Repertoire and booking details...
My repertoire is unique and varied; alongside my own self-penned songs I sing well-known cover songs (including artists such as Alicia Keys, Adele, Norah Jones, Shania Twain and Eva Cassidy) all arranged by myself for the harp. I can also play more traditional wedding music - instrumental classical, Celtic and contemporary pieces, including favourites such as Pachelbel's Canon and Clair de Lune. Please see below for more examples (click on any of the tracks listed in bold to have a listen).
Given enough notice (ideally at least one month) I am more than happy to learn special requests. For example, at weddings the bride and groom often like to have a harp version of "their song" played when they walk down the aisle or when the register is being signed, or if you are arranging a themed event you might have a particular song, tune or style of music in mind. I can of course perform a mixture of songs and instrumental pieces for you.
For that extra special touch, why not enquire about commissioning a bespoke song - perhaps it could be based around your vows if you are writing your own, or inspired by a favourite poem?
I prefer to play in London and the surrounding areas, but if travel costs for bookings further afield (and accommodation costs if necessary) can be agreed, then I am happy to consider pretty much anywhere that can be reached by car!
Songs
First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Ewan MacColl for Peggy Seeger / Roberta Flack
Yellow - Coldplay
Wherever You Will Go - The Calling / Charlene Soraia
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
Heaven – Bryan Adams
When You Say Nothing At All - Ronan Keating / Alison Krauss
Killing Me Softly - Roberta Flack / The Fugees
True Colours - Cyndi Lauper
Still The One - Shania Twain
From This Moment - Shania Twain
Forever and for Always - Shania Twain
Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Eva Cassidy / Judy Garland etc
I Will - The Beatles / Alison Krauss
Chasing Pavements - Adele
Amazed - Lonestar
Better – Tom Baxter
Into My Arms – Nick Cave
What Can I Do - The Corrs
Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars
Marry You - Bruno Mars
Fields of Gold - Sting
Romeo & Juliet - Dire Straits / The Killers
All My Life - K-Ci & JoJo
Don't Stop Believing - Journey
Greatest Day - Take That
Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow - Carole King / Roberta Flack
Rather be With You - Joshua Radin
It Must be Love - Madness
Rhythm of Love - Plain White T's
From the Morning - Nick Drake
Black is the Colour - Traditional
Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen / Jeff Buckley
Outlaws - Capercaille
Moving to New York - The Wombats
You’re So Vain – Carly Simons
She Moved Through The Fair - Traditional
Hymns:
Make me a Channel of Your Peace - Hymn
Amazing Grace - Hymn
Here I am Lord - Hymn
Instrumental Pieces
Danny Boy / Londonderry Air - Traditional
The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - Handel (Classical)
Gabriel's Oboe (theme from The Mission) - Ennio Morricone (Modern)
Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride) – Wagner (Classical)
Trumpet Voluntary (Prince of Denmark's March) - Jeremiah Clarke (Classical)
Greensleeves - Traditional (English)
Morning Song from Peer Gynt - Grieg (Classical)
Preludio No. 11 – Bach (Classical)
Give Me Your Hand – Rory Dall O Cathlain (Scottish)
Minuet - Bach (Classical)
The Wedding (from Legends of the Fall/Deep Impact) – James Horner (Modern)
The Banks of the Suir – Traditional (Irish)
The Rose - Instrumental version of the song by Bette Midler
Planxty Irwin - O'Carolan (Irish)
Southwind - Traditional (Irish)
The Dawning of the Day - Traditional air (Irish)
Any Other Name (theme from American Beauty) – Thomas Newman (Modern)
Star of County Down – Traditional (Irish)
Castle of Dromore - Traditional lullaby (Irish)
King of the Fairies – Traditional (Irish)
Nocturne – Chopin (Classical)
My Heart Will Go On - Horner/Jennings (Theme from Titanic)
Carrickfergus – Traditional (Irish)
My Love’s an Arbutus – Traditional Air (Irish)
Sonatina in G Major – Haydn (Classical)
The Parting Glass - Traditional (Irish)
Minuet – Mozart (Classical)
Stenka Razin (From Beyond the Island) - Traditional Russian folk tune
Zelda’s Lullaby (from Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time) – Koji Kondo (Modern)
Christmas Favourites
(Performed as instrumentals unless specified):
In the Bleak Mid-Winter
Ding Dong Merrily on High
Away in a Manger
Good Kind Wenceslas
The Holly and the Ivy
O Little Town of Bethlehem
The First Noel
Deck the Halls
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
We Three Kings
Blue Christmas (song) - Elvis Presley
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (song)
