- Asheville, NC
- Singing Guitarist
- $350 to $7,000
Stephen Sunshine
Overview
Guitarist and singer. An empath. A music lover. A people lover.
I've spent my life and made my modest living traveling around the world meeting people and playing songs for them.
I've picked up several hundreds of songs over the years a deep mix of classics; rock n roll, folk, jazz, Irish, country, bossa nova and pop.
I have various sound systems for different rooms and can play yours or my playlists during breaks.
I often perform solo but I also work with nice list of violinist, drummers, bassists, female singer duets and horn players.
Reviews
3 reviews
Melissa C.
July 10, 2023What a great time!!!
Smith and Sunshine came and played a huge backyard party for my dad's surprise 60th birthday party - it was perfect! They had a great set list, beautiful sound, great harmonies, and talented musicians! Perfect for the backyard and a nice variety of tunes from classic rock to Irish folk.
Hired as: Celtic Music, Party Band
Lindsey S.
March 14, 2022Great music for our party
Thanks for playing our party. You were both awesome musicians and played some of my favorites. Will hire again
Hired as: Acoustic Band, Americana Band, Bluegrass Band, Rock Band
Stephen Sunshine
Thanks Lindsey it was a blast to perform at your party. You have a great family and friends. We'd play again for sure just let us know. Thanks S&S
Jeremy V.
December 13, 2021What a great night with Stephen Sunshine!
We had such a great time with Stephen and his counterpart at our house party! We asked them to play covers and some holiday favorites and they knocked it out of the park! We asked them to extend and they did! We will def look to book again!
Hired as: Singing Guitarist
Stephen Sunshine
Thanks Jeremy, it was fun to perform for you and your friends in your beautiful home. We'd love to work with you again. Have a great holiday, Stephen, Smith & Sunshine
Booking information
Price range: $500-$2000
Languages: English
Gig length: 20 - 240 minutes
Unions: SAG-AFTRA
What to expect
A singer/guitarist that can be intimate, vulnerable and also rock. A choir boy and a blues man.
I also perform instrument guitar without singing: A mix of classical, jazz and Brazilian music.
Often I am asked to do both vocal and instrumental music at different parts of longer parties, vocal music generally being more engaging and instrumental being more atmospheric.
Able to play completely unplugged in intimate settings and events like wedding ceremonies and living room parties.
I am able to run playlists through my PA and some DJ somewhat between sets and at special moments especially if it is planned for in advance.
I have different size PA equipment for different locations (small room, big hall, out door)
I am able to offer my PA for speeches and I am comfortable MCing events if requested in advance.
About
I'm a New York City based singer/ guitarist playing arrangements of classic rock, folk, classic country and traditional jazz tunes. I play regular weekly gigs in NYC pubs as well regional festivals, weddings, parties and corporate events. I also tour in the South, North East, and Europe. I sing and strum in Boston's #1 eleven piece Irish band, Slainte'
Of the 150 annual performances I do most are solo. However, I do often work in ensembles. Subject to availability, for your event I can form a duos and trios with some of NYC's finest violinist, drummers, horn players, bassists and female duet singers.
Additional booking notes
We need power, we can bring the rest upon request.
Services offered
Past booked events
September 2023
16
Saturday
Fest
All-day event
July 2023
08
Saturday
Birthday Party
2:00pm - 6:00pm
•
Toms River, NJ
June 2023
15
Thursday
GIgs
All-day event
09
Friday
gigs
All-day event
August 2022
12
Friday
Gavin Stock
5:00pm - 7:00pm
03
Wednesday
WUTC Library series Sunshine Nights
3:00pm - 5:00pm
02
Tuesday
Blue Plate in knoxville
12:00pm - 3:00pm
July 2022
31
Sunday
Slicks 1-4pm in Chattanooga TN.
