music lovers, it was perfect for our day. Thank you so much Carl and Uncle Monkey
Ben and Sam
13/10/2020
Carl was absolutely fantastic at our conference. We had staff of all ages and the range of music Carl played fit perfectly. Everyone was talking about how great it was the next morning. Thank you so much!
Brittany
23/11/2018
Thank you so much for Saturday night, it was such a blast. Everyone thought you were amazing. People were singing along and dancing from your very first song right through to your last song. You had so much energy and shared this with everyone there.
Kat
20/08/2018