Chuck Fink is a versatile singer, acoustic guitarist, harmonica player, well-seasoned solo performer, & veteran of countless clubs, pubs, coffeehouses, fairs, festivals, country clubs, restaurants, corporations, public & private parties, schools, & the list goes on.
Although he "specializes" in folk/pop/acoustic-rock hits, Chuck possesses an endless array of great songs for all age groups, and his performances are easily adaptable for audiences of young kids, to those who are young at heart, & everyone in between!
Looking for a new way to unfold to familiar situations? Look no further!Whatever the venue, whatever the occasion—Chuck assures a tuneful musical treat for everyone!
We hired Chuck to play guitar and sing some of our favorite songs for my husband's 85th birthday. He was very professional, polite, arrived early and showed genuine interest in helping us to put on a very enjoyable, memorable evening for my husband and family. After a few brief discussions about what we wanted, Chuck assured me that he knew just exactly what to do and would be sure to deliver. And deliver he did!!! His singing and playing was beautiful. Our family had great positive comments for Chuck's performance afterwards and especially enjoyed his surprise song which was so much fun where he used my husband's nickname (Gasman) to tell a comical tale. He had everyone laughing. I would highly recommend Chuck Fink if you need a reasonably priced, excellent entertainer for your event. He is amazing.
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Chuck was fantastic! His guitar playing was a perfect compliment to our parents 50th Wedding Anniversary. The two and half hours of him playing music based of suggestions from our parents made the event an event to remember
Chuck was easy to work with, accessible with questions about the event, and professional
Would highly recommend Chuck for future events!
As the world is in upheaval, Chuck help provide a return to what’s so valuable: friends. Abiding by all social distancing rules, Chuck entertained us throughout the night. As his wonderful voice and tunes filled the outside air, we were transformed to a utopia void of any of life’s issues. I’m not sure he’s a magician but he certainly made the night magical. A+++
Very pleasant to work with. Eveyone enjoyed his music. Added a great dimension to the holiday party.
Chuck was great! He knows a lot of music and really made for a great party!
Chuck did a phenomenal job as performer at our Parish Picnic at the end of August. He was very well received by our parishioners, his style and mix were perfect for our event, and we’d welcome him back and certainly recommend him to anyone planning a similar event. He cheerfully complied with our insurance requirements, was extremely easy to work with – from initial contact, through planning, set-up, performance, and tear-down. It was a very hot day, but Chuck never complained, and he even went above and beyond our expectations. Clearly his music is his ministry, and we were blessed to have him as part of our gathering! Would highly recommend him!
Response from Chuck Fink:
This is a very overdue reply to Mark's exceptionally kind message! The fact is, it was Mark and his wife, the priests, deacons, and the lovely parishioners and other guests, that made the event so much fun, and a great success! It's true, it was an exceptionally hot day, but those dog days of summer are what we live and long for. Especially with the inclement weather now upon us! All I did was to show up and do my job, and I'm glad all the elements aligned as they did! Everyone was so warm and welcoming, helpful, engaging, gracious and kind. All of which made for a great afternoon, and I'm so glad to have been apart of it! Many thanks again to you personally, Mark, for ALL of your help in organizing my performance, and the many facets that sometimes accompany. My sincere thanks again for making it happen, and for your extended generosity! I'd encourage any performer to work with these fine folks, if asked. And, I'd welcome the chance to serve them again in the future, as well!
For those of you looking to hire great entertainment - Chuck Fink is the answer. We hired Chuck to play at our son's grad party - He was very professional and accommodating prior to the event, played his heart out ensuring our family/friends enjoyed his music and truly was a great addition to the party.. Overall a very enjoyable working and listening to Chuck.
Thanks Chuck - your new friends, Dave & Dawn Filippi
Response from Chuck Fink:
Many thanks to Dave for the kind words and review, and to the rest of the Filippi's and their guests, for being so gracious and welcoming. It was an absolute pleasure to play their son's graduation party, and to meet these fine folks! The Filippi's were most generous and consummate hosts, as well. They provided everything I needed, making it easy for me to for me to do my "job", though they went way above and beyond, in terms of making me feel welcome. I'd be most pleased to entertain for any such Filippi family parties in the future! Again, my thanks!
