David Marais – Quality Live Acoustic Music

Originally from beautiful Cape Town, South Africa, entertaining audiences with my acoustic songs that cover hundreds of old and new favorites, in addition to his original compositions. My laid-back pristine vocal and guitar music makes the perfect addition to your event, from live music pubs and restaurants, to private bookings for rehearsal dinners, weddings and corporate parties, to patio parties and holiday celebrations.

My musical wheelhouse is very vast and ranges from James Taylor to Fleetwood Mac, from Louis Armstrong to Ed Sheeran. I currently play over 2000 songs (covers of favorites and a lot of originals too), and am constantly adding to my repertoire), and cover the gamut of singer-songwriter favorites, classic rock, jazz and folk – and, of course, all the great pub sing-alongs.

I have been playing live acoustic music professionally for 30 years in various venues, and, importantly, I am extremely professional – I am punctual, I provide all my own sound equipment, I do not take onerously long breaks like many other musicians do, (in fact, I typically perform for 2-3 hours without taking a break), and can cater my performance to meet any specific needs.

I currently play over 2,000 classic and beloved songs, covering multiple genres and time periods, including my own collection of growing original music too.

I play everything from James Taylor’s iconic classics like “Fire and Rain” to Bob Dylan’s catalogue, “America Pie” (Don McLean)… pretty much most of the golden era 70s singer-songwriter songs that one can think of.

Here is a small sample of the songs I play:

Africa- Toto
Against the Wind-Bob Seger
Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone-Bill Withers
Allison-Elvis Costello
All at Sea-Jamie Cullum
All I need is a miracle-Mike and the Mechanics
All I want is you-U2
All night long-Lionel Richie
All these things that I’ve done-The Killers
All this time-Sting
Always on my mind- Willie Nelson
Always on your side
Sheryl Crow
America
Neil Diamond
All you need is love
Beatles
American girl
Tom Petty
American Pie
Don McLean
American tune
Paul Simon
Amy
Pure Prairie League

And it stoned me
Van Morrison
Annie’s song
John Denver
Another brick in the wall
Pink Floyd
Another Saturday Night
Sam Cooke/Cat Stevens
Ants marching
Dave Matthews Band
Arms of Mary
Sutherland Brothers
As is
Ani Difranco
As tears fall
The Samples
Asimbonanga
Johnny Clegg
At last
Etta James
Auld Lang Syne
Traditional New Year’s song
Avalon
Roxy Music
Baby can I hold you tonight
Tracy Chapman
Babylon
David Gray
Bad Bad Leroy Brown
Jim Croce
Bad moon rising
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Ball of Kerry’muir
Jim Croce/Scottish traditional
Beast of burden
The Rolling Stones
Beautiful Day
U2
Beautiful world
Colin Hay
Better Man
Pearl Jam
Better Together
Jack Johnson
Beyond the sea
Bobby Darin
Billie Jean
Michael Jackson
Black Balloon
Goo Goo Dolls
Blister in the sun
Violent Femmes
Blood of Eden
Peter Gabriel
Blowing in the wind
Bob Dylan
Book of love
Peter Gabriel
Born in the USA
Bruce Springsteen
The Boxer
Simon and Garfunkel
Both sides now
Joni Mitchell
Boys of Summer
Don Henley
Bridge over troubled water
Simon and Garfunkel
Broken Wings
Mister Mister
Brothers in arms
Dire Straits
Brown eyed girl
Van Morrison
Budapest
George Ezra
Buffalo soldier
Bob Marley
Building a mystery
Sarah McLachlan
Burn one down
Ben Harper
Can’t keep it in
Cat Stevens
Can you read my mind
The Killers
Caravan
Van Morrison
Careless love
Bessie Smith
Carolina on my mind
James Taylor
Cat’s in the Cradle
Harry Chapin
The Cave
Mumford and Sons
Cause
Rodriguez
Celtic new year
Van Morrison
Circle of Life
Elton John
Cleaning windows
Van Morrison
Climb up on my music
Rodriguez
Clocks
Coldplay
Close to me
The Cure
Closer to fine
Indigo Girls
Cocaine
Eric Clapton
Come away with me
Nora Jones
Come on get higher
Matt Nathanson
Copperline
James Taylor
Cotton Fields
Creedence Clearwater Revival
(Walking down a) Country Road
James Taylor
Country Roads
John Denver
The Crane Wife/Sons and Daughters
The Decemberists
Crash
Dave Matthews Band
Crazy
Seal
Crazy
Willie Nelson
Crazy love
Van Morrison
The Crossing (Osiyezo)
Johnny Clegg
Crucify your mind
Rodriguez
Cry Love
John Hiatt
Dancing in the dark
Bruce Springsteen

