The Derbyshire Harpist

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The Derbyshire Harpist started playing the harp at the age of 11.

She studied music at Exeter University and then at post graduate level at Trinity College of Music.

*The Derbyshire Harpist will endeavour to accommodate your requests and if given plenty of notice, can learn a particular piece of music for your special occasion*

The Derbyshire Harpist started playing the harp at the age of 11. She studied music at Exeter University and then at post graduate level at Trinity College of Music. The Derbyshire Harpist was born in West Sussex and has played for functions and solo recitals at many prestigious venues in the region as well as live on ITV television and BBC Radio 3. She relocated to Derbyshire in 2006 and has already played at many of the region’s wonderful venues, including: Ringwood Hall, Bolsover Castle, Kedleston Hall, East Lodge, Risley Hall, Fischer Baslow Hall, Hassop Hall, Makeney Hall, Breadsall Priory, Newton Park Hotel and Morley Hayes.

The Derbyshire Harpist plays for a variety of functions and events from weddings, christenings, birthday parties to solo recitals. She offers a selection of music including favourite wedding pieces, classical, jazz, pop music, show tunes and traditional music from the British Isles. The Derbyshire Harpist will endeavour to accommodate your requests and if given plenty of notice, can learn a particular piece of music for your special occasion.

The Derbyshire Harpist is also available as part of a Harp and Flute duo with her sister Marielle.

Here is a small selection:

Wedding Ceremony

Processional:
Wedding March From Lohengrin By Wagner
Canon In D By Pachelbel
Trumpet Voluntary By Clarke
Prelude From Te Deum By Charpentier
Variations On A Theme Of Mozart
Trumpet Voluntary By Stanley

Signing Of The Register:
Allegro By Handel
Arabesque By Debussy
Canon In D By Pachelbel
Clair De Lune By Debussy
Chanson De Matin By Elgar
Prelude I By Bach
Intermezzo From Cavalliera Rusticana By Mascagni
Love Theme From Romeo And Juliet
Wedding Theme From Emma By Rachel Portman

Or, Lighten It Up With Your Favourite Jazz Standard Or Contemporary Tune:
When I Fall In Love By Nat King Cole
Moon River By Mancini
Lullaby Of Birdland
Embraceable You By Gershwin
Fly Me To The Moon
Can You Feel The Love Tonight By Elton John
Your Song By Elton John
Wonderwall By Oasis

Recessional:
Wedding March From A Midsummer Night’s Dream By Mendelsohn
Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba By Handel
Allegro By Handel
Wedding Theme From Emma By Rachel Portman
Passacaille By Handel

Drinks Reception & Wedding Breakfast

Jazz:
The Way You Look Tonight
Feeling Good By Nina Simone
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
What A Wonderful World
Misty
Blue Moon
What The World Needs Now
Summertime By Gershwin
When I Fall In Love By Nat King Cole
Moon River By Mancini
Lullaby Of Birdland
Embraceable You By Gershwin
Fly Me To The Moon

Classical:
Allegro By Handel
Arabesque By Debussy
Canon In D By Pachelbel
Clair De Lune By Debussy
Gymnopedies By Satie
Flower Duet By Delibes
Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini By Rachmaninoff
Prelude I By Bach
Air On A G String By Bach
Cavatina From ‘The Deerhunter’ By Myers
A Selection Of Music Written Especially For The Harp
Variations On A Theme Of Mozart
Wedding Theme From Emma By Rachel Portman

Pop:
Have I Told You Lately By Van Morrison
Here Comes The Sun By The Beatles
Your Song – Elton John
Perfect Day By Lou Read
Endless Love - Richie
We’ve Only Just Begun By The Carpenters
Fields Of Gold By The Police
She By Elvis Costello
Heaven By Bryan Adams
I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing By Aerosmith
Fix You By Coldplay
Chasing Cars By Snow Patrol
Wonderwall By Oasis
Love Theme From Romeo And Juliet

Film And Stage:
Love Theme From Romeo And Juliet
Theme From Love Actually – Craig Armstrong
Theme From Forest Gump
Come What May From Moulin Rouge
Memory
Comptine From ‘Amelie’ - Tierson
Wedding Theme From Emma By Rachel Portman

Folk & Traditional:
Sheebeg And Sheemore – O’Carolan
Greensleves – Traditional
Ashokan Farewell – Unger

Richard and Teresa Bradshaw
Thank you for playing your harp so beautifully at our wedding. You being there added to the lovely memories that we will treasure always.

Maxine and Steve, Fischers Baslow Hall
I wanted to thank you for your beautiful playing at the wedding we absolutely loved it; it was perfect, in a perfect setting. We had a truly magical day only made possible by all of the different elements coming together - you of course being one of them. We had so many lovely comments from our guests about having a harpist and we certainly could not have chosen anyone better - so thank you!

