Ray

Ray Solo has spent years in live music around Toowoomba, and the skill he trades on is reading a crowd. He'll open with something people can eat and chat over, drift into light rock as the dancing starts, then push on into country and old-school rock if the room wants it. Early in the night that means And I Love You So, Killing Me Softly, Under the Boardwalk. Later it's Johnny B. Goode, Whole Lotta Shakin, Honky Tonk Women. Over 400 songs sit behind that, so the plan changes live rather than on paper. He works aged care residences, weddings, corporate functions, pubs, bars, markets and festivals. The set-up is compact, three metres square is plenty, and the sound is full without being loud. Covers, he'll tell you, not copies.