Dancing in the moonlight
King Harvest
Daniel
Elton John
Danny Boy
Irish traditional
Danny’s song
Kenny Loggins
Day O
Harry Belafonte
Defying Gravity
from the musical “Wicked”
Dela
Johnny Clegg
Desperado
Eagles
Devils and dust
Bruce Springsteen
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Paul Simon
Dice
Finley Quaye
Dignity
Deacon Blue
Distant Sun
Crowded House
Don’t get me wrong
The Pretenders
Don’t give up
Peter Gabriel
Don’t know why
Nora Jones
Don’t let me down
Beatles
Don’t panic
Coldplay
Don’t stand so close to me
The Police
Don’t stop
Fleetwood Mac
Don’t stop believing
Journey
Don’t you forget about me
Simple Minds
Don’t think twice
Bob Dylan
Down on the corner
Creedence Clearwater Revival

Song Title
Original artist
Down to earth
Peter Gabriel
Down under
Men at Work
Dreadlock holiday
10CC
Dreamgirl
Dave Matthews Band
Drift away
Dobie Gray
Driving with the brakes on
Del Amitri
Drops of jupiter
Train
Dweller on the threshold
Van Morrison
End of the Game
Sting
End of the innocence
Don Henley
Englishman in New York
Sting
Enjoy the silence
Depeche Mode
Escape (The Pina Colada song)
Rupert Holmes
Establishment blues
Rodriguez
Everlasting love
Howard Jones
Every breath you take
The Police
Everyday is like Sunday
Morrissey
Every time you go away
Hall and Oates
Everybody wants to rule the world
Tears for Fears
Everybody’s talkin’
Harry Nillson
Every day
Phil Collins
Eye of the hurricane
David Wicox
Eyes of blue
Paul Carrack
Fairytale of New York
The Pogues

Faith
George Michael
Faithful
Go West
Faithfully
Journey
Fallen
Lauren Wood
Falling Slowly
Glen Hansard
Fast car
Tracy Chapman
Father and son
Cat Stevens
Ferry cross the Mersey
Gerry and the Pacemakers
Fields of gold
Sting
Fifty ways to leave your lover
Paul Simon
Fire and rain
James Taylor
Fireflies
Owl City
First cut is the deepest
Cat Stevens
Fisherman’s blues
The Waterboys
Fix you
Coldplay
Fly me to the moon
Frank Sinatra
For good
From the musical “Wicked”
For what it’s worth
Buffalo Springfield
Forever in blue jeans
Neil Diamond
Forever young
Alphaville
Forever young
Bob Dylan
Forever young
Rod Stewart
Forget it
Rodriguez
Fortunate son
Creedence Clearwater Revival

Free Falling
Tom Petty
Friday I’m in love
The Cure
Friends in low places
Garth Brooks
Galileo
Indigo Girls
Georgia on my mind
Ray Charles
Get back
Beatles
Get here if you can
Oleta Adams
Get Lucky
Daft Punk
Get out the map
Indigo Girls
Ghost
Indigo Girls
Girls just wanna have fun
Cyndi Lauper
Girlfriend in a coma
The Smiths
Give a little bit
Supertramp
God bless the broken road
Rascal Flatts
Gone gone gone
Philip Phillips
Graceland
Paul Simon
Great heart of Africa
Johnny Clegg
Green eyes
Coldplay
Hallelujah
Leonard Cohen
Handle me with care
Traveling Wilburys
Have a little faith in me
John Hiatt
Have you ever seen the rain
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Heart of gold
Neil Young
Heat of the moment
Asia

