Wedding & Event Repertoire

GuitarWitt offers first-rate live music for your wedding or event of choice. With a wide variety of music to choose from, you can design your own live wedding music set list. We honor requests, if there are specific pieces of music you want performed at any part of the wedding or event. Even arrangements of today's popular music!

Make your wedding even more memorable with the sounds of Spanish, Gypsy, Jazz, Folk and/or Classical guitar. Performing all the traditional wedding favorites, like Pachelbel’s Canon and Bach's Cello Suite Prelude, as well as recognizable popular classical arrangements of songs like La Vie En Rose by Louis Armstrong and Something by The Beatles (George Harrison), and more. As a convenient option, Sound Systems - PA equipment (microphones and speakers) are available for wedding announcements, speeches and toasts.

If you want more than solo guitar, you may consider an ensemble via GuitarWitt, offering a variety of ensemble options: add vocals, mandolin, percussion, bass, violin, cello, flute, etc.

Reception or Recessional, Cocktail hour

(some may also work for Processional)

• America, El Condor Pasa songs by Paul Simon

• Austurius (Leyenda) by Isaac Albeniz

• Barcelona Nights, Fast Cars, Santa Fe, Home by Ottmar Liebert

• Bei mir bist du Schoen, original klezmer or jazz version

• Besame Mucho by Consuelo Velázquez - Audio Sample

• Banana Pancakes, Better Together, Radiate songs by Jack Johnson

• Blue Sky, Midnight Rider by the Allman Brothers

• Bucharest (East European Gypsy traditional)

• Cancion del Mariachi by Banderas & Los Lobos

• Candela, De Camino a La Vereda songs by Buena Vista Social Club - Audio Sample

• Chan Chan by Company Segundo - Audio Sample

• Cielito Lindo

• Dark Eyes (traditional Russian gypsy waltz)

• Deal, Eyes of the World, Ripple (instr.), Run for the Roses by the Grateful Dead/Garcia

• Djobi Djoba, Pharaon by Gipsy Kings

• Entre Dos Aguas by Paco de Lucía

• Estudios Sencillos, Danza del Altiplano (trad. Peru) songs by Leo Brouwer - Audio Sample

• Europa, Oyo Como Va, Samba Pa Ti songs by Santana

• Golden Brown by The Stranglers

• Hava Nagila (Jewish Folk Song)

• I Don't Need No Doctor by Ray Charles (John Scofield/Mayer Version)

• Jongo by Paulo Bellinati

• Just The Two of Us by Bill Withers/Grover Washington Jr. (instrumental or vocal)

• Libertango by Astor Piazolla - Audio Sample

• Little Black Submarines, Lonely Boy, Gold on the Ceiling songs by The Black Keys

• Mazurka No. 3 by Garoto

• Mediterranean Sundance-Rio Ancho by Al Di Meola/Paco De Lucia (flamenco)

• Mi Caballo Blanco (traditional Latin folk song from Chile)

• Moorea by Gipsy Kings

• Norwegian Wood by the Beatles - Audio Sample

• Over the Hills and Far Away, Tangerine, Babe I’m Gonna Leave You songs by Led Zeppelin

• Paint it Black by The Rolling Stones

• Petit Waltz by Baden Powell

• Piano Man by Billy Joel

• Rumba in A minor (traditional)

• Shady Grove by Jerry Garcia/David Grisman (also see bluegrass)

• Soul Sacrafice by Santana

• Sweet Child O’ Mine - Guns N’ Roses - Instrumental Arrangement - Audio Sample

• Tanz Tanz Yidelekh (traditional Jewish)

• Them Belly Full, Rainbow Country, Waiting in Vain by Bob Marley (Spanish Guitar Version)

• Time, San Tropez by Pink Floyd

• Tipsy Gypsy by David Grisman

• Tum Balalaika (traditional Yiddish)

• 2 The Night/Fast Cars by Ottmar Liebert (Nuevo Flamenco)

• Um Abraço no Bonfá by João Gilberto - 36

• Volare (Catalan Rumba) by Gipsy Kings

• Wonderful Tonight, Layla, Old Love, Signe songs by Eric Clapton

• Special Requests & Arrangements (TBD in Advance)

Flamenco Traditional Songs 

• Alegrias

• Bulerias

• Caracoles

• Farruca De Juerga

• Peteneras De Espana

• Soleares (De Montes)

• Tangos

Jazz Songs 

• Afro Blue by John Coltrane

• Agua De Beber (uke), Girl from Ipanema, Meditation (Meditação), One Note Samba songs by Antônio Carlos Jobim

• Armando's Rhumba, Spain by Chick Corea (Jazz Flamenco)

