I cover artists from the 60s to today focusing on acoustic classic rock, singer-songwriters, country and more. I am playing regularly in the Tucson area at venues such as The Highlands at Dove Mountain, The Stone Canyon Club, La Paloma Country Club, Saddlebrooke Ranch, Quail Creek and other businesses. My rates are very reasonable. You can find more information about me, including videos of sample song selections, on my website at (link hidden) or on YouTube at MikeHolperMusic.
1 review
Larry O.
April 25, 2025We heard Mike sing at Dove Mtn Brewery, and he was really liked by the crowd playing lots of different types music. He played requests and I requested an Eagles song which he did great.
Hired as: Singing Guitarist
Price range: $200-$300
Languages: English
Gig length: 120 - 240 minutes
Insurance: $1,000,000 - I carry my own commercial general liability insurance.
I cover artists from the 1960s to today with emphasis on acoustic classic rock, singer-songwriters, and country. I am comfortable performing as either background music for a restaurant or special event or in a concert situation. My catalog is extensive and I do accept audience requests.
I’ve been playing guitar since about age 12, initially borrowing my older brother’s nylon string acoustic and learning a few chords from songbooks laying around. My earliest influences were the albums in my older siblings’ record collections: The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, CCR, The Guess Who, Jim Croce, Harry Chapin and Elton John. Over the
years, my song catalog has continued to grow and now includes a wide range of artists and genres from classic rock to singer-songwriters, pop,
country, folk and more from the 1960s to today.
I had many opportunities to play publicly while in college and absolutely loved it! But I put most of it aside while I pursued a work career and my wife Sandy and I raised our two kids. I continued to play periodically over the years for friends, at work events, and church services.
I started performing publicly again after “retiring” in 2021, both as a solo artist and as part of a small band in Michigan. The bars and restaurants
in southeast Michigan were fertile ground to pursue my music passion. I moved to the beautiful southern Arizona area in late 2022. I’ve recently
joined with a couple of friends to form a small dance band called “AZ You Wish” that will be debuting in the fall 2024. You can find more
information on AZ You Wish on Facebook. I’m so very grateful for the opportunity to continue performing for audiences that love and
appreciate live acoustic music. Hope to see you at one of my music
event soon!
I provide all equipment needed including a Bose PA system, microphone and lighting. All I need is an electrical outlet for my equipment.
Example Set List:
• Into the Mystic by Van Morrison
• Something In The Way She Moves by James Taylor
• Tin Man by America
• Walking in Memphis by Marc Cohn
• Norwegian Wood by The Beatles
• Knee Deep by Zac Brown Band
• I’ll Have To Say I Love You In A Song by Jim Croce
• A Pirate Looks At Forty by Jimmy Buffett
• Small Town by John Mellencamp
• Daniel by Elton John
• Wildflowers by Tom Petty
• Her Town Too by James Taylor
• Tequila Sunrise by The Eagles
• Cats In The Cradle by Harry Chapin
• Lay Lady Lay by Bob Dylan
• Here Comes The Sun by The Beatles
• Up On Cripple Creek by The Band
• Die A Happy Man by Thomas Rhett
• Carefree Highway by Gordon Lightfoot
• Piano Man by Billy Joel
• Broken Halos by Chris Stapleton
• Guitars And Tiki Bars by Kenny Chesney
• Going Going Gone by Luke Combs
• Harvest Moon by Neil Young
• You and Tequila by Kenny Chesney
• Stuck In The Middle With You by Stealer’s Wheel
• Fire and Rain by James Taylor
• Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison
• Havana Daydreamin by Jimmy Buffett
• Operator by Jim Croce
• Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian by John Prine
• People My Age by John Gorka
• Don’t Ask Me Why by Billy Joel
• Toes by Zac Brown Band
• Long May You Run by Neil Young
• Daughters by John Mayer
• These Days by Jackson Browne
• Bad Bad Leroy Brown by Jim Croce
• Talladega by Eric Church
• And It Stoned Me by Van Morrison
• Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters by Elton John
• Upside Down by Jack Johnson
• Come Monday by Jimmy Buffett
• Knocking On Heavens Door by Bob Dylan
• If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot
• Time In A Bottle by Jim Croce
• Heart of Gold by Neil Young
• Sweet Baby James by James Taylor
• Sister Golden Hair by America
• Doctor My Eyes by Jackson Browne
• Fields of Gold by Sting
• Me and Julio Down By the School Yard by Paul Simon
• Steal My Kisses by Ben Harper
• Most People Are Good by Luke Bryan
• Wagon Wheel by Darius Rucker
• A Long December by Counting Crows
See my biography
Only an electrical outlet
Singing Guitarist