We were very pleased with Chuck's professionalism and the hard work that went into his proformance at our wedding. Chuck played guitar and did some vocals. It was beautiful. Just what we wanted. Very professional. Great job!!
Hired Chuck for my 40th birthday bash. He was very accommodating and attentive. Spoke with him multiple times prior to the event and he wanted to ensure he knew what my ideal playlist was, and he would ensure he could provide it (I think he even taught himself a couple of the more obscure stuff prior to the party). Upon arriving, he was on time for set up and very professional. He did a great job with the song list. He played guitar very well and had a good singing voice (in what I would consider a difficult atmosphere in my backyard). He played along well with the guests, took requests, even emcee'd when necessary. Had a number of compliments from the guests on how entertaining he was. I would recommend Chuck for your next event!
Price Range: $150 and up
Gig Length: 60 - 240 minutes
Languages: English, Spanish, Other
Chuck has a proven track record of delivering as a crowd pleaser, and his performance will surely exceed your expectations. It's almost a given that you'll receive high praise from your guests. Chuck has an innate ability to assess the crowd, choosing songs that fit the mood and circumstance, regardless of musical tastes or age. Chuck caters to the broadest common denominator and nearly every audience-generated musical whim, performing hit after hit song, often a step back in time sure to elicit special memories, while hitting everyone's sweet spot.
Chuck's cordial repartee and nonintrusive interaction with the audience is a signature of his "peaceful easy feeling" performance style. He is the perfect combination of a consummate performer and polite house guest. Unless, of course, you want him to rock the house—in which case, he most definitely can (and will) oblige! Spirited sing-a-longs, audience participation, laughter and friendly banter, are also hallmarks of Chuck's versatility. And, in the great Pete Seeger tradition—Chuck, too, would be hard-pressed to find an audience he couldn't get to sing along! Have a guest that would like to sing a special song? No problem, Chuck will happily accompany. He'll even emcee your event, if you wish!
Chuck Fink is a versatile singer/songwriter, acoustic guitarist, harmonica player, and a well-seasoned solo performer, spun from the folk-pop tradition. A veteran of countless clubs, pubs, coffeehouses, fairs, festivals, country clubs, restaurants, corporations, organizations, retirement facilities, public and private parties, schools, youth organizations, and a multitude of other situations, Chuck is as comfortable entertaining for a large or small audience, as he is perform a full-fledged concert or simply provide ambient background music.
With an extensive repertoire of popular rock, folk, and pop songs spanning more than seven decades, Chuck has been a crowd pleaser on the solo-acoustic scene in Ohio, for more than twenty years now. Chuck weaves elements of pop, folk, oldies, rock, country, old-time favorites, standards, and instrumentals, as well as newer hits, into one pleasing musical package. Chuck combines faithful covers of ubiquitous acoustic classics with unique adaptations, and innovative song medleys that might seem ill-suited to the genre and instrument, in any other hands. Yet they work especially well in Chuck's hands.
Although he "specializes" in folk/pop/acoustic-rock hits of the 60's, 70's, on up to the present, Chuck possesses an endless array of great songs for all age groups, and his performances are easily adaptable for audiences of young kids, to those who are young at heart, and everyone in between! Though if Chuck is to be labeled by genre, he is deeply rooted in the folk genre and the tradition of activist inspired "music with a message"—a label he wears proudly. Chuck has had the privilege of sharing the stage with several of his mentors and friends over the years, including Peter Yarrow, of Peter, Paul & Mary, and Livingston Taylor. Often referred to as a "walkin' talkin' singin' songbook" for his vast wealth of songs, origins, folklore, and history, as well as his ability to sing in several languages, Chuck is quite an accomplished pseudo-ethnomusicologist and collector of songs. In his care, old songs sound new, and new songs don't sound old!
So, why choose Chuck over a band, disc jockey, or even another solo performer? No objectivity here!
