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.
Folsom Prison – Johnny Cash
Good Riddance – Green Day
Chicken Fried - Zack Brown Band
Country Roads - John Denver
Brick In The Wall – Pink Floyd
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)
Black – Pearl Jam
Save Tonight – Eagle Eye Cherry
Ball & Chain – Social Distortion
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
Soul To Squeeze – Red Hot Chili Peppers
She Is Love – Oasis
Sex/I’m On Fire – Kings of Leon/The Boss
Happy Together – The Turtles
Build Me Up Buttercup – The Foundations
Daydream Believer – Monkees
Gold On Ceiling – Black Keys
Holiday – Green Day
Mr. Brightside – The Killers
Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand
Bohemian Like You – The Dandy Warhols
Joker – Steve Miller
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 – Monkees
Sit Down – James
Passenger – Iggy Pop
Clumsy – Our Lady Peace
Bad Moon Rising – CCR
Stuck In Middle – Stealers Wheels
She – Green Day
Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
Lonely Boy – Black Keys
Warning – Green Day
Wasting Time – Blink 182
Half World Away – Oasis
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
Spirits – Strumbellas
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
Deadheart – Midnight Oil/Alexisonfire
Don’t Look Back in Anger – Oasis
Elderly Woman Behind Counter – Pearl Jam
Wheat Kings – The Hip
Nautical Disaster – The Hip
Shame About Ray – Lemonheads
Into Your Arms – Lemonheads
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
Pompeii – Bastille
Have You Ever Seen Rain – CCR
Who’ll Stop Rain – CCR
Live Forever – Oasis
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 – Bobby McFerrson
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
Mr. Cab Driver – Lenny Kravitz
Mother Mary – Foxborough Hottubs
Stacy’s Mom – Fountains Of Wayne
Want You To – Weezer
Rock Free World – Neil Young
99 Red Balloons – Goldfinger/Nina
Buddy Holly – Weezer
I Hear You Calling – Gob
Hell Song – Sum 41 For
Walls – Tom Petty
Scientist – Coldplay
New Slang – Shins
– Foo Fighters
Some Might Say – Oasis
Paint It Black – Rolling Stones
Nothing Else Matters – Metallica
I Will Survive – Cake
Let It Be – Beatles
Summer Of 69 – Bryan Adams
Behind Blue Eyes – Who/Limp Bizkit
With Or Without You – U2
Sweet Child Of Mine – G’N’R
Like A Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan
Lost Together – Blue Rodeo
Glycerine – Bush
Here For A Good Time – Trooper
People Are Strange – Doors
Gambler – Kenny Rogers
Living On A Prayer – Bon Jovi
American Pie – Don McLean
We’re Not Gonna Take It – Twister Sister
One – U2
The Weight – The Band
Seven Nation Army – White Stripes
Don’t Wanna Grow Up – Tom Waits
Everything You Want – Vertical Horizon
Last Kiss – Pearl Jam
Taking Care Of Business – BTO
‘Til I’m Myself Again – Blue Rodeo
Walking Contradiction – Green Day
Son Of Gun/Molly’s Lips – Nirvana
Dammit – Blink 182
Sex N’ Candy – Marcy Playground
Here’s To The Night – Eve 6
Ahole – Dennis Leary
Baby Britain – Elliot Smith
Married With Children – Oasis
If I Had A Million Dollars – Bare Naked Ladies
Jet Plane – John Denver
And many more…
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