Sixties classics on acoustic instruments

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We’re THE TICKETS, a multi-instrumental and multi-tasking duo consisting of old friends Dave Hardy on vocals, guitar and some unique foot percussion, and Nigel Hubée combining his vocals with bass, mandolin, dobro, ukulele, guitar and harmonicas. We love arranging and performing Sixties (and a few roots Fifties) classics on acoustic instruments and there are so many memorable tunes from this wonderful era of creativity that even our 100+ repertoire still has room for expansion.

Our joint musical journey started after a chance musical encounter in the early eighties, leading to a live performance at a private house party in the summer of 1982. Forty years later we were very fortunate to mark that occasion with an outdoor gig on the exact same date in 2022. See shots from both performances below!


We set up our own home studio during the 2020 lockdowns, so we could record ourselves performing our favourite stage numbers and share them on our YouTube channel, making it up to 43 videos for you to enjoy so far. It’s turned out pretty successful, as we’ve already welcomed more than a quarter of a million visitors from across the globe. We’d love you to join the fun that people tell us they’re having listening to us!

Below is our latest video, plus a cross-instrument selection of our other popular recordings. Let us know what you think, we’d love to hear from you! The complete annotated list of our videos is also conveniently presented on our recordings page, so you can enjoy our music without leaving our website. Happy listening!

OUR LATEST RECORDING, PLUS A SELECTION FROM OTHER POPULAR VIDEOS ON OUR CHANNEL

The mandolin seemed a good choice for this arrangement, as it allowed Nigel to play his version of the Brian Jones recorder riffs from the original
This classic Stones composition and Chris Farlowe hit was our most watched video in 2022, the year in which we celebrated the 40th anniversary of our musical partnership!
Our balalaika inspired mandolin arrangement of this 1968 global hit is our most popular YouTube video with views and comments from all other the world
Our version of this 1966 Rolling Stones hit has Nigel playing the original Brian Jones marimba part on the bass and adding some harmonica and vocal harmony parts, while Dave gives it his lead vocal treatment and foot percussion groove
A little step back into the fifties, where we’ve arranged Buddy Holly’s first global hit for the ukulele – watch it alternate between rock ’n roll licks and solos to fingerpicking style in the verses
This 1962 Bruce Channel hit is our most performed stage number and usually our gig or set finisher, with the multi-tasking maxed out with five instruments being played simultaneously by just the two of us throughout most of the song
One of our popular 2023 recordings takes us back a little further in time to the slide guitar Delta Blues of the early 20th century, with a harmonica solo added to the original version(s) as laid down by Eric Clapton and his great source of inspiration Robert Johnson
Recorded by The Beatles and The Shirelles, we love the early Sixties feel of this number, with Nigel taking the solo on bass as well as adding a few extra Tickets riffs leading into the verses
Guitar instrumentals are an integral and popular part of our live repertoire, and this one is known for being the theme tune for the BBC radio Sound of the 60s programme for 34 years
We love this Kinks tune with its iconic opening riff and laid back feel, perfectly suited for some real life lazing on a sunny afternoon

We hope you’ve enjoyed listening to us! We’d love to entertain you with more of our popular recordings, either alongside this page or on our YouTube channel , where we’d value your subscription to help make us more visible. You can also read what others thought on our reviews page, follow our Facebook page, or take a look at our more distant past on our history page.