Mr. Harley is a Children's Champion and Musician performing at birthday parties, schools and community events.
Mr. Harley knows all the classic children’s songs, but it’s his original compositions that get the biggest responses. Songs like “I Wanna See You Jump,” “The The Pirate Song,” and the say-that-five-times-fast “Stegameganoodlefudanappysaurus” are met with squeals of delight and enthusiastic singalongs, even from those who are hearing them for the first time.
If you’re putting together an event of any kind where children will be, remember Mr. Harley. He’s a man who knows how to have fun, and all the kids who follow his lead will always remember their first encou
I hired Mr. Harley for my twins 4th birthday party. Guests were toddlers, pre teens (friends of my older kid), and parents.
Mr. Harley went the extra mile to learn and play a song for my 9 yr old and her friends.
Needless to say, everyone was engaged and happy. I highly recommend Mr. Harley for your next gathering.
We had no idea what to expect and we were all so pleased with Mr. Harley's performance. His equipment worked great. He has a wonderful singing and speaking voice. His songs and jokes are engaging and super fun, he had all the students and teachers totally engaged. He also does a super job managing a large group of singing, dancing, sometimes screaming students!! I will definitely hire him again!
Mr. Harley came into our preschool and did an amazing performance. he sang classic songs with his twist. HIs songs that he wrote were super fun and the kids are sining it all the time>
My charge and I have a blast every time we see a Mr. Harley performance. He does a wonderful job of engaging his audience and encouraging audience participation in the show. It is just nearly impossible not to be swept into the fun by his enthusiastic energy!
Price Range: $100 - 400
Gig Length: 30 - 180 minutes
Languages: English
Unions: Florida Musician Union
Since I play children's music and adult music the actual performances will differ, however when you book Mr. Harley/Harley Smith you will you receive professional service from the moment you inquire about booking till the engagement is finished! A client will receive timely responses to all emails, and a performance that is everything you would expect from someone who has been playing music professionally for 20 years.
Here is what a live show is like ...
Children's Music - An engaging interactive performance with lot's of movement and call and response!. Kid's will wiggle, giggle and have a blast while parents can relax and kick back or join in!
Adult Music - I accommodate the requests of the client for all of my performances for adults. I am versatile in Blues, Folk, Jazz, and Classic Rock. I play everything from Johnny Cash and Paul Simon, to Tio Cruz and Maroon 5 with Mozart and Miles Davis thrown in to round it all out. I have a 500 song playlist (and rising) so feel free and make a request! I play play specific genres such as Irish music for St Patrick's Day events, and Christmas music for Holiday events.
The story of the Pied Piper entrancing the children of Hamelin has lasted for centuries. Now, in the 21st century, a new Pied Piper is making his way through Central Florida and beyond, only he’s using his powers for good. His name is Mr. Harley, and for the past nine years his music and his concerts have made children of all ages very happy. Mr. Harley leads a secret life as Harley Smith, mild-mannered jazz/rock drummer of the Florida music scene. But as Mr. Harley, he brings a lively guitar, a pile of songs, and a fender-wide grin to the stage, where his sheer exuberance has energized and delighted crowds of all shapes and sizes, from birthday parties to the Common Ground Fair.
A Mr. Harley audience is not a timid one. Any inhibitions are magically wiped away, and it isn’t long before kids (and even a few grownups) are hopping like frogs, wriggling like snakes, and roaring like tigers. Some even join Mr. Harley onstage to sing, dance, and play. By the end of his shows, any barriers between old and young, big and small, have vanished completely.
Mr. Harley knows all the classic children’s songs, as well as children’s songs disguised as grownup songs (think “All Together Now” by the Beatles), but it’s his original compositions that get the biggest responses. Songs like “I Wanna See You Jump,” “The Pirate Song,” and the
say-that-five-times-fast “Stegameganoodlefudanappysaurus” are met with squeals of delight and enthusiastic singalongs, even from those who are hearing them for the first time.