• Au Privave by Charlie Parker

• Black Orpheus

• Blue Bossa by Kenny Dorham

• Desafinado bossa nova song composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim

• Dream a Little Dream of Me (Kahn/Andree/Schwandt)

• Groovin' High by Dizzy Gillespie

• I Will Wait for You by Michel Legrand

• My Favorite Things (Coltrane Style)

• Solar, So What songs by Miles Davis

• Song for My Father by Horace Silver (Latin Jazz)

• Sookie Sookie, Cantaloupe Woman songs by Grant Green

• Stuffy Turkey by Thelonius Monk

• Sugar by Stanley Turrentine

• Take Five by Dave Brubeck

• Special Requests & Arrangements (Most Real Book Standard Charts Apply)

ProcessionaL/Guest Arrivals

• Air on a G String by J.S. Bach

• Capricho árabe (Arabic Caprice 1892) by Francisco Tárrega

• Cello Suite No. 1 Prelude by J.S. Bach

• Celtic Songs Variety (see section below)

• Clair De Lune by Claude Debussy

• Danza Del Altiplano by Leo Brouwer

• Dos Aires Populares Cubanos, Movement I, Guajira Criolla

• El Condor Pasa traditional Peruvian Folk Song (instrumental chord melody)

• Frederic Hand Studies for Solo Guitar
  - No. 1 - Audio Sample
  - No. 3 - Audio Sample

• Für Elise by Beethoven

• Gavotte I and II from the sixth Cello Suite by J.S. Bach

• The Girl with the Flaxen Hair by Claude Debussy

• Guajira Criolla (Anckerman Theme) from Dos Aires Populares Cubanos arranged by Leo Brouwer

• Gymnopedie No. 1 by Erik Satie - Audio Sample

• Hashkiveinu Jewish Lullaby

• Inspiração by Garoto - Audio Sample

• I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For by U2

• Jamaica Farewell by Harry Belafonte

• Julia Florida (Barcarola) by Agustin Barrios Mangore

• Lágrima (Teardrop) romantic prelude for solo guitar by Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909) - Audio Sample

• Malagueña Salerosa — also known as La Malagueña

• Make You Feel My Love by Bob Dylan (Adele Cover)

• Isn’t She Lovely, My Cherie Amour, You Are the Sunshine of My Life songs by Stevie Wonder

• Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz by Harburg and Arlen

• Pavane for a Sleeping Beauty by Maurice Ravel

• PHISH Songs: ACDC Bag (Samba Style), Divided Sky, Man Who Stepped into yesterday, Tela, Fly Famous Mockingbird, The Lizards, Heavy Things (Also for Reception/Cocktail Hour), Farmhouse, Sample in a Jar

• Prelude 3 of Cinq (5) Preludes by Heitor Villa-Lobos - Audio Sample

• Preludio Eminor by Barrios - Audio Sample

• Recuerdos De Alhambra by Francisco Tárrega

• Sakura Japanese Folk Song Theme and Variations arranged by Yuquijiro Yocoh

• Scientist by Coldplay

• Sleepers Awake! from Cantata No. 140 by J.S. Bach

• Shalom Rav Jewish Prayer for Peace

• Sherry’s Waltz by Andrew York

• Someone Like You by Adele

• Take On Me by AHA

• The Wind Cries Mary, Little Wing, Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix

• Under the Bridge, Breaking the Girl by Red Hot Chili Peppers

• Venezuelan Waltzes by Antonio Lauro (Valses No. 1, 2, 3) - Audio Sample of No. 2

• Two Venezuelan Waltzes by Antonio Lauro
  - El Negrito
  - La Gatica - Audio Sample

• When Doves Cry by Prince

• When You Say Nothing at All by Keith Whitley (Alison Krauss Cover)

• Wedding Dance - Traditional Jewish Chassidic Song

• Zapateo Cubano (Zapateado) Guajira Criolla by Leo Brouwer

• Duets: Leccion 40 by Dionisio Aguado and Agustin Barrios Mangore

• Estudio No. 1 by Aguado and Barrios

• Ensemble Songs*

Ceremony, including Aisle march

• Across the Universe by John Lennon

• Afro-Cuban Lullaby, traditional, arranged by Leo Brouwer - Bridal Party Enter - Audio Sample

• Ave Maria by Franz P. Schubert

• Beloved One by Ben Harper

• Blackbird, For No One, In My Life by The Beatles (John Lennon and Paul McCartney)

• Bridal Chorus/Wedding March (Here Comes the Bride) by Richard Wagner

• Canon in D by J. Pachelbel - Audio Sample

• Can't Help Falling in Love by Elvis Presley - Audio Sample

• Concierto en D mayor, Movement II: Largo, by Antonio Vivaldi

• Indian Summer by the Doors

• Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Chorale from Cantata 147) by J.S. Bach – Bridal Party Enter

• La Vie En Rose by Louis Armstrong (instrumental version on guitar or ukulele) - Audio Sample

• Love Me Like You Do by Ellie Goulding

• Something, classical arrangement of The Beatles hit song by George Harrison

• True Love Waits, Karma Police songs by Radiohead

• Wedding March by F. Mendelssohn

• What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong

• Ensemble Songs, Special Requests...