Quite simply, Chuck is 100% committed to making the "live music" element of your next event, an easy hassle-free, and even fun experience. From the planning and execution, the process is simplified by Chuck's years of experience promoting both himself and other entertainers, as operator of his own full-service entertainment booking agency. Whether you're planning a wedding prelude, clambake, big stage event for thousands of spectators, or a backyard party for a few friends, Chuck will work with you to set the tone and create the intimacy you seek. With hundreds of songs in his repertoire, you have the ability to set the musical mood, right down to choosing the artists and songs you'd like, direct from Chuck's playlist.
Chuck has a proven track record of delivering as a crowd pleaser, and his performance will surely exceed your expectations. It's almost a given that you'll receive high praise from your guests. Chuck has an innate ability to assess the crowd, choosing songs that fit the mood and circumstance, regardless of musical tastes or age. Chuck caters to the broadest common denominator and nearly every audience-generated musical whim, performing hit after hit song, often a step back in time sure to elicit special memories, while hitting everyone's sweet spot.
Chuck's cordial repartee and non-intrusive interaction with the audience is a signature of his "peaceful easy feeling" performance style. He is the perfect combination of a consummate performer and polite house guest. Unless, of course, you want him to rock the house—in which case, he most definitely can (and will) oblige! Spirited sing-a-longs, audience participation, laughter and friendly banter, are also hallmarks of Chuck's versatility. And, in the great Pete Seeger tradition—Chuck, too, would be hard-pressed to find an audience he couldn't get to sing along! Have a guest that would like to sing a special song? No problem, Chuck will happily accompany. He'll even emcee your event, if you wish!
Looking for a new way to unfold to familiar situations? Look no further! Professional live entertainment at a competitive price is what Chuck guarantees. Chuck requires minimal setup and space, and comes fully equipped with a sound system, if required. So, all you provide is the spot! Whatever the venue, whatever the occasion—Chuck assures a tuneful musical treat for everyone!
Please contact us to discuss your event today! All inquiries will be answered within 24 hours.
Thank you!
Looking for a new way to unfold to familiar situations? Look no further! Professional live entertainment at a competitive price is what Chuck guarantees. Chuck requires minimal setup and space, and comes fully equipped with a sound system, if required. So, all you provide is the spot! Whatever the venue, whatever the occasion—Chuck assures a tuneful musical treat for everyone!
| December 10, 2022 • 7:30pm - 8:30pm | Birthday Party |
| September 05, 2021 • 11:00am - 1:00pm | Anniversary Party |
| August 09, 2021 • 11:30am - 12:00pm | Camp Event |
| July 22, 2021 • 11:30am - 12:00pm | Nonprofit Event |
| May 30, 2020 • 7:00pm - 10:00pm | House Party |
| May 16, 2019 • 1:00pm - 5:00pm | Grand Opening |
| December 01, 2017 • 6:00pm - 10:00pm | Holiday Party (Christmas) |
| December 10, 2016 • 6:00pm - 10:00pm | Holiday Party (Christmas) |
| August 28, 2016 • 1:00pm - 4:00pm | Festival |
| June 11, 2016 • 6:30pm - 10:00pm | House Party |
| October 02, 2015 • 3:30pm - 4:15pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| July 18, 2015 • 6:30pm - 9:30pm | Birthday (Adult) |
| June 27, 2015 • 6:30pm - 11:00pm | Birthday (Adult) |
| June 20, 2015–June 21, 2015 • 7:00pm - 12:00am | Birthday (Adult) |
