Description | Price |
Solo (3 hr) | $400 (CAD) |
Duo (3 hr) - Percussion OR Bass (Upright Available) | $625 (CAD) |
Trio (3 hr) | $850 (CAD) |
Willing to negotiate pay and/or additional time | $0 (CAD) |
Original Song Created For Event | $500 (CAD) |
Ryan Thomas Smelle is a singer/songwriter that has been playing in and around the Niagara Region for over 20 years. He is often found performing solo as ‘Ryan Thomas Smelle’ or as a duo/trio under the names of ‘Ryan Thomas Duo’ or ‘Ryan Thomas Trio’ respectively. His music crosses many genres and includes acoustic, folk, pop, rock, country and adult contemporary. Ryan will liven up any venue with his charismatic performing and interactive crowd engagement all while providing some ear pleasing melodies.
Ryan is open to a variety of cover performances, playing hits from the 60’s to today in a variety of genres. Open to requests and has the ability write an original song for your event (with enough notice).
He prides himself at being volume appropriate, interactive and engaging family friendly music that will make you tap your foot or dance along.
Sample Cover Songs List of Commonly Requested Songs and Mash Ups
Folsom Prison – Johnny Cash
Good Riddance – Green Day
Brick In The Wall – Pink Floyd
Country Roads - John Denver
Mrs. Robinson – Lemonheads
Handle With Care – Traveling Wilburries
All The Small Things – Blink 182
Don’t You Forget About Me – Simple Minds
Pumped Up Kicks – Foster The People
Mary Jane – Tom Petty (+ harmonica)
Chicken Fried – Zach Brown Band
Stand By Me - Ben E. King
Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears
Copperhead Road - Steve Earle
500 Miles - The Proclaimers
Budapest - George Ezra
On The Road Again - Willie Nelson
Layla - Eric Clapton
Riverboat Fantasy - David Wilcox
Help (Mash Up) - Post Malone
Save Tonight – Eagle Eye Cherry
A Bar Song (Tipsy) - Shaboozey
I Want You To Want Me – Cheap Trick
Sedated + Blitzkrieg Bop – Ramones
Blister In The Sun – Violent Femmes
Ring Of Fire – Social D. Cover of Johnny Cash
Rock This Town – Stray Cats
Ruby Soho – Rancid
One I Love – REM
Fishing In The Dark - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Riptide - Vance Joy
She Is Love – Oasis Sex/I’m On Fire (Mash Up) – Kings of Leon/The Boss
Happy Together – The Turtles
Build Me Up Buttercup – The Foundations
Daydream Believer/Adan Sandler (Mash Up) – Monkees Gold On Ceiling – Black Keys
Holiday – Green Day
Mr. Brightside – The Killers
Joker – Steve Miller
Drink In My Hand - Eric Church
Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand
Fix You – Coldplay
Someday – The Strokes
What I Got – Sublime
Faith – George Micheal
All The Things I’ve done – Killers
Burn One Down – Ben Harper
Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
Feel Like Making Love – Bad Company
Heart Of Gold – Neil Young (+ harmonica)
Basketcase – Green Day
Big Me – Foo Fighters
I Go Blind – 54-40
Wonderwall – Oasis
I’m A Believer/Frozen (Mash Up) – Monkees
Sit Down – James
Passenger – Iggy Pop
Bad Moon Rising – CCR
Stuck In Middle – Stealers Wheels
She – Green Day
Clumsy – Our Lady Peace
Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
Lonely Boy – Black Keys
Warning – Green Day
Polly – Nirvana
Sex and Candy – Marcy Playground
Skulls – Misfits
Wasting Time – Blink 182
Won’t Back Down – Petty/J. Cash (+ harmonica)