1:00pm - 4:00pm
26
Tuesday
Tiki hutt
1:00pm - 5:00pm
25
Monday
The Dighy
7:00pm - 10:00pm
22
Friday
Yonder Bar
7:00pm - 10:00pm
08
Friday
New Deck Tavern
7:00pm - 10:00pm
June 2022
25
Saturday
Private Party JC
7:00pm - 10:00pm
25
Saturday
Brooklyn Women's Fest
12:00pm - 4:00pm
24
Friday
New Deck Tavern
7:00pm - 10:00pm
18
Saturday
Wedding
All-day event
12
Sunday
Skeff's
4:00pm - 7:00pm
11
Saturday
Irish Village
1:00pm - 11:30pm
10
Friday
Irish Village
5:00pm - 11:30pm
04
Saturday
Keanes
10:00pm - 11:30pm
03
Friday
New Deck Tavern
7:00pm - 10:00pm
May 2022
31
Tuesday
Pete's Candy Store
7:00pm - 8:00pm
29
Sunday
Peter Dillons
10:00pm - 11:30pm
24
Tuesday
Pete's Candy Store
7:00pm - 8:00pm
20
Friday
Gavins Fest
All-day event (Sat)
19
Thursday
Private Party
All-day event
17
Tuesday
Pete's Candy Store
7:00pm - 8:00pm
14
Saturday
Keans
10:00pm - 11:30pm
10
Tuesday
Pete's Candy Store
7:00pm - 8:00pm
07
Saturday
Soveriegn
3:00pm - 4:00pm
03
Tuesday
Pete's Candy Store
7:00pm - 8:00pm
April 2022
30
Saturday
Slainte at rose
6:00pm - 11:30pm
29
Friday
Smith & Sunshine at Cottage
6:00pm - 11:30pm
25
Monday
The Red Lion
1:00am - 3:00am
24
Sunday
City WInery
12:00pm - 7:00pm
17
Sunday
Behans
7:00pm - 11:00pm
March 2022
18
Friday
Boston St. Pats gigs
All-day event
17
Thursday
S&S at holy city publick house in Philly
7:00pm - 11:30pm
17
Thursday
S&S at new deck tavern philly
3:00pm - 6:00pm
13
Sunday
Peter Dillons
10:00pm - 1:00am (Mon)
13
Sunday
Children’s Birthday Party
3:00pm - 4:00pm
•
New York City, NY
05
Saturday
Shillelagh Tavern (Queens)
5:00pm - 8:00pm
February 2022
27
Sunday
The Craic
4:00pm - 7:00pm
26
Saturday
The Black Rose
9:00pm - 11:30pm
25
Friday
The Irish Cottage
6:00pm - 9:00pm
25
Friday
The Irish Cottage
6:00pm - 9:00pm
19
Saturday
Keegan Ales
6:00pm - 9:00pm
January 2022
07
Friday
Eastons
9:00pm - 11:30pm
01
Saturday
Red Lion
1:00pm - 4:00pm
December 2021
31
Friday
Eastons
9:00pm - 11:30pm
19
Sunday
Peter Dillons Christmas party
9:00pm - 11:30pm
17
Friday
Eastons
9:00pm - 11:30pm
11
Saturday
Cocktail Party
7:30pm - 10:30pm
•
Hoboken, NJ
10
Friday
Eastons
9:00pm - 11:30pm
03
Friday
Eastons
9:00pm - 11:30pm
November 2021
20
Saturday
Europe Tour
10:00pm - 10:00pm
19
Friday
Eastons
9:00pm - 11:30pm
14
Sunday
Granny Annie's
1:00pm - 4:00pm
12
Friday
Eastons
9:00pm - 11:30pm
07
Sunday
Granny Annie's
1:00pm - 4:00pm
05
Friday
Eastons
9:00pm - 11:30pm
October 2021
31
Sunday
Granny Annie's
1:00pm - 4:00pm
30
Saturday
ICC
7:00pm - 10:00pm
29
Friday
Eastons
9:00pm - 11:30pm
24
Sunday
Granny Annie's
1:00pm - 4:00pm
22
Friday
Eastons
9:00pm - 11:30pm
17
Sunday
Granny Annie's
1:00pm - 4:00pm
15
Friday
Eastons
9:00pm - 11:30pm
10
Sunday
Gavin Guinness Fest
8:00pm - 10:00pm
10
Sunday
Granny Annie's
1:00pm - 4:00pm
09
Saturday
Gavin Guinness Fest
4:00pm - 5:00pm
08
Friday
Eastons
9:00pm - 11:30pm
03
Sunday
Red Lion
7:00pm - 10:00pm
03
Sunday
Granny Annie's
1:00pm - 4:00pm
02
Saturday
Private Party
5:00pm - 8:00pm
01
Friday
Eastons
9:00pm - 11:30pm
Set list
Louis Armstrong
What a Wonderful World
The Band
The Weight
The Beatles
A Day in the Life
Yesterday
Something
Let it Be
Get Back
Come Together
Chuck Berry
Run Run Rudolph
Black Sabbath
Paranoid
Blind Melon
No Rain
David Bowie
Heroes
Rebel Rebel
Space Odity
Bright Eyes
Lua
Garth Brooks
Friends In Low Places
Buffalo Springfield
For What it's Worth
Robert Burns
Auld Lang Syne
Johnny Cash
Folsom Prison Blues
Ring Of Fire
Joe Cocker
With a Little Help from my Friends
Leonard Cohen
Hallelujah
Maryanne
Suzanne
Coldplay
Yellow
Nat Cole
The Christmas Song
It's Only A Paper Moon
Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You
Sam Cooke
Wonderful World
Elizabeth Cotton
Freight Train
The Cranberries
Zombie
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Bad Moon Rising
Seen the Rain
Bing Crosby
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Crosby Stills Nash and Young
Ohio
The Cure
Love Song
John Denver
Take Me Home Country Roads
Depeche Mode
Enjoy the Silence
Neil Diamond
Sweet Caroline
The Doors
Love her Madly
Light my Fire
The Dropkick Murphys
Shipping Up To Boston
The Dubliners
The Ferryman
Molly Malone
The Rattlin Bog
Whiskey in the Jar
Wild Rover
Black Velvet Band
Tell Me Ma
Fields Of Athenry
Bob Dylan
Don't Think Twice it's Alright
Like a Rolling Stone
All Along the Watchtower
The Eagles
Peaceful Easy Feeling
Take it Easy
Justin Townes Earle
Harlem River Blues
Steve Earle
Galway Girl
José Feliciano
Feliz Navidad
Flogging Molly
If I Ever Leave This World Alive
Foofighters
Everlong
Great Big Sea
The Night That Paddy Murphy Died
The Grateful Dead
A Friend Of The Devil
Casey Jones
Guns N Roses
Sweet Child O' Mine
Patience
Woody Guthrie
All You Fascists Bound to Lose
This Land is Your Land
Joe Red Hayes
A Satisfied Mind
Bobby Helms
Jingle Bell Rock
Billie Holiday
God Bless the Child
Alberta Hunter
I Got Myself a Working Man
The Irish Rovers
The Rattlin' Bog
Drunken Sailor
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Girl From Ipanema
Corovado
Dr. John
Cabbage Head
Elton John
Tiny Dancer
Crocodile Rock
Joy Division
Love Will Tear Us Apart Again
Luke Kelly
Night Visiting Song
Ben E. King
Stand by Me
Kings Of Leon
Use Somebody
The Kingston Trio
Charlie On The MTA
Kris Kristofferson
Sunday Morning Coming Down
Leadbelly
Where Did You Sleep Last Night
John Lennon
Imagine
Dave Mathews Band
Crash Into Me
Bruno Mars
Count On Me
John Mayer
Waiting On The World To Change
Jim McCann
Grace
Paul McCartney
Simply Having A Wonderful Christmas Time
Steve Miller
The Joker
Modern English
Melt with You
Willie Nelson
On the Road Again
I Gotta Get Drunk Crazy
Nirvana
Polly
Lithium
Something in the Way
All Apologies
Oasis
Wonderwall
Conor Oberst
A Little Uncanny
Old Crow Medicine Show
Wagon Wheel
Brad Paisley
I'm Gonna Miss Her
Dolly Parton
Jolene
Pearl Jam
Black
Tom Petty
Learning to Fly
Mary Jane's Last Dance
You Don't Know How It Feels
Free Fallin'
Pink Floyd
Comfortably Numb
The Pogues
Dirty Old Town
Streams Of Whiskey Pair of Brown Eyes
The Police
Roxanne
The Proclaimers
500 Miles
Pure Prairie League
Amie
Radiohead
High and Dry
Creep
Karma Police
The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Scar Tissue
Lou Reed
Walk on the Wild Side
Kenny Rodgers
The Gambler
The Rolling Stones
Dead Flowers
Wild Horses
You Can't Always Get What You Want
Otis Rush
I Can't Quit You Babe
The Saw Doctors
N17
Paul Simon
Me and Julio
Nancy Sinatra
These Boots Were Made for Walking
Smashing Pumpkins
1979
Disarm
The Soggy Bottom Boys
Man Of Constant Sorrow
Sound Garden
Black Hole Sun
Bruce Springsteen
Atlantic City
The Staple Singers
Will the Circle Be Unbroken
Chris Stapleton
Broken Halos
Stealers Wheel
Stuck In The Middle With You
Billy Strings
Dust In A Baggie
The Strokes
Last Night
Sublime
Santeria
Third Eye Blind
Jumper
Traditional/Instrumentals/bluegrass and Irish
Ballydesmond Polkas
Banshee (Reel)
Britches full of Stitches
Dennis Murphy's polka
Dingle Regatta
Harvest Home (Hornpipe)
John Ryan's Polka
Kerry Polka
Kesh Jig
Whiskey Before Breakfast
Townes Van Zandt
Turn Styled, Junkpiled
The Velvet Underground
Pale Blue Eyes
Candy Says
Waiting for the Man
The Waterboys
Fisherman's Blues
Doc Watson
Shady Grove
Weezer
Say it Ain't So
Island in the Sun
Gillian Welch
Miss Ohio
The White Stripes
7 Nation Army
The Wood Brothers
Luckiest Man
I Got Loaded
Charlie Worsham
Hope I'm Stoned When Jesus Takes Me Home
Neil Young
After the Gold Rush
Keep On Rocking in the Free World
Heart Of Gold
Influences and inspiration
Tom Petty
Lou Reed
Chet Baker
Neil Young
Billie Holiday
Leonard Cohen
Nat Cole
CSN
David Bowie
Joao Gilberto
Willie Nelson
Johnny Cash
CCR
Dylan
Stones
Paul Simon
Beatles
Dubliners
Dr. John
Ray Charles
Setup requirements
I can provide a full PA system but will need power.
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