Heaven
Bryan Adams
Helpless
Neil Young
Here comes the sun
Beatles
Hey Jude
Beatles
High life again
Steve Winwood
Ho Hey
Lumineers
Home
Michael Buble
Home
Philip Phillips
Hotel California
Eagles
House of Stone and Light
Martin Page
How long has this been going on?
Paul Carrack
How soon is now?
The Smiths
Human
The Killers
Human Nature
Michael Jackson
Hungry heart
Bruce Springsteen
Hurt
Johnny Cash
I am sailing
Rod Stewart
I can’t make you love me
Bonnie Raitt
I grieve
Peter Gabriel
I hung my head
Sting
I just don’t think I’ll ever get over you
Colin Hay
I love this bar
Toby Keith
Imagine
John Lennon
I shot the sheriff
Eric Clapton

I still haven’t found what I’m looking for
U2
I want to know what love is
Foreigner
I was brought to my senses
Sting
I will wait
Mumford and Sons
I won’t back down
Tom Petty
I won’t give up
Jason Mraz
I wonder
Rodriguez
I’ll be seeing you
Frank Sintara
I’m on Fire
Bruce Springsteen
I’m yours
Jason Mraz
If I had a boat
Lyle Lovett
If I had a million dollars
Bare Naked Ladies
If not now
Tracy Chapman
Impi
Johnny Clegg
In the sky
Mark Knopfler
In your eyes
Peter Gabriel
Indiana
The Samples
Inner City Blues
Rodriguez
Island in the Sun
Weezer
Jack and Diane
John Mellencamp
Jane S. Piddy
Rodriguez
Jumping Jack Flash
The Rolling Stones
Just like Greta Garbo
Van Morrison
Isn’t she lovely
Stevie Wonder

Just the way it is
Bruce Hornsby
Just the way you are
Billy Joel
Just the way you are
Bruno Marrs
Just the way you look tonight
Frank Sinatra
Kodachrome
Paul Simon
Kyrie
Mister Mister
Landslide
Fleetwood Mac
Late in the evening
Paul Simon
Lately
Stevie Wonder
Lay down Sally
Eric Clapton
Leader of the band
Dan Fogelberg
Learning to fly
Tom Petty
Leaving of Liverpool
Irish traditional
Let her go
Passenger
Let there be love
Nat King Cole
Levon
Elton John
Light my fire
The Doors
Like a Rolling Stone
Bob Dylan
Living on a prayer
Bon Jovi
Living years
Mike and the Mechanics
Lola
The Kinks
Long train running
The Doobie Brothers
Looking back over my shoulder
Mike and the Mechanics
Looking out my back door
Creedence Clearwater Revival

Love of my life
Queen
Love Cats
The Cure
Lovesong
The Cure
Love the one you’re with
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Beatles
Mack the Knife
Bobby Darin
Mad World
Tears for Fears
Maggie May
Rod Stewart
Margaritaville
Jimmy Buffett
Maxwell’s silver hammer
Beatles
Maybe
Ingrid Michaelson
Me and Julio
Paul Simon
Message in a bottle
The Police
Mexico
James Taylor
Missing you
John Waite
Moondance
Van Morrison
Moonshadow
Cat Stevens
Mona Lisas and Madhatters
Elton John
More than Words
Extreme
Morning has broken
Cat Stevens
Mother
Pink Floyd
Mother and child reunion
Paul Simon
Moving out
Billy Joel
Mrs Robinson
Simon and Garfunkel

Mustang Sally
Wilson Pickett
Never die young
James Taylor
The Nighshift
The Commodores
Night moves
Bob Seger
No one is to blame
Howard Jones
No woman no cry
Bob Marley
Not the only one
Sam Smith
Nothing but flowers
Talking Heads
Nothing Man
Pearl Jam
Obla Di Obla Da
Beatles
Octopus’s garden
Beatles
Oh, very young
Cat Stevens
Olana
Marc Cohn
Old dirt hill
Dave Matthews Band
On and On
Stephen Bishop
Once in a lifetime
Talking Heads
One
U2
One day
Matisyahu
One hundred years
Five for fighting
Only living boy in New York
Paul Simon
One safe place
Marc Cohn
Only you can love me this way
Keith Urban
Operator
Jim Croce
Overkill
Men at Work

