FAREWELCOME - Function / Party Band | Eastern Cape

Description

FAREWELCOME consists of an eclectic group of professional musicians who have worked the South African music scene for over a decade each. Members have performed in international theater productions, are degree qualified music teachers, have done contracts in Asia and graced stages in the USA. Each member brings their distinct knowledge of genres ranging from rock and blues to country, folk and even jazz. Every member of the band sings lead on songs best suited to their vocal range and style giving FAREWELCOME an advantage of being able to do justice to almost any song they choose. Their hi ... gh-energy performances are sure to get everybody moving and shaking from the first note to the last. Read More

Set-List

500 MILES THE PROCLAIMERS
ACHY BREAKY HEART BILLY RAY CYRUS
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE THE BEATLES
AFRICA TOTO
AIN'T NO SUNSHINE BILL WITHERS
ALL ABOUT THAT BASS MEGAN TRAYNOR
ALL ALONG THE WATCH TOWER JIMMY HENDRIX
ALL MY LOVING THE BEATLES
ALL RIGHT NOW FREE
ALL SHOOK UP ELVIS PRESLEY
ALL THAT SHE WANTS ACE OF BASE
ALL THE SMALL THINGS BLINK 182
ALL THESE THINGS THAT I'VE DONE THE KILLERS
ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE THE BEATLES
ALRIGHT SUPERGRASS
AMERICAN PIE DON MCLEAN
AN ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK STING
ANGEL SHAGGY
BACK TO BLACK AMY WINEHOUSE
BAD MOON RISING CCR
BAILAMOS ENRIQUE IGLESIA ... S
BEFORE YOU ACCUSE ME ERIC CLAPTON
BIG YELLOW TAXI JONI MITCHELL
BILLY JEAN MICHAEL JACKSON
BLACK HORSE AND THE CHERRY TREE KT TUNSTALL
BLACK MAGIC WOMAN SANTANA
BLISTER IN THE SUN VIOLENT FEMMES
BLUE JEANS LANA DEL REY
BORN TO BE WILD STEPPENWOLF
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S DEEP BLUE SOMETHING
BREAKFAST IN AMERICA SUPERSTRAMP
BRIMFUL OF ASHA CORNERSHOP
BROWN EYED GIRL VAN MORRISON
BUDAPEST GEORGE EZRA
BYE BYE LOVE THE EVERLY BROTHERS
CALIFORNIA DREAMING THE MAMAS AND THE PAPAS
CALIFORNICATION RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS
CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD KYLIE MINOGUE
CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU ELVIS PRESLEY
CECILIA SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
CHANGE THE WORLD ERIC CLAPTON
CHASING CARS SNOW PATROL
CHASING PAVEMENTS ADELE
CHEEK TO CHEEK ELLA FITZGERALD
CLOSER THE CHAIN SMOKERS
COCAINE JJ CALE
COCAINE BLUES JOHNNY CASH
COCO JAMBO MR PRESIDENT
COME AWAY WITH ME NORAH JONES
COME FLY WITH ME JAZZ STANDARD
COME TOGETHER THE BEATLES
COTTON FIELDS CCR
COUNT ON ME BRUNO MARS
COUNTRY ROADS JOHN DENVER
CRAZY GNARLS BARKLEY
CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE QUEEN
CRAZY LOVE VAN MORRISON
CRAZY LOVE VOL. II PAUL SIMON
CREEP RADIOHEAD
CROSSROADS CREAM
DANCE ME TO THE END OF LOVE LEONARD COHEN
DAY TRIPPER THE BEATLES
DIAMONDS ON THE SOLES OF HER SHOES PAUL SIMON
DON’T YOU WANT ME THE HUMAN LEAGUE
DON'T DREAM ITS OVER CROWDED HOUSE
DON'T KNOW WHY NORAH JONES
DON'T STOP BELIEVING JOURNEY
DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY BOBBY MCFERRIN
DREAMS FLEETWOOD MAC
DREAM THE EVERLY BROTHERS
DRESSED FOR SUCCESS ROXETTE
DRIVE INCUBUS
DROPS OF JUPITER TRAIN
END OF THE LINE THE TRAVELING WILBURYS
ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK STING
ENJOY THE SILENCE DEPECHE MODE
ERASE AND REWIND THE CARDIGANS
EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE THE POLICE
EVERYWHERE FLEETWOOD MAC
EYE OF THE TIGER SURVIVOR
FAITH GEORGE MICHAEL
FALL AT YOUR FEET CROWDED HOUSE
FEEL LIKE MAKING LOVE BAD COMPANY
FLY ME TO THE MOON JAZZ STANDARD
FOLSOM PRISON BLUES JOHNNY CASH
FOR THE LONGEST TIME BILLY JOEL
FOR WHAT ITS WORTH BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD
FORTUNATE SON CCR
FOXY LADY JIMMY HENDRIX
FREE FALLING TOM PETTY
FUNNY VALENTINE ELLA FITZGERALD
GET BACK THE BEATLES
GET IT ON T-REX
GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY JOHNNY CASH
GIRL FROM IPANEMA JAZZ STANDARD
GIRL YOU'LL BE A WOMAN SOON NEIL DIAMOND
GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN CINDY LAUPER
GONE GONE GONE PHILLIP PHILLIPS
GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU GEORGE HARRISON
GRACELAND PAUL SIMON
GRAVITY JOHN MAYER
GREAT HEART JOHNNY CLEGG
HALLELUJAH LEONARD COHEN
HAPPY PHARRELL WILLIAMS
HARVEST MOON NEIL YOUNG
HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU VAN MORRISON
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN CCR
HAZY SHADE OF WINTER SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
HEART OF GLASS BLONDIE
HEART OF GOLD NEIL YOUNG
HELLO MARY LOU CCR
HERE COMES THE SUN THE BEATLES
HERO ENRIQUE IGLESIAS
HEY BROTHER AVICII
HEY JUDE THE BEATLES
HEY YA OUTCAST
HO HEY THE LUMINEERS
HOME PHILLIP PHILLIPS
HOME MICHAEL BUBLE
HONKY TONK WOMAN THE ROLLING STONES
HOPE JOANNA EDDIE GRANT
HOTEL CALIFORNIA EAGLES
HOUND DOG ELVIS PRESLEY
HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN THE ANIMALS
HOW BIZARRE OMC
HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE BEE GEES
I AM I SAID NEIL DIAMOND
I GOT A WOMAN RAY CHARLES
I GOT STRIPES JOHNNY CASH
I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU HOOTIE AND THE BLOWFISH
I SAW HER STANDING THERE THE BEATLES
I WALK THE LINE JOHNNY CASH
I WANNA BE LIKE YOU THE JUNGLE BOOK
I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND THE BEATLES
I WANT YOU BACK JACKSON 5
I WILL FOLLOW YOU INTO THE DARK DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
I WILL WAIT MUMFORD AND SONS
I'M A BELIEVER THE MONKEYS
I'M ON FIRE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
IMAGINE JOHN LENNON
IN THE GHETTO ELVIS PRESLEY
IRON LION ZION BOB MARLEY
ISLANDS IN THE STREAM KENNY RODGERS, DOLLY PARTON
IT AIN'T ME BABE JOHNNY CASH
I'VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN JAZZ STANDARD
JACKSON JOHNNY CASH
JIVE TALKING BEE GEES
JOHNNY B GOODE CHUCK BERRY
JOLENE DOLLY PARTON
JUST THE TWO OF US BILL WITHERS
JUST THE WAY YOU ARE BILLY JOEL
KARMA POLICE RADIOHEAD
KIDS MGMT
KISS ME SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER
KNOCKING ON HEAVENS DOOR BOB DYLAN
KRYPTONITE THREE DOORS DOWN
LA BAMBA
LADY IN BLACK URIAH HEEP
LAND DOWN UNDER MEN AT WORK
LANDSLIDE FLEETWOOD MAC
LAST KISS PEARL JAM
LAYLA ERIC CLAPTON
LEMON TREE FOOLS GARDEN
LET HER GO PASSENGER
LET IT BE THE BEATLES
LET'S DO IT, LET'S FALL IN LOVE JAZZ STANDARD
LIGHT MY FIRE THE DOORS
LIGHTNING CRASHES LIVE
LIKE A ROLLING STONE BOB DYLAN
LITTLE LION MAN MUMFORD AND SONS
LIVING LA VIDA LOCA RICKY MARTIN
LODI CCR
LONELY BOY THE BLACK KEYS
LOOKING OUT MY BACKDOOR CCR
LOSER BECK
LOSING MY RELIGION REM
L-O-V-E FRANK SINATRA
LOVE YOURSELF JUSTIN BIEBER
LYIN' EYES EAGLES
MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE ADELE
MAN ON THE MOON REM
MARIA BLONDIE
ME AND BOBBY MCGEE KRIS KRISTOFFERSON
ME AND JULIO PAUL SIMON
MMM MMM MMM CRASH TEST DUMMIES
MORE THAN WORDS EXTREME
MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION PAUL SIMON
MR BRIGHTSIDE THE KILLERS
MRS ROBINSON SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME NINA SIMONE
MY FAVOURITE GAME THE CARDIGANS
MY WAY JAZZ STANDARD
NATURAL WOMAN CAROL KING
NEED YOU NOW LADY ANTEBELLUM
NEW YORK, NEW YORK JAZZ STANDARD
OBLADI OBLADA THE BEATLES
ON THE ROAD AGAIN WILLIE NELSON
OTHERSIDE RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS
OVER THE RAINBOW EVA CASSIDY
OYE COMO VA SANTANA
PAINT IT BLACK THE ROLLING STONES
PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC WILD CHERRY
POMPEII BASTILLE
PUMPED UP KICKS FOSTER THE PEOPLE
PURPLE RAIN PRINCE
REHAB AMY WINEHOUSE
RHIANNON FLEETWOOD MAC
RING OF FIRE JOHNNY CASH
ROADHOUSE BLUES THE DOORS
ROCK THIS TOWN STRAY CATS
RUDE MAGIC
SAFETY DANCE MEN WITHOUT HATS
SATISFACTION THE ROLLING STONES
SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME THE DRIFTERS
SAVE TONIGHT EAGLE EYE CHERRY
SEND MY LOVE ADELE
SEVEN NATION ARMY WHITE STRIPES
SEX ON FIRE KINGS OF LEON
SHAKE IT OFF TAYLOR SWIFT
SINGLE LADIES BEYONCE
SKIN AND BONES FOO FIGHTERS
SLIP SLIDING AWAY PAUL SIMON
SMOKE ON THE WATER DEEP PURPLE
SMOOTH OPERATOR SLADE
SOLITARY MAN NEIL DIAMOND
SONG 2 BLUR
SOOS BLOED THEUNS JORDAAN
SOUND OF SILENCE SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
STAND BY ME BEN E KING
STORY OF MY LIFE ONE DIRECTION
STUCK IN THE MIDDLE STEALERS WHEEL
SUDDENLY I SEE KT TUNSTALL
SUGARMAN RODRIGUEZ
SUMMER OF 69 BRYAN ADAMS
SUMMERTIME JAZZ STANDARD
SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN KRIS KRISTOFFERSON
SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE CREAM
SUSPICIOUS MINDS ELVIS PRESLEY
SUZIE Q CCR
SWAY DEAN MARTIN
SWEAT INNER CIRCLE
SWEET CAROLINE NEIL DIAMOND
SWEET DREAMS EURYTHMICS
SWEET HOME ALABAMA LYNARD SKYNARD
SWEET HOME CHICAGO BLUES BROTHERS
TAINTED LOVE SOFT CELL
TAKE IT EASY EAGLES
TAKE ON ME A-HA
TEACH YOUR CHILDREN CSN
TEARS IN HEAVEN ERIC CLAPTON
TEQUILA SUNRISE EAGLES
THE BOXER SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST CAT STEVENS
THE GAMBLER KENNY RODGERS
THE LOOK ROXETTE
THE MIDDLE JIMMY EAT WORLD
THE ONE I LOVE REM
THE SCIENTIST COLDPLAY
THE SIGN ACE OF BASE
THE TWIST CHUBBY CHECKER
THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT FRANK SINATRA
THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKING NANCY SINATRA
THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME JAZZ STANDARD
THIS LOVE MAROON 5
THREE LITTLE BIRDS BOB MARLEY
TIME AFTER TIME CINDY LAUPER
TIMES LIKE THESE FOO FIGHTERS
TITANIUM SIA
TOP OF THE WORLD THE CARPENTERS
TOUGHER THAN THE REST BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
TROUBLE COLDPLAY
TROUBLE TAYLOR SWIFT
TUBTHUMPING CHUMBAWUMBA
TWIST AND SHOUT THE BEATLES
UNDER THE SEA THE LITTLE MERMAID
UPTOWN GIRL BILLY JOEL
USE SOMEBODY KINGS OF LEON