Recessional

• Andantino, Opus 35, No. 2 by Fernando Sor and Agustin Barrios Mangore

• BEATLES Songs (addition to above/below): And I Love Her, Come Together, Dear Prudence, If I Fell, Norwegian Wood, Strawberry Fields Forever, While My Guitar Gently Weeps

• Bourree BWV 996 E minor from Lute Suites by J.S. Bach - Audio Sample

• Freight Train by Elizabeth Cotton - Audio Sample

• Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles (George Harrison)

• Opus 60, No. 1, Andantino by Matteo Carcassi - Audio Sample

• Opus 60, No. 3, Andantino by Matteo Carcassi

• Opus 60, No. 7, Andantino by Matteo Carcassi

• Royal Plum Pudding by Andrew York

• Two of Us, classical arrangement of the Beatles hit song by Lennon/McCartney - Audio Sample

• You Are the Sunshine of My Life, Isn’t She Lovely by Stevie Wonder

• Ensemble, Folk, Bluegrass, Jazz, Pop, etc.

CELTIC, SCOTTISH, mexican, american + other world folk & Country/Bluegrass music 

As a Member of the Santa Barbara Folk Orchestra, GuitarWitt is now offering an extensive list of folk songs to choose from. These are just a few of the more popular folk songs listed below, from a vast list of many more epic and historic songs. We encourage you to book an ensemble when choosing folk music for your event, as it gives a full and genuine experience of the traditional songs. However, all songs listed are performed solo by Michael “Guitar” Witt.

• Ae Fond Kiss

• A Fig for a Kiss

• All I Ever Need is You by Chet Atkins

• Archibald McDonald Of Kepok

• The Banks of Lough Gowna/The Dusty Windowsill

• Back on the Train

• Beauty of My Dreams by Del McCoury

• Bésame Mucho

• Big Gold Mine

• Bob Dylan Songs: Don’t Think Twice, Like a Rolling Stone, Tangled Up in Blue, The Man in Me, Maggie’s Farm

• Brian Boru’s March (jig)

• Cielito Lindo

• Dark Eyes Russian Gypsy Waltz

• Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down by Charlie Poole (bluegrass)

• El Condor Pasa (traditional Peruvian Folk Song)

• Flatpicking Songs: Beaumont Rag, Big Sandy River, Blue Ridge Mountain Blues, Blackberry Blossom, June Apple, Peartree, Red Haired Boy, Red Rocking Chair, Salt Creek, Temperance Reel, Whiskey Before Breakfast, Wildwood Flower

• Flower of Scotland

• Freight Train by Elizabeth Cotton

• Girl From the North Country by Bob Dylan (Sam Bush style)

• Give Me Your Hand

• Half Moon Rising by Yonder Mountain String Band

• House of the Rising Sun

• June Apple

• Mama Tried by Merle Haggard

• Mo Ghile Mear

• The Mist Covered Mountain

• The Morning Dew

• Nellie Kane by Hot Rize

• New San Antonio Rose by Bob Wills

• Nine Pound Hammer (Banjo)

• O’Keefe’s Slide

• Paddy’s Green Shamrock Shore

• Sam Bush (Newgrass) songs: Circles Around Me, Howlin’ at the Moon, On the Road, Play By Your Own Rules, Revival, Same ‘Ol River

• Rakes of A Mallow

• Rosa Lee McFall (Trad. Bluegrass)

• Shady Grove

• Shenandoah

• Star Of The County Down

• Tennessee Stud (Doc Watson/Johnny Cash)

• Tennessee Waltz

• Things to Remember by Willie Nelson

• Truly Understand (Bluegrass)

• Twas Midnight on A Stormy Deep (Bluegrass)

• Walkin’ Boss

• Walk On Boy

• Wayfaring Stranger

• Whiskey in the Jar

• Wild Horses by Old & In the Way

• The Wind That Shakes the Barley

• Won’t Back Down, Mary Jane’s Last Dance, Breakdown (bluegrass style arrangements) by Tom Petty