| May 15, 2015 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Weekly/Recurring Performance |
America: A Horse with No Name/I Need You/Lonely People/Sister Golden Hair/Tin Man/Ventura Highway/Daisy Jane
The Band: The Weight/The Night They Drove Dixie Down/Up on Cripple Creek/Tears of Rage
The Beatles: All You Need is Love/Come Together/Eight Days a Week/A Hard Day’s Night/Til There Was You/ When I'm 64/Can’t Buy Me Love/A Little Help From My Friends/Things We Said Today/All My Loving/For No One/Get Back/Hello Goodbye/Here Comes the Sun/I Saw Her Standing There/In My Life/Let It Be/Michelle/Mother Nature's Son/Norwegian Wood/Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da/Penny Lane/Rocky Raccoon/We Can Work It Out/Yesterday/Blackbird/Across the Universe/You’ve Got to Hide Love Away/Don't Let Me Down/I Should Have Known Better/Nowhere Man/Yellow Submarine/I’ve Just Seen a Face/Revolution/Golden Slumbers/Day Tripper/A Day in the Life
Bee Gees: To Love Somebody/How Can You Mend a Broken Heart/I Started a Joke/Too Much Heaven/Words/And the Sun Will Shine/Heartbreaker/Islands in the Stream/New York Mine Disaster/This Is Where I Came In/How Deep is Your Love/Massachusetts
Jimmy Buffett: Margaritaville/Come Monday/Pencil-thin Mustache/Cheeseburger in Paradise/A Pirate Looks at 40/Why Don’t We Get Drunk?/Changes in Attitude, Changes in Latitude
The Byrds: Turn Turn Turn/Ballad of Easy Rider/Eight Miles High/Feel a Whole Lot Better/So You Want to Be a Rock & Roll Star
Harry Chapin: Taxi/Circle/Cat’s in the Cradle/A Better Place to Be/Corey’s Coming/Shooting Star/Mr. Tanner/Thirty Thousand Pounds of Bananas/Remember When the Music/Story of a Life/Wold
Eric Clapton: Wonderful Tonight/Lay Down Sally/After Midnight/Let It Rain/Layla
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Born on a Bayou/Have You Ever Seen the Rain/Proud Mary/Bad Moon Rising/Fortunate Son
Jim Croce: I Got a Name/Bad Bad Leroy Brown/Operator/I Have to Say I Love You in a Song/Lover’s Cross/You Don’t Mess Around with Jim
Crosby, Stills, Nash (& Young): Helplessly Hoping/Ohio/Helpless/Suite: Judy Blue Eyes/Southern Cross/Teach Your Children/Wasted on the Way/Love the One You’re With/For What It’s Worth/Frozen Smiles/Find the Cost of Freedom/Our House/4 & 20
John Denver: Country Roads, Take Me Home/Matthew/Sunshine on my Shoulders/Saturday Night in Toledo Ohio/Back Home Again/Annie’s Song/Grandma’s Feather Bed/Fly Away/Calypso
Bob Dylan: Tangled Up in Blue/Mr. Tambourine Man/Like A Rolling Stone/All Along the Watchtower/Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door/The Times They Are A’Changin’/I Shall Be Released/It Ain’t Me Babe/You Ain’t Going Nowhere/Baby Let Me Follow You Down/Stuck Inside of Mobile (With the Memphis Blues Again)/Positively 4th Street/When the Ship Comes In/Rainy Day Woman #12 & 35/Every Grain of Sand/Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright/My Back Pages/Quinn the Eskimo/If Not For You/Forever Young/All I Really Want to Do/Minis Zero No Limit/Desolation Row
Neil Diamond: Forever in Blue Jeans/Cracklin' Rosie/Sweet Caroline, Solitary Man/Song Sung Blue/Cherry Cherry
Donovan: Catch the Wind/Jennifer Juniper /Mellow Yellow /Wear Your Love Like Heaven/Colours/Sunshine Superman/Season of the Witch /Happiness Runs
The Doors: Light My Fire/People Are Strange/Loves Me Two Times/Riders on the Storm
Eagles: Tequila Sunrise/Peaceful Easy Feeling/Ol’ 55/Best of My Love/ Desperado/Hotel California/Love Will Keep Us Alive/Lying Eyes/One of These Nights /Seven Bridges Road/Take It Easy/Witchy Woman
