Sam | Pianist-singer

Piano-vocalist-entertainer Sam, has more than 10-years of experience entertaining audience throughout the UK and Continental Europe, and is in high demand to perform at private and corporate functions, parties and events including weddings, birthday parties and bar/bat mitsvah.

By day, Sam is a sought after backing vocalist and has recorded with many a household name including Goldfrapp, Keith Urban, Susan Boyle and Haley Westenra, his voice has also been used on movie soundtracks including The Pirates or the Caribbean, Alice in Wonderland and The Great Gatsby, amongst others.

His live event music repertoire is vast and varied, and includes everything from Jazz Standards, through to songs originated by Elton John, the Beatles, and more contemporary artists like Ed Sheeran and John Legend. 

Sam is constantly adding songs to his repertoire so that it’s kept fresh and contemporary.

Here is a small sample of what you can expect from Sam’s setlist:

Jazz Standards

• Ain’t that a kick in the head
• A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
• Ain’t Misbehavin’
• All the Things you are
• Almost like being in love
• Angel Eyes
• Autumn Leaves
• Beyond the Sea
• Blue Moon
• Cheek to Cheek
• Don’t get around much anymore
• I get a kick out of you
• It had to be you
• I’ve got you under my skin
• Let’s call the whole thing off
• Mr. Bojangles
• My Funny Valentine
• Night and Day
• On the street where you live
• One for my baby
• Smoke gets in your eyes
• Sway
• That’s Life
• The Good Life
• The Lady is a Tramp
• The way you look tonight
• What a wonderful world
• When I fall in Love
• You make me feel so young

Classic Songs

• Elton John: Your Song, Blue Eyes, I guess that’s why they call it the Blues, Rocket Man, Bennie and the Jets, Don’t let the sun go down on me, Crocodile Rock, Tiny Dancer
• Billy Joel: Piano Man, My Life, Just the way you are
• Stevie Wonder: I wish, Signed Sealed Delivered, Superstition
• The Beatles: Ticket to Ride, I Saw her Standing There, We Can Work it Out, Hey Jude, Let it Be, Yesterday
• The Kinks: Lola, Waterloo Sunset, Sunny Afternoon
• The Rolling Stones: Brown Sugar, Satisfaction, Jumpin’ Jack Flash
• Queen: Don’t Stop Me Now, Crazy Little Thing Called Love
• Lionel Ritchie: All night long, Still, Hello, Stuck on You, Easy
• Bryan Adams: Summer of 69
• Robert Palmer: Addicted to Love
• Take That: Back for Good, Patience
• The Foundations: Build me up Buttercup
• Andy Williams: Can’t take my eyes off you
• Abba: Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia
• Journey: Don’t stop Believing
• Fleetwood Mac – You make loving fun, Dreams
• Sting: Fields of Gold
• Neil Diamond: Sweet Caroline, I am I said, Hello Again, Love on the Rocks, Play Me
• David Bowie: Star Man, Changes, Ziggy Stardust

Rock/Indie

• Foo Fighters: Learn to Fly
• Kings of Leon: Sex on Fire, Use Somebody
• The Killers: Mr.Brightside, All the things that I’ve done, Smile like you mean it
• GreenDay: Good Riddance (The Time of your life)
• Oasis: Wonderwall, Don’t look back in anger, Champagne Supernova
• Coldplay: Clocks, Yellow, The Scientist, Fix You, Paradise, Viva la vida, Speed of Sound
• Snow Patrol: Chasing Cars, Run, Chocolate
• Wheetus: Teenage Dirtbag

Pop

• Bruno Mars: Treasure, Locked out of Heaven
• Jason Mraz: I’m Yours
• Ed Sheeran: Thinking out Loud
• George Ezra: Budapest, Blame it on me
• James Bay: Hold back the river
• The Lumineers: Ho Hey
• Passenger: Let her go
• John Legend: Ordinary People, All of Me
• Maroon 5: Moves like Jagger
• One Republic: Stop and Stare, Love Runs Out
• Amy Winehouse: Valerie
• CeeLo Green: Forget you
• Daft Punk: Get Lucky
• Pharrell Williams: Happy
• Michael Buble: I just haven’t met you yet, Everything, Home

Christmas

• Bruce Springsteen: Santa Claus is coming to town
• Dean Martin: Winter Wonderland
• Dean Martin: Let it Snow
• Frank Sinatra: Have yourself a merry little Christmas
• Nat King Cole: The Christmas song
• Shakin’ Stevens: Merry Christmas Everyone
• Brenda Lee: Rocking around the Christmas tree
• Chris Rea: Driving home for Christmas
• Wizzard: Wish it could be Christmas everyday
• The Pogues: Fairytale of New York
• George Michael: Last Christmas
• Various: Feed the World