The Tipperary Wedding Guitarist - Wedding Guitarist

The Tipperary Wedding Guitarist is a professional guitarist who has recorded four albums, toured internationally and is regularly heard on Lyric FM. He is known for his work with 13-string guitars and O'Carolan interpretations.

He also enjoys playing at weddings and events and has a broad repertoire of popular arrangements, from pop classics to jazz standards, traditional Irish music and film theme favourites as well as classical music.

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The Tipperary Wedding Guitarist - Wedding Guitarist Repertoire

Church/Civil Ceremony

Entrance:

  • Pachelbel’s Canon
  • O’Carolan’s Welcome
  • Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring

Offeratory, Marriage Vows, Communion:

  • Ag Criost an Siol (O’Riada)
  • The South Wind (O’Carolan)
  • Sliabh na mBan
  • The Sally Gardens
  • The Cualann
  • Blackbird (Beatles)
  • Cavatina from the Deer Hunter
  • Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)
  • Spanish Romance
  • Wonderful World
  • Somewhere over the Rainbow 

Exit Procession

  • O’Carolan’s  Concerto
  • Trad reels, jigs and hornpipes
  • When I’m 64
  • Various J.S Bach

Other Repertoire, civil ceremony and pre drinks reception

Film Themes

  • Pink Panther Theme
  • The Godfather
  • Theme from Twin Peaks
  • Willy Wonka Themes – Pure Imagination, Oompa Loompa Tune
  • Theme from the Deer Hunter (Cavatina)
  • Somewhere Over the Rainbow
  • Moon River
  • Smile 
  • Beatles – Blackbird
  • When I’m Sixty Four
  • Here comes the Sun
  • Here there, Every Where
  • Yesterday 
  • Classical Guitar Favourites including
  • Recuerdos del Alhambra
  • Capriccio Arabe, various J S Bach 

Contemporary Classics

  • Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
  • Under the Bridge - Red Hot Chilli Peppers
  • Stairway to Heaven - Led Zepellin
  • Fake Plastic Trees - Radio Head
  • Private Investigations - Dire Straits
  • Little Green - Joni Mitchell
  • Martha - Tom Waits
  • Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen, Tim Buckley


Guitar Favorites

  • Angie
  • Horizons - Steve Hackett
  • Nuages

South American

  • Girl from Ipanema
  • Brazil
  • Tico Tico
  • One Note Samba
  • Wave 
  • Various Sambas, Choros, Waltzs etc 

French

  • Je t’aime
  • Ne me Quitte Pas (If you go away)
  • Hymn a l’amour

Irish and Celtic

  • O’ Carolan’s Concerto, The South Wind, O’ Carolan’s Draught, Eleanor Plunkett, Fanny Power, Lord Inchiquin, O’ Carolan’s Dream
  • The Cualann
  • Sliabh Na mBan
  • The Sally Gardens
  • Ag Criost an Siol (O’ Riada)
  • Robert Burns- Ae Fond Kiss, My Love is like a Red Rose
  • Neil Gow’s Lament
  • Selection of Reels, Gigs and Hornpipes

The Tipperary Wedding Guitarist - Wedding Guitarist Feedback

“We were so happy that we chose him for our ceremony and reception music. He early, presented very well and put so my effort into the songs we chose for the ceremony. Everything was easily organized and we had no issues. Many thanks for the beautiful music. ”

Sarah Young, Conyngham Arms Hotel, (July 2025)

“Absolutely fantastic from start to finish! He went above and beyond what we expected. His musicianship was amazing and gave a wonderful intimacy to make it such a special day. ”

Fionn Donnelly, Dublin, Wedding (June, 2021)

“I just want to thank you again for arranging the booking of Martin Carroll for us. He was a pleasure to deal with in the lead up to our wedding and very accommodating of all our needs and requests for the day. And also very professional on the day. I would highly recommend him to anyone looking for a guitarist for their wedding day. ”

John , , Wedding (June, 2018)

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