Parties and private functions
Live music for private functions in Adelaide, from the lounge room to the garden
I play live music for birthdays, engagement parties, garden and backyard parties, house parties and Christmas parties across Greater Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills.
I come on my own, with guitar alone or guitar and piano, and play sets of 1 to 3 hours built around your song requests.
I dress for the occasion and bring rugs, fairy lights and vines, so your backyard or lounge room becomes a little stage for the party.
- Birthdays and engagements, in the lounge room or the garden
- Home visits for special occasions
- Sets of 1 to 3 hours, shaped around your requests
- Rugs, lights and vines for a little stage at home
- Dressed to suit your party
The parties I play
Your celebration, with a live soundtrack
I shape every set to the room, so a 30th in a courtyard sounds different from a 70th in the lounge.
Birthdays
From a 21st to a 90th, I build the set from the decades the guest of honour loves best, whether that's Doris Day or Chappell Roan.
Engagement parties
Hear your song played live at the engagement party, then let it walk you down the aisle at your wedding ceremony.
Garden and backyard parties
A rug laid on the lawn, fairy lights along the keyboard and vines up the mic stand, under your own trees.
House parties
I set up by the bookshelf or the fireplace, and my compact set-up brings a big, rich sound to the room.
Christmas parties
An end-of-year gathering with the singalongs everyone knows, from Mamma Mia to Take Me Home, Country Roads.
Home visits
A special occasion at home, for someone who'd rather celebrate from their own armchair, with songs from the years they remember best.
The visual set
Your lounge room, turned into a stage
The rugs go down first to mark out my corner, then fairy lights and vines wind up the keyboard and the mic stand.
Laid out in a backyard or a lounge room, they give the party a small stage to gather around.
It's a place for guests to drift towards with a drink, and it makes the corner by the window feel like a venue.
This is how my stage looked at my Into Halves EP launch at The Jade, and the rugs, lights and vines come with me to private functions.
Dressed for the occasion
A look to suit your party
I dress for the occasion every time I play, and your party's theme or dress code is part of the brief.
These photos show a few of my looks, from a rose print dress among the gum trees to a velvet choker and a white slip.
Song requests
Songs chosen by the people in the room
Send me the songs you love with your enquiry, and the set begins with them.
A pop hit played on guitar alone turns warmer and closer, and your guests find it easier to sing along.
With covers from Doris Day in 1956 to Sabrina Carpenter in 2025, grandparents and grandkids both hear something of their own.
As the party moves from drinks to dinner to dancing, the set moves with it.
From my covers list
Party songs from the 1990s to now
These are the newer songs on my sample covers list, from 4 Non Blondes to Sabrina Carpenter.
The 1950s to the 1980s are on the complete sample list on my wedding singer page.
1990s
- What's Up?4 Non Blondes, 1992
- IronicAlanis Morissette, 1995
- Make You Feel My LoveBob Dylan, 1997
2000s
- Teenage DirtbagWheatus, 2000
- The CaptainKasey Chambers, 2002
- Seven Nation ArmyThe White Stripes, 2003
- Put Your Records OnCorinne Bailey Rae, 2006
- ValerieAmy Winehouse version, 2007
- SteerMissy Higgins, 2007
- Dog Days Are OverFlorence + the Machine, 2008
2010s
- BudapestGeorge Ezra, 2013
- Mess Is MineVance Joy, 2014
- Love YourselfJustin Bieber, 2015
- PerfectEd Sheeran, 2017
2020s
- As It WasHarry Styles, 2022
- Stick SeasonNoah Kahan, 2022
- Good Luck, Babe!Chappell Roan, 2024
- ManchildSabrina Carpenter, 2025
18 of the 44 songs on Solly's sample covers list
Booking a private function
How a party booking comes together
- 1
Tell me the occasion
Use the private function enquiry form to send the date, your suburb and what you're celebrating.
- 2
Share your songs
List a handful of songs you love, or the decades your guests grew up in, and the set starts to take shape around them.
- 3
Describe the space
Tell me about the room or the garden, where guests will gather and how long you'd like the music to run, anywhere from 1 to 3 hours.
- 4
On the day
I arrive dressed for the occasion, lay out the rugs, lights and vines, and play the set you helped shape.
Questions
Questions about private functions
Can I book you for a birthday party at home?
Yes, birthdays at home are exactly what my private function sets are for.
I also play engagement parties, garden and backyard parties, house parties, Christmas parties and home visits for other special occasions.
Can I send song requests for the party?
Yes, and the more you send, the more the set sounds like your party.
Add them to your enquiry, along with any songs the guest of honour loves.
My sample covers list on the weddings page runs from the 1950s to today if you'd like a starting point.
How many hours of music can I book for a party?
I play for 1 to 3 hours.
Tell me when guests arrive and when the cake or the speeches happen, and I'll pace the set around them.
Can you play in a lounge room or a small backyard?
My set-up is compact, with guitar alone or guitar and piano, and guitar alone takes up the least room of all.
I bring my own PA, so all I need is a power outlet and a space at least 2.3 metres wide and 1.6 metres deep.
Tell me about the room or the garden when you enquire, so I can plan the set-up around your space.
Will you dress to suit a party theme?
Yes, I dress for every occasion I play.
Tell me the theme or the dress code, and I'll choose something to match it.
What does live music add to a house party?
Live music responds to the room, and a set built from your requests sounds like your people.
The rugs, fairy lights and vines give your guests a little stage to gather around.
Your guests can watch each song being played, sing along and ask for another.
Where do you play private functions?
I play homes and gardens across Greater Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills, from Norwood and North Adelaide to Stirling and Hahndorf.
There's no extra charge for travel anywhere in the Greater Adelaide region, so pop your suburb or town in the enquiry form.
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Private function enquiries
Tell me about your celebration
Send me the date, the place and what you're celebrating, and I'll come back to you with my availability.
A few favourite songs and a word about the space help me start shaping your set.
It helps to know
- 01The date, and when your guests arrive
- 02Your suburb, and whether it's indoors or in the garden
- 03What you're celebrating, and how many hours of music you're after
- 04Songs you love, and any theme or dress code