TJ
Indie / Acoustic
- Brighton
Biography
If you both love your music and are looking to fill your big day with unique acoustic versions of all your favourite indie, alternative, folk and rock songs - but still want enough classic pop and golden oldies to keep relatives of all ages happy - then TJ is the wedding singer for you!
Based in Brighton, Sussex, but available to hire for weddings across the rest of the UK, TJ is a solo singer and guitarist offering beautiful, laid-back acoustic music for your big day that’s a little different to your average wedding singer.
With live music packages to cover all of your daytime wedding needs – Ceremony, Drinks Reception, Wedding Breakfast, Turnaround and First Dance – TJ is more than happy to slip into even the most unconventional of wedding plans.
He boasts a colossal and ever-growing repertoire packed full of songs he loves, spanning seven decades and covering a number of genres. The tunes are all sung and played in his distinctive indie-folk style, on acoustic guitar with the occasional ukulele and harmonica.
TJ wants the music he performs to echo your personalities and unique bond, so he offers a bespoke service to all couples – as tailored to your tastes as you want it to be – and will work with you to create the perfect soundtrack to your special day!
And last but not least, TJ also loves learning new songs, so free off-repertoire requests are included as part of every one of his wedding packages.
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Repertoire
2010 - present
Dreaming - Allo Darlin’
Archie, Marry Me - Alvvays
Now You Know - Anaïs Mitchell
The Wedding Song - Angus & Julia Stone
Love In Mine - Big Thief
Masterpiece - Big Thief
My Favourite Room - Blossoms
8 (circle) - Bon Iver
Holocene - Bon Iver
With You - Cujo Moon
Throw Me Now Your Arms - Damien Jurado
Titanium (ft. Sia) - David Guetta
Salt & Cloves - Fionn Regan
Emmylou - First Aid Kit
Helplessness Blues - Fleet Foxes
Amsterdam - Gregory Alan Isakov
Hallelujah - Haim
Detectorists - Johnny Flynn
For You - Laura Marling
How Can I - Laura Marling
Once - Laura Marling
Still Together - Mac DeMarco
Anna - The Menzingers
Decimal - Novo Amor
Bloom - The Paper Kites
Still - Seinabo Sey
Forever and a Day - Stephin Merritt
Mystery of Love - Sufjan Stevens
Motorhome - Sweet Baboo
A Million Dreams - The Greatest Showman
A Lion's Heart - The Tallest Man on Earth
A Thousand Ways - The Tallest Man on Earth
Love Is All - The Tallest Man On Earth
The Dreamer - The Tallest Man on Earth
Thrown Right At Me - The Tallest Man on Earth
2000s
You You You You You - The 6ths
All My Days - Alexi Murdoch
If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys
Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire
Baby I'm Yours - Arctic Monkeys
Shining Light - Ash
Whole Again - Atomic Kitten
As Long as You Love Me - Backstreet Boys
Postcards From Italy - Beirut
Piazza, New York Catcher - Belle & Sebastian
The Luckiest - Ben Folds
Re: Stacks - Bon Iver
First Day of My Life - Bright Eyes
French Navy - Camera Obscura
The Girl - City and Colour
Cannonball - Damien Rice
The Blower’s Daughter - Damien Rice
I Will Follow You Into The Dark - Death Cab for Cutie
Love Song 2009 - Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele
Home - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Sugar, We’re Going Down - Fall Out Boy
Her Eyes Dart Round - The Felice Brothers
Wonderful Life - The Felice Brothers
Abacus - Fionn Regan
Be Good or Be Gone - Fionn Regan
Do You Realize?? - The Flaming Lips
Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová
No Fear Of Falling - I Am Kloot
Such Great Heights - Iron & Wine / The Postal Service
If You Ever Need a Stranger (To Sing at Your Wedding) - Jens Lekman
You Are the Light (By Which I Travel Into This and That) - Jens Lekman
Heartbeats - Jose Gonzalez / The Knife
Kathleen - Josh Ritter
Snow Is Gone - Josh Ritter
Not So Far To Go - Kelly Joe Phelps
Human - The Killers
Mr. Brightside - The Killers