Paradise
Coldplay
Payphone
Maroon 5
Peace train
Cat Stevens
Penny Lane
Beatles
Penny Lover
Lionel Richie
Persuasion
Richard Thompson
People Watching
Jack Johnson
Piano Man
Billy Joel
Pictures of you
The Cure
Pink Houses
John Mellencamp
Please forgive me
David Gray
Poker Face
Lady Ga Ga
Pretty amazing grace
Neil Diamond
Pride (In the name of love)
U2
The Promise
Tracy Chapman
Promises
Eric Clapton
Proud Mary
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Psycho Killer
Talking Heads
Purple rain
Prince
The Remedy
Jason Mraz
Redemption song
Bob Marley
Rich Folks Hoax
Rodriguez
Right here waiting
Richard Marx
Ring of fire
Johnny Cash

A River
Joni Mitchell
River of dreams
Billy Joel
Road to Ensenada
Lyle Lovett
Roar
Katie Perry
Rock the Casbah
The Clash
Rocket man
Elton John
Rocky mountain high
John Denver
Rolling in the deep
Adele
Romeo and Juliet
Dire Straits
Roxanne
The Police
Rude
Magic!
Running down a dream
Tom Petty
Running on empty
Jackson Browne
Sail away
David Gray
Same old lang syne
Dan Fogelberg
Satellite
Dave Matthews Band
Save Tonight
Eagle Eye Cherry
Say what you need to say
John Mayer
Scatterlings of Africa
Johnny Clegg
The Scientist
Coldplay
Secret garden
Bruce Springsteen
Secret world
Peter Gabriel
Send me on my way
Rusted Root
September grass
James Taylor

Shape of my heart
Sting
She talks to angels
Black Crowes
She’s got a way
Billy Joel
Shotgun down the avalanche
Shawn Colvin
Should I stay or should I go
The Clash
(I want you to) Show me the way
Peter Frampton
Shower the people
James Taylor
Silent running
Mike and the Mechanics
Silver Thunderbird
Marc Cohn
Silver words
Rodriguez
Sing Loud
Alpha Rev
Sister Golden Hair
America
Sky full of stars
Coldplay
Slave to love
Bryan Ferry
Sledgehammer
Peter Gabriel
Slip sliding away
Paul Simon
So lonely
The Police
Solsbury Hill
Peter Gabriel
Somebody’s baby tonight
Jackson Browne
Somebody Like You
Keith Urban
Someone like you
Van Morrison
Something fine
Jackson Browne
Something inside so strong
Labi Siffre
Something so strong
Crowded House

Somewhere over the rainbow
Judy Garland
Sons and Daughters
The Decemberists
Southern Cross
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Space between
Dave Matthews Band
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin
Stay
Sam Smith
Stand by me
Ben E. King
Steal my kisses
Ben Harper
Stir it up
Bob Marley
The story
Brandi Carlisle
Story of my life
One Direction
Stranded
Van Morrison
Streets in the rain
The Samples
Streets of Philadelphia
Bruce Springsteen
Such a night
Dr John
Sugarman
Rodriguez
Sultans of swing
Dire Straits
Summer of 69
Bryan Adams
Summer Time
George Gershwin
Sunday bloody Sunday
U2
Sunday morning
Maroon 5
Sundown
Gordon Lightfoot
Sunny afternoon
The Kinks
Sunny came home
Shawn Colvin