Elton John: Your Song/Daniel/Candle in the Wind/Crocodile Rock/Sacrifice/Empty Garden/Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Eric Carmen: Boats Against the Current/Desperate Fools/That’s Rock n’ Roll
Everly Brothers: Bye Bye Love/Dream/On The Wings of a Nightingale/Crying in the Rain
Grateful Dead: Sugar Magnolia/Truckin’/Uncle John’s Band/Friend of the Devil/Box of Rain/Brokedown Palace/Dire Wolf /Run for the Roses/Freight Train/Ripple
Arlo Guthrie: City of New Orleans/Motorcycle Song/Coming into Los Angeles/My Darkest Hour
Buddy Holly: True Love Ways/Everyday/That'll Be the Day/Maybe Baby
Jethro Tull: Aqualung/Skating Away/Thick As a Brick/Bungle in the Jungle/Too Old to Rock & Roll BILLY JOEL Piano Man/Only the Good Die Young/Movin’ Out/It’s Still Rock & Roll to Me/In the Middle of the Night/She’s Got a Way/You’re My Home /Always a Woman
The Kinks: Lola/Celluloid Heroes
Leo Kottke: Eight Miles High/Pamela Brown/Everybody Lies/Saginaw, Michigan/Living in the Country
Gordon Lightfoot: Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald/Sundown/If You Could Read My Mind/Carefree Highway/Daylight Katy/Cotton Jenny
The Mamas & Papas: Monday, Monday/California Dreamin’/Twist & Shout/Creeque Alley/Twelve-Thirty/Dream a Little Dream of Me
Bob Marley: One Love/Redemption Song/Stir It Up/No Woman, No Cry/Three Birds
Paul McCartney: Band on The Run/Silly Love Songs/My love/Let ‘em In/Mull of Kintyre/Hands Across the Water
Don McLean: American Pie/Every Loves Me, Baby/Castles in the Air/Vincent (Starry Starry Night)/Till Tomorrow/Magdalene Lane
John Mellencamp: Jackie Brown/Pink Houses/Hurts So Good /Jack & Diane /Lonely Ol' Night
Joni Mitchell: Big Yellow Taxi/For Free/Circle Game/Morning Morgantown/Both Sides Now/Woodstock
The Monkees: Daydream Believer/I’m a Believer/Last Train to Clarksville/Pleasant Valley Sunday/Shades of Gray
Van Morrison: Brown Eyed Girl/Into the Mystic/Moondance/And It Stoned Me/Bright Side of the Road/Tupelo Honey/Wild Nights
Peter, Paul & Mary: Puff (the Magic Dragon)/Leavin’ on a Jet Plane/Blowin’ in the Wind/Weave Me the Sunshine/If I Had a Hammer/The Great Mandela (The Wheel of Life)/Early Morning Rain/The Last Thing on my Mind/I Shall Be Released/Light One Candle /Day is Done/I Dig Rock n’ Roll Music/This Land is Your Land
Tom Petty: Free Fallin’/Last Dance with Mary Jane/You Don’t Know How It Feels
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here/On The Turning Away/Mother/Comfortably Numb/Is There Anybody Out There/Another Brick in the Wall
Elvis Presley: Blue Suede Shoes/I Want You, I Need You, I Love You/Can’t Help Falling in Love/All Shook Up/Suspicious Minds/It’s Now or Never/Love Me Tender/Don’t Be Cruel/Heartbreak Hotel/Suspicion/Fool Such As I/Return to Sender/Always on my Mind
John Prine: Hello in There/Souvenirs/Please Don’t Bury Me
The Rolling Stones: Wild Horses/Girl With Faraway Eyes/Waiting on a Friend/Satisfaction/Time is on my Side/Under My Thumb/Angie/Ruby Tuesday/You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Bob Seger: Against the Wind/Night Moves/Turn the Page/Old Time Rock n’Roll
Pete Seeger: Turn, Turn, Turn/Guantanamera/Little Boxes/Where Have All the Flowers Gone?/Garbage PAUL SIMON You Can Call Me Al/Graceland/Slip Slidin’ Away/Kodachrome /50 Ways to Leave Your Lover/Mother and Child Reunion/Late in the Evening/Me & Julio Down by the Schoolyard/The Obvious Child/Red Rubber Ball/Duncan/Loves Me Like a Rock
Simon & Garfunkel: American Tune/America/Mrs. Robinson/Scarborough Fair/The Boxer/Homeward Bound/Feelin’ Groovy/Sounds of Silence/Hazy Shade of Winter/Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall
Bruce Springsteen: Born to Run/Thunder Road/The River/Hungry Heart/Fire/I’m on Fire/My Hometown/Blinded by the Light/Independence Day/Dancing in the Dark/Brilliant Disguise/Because the Night