Mr. Harley’s music is available on two CDs – 2007′s Toast and Jelly, and his newest CD, Blue Shirt. More than concert souvenirs, these CDs are keepsakes, destined to provide the seeds from which treasured memories will
grow.
If you’re putting together an event of any kind where you know children will be, remember Mr. Harley. He’s a man who knows how to have fun, and all the kids who follow his lead will always remember their first encounter with a smile.
| November 26, 2016 • 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Birthday (Child) |
| June 06, 2013 • 10:00am - 10:45am | Other |
Adult Setlist ...
Last dance with Mary Jane - Tom Petty
Stuck in the middle – Steelers Wheels
Change in my pocket – The Georgia Satellites
Promises – Eric Clapton
Tuesday Afternoon – The Moody Blues
Margarittaville – Jimmy Buffett
Draggin the Line - Tommy James and the Schodells
Dynamite – Taio Cruz
Wish you were here – Pink Floyd
Roadhouse Blues – The Doors
Sugar Mountain – Neil Young
Light my Fire – The Doors
Needle and the damage done – Neil Young
Wots … uh the deal – Pink Floyd
Moves like Jagger – Maroon 5
Water in the sky - Phish
Strangers – The Kinks
All Summer Long – Kid Rock
Stir it up – Bob Marley
Powderfinger – Neil Young
Down by the river – Neil Young
Octopus Garden – The Beatles
Comfortably Numb – Pink Floyd
House of the rising sun – The Animals
For what it’s worth – Buffalo Springfield
Country Roads – John Denver
Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
Heart of gold – Neil Young
Sitting on the dock of the bay – Otis Redding
I’m on Fire – Bruce Springsteen
Beast of Burden – The Rolling Stones
Don’t mess around with Jim- Jim Croce
Tequila Sunrise – The Eagles
Garden Party – Ricky Nelson
I saw her standing there – The Beatles
Take it easy – The Eagles
Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
Pinball Wizard – The Who
Sedated – The Ramones
Freebird – Lynard Skynard
Before you accuse me – Eric Clapton
Nights in White Satin – The Moody Blues
Midnight Special - CCR
Can’t always get what you want – The Rolling Stones
Pride and joy – Stevie Ray Vaughn
Have you ever seen the rain - CCR
Down on the Corner - CCR
Kodacrome – Paul Simon
I’ve never been to Spain – Three Dog Night
On The road again – Willie Nelson
Should I stay or should I go – The Clash
Breakdown – Tom Petty
Rocking in the free world – Neil Young
Back on the Train - Phish
Jailhouse Rock – Elvis Presley
Midnight Rider – Allman Brothers Band
On The Road Again – Willie Nelson
Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash
The Gambler – Kenny Rogers
Marry Me - Train
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Sympathy for the Devil – The Rolling Stones
Alabama Song – The Doors
All Along the Watchtower – Jimi Hendrix
Free Fallin – Tom Petty
Wonderwall - Oasis
Takin’ Care of Business – Bachman Turner Overdrive
Friend of the Devil – The Grateful Dead
Tush – ZZ Top
Bad, bad Leroy Brown – Jim Croce
Take the last train to Clarksville – The Monkees
Shanty – Jonathan Edwards
Bad Moon Rising - CCR
Lyin’ Eyes – The Eagles
Drift Away – Dobie Gray
My Girl – The Tempations
The Joker – Steve Miller Band
Feel like making love – Bad Company
Space Oddity – David Bowie
Miss you - The Rolling Stones
Wild Rover – Tradional Irish
Come Together – The Beatles
Cheap Sunglasses – ZZ Top
Sweet Home Chicago – Blues Brothers
I’m a Believer – The Monkees
Pancho and Lefty – Willie Nelson
Soul Sister - Train
Sunshine Superman - Donovan
Cocaine – Eric Clapton
Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry
Jumpin Jack Flash – The Rolling Stones
Ripple – The Grateful Dead
Money – Pink Floyd
Some Kind of Wonderful – Grand Funk Railroad
Blue Suede Shoes – Elvis Presley
Ticket to Ride – The Beatles
Peaceful Easy Feeling – The Eagles
Stand by me – Ben E. King
Ain’t no sunshine – Bill Withers
Amie – Pure Prairie League
Toe in the water – Zac Brown Band
Chevy Van – Sammy Johns
Family Tradition – Hank Williams Jr.
