Ray

Ray's nights usually start with music people can eat and talk over, then move into light rock for dancing, and on to country and old-fashioned rock 'n' roll if the crowd's up for it. He's a solo performer working to his own tracks. The set-up is compact, fitting comfortably in 3 x 3 metres with power nearby, and he gets a full sound out of it at a comfortable volume. The repertoire runs past 400 songs, from Killing Me Softly and Under the Boardwalk early on, through Sailing and Tennessee Waltz, to Lay Down Sally, Country Roads, Johnny B. Goode and Honky Tonk Women. Aged care entertainment is a speciality, and he plays weddings, corporate functions, pubs, bars, festivals and markets as well. He reads the room and adjusts the list on the night. Ray is based in Toowoomba, carries public liability insurance and travels up to 200 km.