John Baker

I am a musician and singer with over 20 years experience. I perform acoustically using violin, flute, drum and voice.My main influence is Irish and Celtic folk music and I have a wide range of tunes and songs from this genre. Since performing professionally in care homes I have begun adding popular sing-a-long classics to this repertoire which I like to mix up with my own improvisations and bits of folklore and occasional poetry. I encourage audience participation in any form and can usually get the group singing, clapping or even dancing. When things go well I have been known to dance while playing and I am working at singing and playing the violin together at the same time. Music has been a great source of inspiration and healing to me in my own life and I like to share this with others.


Act Details

Name: John Baker
Type of act: Solo acts
Act contents: Audience participation | Music - Ballads | Music - General /variety /sing along | Music - Jazz | Poetry /verse reading
Equipment required: Table, chair, drinking water
Performance length: Variable to suit, normally 1 hour
Fee charged: Starts at £50 plus travel depending on distance (£51 - £75)
Locations: Local service (South Oxfordshire, Vale of White Horse, West Oxfordshire, Cherwell, Oxford).
Booking notice: one month
Days of week: Not Mondays and Tuesdays, variable the rest

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Contact Details
John Baker, Wallingford.
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Where we’ve played for older people recently

Facility / Service Type Name Town Postcode
Care home with nursing Huntercombe Hall Care Home RG9 5SE
Care home with nursing Westgate House Wallingford OX10 8FE
Care home with nursing Abbeycrest Care Centre Sonning Common RG4 9RG