Probably the most difficult gig in recent years for repertoire and timing. I played for a traditional Philippine wedding ceremony yesterday. Many parts of the service needed solo violin music to cover the silence. The music choices included Meditation, Salut D'amour, Canon, Pavane, Claire De Lune. All unaccompanied to allow for repeats and improvisations. It all went really well and it was followed by some electric violin upbeat tunes out on the deck at The Osborne Hotel. Wedding guests enjoyed dancing along. I had to be on the top of my game yesterday that's for sure!

Lovely small intimate wedding today at Bovey Castle Music requests included Ed Sheeran Perfect, Can’t help falling in love with you, At Last, The first time ever I saw your face and Celebrate by Kool and the Gang. I also stayed and played for the drinks reception out on the balcony with the beautiful Dartmoor as the back drop. #musiciandevon #weddingviolinist #devonviolinist

Busy weekend with Exe Valley String Quartet. Saturday we played at Deer Park Country House and Sunday we played at Rockbeare Manor It was lovely having the chance to play through lots of our pop and rock repertoire. From Pachelbel to Coldplay, The Beatles to Ella Fitzgerald. #exevalleystringquartet #exevalleystringquartet #devonviolinist #musiciandevon

Lovely wedding up near Collumpton yesterday. Upton Barn & Walled Garden. The bridal party came in to ‘The Better Half of me’ by Tom Walker. Slightly different arrangement this time as I improvised a subtle violin counter melody around the original acoustic version of the song. I had a good workout on my electric violin playing for almost three hours. Lovely wedding at a lovely venue. #weddingviolinist #musiciandevon #devonviolinist

I played for a special wedding yesterday at Powderham Castle. Congratulations to friends Michelle and Alan on a beautiful ceremony in the music room in the castle. Wow! Great acoustics and it was a pleasure to play The Lark Ascending for Michelle. Bit of a pressure gig though as Michelle is not just a friend she is also a professional musician and we work together often. Hope it was ok! Lovely wedding at a lovely unique venue.

Lovely summer wedding at the very beautiful Deer Park Country House with Exe Valley String Quartet One of our favourite venues. Unfortunately we had to play indoors because of the showers but we still had a great time playing a set of pop and rock classics. Lovely to play Gabriels Oboe for the bridal party entrance - such a beautiful piece of music - perfect for strings! #weddingquartet #WeddingMusic #exevalleystringquartet Also the ladies of the quartet got to wear their new dresses today. Very smart!

Another beautiful sunny day for a Devon summer wedding. This time I was playing in the beautiful surroundings of Elfordleigh in Plympton. Electric violin day today with lots of pop and rock covers including Coldplays A sky full of stars. The A38 didn't beahve itself today so I had a few detours down the Devon Country lanes but we got there in good time.

A wedding with a twist today. A lovely traditional church wedding in Woodbury where I played a new arrangement of ‘kiss me’ by Sixpence non the Richer. Then off to Branscombe beach for an hour of electric violin tunes including lots of film and Disney classics. A real Devon wedding!

Lovely sunny June wedding. This time over at the very beautiful Beaconside House . We had a host of pieces for the entrance of the wedding party including 'Everything' by Michael Buble, 'Ain’t no sunshine' by Bill Withers and 'At Last' by Etta James for the brides entrance. Lovely ceremony with a beautiful singer as well. Drinks reception included requests 'Come on Eileen', 'Crazy in Love' and 'Take on me'. A great time was had by all especially me playing these fun songs on electric violin.

Bickleigh Castle 27th May 2023. Beautiful sunny Devon day and a perfect day for a wedding. Bickleigh Castle, Devon is a stunning venue with beautiful grounds. We played 'A Million Dreams' for the brides entrance and 'Africa' and the very lovely 'Come what May' for the signing of the register. The guests all made their exit to 'Bittersweet Symphony'. After the blessing in the chapel we played a variety of rock and pop classics in the garden to accompany the photographs and drinks reception. Nice to be playing together in the summer sun! #weddingquartet #exevalleystringquartet.