Laura and Rod. Kedleston Hall
Thank you very much for playing your harp so beautifully at our wedding at Kedleston Hall. We really liked working with you and wish you all the best for your future.

Lotte and Glenn Farrar, Fischer Baslow Hall
… It all just added the right romantic and unusual touch to our very special day. Your choice of music was so well timed and many of our guests have commented on how much they enjoyed it…

Do you play outside? I'm not able to play my large concert harp outside but can offer the smaller lever harp to play outside. The harp and I both need to be outside of direct sunlight and on solid dry ground. Wind can also be a problem but my weather threshold is about the same as your guests!

How do you get around? I have an estate car, padded covers and a very good harp trolley. Flights of stairs can be a problem so do ask before booking. Unfortunately the harp isn't folding or comes apart!

How much space do you need? I need at least 2 metres squared to accommodate the harp, music stand and myself.

Available for wedding ceremonies, drinks receptions and wedding breakfasts.

Please Note: The fees indicated below are approximate and based on a central location for each county. They are intended to provide a rough guide only and exact quotes can only be given once the date and exact location of your event have been provided.

Midlands

Derbyshire - £293.25
Leicestershire - £299.00
Nottinghamshire - £293.25
Staffordshire - £293.25

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Client Feedback

The Daggers "Just looked at the video again.... what a great night. The Daggers rocked start to finish. Thanks for making it such a memorable party! The Daggers - we salute you!" Andrew Screech
Fun House "Thank you Fun House for playing at our wedding! The band were fantastic and I received so many compliments about how good they were from the wedding guests! Would absolutely book them again and Warble were also extremely helpful with all of my questions and super quick at getting back to me each tim..." Lorna Williams
Kings of the Dancefloor "We where all very happy with the band and how professional they where. I have had people asking for their contacts so judging by that feedback they went down well with the crowds of Young Farmers. I look forward to working with them again. Thank you, Ben." Ben Spink
Redlight "The band were exactly what we were after and delivered a top set. The acoustic numbers they performed during the wedding breakfast started the entertainment off perfectly and once they were into full band mode they had everyone dancing for the whole night. Many of the guests have commented on how mu..." Dave Parsons
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Saint "Saint were fantastic. Great musicians and such great guys. We really enjoyed our wedding and they made it. Many friends have asked for their details. Thanks again, great easy booking process. thumbs up all the way. Beccy & Richard" Beccy Hyne
Encore "Encore were fantastic! They got people on the dancefloor early on in the evening and they stayed there for the rest of the night. The music and choice of songs were great and suited all tastes, all our guests have been raving about how great the band were and how impressed they were with the great f..." Silvana Maiorana
The Hype "The Hype ~ Brilliant from start to finish. Couldn't of asked for more..... they sound amazing & we are only surprised they aren't already bigger than they are..... still time!!! Wouldn't hesitate to book them again in the future and reccommend to all our family & friends. All made an effort to come ..." Christine Vickery
The Hype "We just wanted to thank you all for last night. The music was completely amazing, loved all of it! Wouldn't hesitate to recommend. Hope you all had a safe journey home. Thank you!!!! ♥" Christine & Kevin (Mr & Mrs Nunn)
The Gems Duo "The girls were really friendly and accomodating. They adapted their style and volume to suit the situation and were well received on the day. Thank you. " Miya Wassing
Saint "Man alive... people have still not stopped talking about how good you guys were. Awesome! Thank you so much for all your hard work on the night... the guests loved your set and you got everbody dancing right from the start until right to the end... no one wanted you to stop we were having that much ..." Kurt Swallow
The Mixtape "One word "fantastic", made the evening for everyone :-)" Andrew Caddick
The Story "The night was a perfect success, with "THE STORY" making it so. The only problem, the night it went so quick. The guys were really poilite and chatted with the guests during the interval. The songs played suited exactly our taste in music. Since the party we have received many texts, phone calls tel..." Steve Kirk
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The Daggers "You were truly awesome at Tin Fest! I have NEVER seen and danced to a band as good as you guys! Thank you so much - YOU ROCK!!!" Hayley Munro
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Spencer The Caricaturist "Spencer was very amenable and fitted in great on the day. Just got on with the job!" Ann Wareing
Wraggs Duo "We thought the girls were perfect for our wedding reception. We left the choice of music to them and it was wonderful. A very talented pair and we would recommend them to anybody." Lynne Michael
The Story "The Story were brilliant at our wedding and all of our guests have been telling us so ever since. It was a great mix of music and really well performed. Not once was the dancefloor empty throughout the night and they were equally popular with the guests of all ages. We were a bit nervous about booki..." Dave and Jane Frape
RIOT! "Where do I start? We booked Riot very (very!) last minute when we decided that we could just about stretch our budget to afford a band. You could say it was somewhat of an after thought if truth be told as we both love live music and felt a DJ may not quite make the day ours. This was the best decis..." Steven Taylor