VALERIE AMY WINEHOUSE
VIDEO GAMES LANA DEL REY
VOLARE GYPSY KINGS
WAGON WHEEL OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW
WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE THE EVERLEY BROTHERS
WALK OF LIFE DIRE STRAITS
WEATHER WITH YOU CROWDED HOUSE
WHAT I GOT SUBLIME
WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL KEITH WHITLEY
WHERE IS MY MIND THE PIXIES
WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS THE BEATLES
WHITE WEDDING BILLY IDOL
WICKED GAME CHRIS ISAAC
WILD WORLD CAT STEVENS
WIND CRIES MARY JIMI HENDRIX
WISH YOU WERE HERE PINK FLOYD
WONDERFUL TONIGHT ERIC CLAPTON
YELLOW COLDPLAY
YESTERDAY THE BEATLES
YOU BELONG WITH ME TAYLOR SWIFT
YOU CAN CALL ME AL PAUL SIMON
YOU GOT IT ROY ORBISON
YOU KNOW I'M NO GOOD AMY WINEHOUSE
YOU REALLY GOT ME THE KINKS
YOU SPIN ME RIGHT ROUND DEAD OR ALIVE
YOU WIN AGAIN BEE GEES
YOU'RE STILL THE ONE SHANIA TWAIN Read More

Biography

Hailing from Port Elizabeth, South Africa, FAREWELCOME is the culmination of its home town’s finest musicians. Each band member has had their hands in countless original and cover projects, taking them all over the country and all over the world.
With decades’ experience and a plethora of genres, this group of friends has joined forces to combine their individual and divergent experiences to form this super group.
MEGAN DU TOIT
Megan du Toit is a singer and pianist with experience in musical performance from a young age. Her classical piano training provided her with the fo ... undation to expand to other styles and genres. Aside from vocals and piano, she also plays percussion, ukulele and mandolin. From jazz and soul, to country, blues and rock and pop hits, she can adapt her style to deliver a professional and charismatic performance to suit many different moods and occasions.
Her involvement in solo, duo and band acts have provided her with a wealth of different experiences. Her solo act translates to a smooth jazz/lounge performance. In this capacity she has performed for hotels, weddings, high profile corporate events and functions. In 2011 she completed a contract at Marriott Associa Hotel in Nagoya, Japan, where she sang in a jazz duo. She has performed with bands for various tribute shows, including “Elvis,” “Ed Sheeran,” and “Johnny Cash.” She is a member of a local South African band, The Cottonfields, known for their lively performances and energetic stage presence. She also performs in the pop/country/folk duo, Big Man & Bear. They spent the last year performing in Vietnam, and currently play at restaurants, corporate functions and weddings in South Africa.
HUGO KLEINHANS
Hugo Kleinhans is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, accomplished in performing a wide variety of genres and styles. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in music, and has over a decade’s work experience as a performer, studio session musician and music teacher. His proficiency in singing, guitar, bass, piano, synth and banjo makes him a highly versatile musician. From corporate events, to weddings, functions, house bands and everything in between, Hugo has accumulated a wealth of experience and expertise in providing the perfect music to suit the event.