Can’t Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
Toothpaste Kisses - The Maccabees
Nothing Matters When We're Dancing - The Magnetic Fields
Papa Was a Rodeo - The Magnetic Fields
The Book of Love - The Magnetic Fields / Peter Gabriel
Batchelor's Hall - Martin Simpson
All About You - McFly
Time To Pretend - MGMT
Anyone Else But You - The Moldy Peaches
Slow Show - The National
She’s Got Soul - Nick Lowe
2 Bodies 1 Heart - Noah And The Whale
Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show
We're All In This Together - Old Crow Medicine Show
Always Lift Him Up and Never Knock Him Down - Old Crow Medicine Show / Willie Watson
Hey Ya! - Outkast
Last Request - Paolo Nutini
Weird Fishes / Arpeggi - Radiohead
Hold You In My Arms - Ray LaMontagne
Jolene - Ray LaMontagne
Trouble - Ray LaMontagne
Us - Regina Spektor
Serious - Richard Hawley
Umbrella - Rihanna
Foolproof - Ron Sexsmith
La Cienega Just Smiled - Ryan Adams
Come Pick Me Up - Ryan Adams
My Winding Wheel - Ryan Adams
Oh My Sweet Carolina - Ryan Adams
When The Stars Go Blue - Ryan Adams
New Slang - The Shins
Run - Stephen Fretwell
Casimir Pulaski Day - Sufjan Stevens
The Gardener - The Tallest Man on Earth
Oxford Comma - Vampire Weekend
Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus
Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
1990s
Girl From Mars - Ash
Judy and the Dream of Horses - Belle & Sebastian
My Wandering Days Are Over - Belle & Sebastian
The Boy With the Arab Strap - Belle & Sebastian
The State I Am In - Belle & Sebastian
Forever - Ben Harper
All The Small Things - Blink-182
End Of A Century - Blur
You're So Great - Blur
Make You Feel My Love - Bob Dylan / Adele
I'll Make Love To You - Boyz II Men
Sea of Love - Cat Power / Phil Phillips
It’s All Coming Back To Me Now - Celine Dion / Meatloaf
Waiting for My Real Life to Begin - Colin Hay
Friday I'm In Love - The Cure
Just Like Heaven - The Cure
Mint Car - The Cure
This Year’s Love - David Gray
P.S. You Rock My World - Eels
Waltz #2 (XO) - Elliott Smith
Big Me - Foo Fighters
Everlong - Foo Fighters
Lilac Wine - Jeff Buckley / Nina Simone
Satisfied Mind - Jeff Buckley / John Martyn / Johnny Cash
Always Be My Baby - Mariah Carey
Harvest Moon - Neil Young
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
Into My Arms - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Wild Wood - Paul Weller
I’ll Stand By You - The Pretenders
Babies - Pulp
Something Changed - Pulp
These Are the Days of Our Lives - Queen
Black Star - Radiohead
Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead
High and Dry - Radiohead
Karma Police - Radiohead
Nightswimming - REM
1952 Vincent Black Lightning - Richard Thompson
Beeswing - Richard Thompson
When You Say Nothing At All - Alison Krauss / Ronan Keating
Send Me On My Way - Rusted Root
Kiss from a Rose - Seal
1979 - The Smashing Pumpkins
Tonight, Tonight - The Smashing Pumpkins
2 Become 1 - Spice Girls
Fields of Gold - Sting
I Wanna Grow Old with You - The Wedding Singer / Adam Sandler
Wildflowers - Tom Petty
You and Me Song - The Wannadies
California Stars - Wilco
1980s
Take On Me - A-ha
Super Trouper - ABBA
Eternal Flame - The Bangles
Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen
Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
True Love Will Find You in the End - Daniel Johnston
Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac
Together in Electric Dreams - Giorgio Moroder and Philip Oakey
Just The Two Of Us - Grover Washington Jr (feat. Bill Withers)
Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
You Make My Dreams - Hall & Oates
The Power of Love - Huey Lewis and the News
Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) - Kate Bush
Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
Give It Up - KC & the Sunshine Band
Hand on Your Heart - Kylie Minogue / Jose Gonzalez
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen / Jeff Buckley
It Must Be Love - Madness / Labi Siffre
Crazy for You - Madonna
Temptation - New Order