Beautiful sunny May wedding at Cadhay in Ottery St Mary. What a stunning venue! Lovely music choices including Can’t help falling in love with you (Hayley Reinhart version), Hallelujah and I Giorni which is beautiful. Then I played for a couple of hours in the sunshine by the lake for the drinks reception. Congratulations to Amy and James on your special day! It was awesome!

My final solo wedding gig of a busy Easter. This time I played at the beautiful @elfordleigh in Plympton. This time for Ellie and James drinks reception outside overlooking the golf course. Just over an hour of pop and rock favourites on electric violin. Lovely afternoon.

Third gig in a busy Easter week. A lovely church wedding in Kingskerswell followed by the drinks reception at the @bickleymill. Beautiful traditional church service which included A Million Dreams. Electric violin for the drinks reception to play some lively tunes. We even had the guests singing and dancing! Beautiful wedding at stunning venues in beautiful sunshine!

A busy week started at the lovely St Audries Park Wedding Venue nr Taunton. This was for a wedding vows renewal drinks reception. Always like drinks receptions because it gives me the opportunity to play through different repertoire. Music requests included ‘You’ve got the love’ by Florence and the Machine.

Beautiful and very intimate Easter wedding on Monday at Brickhouse Vineyard. I played a variety of music while the couple enjoyed their champagne afternoon tea. I also enjoyed playing some new repertoire including Concerning Hobbits from Lord of the Rings and Closing Time by semisonic. Congratulations to Jessica and Stuart and not forgetting Bernard. Its a busy week this week and Im off to St Audries Park Wedding Venue on Friday and then Bickleigh Mill on Saturday.

Saturday 18th March 2023. Mercure Exeter Rougemont Hotel. Wedding drinks reception and wedding breakfast. Another lovely afternoon playing a mixture of classical and popular favourites. We played some Bach, Dvorak, Massenet, Coldplay, Bastille and even some 007! Lovely wedding in another lovely venue.  #ExeValleyStringQuartet.

Deer Park Hotel - March 11th 2023. Great wedding gig at the lovely Deer Park Country House near Honiton. This is a popular and regular venue for us and we always get a warm welcome from the staff. This was a particularly unique wedding as we only played classical pieces throughout the day. Being classically trained musicians we enjoyed playing through this part of our repertoire. Mozart, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Vivaldi, Bach, Grieg and lots of others. #weddingquartet. Next stop Mercure Exeter Rougemont Hotel on Saturday evening.

There is something very romantic about a winter wedding. The cold weather and the open fireplace and the frosty open spaces through the windows. We had a really lovely wedding yesterday at Bovey Castle. This is a regular venue for us and we always enjoy playing there. Requests included I Giorni, Best day of my life and a lovely slowed down version of Came here for love. A beautiful day on Dartmoor. Good to be back playing together after our Christmas break.

Final wedding of 2022 as a solo violinist. A beautiful Christmas wedding at the lovely Crowcombe Court in Somerset. 'I get to love you' by Rouelle, 'You are the reason' by Callum Scott and 'This will be' by Natalie Cole were the special requests today. I was also asked to play 'Somewhere over the rainbow' and ' I have a dream' by Abba just before the ceremony started. It has been a wonderful year 2022 and I just want to thank all of the lovely couples and my clients and supporters as well as my family and friends for all their support and encouragement this year. I am looking forward to another musical year in 2023!

I played for a very special wedding this weekend. I had the privilege to play the music for my niece at their very beautiful wedding at Orchardleigh Estate in Somerset. It was a lovely family affair in a beautiful setting - it even snowed! Hannah and Roy chose You are the reason by Callum Scott for the entrance of the bridal party, Sweet Child of Mine for the signing of the register and the theme from Top Gun for their exit.