Hugo is very active and diverse in his music career, composing and performing music for local South African bands as well as his own solo projects. He has played guitar in various musical productions and performed in numerous tribute shows, including “Ed Sheeran,” “Johnny Cash,” “The Beatles,” “Queen,” “Mumford and Sons,” “The Bee Gee’s,” and “ABBA,” to name a few. Having recently returned from a year of performing in the popular tourist destination of Hoi An, Vietnam, Hugo is also experienced in playing for international audiences.
TIM SEDSO
Tim Sedso is a South African singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who began his music career in 2001. In high school Sedso specialized in jazz, a choice which followed him to university at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University and later as a jazz guitar lecturer at NMMU and Rhodes University. The multi-talented muso did this all while playing in numerous rock and jazz bands on a variety of instruments including vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keys, trumpet and trombone. To date, Sedso has over 10 000 hours as a musician, with a multitude of 2000 gigs under his belt.
Sedso is no stranger to traversing international waters. From 2012 to 2014 he toured Asia and South Africa with the hit Broadway musical, “Jersey Boys,” an 18 month, 320 show stint he marks as the highlight of his career. The show toured Singapore, Istanbul, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Johannesburg and Cape Town. Sedso recently returned to South Africa after spending nine months playing bass for five-piece Australian indie-rock band, Timber Bones, after being headhunted by two of the members while they were on holiday in South Africa in 2014. After playing odd shows and festivals around Australia, such as the Woodford Folk Festival, the band embarked on an East Coast tour in January spanning from Brisbane to Melbourne.
In 2014, he released his debut album, “Call for Help,” a 13 song testament of his personal life experiences. The unpredictable and genre diverse content evident on the album is undoubtedly what makes this enigmatic songwriter stand out from many of today’s run-of-the-mill contemporary artists.
ROB THOMPSON
Rob Thompson is the most talented and passionate blues rock export to come out of Port Elizabeth in the last ten years. A real triple threat as guitarist, singer and songwriter, Thompson’s heart lies in performing blues rock music. His energy and determination to play this genre and keep it alive is evident through his innovative, yet still vintage blues rock sound.
After picking up the guitar at age 17, Thompson quickly fell in love with the instrument, going on to study at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University focusing on jazz and classical guitar. Not limited to purely blues and rock, Thompson has proved to be a truly multidimensional artist, his talents spanning a number of genres including latin, flamenco, classic rock, rockabilly, folk, pop-rock, and classical Indian music. To this end, he has performed with various artists and groups associated with these genres such as Albert Frost, Guy Buttery, Robin Auld, Dave Goldblum, The Jack Rabbit Slims, Stuart Reece Band, Black and White Dogs, Gitanos De La Duende, and the Four Winds Folk Club, the oldest of its kind in South Africa.
This enthusiasm and dedication helped propel him towards his debut as an international blues artist. In 2011, having played guitar for only six years, at the age of 23 Rob completed his first tour of the USA, performing a number of shows across the country as well as touring with acclaimed American blues legend Ray Fuller.
Throughout his career Thompson has been influenced by a wide variety of artists including Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, Albert King, Joe Bonamassa, ZZ Top, John Lee Hooker, Dan Patlansky, Paco De Lucia, Deep Purple, David Bowie and Brian Setzer.
KRISTO ZONDAGH
From his first gig on vocals at age 3, classical piano lessons at 8, starting percussion at 11, and guitar at 13 years old, Kristo Zondagh has had music pulsing through his veins his entire life. He has been playing in musicals, rock and jazz bands, and school orchestras since primary school. Being a multitalented entertainer, he even landed the lead acting role in his high school’s production of “Grease.” While still in school, he started playing percussion for the East Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, obtained a distinction for his grade 8 Trinity drumkit exam, and started teaching drums.
After school, alongside obtaining a degree in architecture, Zondagh performed in countless theatre, and original and cover projects. One of these bands, VuDu, recently won the espAfrika Young Legends 2017 competition landing them a slot at the prestigious Cape Town International Jazz Festival. He is also known for his involvement with the radio chart topping Stuart Reece, with whom he has been touring South Africa for the last several years.
To this day, Zondagh continues his live and studio sessions with a multitude of artists covering a wide spectrum of genres, including classical, world music, jazz, neo soul and RnB, blues, folk, rock, metal and pop.
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