*NB - before we start - if you need me to fill in last minute at any time - please CALL me on 07711419230 and I will give you an answer there and then. I will always help if I can. *

 

Hi, I'm Derek Eynon.
I'm a solo singer and acoustic guitarist, performing without backing tracks, loopers, or effects—just voice, guitar, and a bit of foot tapping.

My repertoire is wide and varied, leaning towards vintage classics with a few modern gems from the 2020s. Artists I cover include Elvis, The Eagles, and Johnny Cash, along with singer-songwriter material.

My second set usually features well-known crowd-pleasers like Maggie May, Hotel California, These Boots Are Made for Walkin', Stuck in the Middle, and of course, the obligatory Sweet Caroline.

I aim to create a fun, relaxed atmosphere and never fail to get the audience laughing—usually with me, but at me will do!

If this sounds like a good fit for your venue, let’s talk.
 Mobile: 07711 419230
 Email: derekeynonmusic@gmail.com

 

DEREK EYNON SOLO: 

 

CONTACT NUMBER  : 07711419230

 

Derek Eynon, born Birmingham 1957 ,took up guitar and bass whilst still a member of The Solihull Youth Choir .  He formed his first band “Stuka”  who  debuted to  the public,  in Solihull, on Jubilee day  in 1977,  and Derek Eynon has rarely stopped gigging since.   

 

Derek was and is  bass player with “Birmingham’s Premier Folk Rock Act”  Red Shoes  from 1983 to 1989,  1994-1996,  2000-2001,  and then from 2019 to the present.   

Red Shoes  have recently graced the massive stages at the New Forest, the South Downs  and  the Banbury folk festivals.  In 2023 they will play the Moseley  Folk Festival in 2023 and are also in talks to appear on Jools Holland’s show  to mark the band’s 40th Anniversary this year. 

 

Aside from Red Shoes and a roster of other bands, Derek has been playing  hundreds of solo gigs ,since 2005, appearing at over fifty different venues in the Midlands:  pubs, clubs, concert halls and restaurants.  With a set which boasts “everything from Abba to ZZ Top” (Sutton Coldfield Advertiser)   he has been described by The Artrix Bromsgrove as having “a voice like velvet and diamonds”.       

 

  

Derek has played (in bands):

Birmingham  NEC

Robin 1 

Robin 2

St Austell Collosseum

JB's Dudley

JB's Junction 10 

Ettington Park Manor

The Railway

The Barrel Organ

The Mercat Cross

Bogart's

 

Solo:

Robin 2 

Rococo Bar Broad Street Birmingham

Ye Olde Black Cross Bromsgrove

The Tardebigge, Bromsgrove

The Queens Head Bromsgrove

The Greyhound Bromsgrove

The Crown, Wychbold

The Brook Elcocks Brook Redditch

Willi's Bar, Studley

Aston Fields Social Club Bromsgrove

The Wine Bar, Ludlow

O'Neill's Worcester

O'Neill's Solihull

O'Neills, Broad Street Birmingham

O'Neill's, enMoseley, Birmingham

Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham

Hennessey's Birmingham

Golden Acres, Solihull

Artrix, Bromsgrove

Waz's Bistro,  Bromsgrove

Unionist Club,  Bromsgrove 

Riflemans Arms, Droitwich

Lamb & Flag, Worcester

Cap & Gown, Worcester

Fox & Hounds, Blackmill, Bridgend, S Wales

The New Ivy House, Walsall

The Jolly Collier, Willenhall

The Shovel Inn, Lye

The Anchor Inn, Wyre Piddle (nr Pershore)

The Boars Head, Hampton Lucy (Warwick)  

Dry Spy Knowle, Solihull

The Cross, Finstall (Bromsgrove)

The New Cornish Arms, Llanelli

Bennett's  End Inn, Ludlow

Duke Of York, Bromsgrove

Pillar Of Salt, Droitwich

Coach And Horses, Worcester

Hare And Hounds, Halesowen

London Inn, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham

The Pillar Of Salt, Droitwich

The Duke Of York, Bromsgrove

 

 

 

TYPICAL SET LIST

(In no particular order):

Stand  By  Me   (Ben E King/ John Lennon)

Whisky In The Jar (Thin Lizzy/ Trad)

Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay (Otis Redding)

Knock On Wood (Eddie Floyd/ David Bowie)

Baby, I Love Your Way (Peter Frampton)

You Got a Friend  (Carole King/James Taylor)

Fire And Rain(James Taylor)

Sunny Afternoon/ Lola / Waterloo Sunset  (The Kinks)

Sailing/Maggie May / First Cut Is The Deepest / I Don't Want To Talk About It   - Rod Stewart 

Kharma Chameleon - Culture Club 

Come Up And See Me - Cockney Rebel 

Lazy Sunday Afternoon  / All Or Nothing /

Lazy Sunday Afternoon - The Small Faces

If You Could Read My Mind / Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot 

Let It Be / Ticket To Ride/ Hey Jude (The Beatles)

Let It Be Me (Everly Brothers) 

Let Her Go (Passenger)

Wild Horses / Dead Flowers (Rolling Stones)

Always On My Mind (Elvis Presley/ Willie Nelson)

Suspicious Minds (Elvis Presley)

I Can't Help Falling In Love With You  (Elvis Presley)

The Wonder Of You (Elvis Presley)

Dirty Old Town (Pogues/Dubliners)

King Of The Road (Roger Miller)

500 Miles (The Proclaimers)

I Drove All Night (Roy Orbison/Cyndi Lauper) 

These Boots Were Made For Walkin’ (Nancy Sinatra)

Who's Crying Now? (Journey)   

I Want To Know What Love Is  (Foreigner)

Hotel California / Take It Easy / Tequila Sunrise (Eagles)

Love Will Keep Us Alive (Paul Carrack/Eagles) 

Red (Daniel Merriweather)

For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her  / The Boxer  (Simon & Garfunkel)

Ring Of Fire/ Boy Named Sue/Jackson - Johnny Cash

Nothing Ever Happens - Del Amitri

Sylvia's Mother - Dr Hook

Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues

Little Old Wine Drinker Me - Dean Martin

Last Christmas (Wham) 

Merry Xmas Everybody (Slade)

Lonely This Christmas (Mud)

Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (U2)

Don't Look Back In Anger /  Wonderwall  - Oasis

Miss You Nights - Cliff Richard

Life Is  A Rollercoaster - Ronan Keating

Fall At Your Feet - Crowded House 

The Whole Of The Moon - The Waterboys