The duo my wife and I have will be playing regularly at a VERY busy Portuguese restaurant in Cape Town. They are always fully booked, and it gets quite vibey later in the evening. Three one hour sets, but with a very strict guideline that the first set (8.30 to 9.30 pm) must be laid-back and mellow at lower volume whilst most patrons have their meal. After that, fill the dance area and party (which we do well!).
We've played there twice before, and I've found that straight-up love-song-type ballads don't really work for that set. Katie Melua, Norah Jones works well. So I'm looking to put together a solid 15 song set with enough extra songs to mix it up every week. "Don't know why I didn't come", "Nine million bicycles" and "Daniel" have worked well before, so that's the kind of vibe. Male and female vocals. I can't do Tommy Emmanuel type fingerstyle arrangements, so basically songs that are slow to medium, but not boring, and should be well-known enough for most punters to recognise and hum or tap along to.
Any ideas and suggestions would be welcome!
We've played there twice before, and I've found that straight-up love-song-type ballads don't really work for that set. Katie Melua, Norah Jones works well. So I'm looking to put together a solid 15 song set with enough extra songs to mix it up every week. "Don't know why I didn't come", "Nine million bicycles" and "Daniel" have worked well before, so that's the kind of vibe. Male and female vocals. I can't do Tommy Emmanuel type fingerstyle arrangements, so basically songs that are slow to medium, but not boring, and should be well-known enough for most punters to recognise and hum or tap along to.
Any ideas and suggestions would be welcome!