Steve Miller Band: The Joker/Big Old Jet Airliner/Fly Like An Eagle/Keep on Rockin’ Me Baby
Cat Stevens: Peace Train/Father & Son, Moonshadow/Wild World/The Wind /How Can I Tell You/Don’t Be Shy/Oh, Very Young/Trouble/If YouWant to Sing Out/Where Do The Children Play/First Cut is the Deepest/Here Comes My Baby/Into White/Another Saturday Night
James Taylor: Sweet Baby James/Carolina in my Mind/Country Road/Handy Man/You Can Close Your Eyes/Shower the People/Something in the Way She Moves/Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight/You’ve Got a Friend/Blossom/Fire & Rain/How Sweet It Is
Livingston Taylor: I Will Be In Love With You/Ballad of Railroad Bill/Old Hippie Geezer/The Dollar Bill Song/First Time Love/It’s My Job
Tom Waits: Ol’ 55/I Hope That I Don’t Fall In Love with You/Rosie
Neil Young: Heart of Gold/Comes a Time/Out on a Weekend/Hey Hey My My/After the Gold Rush/Cowgirl in the Sand/Can You See Me Now?/Long May You Run/Helpless/Down By the River/See the Girl Dance/Needle and the Damage Done/Four Strong Winds/Sugar Mountain/Only Love Can Break Your Heart/I Am a Child/Ohio/See the Sky About to Rain/Lotta Love/Feel Your Love/Old Man/Harvest/Tell Me Why/Hurricane/Cinnamon Girl… And So Many More !
Also, included are the hits of today, but such artists as: Barenaked Ladies, Green Day, Nine Inch Nails, Jason Mraz, Plainwhite T’s, Train, Gin Blossoms, Eagle Eye Cherry, Jack Johnson, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Tonic, Goo Goo Dolls, Blink 182, Pearl Jam., Matchbox 20, Uncle Cracker, Spin Doctors… and others!
The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, CSN, Paul Simon & Garfunkel, Peter, Paul & Mary, Cat Stevens, Paul McCartney, Harry Chapin, John Denver, Livingston & James Taylor, Billy Joel, Eagles, Gr8ful Dead, Elton, Eric Carmen, Jackson Browne, Cash, Pete Seeger, etc...
With an extensive repertoire of popular rock, folk, and pop songs spanning more than seven decades, Chuck has been a crowd pleaser on the solo-acoustic scene in Ohio, for more than twenty years now. Chuck weaves elements of pop, folk, oldies, rock, country, old-time favorites, standards, and instrumentals, as well as newer hits, into one pleasing musical package. Chuck combines faithful covers of ubiquitous acoustic classics with unique adaptations, and innovative song medleys that might seem ill-suited to the genre and instrument, in any other hands. Yet they work especially well in Chuck's hands.
Although he "specializes" in folk/pop/acoustic-rock hits of the 60's, 70's, on up to the present, Chuck possesses an endless array of great songs for all age groups, and his performances are easily adaptable for audiences of young kids, to those who are young at heart, and everyone in between! Though if Chuck is to be labeled by genre, he is deeply rooted in the folk genre and the tradition of activist inspired "music with a message"—a label he wears proudly. Chuck has had the privilege of sharing the stage with several of his mentors and friends over the years, including Peter Yarrow, of Peter, Paul & Mary, and Livingston Taylor. Often referred to as a "walkin' talkin' singin' songbook" for his vast wealth of songs, origins, folklore, and history, as well as his ability to sing in several languages, Chuck is quite an accomplished pseudo-ethnomusicologist and collector of songs. In his care, old songs sound new, and new songs don't sound old!
Chuck requires minimal setup and space, and comes fully equipped with a sound system, if required. So, all you provide is the spot!
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