Jumpstart

Rock, Pop, Dance & Ceilidh Covers Duo

About Jumpstart's Music

Music Genre:Rock, pop, dance, ceilidh. Everything from 60s to current hits.
Area Covered: Throughout Scotland and the UK
Instruments: Lead guitars, bass guitar, acoustic guitar and backing tracks

What Makes Jumpstart Special?

• A big sound for a duo
• Fun loving and friendly band
• Superb songs
• The most amazing guitar playing
• Tailor the music to suit your event
• Great live performance

Whether it matters to you that they are a fun loving, friendly band or that they sound like a collaboration between Sting and Queen's Brian May, Jumpstart is the band for you. Paul Newman's melodic and passionate singing has drawn many comments that he sounds like Sting while Neil's guitar playing has that deft touch that sets him apart with subtle accompanying rhythms and soaring, effortless and compelling solos, this combination gives you a big, big sound for a duo.

Their top professional backing tracks, compact, high quality modern PA and lighting gives a full Hi-Fi and HD effect to their performances while their classic songs all the way through the last five decades will fulfill everyones tastes. Jumpstart are really happy, friendly guys who love what they do and are ready to adjust what they play to what you like. With up to forty minutes of called ceilidh dances they can round off your evening with everything you want.

Sample Song List

• Roy Orbison - Pretty Woman
• Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark
• The Beatles - Ballad of John & Yoko
• The Police - Every Breath You Take
• Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds, Hounddog
• Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar
• Oasis - Roll with it, Songbird
• Keane - Somewhere Only We Know
• Coldplay - In My Place
• Rod Stewart - Maggie May
• Stevie Wonder - Signed Sealed Delivered, I Wish
• Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love, I Want To Break Free
• Wilson Pickett - Soul Man, Mustang Sally, Midnight Hour
• Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
• Prince - Purple Rain
• David Bowie - Let’s Dance, Rebel Rebel, Heroes
• Eric Clapton - Before You Accuse Me
• U2 - Elevation
• Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile
• Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the Jar
• Waterboys - Fisherman’s Blues
• Travis - Why Does it Rain on Me
• The Proclaimers - 500 Miles
• Lynard Skynard - Sweet Home Alabama
• T-Rex - Get it On
• The Monkeys - I’m a Believer
• REM - Everybody Hurts
• Elton John - Your Song, Crocodile Rock
• Sting - Fields of Gold

• Robbie Williams - Strong, Old Before I Die
• Bad Company - Can’t Get Enough of Your Love
• Paul Weller - Broken Stones
• Tom Jones - Mama Told Me Not to Come
• Billy Ray Cirus - Achy Breaky Heart
• The Commodores - Easy
• Earth Wind & Fire - September
• Led Zeppelin - Rock ‘n’ Roll
• Radiohead - Creep
• AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
• Tony Christie - Amarillo
• Scissor Sisters - Don't feel like dancing
• Hot Chocolate - Everyone's a winner
• The Beatles - Drive my Car
• Keane - Is it any Wonder
• Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
• Tom Jones - It's not Unusual
• Frank Sinatra - That's Life, The Lady is a Tramp
• Bobby Darrin - Mac The Knife
• Aerosmith - Jaded
• Bob Marley - Jammin'
• Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
• The Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby
• Take That - Patience
• Paulo Nutini - New Shoes
• Dave lee Roth - Just a Gigalo
• Brian Adams - Summer of 69
• Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Dani California
• Ceilidh Dances: Strip the willow , Dashing white sergeant, Millitary Two Step, St. Bernard's Waltz