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I've been playing in bars, pubs, clubs, arenas, and theatres all over the world for more than twenty years now. I play in my home town Dublin Ireland regularly as well as all over Europe, Asia, and America. I have played at weddings, corporate events, and music festivals. I play a variety of styles and genres including Irish folk, rock and roll, pop, country, bluegrass, blues, heavy metal, hip hop, and any others you can think of. I can perform as a solo act, as part of a duo, trio, or full band show. Check the testimonials below.
"As a long-time Folkpunk, Celtic Punk, Irish Folk Punk fan, I found the line-up perfect. It started with the Gavin Carpenter Duo, two men, alone on the big stage. Vocals, guitar and a cajon, that was all to give the audience a taste for the rest of the evening. Personally, I really enjoyed this hour of folk music and I was certainly not alone. The people sang along and clapped along, Gavin Carpenter took the audience to the Emerald Isle musically with his discreet, not at all obtrusive manner and looked very good in his fine suit."
"Made in Ireland" is the name of the festival, but it only features one real Irishman. Gavin Carpenter travels directly from Dublin to Neu-Ulm. Squeezed into his tour schedule between two gigs in Dublin's Temple Bar pub district. His motto in Neu-Ulm as well: "No Fillers, only Killers." With a best-of-Irish folk, from traditional hits like "Back Home in Derry" to hits by the Pogues, Carpenter goes from zero to 100. Remarkably, the Johnny Cash look-alike would also pass for a double of the "Man in Black" vocally with his covers."
VON OLIVER HELMSTÄDTER
= free travel (up to 45 miles)
Free falling Tom Petty and the Heart breakers
Save tonight Eagle Eye Cherry
Happy Farrell Williams
Don’t look back in anger Oasis
Get Lucky Daft Punk
Hard day’s night The Beatles
Little Lion man Mumford and son’s
Hot and cold Katie Perry
Wonderwall Oasis
Zombie The Cranberries
Mr Brightside The Killers
Stand by me Ben E King
Pompeii Bastielle
Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
Highway to hell AC/DC
Old town road Lil Naz X
Galway girl Steve Earle
The Wild Rover Dubliners
The fields of Athenry Dubliners
Whiskey in the jar Dubliners
Oh what a night Frank Valii and the four seasons
Walk the line Johnny Cash
Folsom prison blues Johnny Cash
Ring of Fire Johnny Cash
Cocaine blues Johnny Cash
Come up and see me Steve Harley and cockney rebel
Piano Man Billy Joel
Hard days night The Beatles
Belter Gerry Cinnamon
Stuck in the middle with you Steelers wheel
Satisfaction Rolling stones
Volaire The Gypsy Kings
Wonderwall Oasis
This is the Life Amy Mc Donald
Your so vain Carly Simon
American Pie Don Mc Clean
Highway to hell AC/DC
Supicious minds Elvis
Valery Amy Whitehouse
Cheap Thrills / Get busy Sia / Sean Paul
Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond
Blinding lights The weekend
Don’t look back in anger Oasis
Country roads John Denver
Come on Eileen Dexys Midnight runners
Proud Mary CCR
Gimme gimme gimme Abba
Knowing me knowing you Abba
Dancing Queen Abba
Baby give it up Kool and the gang
Tell me Ma medley Various
Grace Various
N17 Saw Doctors
Dirty old town Dubliners
Rocky road to Dublin Dubliners
Come out ye Black and tans Wolfe Tones
The Wild Rover Dubliners
The Irish Rover Dubliners
Lissdobherna Christy Moore
Rattling Bog Various
The star of the county Down Various
Fishermans blues The water boys
The Body of an American The Pogues
If I should fall from grace with god The Pogues
The Galway races Dubliners
The Rare ould Mountain Dew The Pogues / Dubliners
Cod Liver oil and the orange juice The Mary Wallopers
I’m a believer The Monkees
One U2
Red right hand Nick Cave
Moonlight Shadow Mike Oldfield
Crazy Gnarls Barkley
Knocking on heavans door Bob Dylan
Hey Jude The Beatles
With a little help from my friends The Beatles
Weather with you Crowded house
The Leaving of Liverpool Dubliners
As I roved out Christy Moore
The Black Velet band Dubliners
The foggy dew Dubliners
Seven drunken nights Dubliners
Wagon wheel Various
Rocky road Dubliners
Rattling bog Dubliners
Angels Robbie Williams
Piano Man Billy Joel
Bad Moon rising CCR
La Bamba Los Lobos
Shut up and dance Walk the moon
Brown eyed girl Van Morrison
I can see Clearly now Johnny Nash
Ever seen the rain CCR
The Gambler Kenny Rodgers
Take it easy The Eagles
Dancing in the Dark Bruce Springsteen
Jolene Dolly Parton
Watermelon sugar high Harry Styles
Stick Season Noah Kahn
A stage, monitoring and a mixing desk
I can provide a P.A. and lighting if required
I can do that
I've played indoor arenas and outdoor events
I don't really have a favourite type of event, happy to play anywhere anytime
I've been playing for over 25 years I started playing with friends and it became my job !
I've been influenced by any number of musicians and singers over the years, too many to mention.
set up times can be as little as 20 minutes, Performance times are typically two or three hours
Yes
I'm open tot suggestions
This is a sample review from an arena show in Germany.
Oliver Helmstädter neu ulmer zeitung
"Made in Ireland" is the name of the festival, but it only features one real Irishman. Gavin Carpenter travels directly from Dublin to Neu-Ulm. Squeezed into his tour schedule between two gigs in Dublin's Temple Bar pub district. His motto in Neu-Ulm as well: "No Fillers, only Killers." With a best-of-Irish folk, from traditional hits like "Back Home in Derry" to hits by the Pogues, Carpenter goes from zero to 100. Remarkably, the Johnny Cash look-alike would also pass for a double of the "Man in Black" vocally with his covers.
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