Santeria – Sublime
Finnagans Wake –Traditional Irish
Remember – Jimi Hendrix
Proud Mary - CCR
Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley
Cinnamon Girl – Neil Young
Maggie May – Rod Stewart and Faces
American Pie – Don Mclean
Night Moves – Bob Seger
Already Gone – The Eagles
With a little help from my friends – The Beatles
Let’s give them something to talk about – Bonnie Raitt
Son of a Preacher Man – Dusty Springfield
Me and Bobbie McGee – Janis Joplin
What’s going on – 4 Non Blondes
Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
I love Rock and Roll – Joan Jett
Hit me with your best shot – Pat Benetar
Give me one reason – Tracy Chapman
The Weight – The Band
Chain of Fools – Aretha Franklin
Sloop John B – The Beach Boys
Ophelia – The Band
Hound Dog – Elvis Presley
Every Rose has it’s thorn – Poison
Five o’ Clock World – The Vogues
Me and Julio – Simon and Garfunkel
End of the line – Traveling Wilburies
Drunken Sailor – Traditional Irish
Handle with Care – Traveling Wilburies
Picture – Kid Rock (featurning Cheryl Crow)
King of the Road – Roger Miller
Brain Damage/Eclipse – Pink Floyd
Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show/Darius Rucker
Start Me Up – The Rolling Stones
Patience – G n’ R
Hey Joe – Jimi Hendrix
Ob-la-di Ob-la-da – The Beatles
Whiskey you’re the devil – Tradtional Irish
Pink Houses – John Cougar Mellencamp
Move it on Over – George Thorogood
Hey Jude – The Beatles
Walk of Life – Dire Straits
Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes
Rocky Raccoon – The Beatles
Mellow Yellow – Donovan
Kryponite – 3 Doors Down
Cumbersome – Seven Mary Three
Up on Cripple Creek - The Band
Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett
Layla – Eric Clapton
Black - Pearl Jam
Melt with you – Simple Minds
Kids Setlist ...
Mr. Harley Originals ...
Blue Shirt
Seasons (Parts 1 -4)
The Dinosaurs are coming
The Pirate Song
I like
These Friends of Mine
Kings Castle
Music
I wanna see you jump
Toast and Jelly
Sneeze Song
Stegameganoodlefudanappysaurus
Count to Ten
Funtime Animal Dance
Lonely Vegetables
I’ve got five fingers
Brobot
The Disco Tune
Stick Figure Man
Classic Kids Songs ...
The Hello Song
The Goodbye Song
The more we get together
Clap a Song a long
Freeze Song
The Gnome
Effervescing Elephant
All together now
7,8,9
Old Macdonald
Wheels on the bus
Hokey Pokey
Point your fingers and do the twist
If you’re happy and you know it
At the Bottom of the sea
ABC song
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
She’ll be coming round the mountain
Yellow Submarine
Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
I’m so glad to be here
One finger, one thumb
The Unicorn Song
Johnny pounds with one hammer
Cabin in the woods
Where is thumbkin?
London Bridge
Bingo
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Baby Beluga
Down by the bay
Oh Susannah
Puff the Magic Dragon
Kumbaya My Lord
3 is a magic number
Banana Boat Song (Day – O)
I’ve been working on the railroad
This Old Man
You are my Sunshine
Teddy Bear Picnic
For Adults ... Paul Simon, Eagles, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, Miles Davis, Van Morrison, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, John Coltrane, Eric Clapton, Jim Croce, Beck, the Rolling Stones, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Irish Music... etc
For Kids ... Raffi, Lauri Berkner, Dane Zanes, Sesame Street, Mr. Rogers, Ralph's World, Ween, Steve Martin ... etc
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