Knocking On Heaven’s Door – Bob Dylan/G’N’R
Lucky Man – Verve
Redemption Song – Bob Marley
Hasn’t Hit Me Yet – Blue Rodeo
Love Song – Cure/311
Hurt – NIN/J. Cash
Good – Better Than Ezra
Swing Life Away – Rise Against
Patience – G’N’R
Ho Hey – Lumineers
Drunk On A Plane – Dierks Bentley
Ocean Pearl – 54-40
Karma Police- Radiohead
Audience Of One – Rise Against
Hey Delilah – Plain White T’s
Follow You Into The Dark – Death Cab for Cutie
Lazy Song – Bruno Mars
New Orleans Is Sinking – The Hip
Middle – Jimmy Eat World
Don’t Look Back in Anger – Oasis
Elderly Woman Behind Counter – Pearl Jam
Wheat Kings – The Hip
Nautical Disaster – The Hip
The Cave – Mumford & Sons
Homeboy – Adorable
Wagon Wheel – Darius Rucker
Hey Jealousy – Gin Blossoms
Learn To Fly – Foo Fighters
Just Like Heaven – Cure
Get A Job – Offspring
Learning To Fly – Tom Petty
Santeria – Sublime
Help – Beatles
Free Falling – Tom Petty
Personal Jesus – Depeche Mode
Have You Ever Seen Rain – CCR
Who’ll Stop Rain – CCR
Bridge To Nowhere – Sam Roberts
This Town – Niall Horan
Swinging On A Star – Bing Crosby
Don’t Think Twice – Bob Dylan
She’s Kerosene – Interrupters
Broken – Lovely The Band
Don’t Worry, Be Happy (Mash Up) – Bobby McFerrin
Hurt So Good – John Cougar Mellencamp
Runaway Train – Soul Asylum
Take On Me – Ah-ha
Leather Jacket – Arkells
Can’t Always Get What You Want – Rolling Stones
Into Great Wide Open – Tom Petty
Radioactive – Imagine Dragons
Shot Of Glory – Washboard Union
Sit Next To Me – Foster The People
Shotgun – George Ezra
Sawed Off Shotgun – Glorious Sons
Turn The Page – Bob Seger
Where Is My Mind – Pixies
Mother Mary – Foxborough Hottubs
Stacy’s Mom – Fountains Of Wayne
Island In The Sun – Weezer
Harvest Moon – Neil Young
99 Red Balloons – Goldfinger/Nina
Buddy Holly – Weezer Walls – Tom Petty
Some Might Say – Oasis
Paint It Black – Rolling Stones
Nothing Else Matters – Metallica
I Will Survive – Cake
Summer Of 69 – Bryan Adams
Behind Blue Eyes – Who/Limp Biz-kit
Sweet Child Of Mine – G’N’R
Lost Together – Blue Rodeo
Here For A Good Time – Trooper
Gambler – Kenny Rogers
American Pie – Don McLean
Old Time Rock N’ Roll – Bob Seger
One – U2
The Weight – The Band
Don’t Wanna Grow Up – Tom Waits
Last Kiss – Pearl Jam
Taking Care Of Business – BTO
‘Til I’m Myself Again – Blue Rodeo
Black – Pearl Jam
Soul To Squeeze – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Bohemian Like You – The Dandy Warhols
Ball & Chain – Social Distortion
Half World Away – Oasis
If I Had A Million Dollars – Bare Naked Ladies
Jet Plane – John Denver
Blues/Wyclef Medley Reaper Medley
Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
Friday I’m In Love - Cure
Hurt - NIN/Johnny Cash
Get Along - Kenny Chesney
Walk Of Life - Dire Straits
Sympathy For The Devil - Rolling Stones
8 Days A Week - Beatles
And many more…
Happy to play songs at the audiences request
Performance area (happy to squeeze into any space).
One standard outlet.
If lighting requested (additional fee, space and outlet required)
Set up:
30 mins
Performance time:
1 to 4 hrs
*Optional:
Cocktail hours + Dance Party (Prices can be discussed)
Typical venues:
Private events (ie. weddings, anniversaries, birthdays)
Corporate events
Wineries
Breweries
Pubs/Restaurants
*Currently booking into 2025
Can provide battery amplifier
PA / sound system included
Male vocalist