Sunshine on my shoulders
John Denver
Suspicious minds
Elvis Presley
Sweet baby James
James Taylor
Sweet Caroline
Neil Diamond
Sweet dreams are made of this
Eurythmics
Sweet thing
Van Morrison
Take the time to look in front of you
Freddy Jones Band
Talking about a revolution
Tracy Chapman
Tears in Heaven
Eric Clapton
Tequila Sunrise
Eagles
The things we’ve handed down
Marc Cohn
The waiting
Tom Petty
The weight
The Band
There’s a light that never goes out
The Smiths
These days
Jackson Browne
Thinking out loud
Ed Sheeran
This charming man
The Smiths
Those were the days
Traditional
Throwing it all away
Genesis
Time after time
Cyndi Lauper
Time of your life (Good Riddance)
Green Day
Tiny Dancer
Elton John
Train in Vain
The Clash
Trouble
Ray La Montagne

True Companion
Marc Cohn
Two thousand miles
The Pretenders
Under African skies
Paul Simon
Under my thumb
The Rolling Stones
Under the bridge
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Under the milky way
The Church
Upside down
Jack Johnson
Use me
Bill Withers
Valerie
Steve Winwood
Vincent
Don McLean
Viva La Vida
Coldplay
Volcano
Jimmy Buffett
Wait in Vain
Bob Marley
Waiting on the world to change
John Mayer
Wake me up
Avicii
Walk on the wild side
Lou Reed
Walk through the world
Marc Cohn
Walking in Memphis
Marc Cohn
Walking on Sunshine
Karina and the Waves
Watching the detectives
Elvis Costello
Wave on wave
Pat Green
Waving Flag
K’Naan
Weeping
Bright Blue
What a wonderful world
Louis Armstrong

When I grow up
from the musical “Mathilda”
When I’m 64
Beatles
When the leaves comes falling down
Van Morrison
When the stars go blue
Ryan Adams
Where do the children play
Cat Stevens
Where the streets have no name
U2
Whiskey in the Jar
Irish traditional
Whispering Jesse
John Denver
Why don’t we get drunk and screw
Jimmy Buffett
Why Georgia Why
John Mayer
Why should I cry for you
Sting
Wild flowers
Tom Petty
Wild horses
The Rolling Stones
Wild Rover
Irish traditional
Wild World
Cat Stevens
With or without you
U2
Who wouldn’t want to be me
Keith Urban
Wonderful tonight
Eric Clapton
Yellow
Coldplay
Yesterday
Beatles
You can close your eyes
James Taylor
You can count on me like 1-2-3
Bruno Marrs
You can leave your hat on
Joe Cocker/Randy Newman
You don’t know how it feels
Tom Petty

You don’t mess around with Jim
Jim Croce
Your smiling face
James Taylor
You’re beautiful
James Blunt
You’re in my heart, you’re in my soul
Rod Stewart
You’re my best friend
Queen
You’re the world to me
David Gray
You’ve got a friend
James Taylor
You’ve got a friend in me
Randy Newman
You’ve got to hide your love away
Beatles
Your body is a wonderland
John Mayer
Your love
The Outfield
Your song
Elton John

Original songs
Written and composed by David Marais
31 reasons
David Marais
Beautiful Degenerate
David Marais
Dome of Saint Paul’s
David Marais
Free
David Marais
Heal
David Marais
Ice Cream
David Marais
If you are the reason
David Marais
Perplexity
David Marais
Prayer
David Marais
Snow Falling
David Marais

Surf in with the tide
David Marais
Sweet Day
David Marais
Tied together
David Marais
Where the taxi drivers sleep
David Marais

Holiday season songs
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
On the little road to Bethlehem
I’ll be home for Christmas
Colorado Christmas
In the bleak midwinter
The Christmas song
White Christmas
Walking in a winter wonderland
A River
Santa Claus is coming to town
Two thousand miles
Jungle Bells rock
Fairytale of New York
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Frosty the snowman
Same old lang syne

Music Type:

Covers of well known songs

Original music

Live Music

Main Music Style:

Pop Rock – Classic

All Music Styles:

Country – Folk, Motown – Soul – RnB, Pop Rock – Classic, Pop Rock – Modern, Scottish – Irish – Celtic – Ceilidh, Indie, , Festive – Religious

Performance language(s):

English

Size options:

1 musician(s)

Vocal options:

MaIe Singer

Instrument options:

Acoustic Guitar