I am the only guitar player and sing back up on a few. We mix from rock and pop standards to traditional Irish folks songs.
Mainly there are songs that I know and if I look at the sheet music, it messes me up. I can play Wild Horses and Uptown Funk in my sleep.
Then there are songs I have played hundreds of times that I just can't seem to remember during shows, regardless of how much time we rehearse and I woodshed. Star of the County Down wrecks me every time and I end up reading the entire song.
I'm looking for ideas and what other people do to prepare to be human jukeboxes for four hours, with as much memorized as possible.
Many thanks,
RS