The Solitary Men

The Solitary Men are either a three piece acoustic trio playing easy listening, Sunday arvo beer garden sets; but we prefer to play as a five piece band, with the emphasis on classic pub rock covers.

The full band is comprised of Kent Bauer on bass, Mark McLean on drums and backing vocals, Gary Bruce on lead guitar, Richard Gibson on rhythm guitar and vocals, and Lyndon McIntyre on lead vocals. All of the lads have full time jobs, but are passionate about music. As our ages vary from 50 to 28, it means we have lots of different ideas and styles that we try to combine. However, we concentrate on the songs that we enjoy and know are favourites of the audience. The set list below reads a bit like a Beer Songs CD! If people are singing along or dancing to what we do, we get a huge kick from it!
The trio, made up of Mark, Richard and Lyndon focuses on the songs we grew up with, as well as some contemporary numbers. Favourites like The Bee Gees, Simon and Garfunkel and The Eagles, which we hope showcase a more simple style with harmonies a feature.
We've played a lot of venues, with plenty of regular clients. The Farmer's Arms Hotel, at Cabarlah, was a regular spot throughout 2008, while 2009 has seen us play often at the Toowoomba Turf Club, either for private bookings in their marquee, or in the public bar area. the most recent of these was Boxing Day.
In both 2008 and 2009, The Solitary Men have been asked to play at Toowoomba's Carnival Of Flowers.

Setlist

Two set lists follow. The first is for the five piece band:

COME SAID THE BOY;
ARE YOU OLD ENOUGH;
THE WEIGHT;
THE ONE I LOVE;
CHASING CARS;
OH NO, NOT YOU AGAIN;
WHEREVER YOU WILL GO;
HOTEL CALIFORNIA;
SISTER GOLDENHAIR;
JET AIRLINER;
DOWN ON THE CORNER;
JESSIE'S GIRL;
RUN TO PARADISE;
IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM;
LOSING MY RELIGION;
GO YOUR OWN WAY;
STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU;
SUPERSTITION;
PROUD MARY;
ROADHOUSE BLUES;
SWEET HOME ALABAMA;
COPPERHEAD ROAD;
JEANS ON;
BROWN EYED GIRL;
APRIL SUN IN CUBA;
ALONE WITH YOU;
BLISTER IN THE SUN;
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU;
ADDICTED TO LOVE;
SUMMER OF 69;
DESIRE;
THE BOYS LIGHT UP;
DON’T NEED LOVE;
BLACK FINGERNAILS, RED WINE;
YOU REALLY GOT ME;
500 MILES;
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE;
TNT;
ONE.

The acoustic trio uses a number of these songs, obviously toned down, but also includes classics like;

SPICKS AND SPECKS;
MASSACHUSSETTS;
GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU;
TAKE IT EASY;
TEQUILA SUNRISE;
PEACEFUL EASY FEELING;
CATCH MY DISEASE;
WISH YOU WELL;
FIRE;
MRS ROBINSON;
THE BOXER;
SOUNDS OF SILENCE;
SCARBOROUGH FAIR;
WINGS OF AN EAGLE / SWEET SWEET LOVE;
IT’S ALL OVER NOW BABY BLUE;
SOMEBODY’S CRYING;
WICKED GAME;
ONLY THE LONELY;
CRYING;
WONDERFUL TONIGHT;
FIELDS OF GOLD;
HELLO;
ONE PERFECT DAY;
ALL FOR YOU;
WHEN WILL I BE LOVED;
WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE;
BYE BYE LOVE;
BAD MOON RISING;
LOOKIN’ OUT MY BACK DOOR;
DUMB THINGS;
TO HER DOOR;
EVERYBODY HURTS;
I DON’T LIKE MONDAYS;
I GUESS THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES;
WHY DOES IT ALWAYS RAIN ON ME;
VAN DIEMEN’S LAND;
ALL I WANT IS YOU;
LOVE IS ALL AROUND.

Hope this helps! Thanks!