You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
Here Comes Your Man - Pixies
When Doves Cry - Prince
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want - The Smiths
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out - The Smiths
Through The Barricades - Spandau Ballet
Waterfall - The Stone Roses
This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) - Talking Heads
Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears for Fears
Free Fallin’ - Tom Petty / John Mayer
Simply The Best - Tina Turner / Billianne
I Wanna Dance with Somebody - Whitney Houston
Only You - Yazoo
1970s
Mamma Mia - ABBA
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
All I Want is You - Barry Louis Polisar
You're the First, the Last, My Everything - Barry White
Forever - The Beach Boys
Thirteen - Big Star
Lovely Day - Bill Withers
Just the Way You Are - Billy Joel
Piano Man - Billy Joel
She’s Always A Woman - Billy Joel
Buckets of Rain - Bob Dylan
If Not For You - Bob Dylan / George Harrison
The Man In Me - Bob Dylan
Is This Love - Bob Marley & The Wailers
Three Little Birds - Bob Marley & The Wailers
Angel From Montgomery - Bonnie Raitt / John Prine
Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen
The Wind - Cat Stevens
Our House - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Fill Your Heart - David Bowie
Starman - David Bowie
Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
Here You Come Again - Dolly Parton
American Pie - Don McLean
And I Love You So - Don McLean
Raglan Road - The Dubliners / Martin Simpson
Rocket Man - Elton John
Tiny Dancer - Elton John
Your Song - Elton John
Ooh La La - The Faces
Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
Right Down The Line - Gerry Rafferty
Fire and Rain - James Taylor
Sweet Baby James - James Taylor
Couldn't Love You More - John Martyn
May You Never - John Martyn
A Case of You - Joni Mitchell
Chelsea Hotel #2 - Leonard Cohen
Lovin’ You - Minnie Ripperton
Birds - Neil Young
Heart of Gold - Neil Young
Helpless - Neil Young
Fly - Nick Drake
From the Morning - Nick Drake
Northern Sky - Nick Drake
Place To Be - Nick Drake
Pink Moon - Nick Drake
These Days - Nico / Jackson Browne
Arthur McBride - Paul Brady
Maybe I’m Amazed - Paul McCartney
Roxanne - The Police
Love of My Life - Queen
The Only Living Boy In New York - Simon & Garfunkel
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) - Stevie Wonder
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder
Sarah - Thin Lizzy
Crazy Love - Van Morrison
Into the Mystic - Van Morrison
Moondance - Van Morrison
1960s
I Say A Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin / Lianne La Havas
God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
I Can Hear Music - The Beach Boys
Wouldn't It Be Nice - The Beach Boys
Across The Universe - The Beatles
Blackbird - The Beatles
In My Life - The Beatles
Something - The Beatles
I Want You - Bob Dylan
Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
Love Minus Zero/No Limit - Bob Dylan
Catch The Wind - Donovan
Can’t Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson
Blues Run The Game - Jackson C Frank
Fairy Tale Lullaby - John Martyn
Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
Both Sides, Now - Joni Mitchell
Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye - Leonard Cohen
So Long, Marianne - Leonard Cohen
What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
Alone Again Or - Love
If You Knew - Nina Simone / Jeff Buckley
Ruby Tuesday - The Rolling Stones
America - Simon & Garfunkel
The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) - Simon & Garfunkel
Kathy's Song - Simon & Garfunkel
The Tracks of My Tears - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Morning Glory - Tim Buckley
La Strada Nel Bosco - Traditional
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Sweet Thing - Van Morrison
Sunday Morning - The Velvet Underground
This Will Be Our Year - The Zombies
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