Meet Young and Wise, a stylish guitar and vocal duo based in Maidstone, Kent, performing pure acoustic versions of some of your favourite songs from down the decades. Playing without machines or backing tracks, Hannah and Shaun offer smooth, close-harmony vocals, accompanied by acoustic (or jazz, or even classical) guitar, often virtuosic, sometimes simple but always remaining sympathetic to the song.
Making music together since 2017, the duo has built a reputation on quality and reliability performing at festivals, clubs, theatres, bars, restaurants, weddings, parties and house concerts.
Although we tip our hats towards melodic, ‘retro’ and easy-listening genres, there’s no shortage of lively and modern songs in our repertoire.
Depending on the booking, our set list might include:
Englishman in New York – Sting
Fly Me to the Moon – Frank Sinatra
My Life – Billy Joel
Before he Cheats – Carrie Underwood
Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones
Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper
Take It to the Limit – The Eagles
Live Is Life – Opus
At Seventeen – Janis Ian
Empire State of Mind – Alicia Keys
Over the Rainbow – Eva Cassidy version
Bye Bye Love – Everly Brothers
Ticket to Ride – Beatles
Video Killed the Radio Star – The Buggles
Goodbye to Love – The Carpenters
To Make You Feel My Love – Adele
Islands In the Stream – Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers
Have a look at our showreel here: