Scottish Strings

Scottish Strings

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Scottish Strings are one of Scotland's leading young professional string groups.

  • Highlights
  • Trio line-up available where space is more limited
  • Can work alongside pipers and singers
  • Will arrange and play your favourite tune with prior notice

About


Since 2009, Scottish Strings have had a blast playing at countless weddings and other fabulous events every year from their base in Glasgow. They offer a wide playlist but specialise in pop covers. They are postgraduates of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and all freelance with Scotland's professional orchestras.

Scottish Strings have appeared on BBC Radio 3, Classic FM and BBC television, as part of various series and festivals including Celtic Connections. Their corporate clients include British Airways, Boots, Coast, The Scotsman, The Sun and Waitrose. They have also performed live on BBC World Radio to 40 million listeners, played at the Commonwealth Games 2014 and been featured on a Bank of Scotland advert.

They have performed across Europe, including Germany, Italy, Norway, Mauritius and France. Artists they've worked with include Andrea Bocelli, Katherine Jenkins, Sarah Brightman, Richard E Grant, Alfie Boe, Runrig, Rod Stewart and Belle & Sebastian. Collectively their wealth of professional experience includes performing with various orchestras and ensembles including the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Scottish Opera, Scottish Ballet, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Raymond Gubbay Orchestras. They have an extensive repertoire of music including pop, jazz, movie themes, musicals, classical and folk. They are equally at home providing background music to an event, or putting on a show or concert. 

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Repertoire


Pop

  • Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (Diana Ross)
  • ABBA Medley (Various)
  • All Of Me (John Legend)
  • Aint No Sunshine (Bill Withers)
  • A Thousand Years (Christina Perri)
  • All You Need Is Love (The Beatles)
  • Airbag (Radiohead)
  • All The Single Ladies (Beyonce)
  • Angels (Robbie Williams)
  • All About Loving You (Bon Jovi)
  • At Last (Etta James)
  • A Million Love Songs (Take That)
  • A Groovy Kind Of Love (Phil Collins)
  • All Of My Life (Phil Collins)
  • All I Want Is You (U2)
  • Always A Woman (Billy Joel)
  • All These Things That I've Done (Killers)
  • A Hard Day’s Night (Beatles)
  • Ae Fond Kiss (Trad Scots)
  • Always (Blink 182)Always (Bon Jovi)A Sky Full of Stars (Coldplay)
  • Ashokan Farewell
  • Amelie Theme (Yann Tiersen)A Million Love Songs (Take That)
  • A Moment Like This (Leona Lewis)
  • A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes (Cinderella)Balcony Scene (Craig Armstrong & Des’ree)Baby (Justin Bieber)
  • Beautiful Day (U2)
  • Bittersweet Symphony (The Verve)
  • Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon/Garfunkel)
  • Beyond The Sea (Bobby Darin)
  • Be Our Guest (Beauty & The Beast)
  • Blackadder Theme (Howard Goodall)
  • Bed Of Roses (Bon Jovi)
  • Beneath Your Beautiful (Labryinth)
  • Bella’s Lullaby (Twilight)
  • Braveheart Theme (For The Love Of A Princess)
  • Book Of Days (Enya)
  • Beat It (MJ)
  • Billie Jean (MJ)
  • Book Of Love (Peter Gabriel)
  • Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison)
  • Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen)
  • Bring Me Sunshine (Morecambe & Wise)
  • Black (Pearl Jam)
  • Black Or White (Michael Jackson)
  • Count On Me (Bruno Mars)
  • Cosmic Love (Florence And The Machine)
  • Can You Feel The Love Tonight (Lion King)
  • Caledonia (Donnie Munro)Call Me Maybe (Carly Rae Jepsen)
  • Californication (Red Hot Chilli Peppers)California Dreamin' (Mamas & Papas)
  • Can’t Help Falling In Love (Elvis)
  • Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You
  • Concerning Hobbits (Lord Of The Rings)
  • Come What May (Moulin Rouge)Coming Home (Leon Bridges)
  • Copacabana (Barry Manilow)
  • Crazy For You (Madonna)
  • Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Queen)
  • Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol)
  • Clocks (Coldplay)
  • Chariots Of Fire Theme
  • Charlie Brown (Coldplay)
  • Cannonball (Damien Rice)
  • Champagne Supernova (Oasis)
  • Crazy Love (Van Morrison)Crown Of Love (Arcade Fire)Dancing Queen (ABBA)
  • Don’t Stop Believing (Glee)
  • Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough
  • Don’t Stop Me Now (Queen)
  • Don’t Know Much (Aaron Neville)
  • Dance The Night Away (The Mavericks)
  • Don’t Look Back In Anger (Oasis)
  • Eight Days A Week (Beatles)Empire State Of Mind (Jay Z & Alicia Keys)
  • Everything About You (Ugly Kid Joe)
  • Everything  (Michael Buble)
  • Every Breath You Take (The Police)
  • Everything I do (Bryan Adams)
  • Everybody’s Free (Rozalla)Evergreen (West Life)
  • Ecstasy Of Gold (Ennio Morricone)
  • Everlong (Foo Fighters)
  • Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles)
  • Everlasting Love (Love Affair)
  • Every Day Is Like Sunday (Morrissey)
  • Endless Love (Lionel Richie)
  • Fairy Tale Of New York (The Pogues)
  • Fix You (Coldplay)
  • Feeling Good (Nina Simone)
  • Foxey Lady (Jimi Hendrix)For Once In My Life (Stevie Wonder)
  • Frozen Theme (Kristen & Robert Lopez)
  • Free Fallin’ (Tom Petty)
  • Fields Of Gold (Eva Cassidy)Fiction (Belle & Sebastian)
  • Fly Me To The Moon (Sinatra)For The Love Of a Princess (Braveheart)From This Moment (Shania Twain)
  • Get Lucky (Daft Punk & Pharrell)
  • Glasgow Love Theme (Craig Armstrong)
  • Greatest Day (Take That)
  • Game of Thrones Theme
  • Gold (Spandau Ballet)
  • Groovy Kind Of Love (Phil Collins)
  • Goldfinger (Bond)
  • Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)
  • God Only Knows (The Beach Boys)
  • Han Solo & The Princess (Star Wars)
  • Star Wars Medley (Various)
  • Happy (Pharrell)Have I Told You Lately (Van Morrison) 
  • Halo (Beyonce)
  • Heard It Through The Grapevine (Marvin Gaye)
  • Highland Cathedral (Trad Scots/German)
  • Heaven (Bryan Adams)
  • Here Comes The Sun (Beatles)Hey Soul Sister (Train)
  • Hey Ho (The Lumineers)
  • Hello (Lionel Ritchie)Hello (Adele)Heroes (David Bowie)
  • Hot Stuff (Donna Summer)
  • Hoppipolla (Sigur Ros)
  • How Deep Is Your Love (Bee Gees)
  • How Long Will I Love You (Ellie Goulding)How To Save A Life (The Fray) 
  • Have I Told You Lately (Van Morrison)
  • How Sweet It Is (Marvin Gaye)
  • Hey Jude (Beatles)
  • Here There And Everywhere (Beatles)
  • I Believe In A Thing Called Love (The Darkness)
  • I Wanna Hold Your Hand (Beatles)
  • I Won’t Give Up (Jason Mraz)
  • I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing (Aerosmith)
  • I’m Gonna be (500 Miles)I Gotta Feeling (Black Eyed Peas)
  • I Feel Good (James Brown)
  • I Just Called To Say I Love You (Stevie Wonder)
  • In My Place (Coldplay)
  • I’m In The Mood For Dancing (The Nolans)
  • I’m A Believer (The Monkeeys)
  • I’m Yours (Jason Mraz)Isn’t She Lovely (Stevie Wonder)
  • It Must Be Love (Madness)
  • It’s All About You (Mcfly)It's My Life (Bon Jovi)
  • I’ll Stand By You (The Pretenders)
  • I Miss You (Blink 182)
  • I Giorni (Eindaudi)
  • I Wanna Know What Love Is (Foreigner)
  • I Will Follow You Into The Dark (Death Cab For Cutie)
  • If You Don’t Know Me By Now (Simply Red)
  • I Got You Babe (Bob Dylan)
  • I’ll Be There For You (Rembrandts)
  • I Think We're Alone (Tiffany)
  • In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel)
  • Ice Dance (Danny Elfman)
  • Iris (Goo Goo Dolls)
  • James Bond Theme(Monty Norman)
  • Jeeves & Wooster Theme (Anne Dudley)
  • Just The Way You Are (Bruno Mars)
  • Just Like Heaven (The Cure)
  • Just Haven't Met You Yet (Michael Buble)
  • Kashmir (Led Zeppelin)
  • Kissing You (Des Ree)
  • Kiss Me (Sixpence None The Richer)
  • Let It Go (Frozen)
  • La Bamba (Ritchie Valens)
  • Lady In Red (Chris De Burgh)
  • Love Is All Around (Wet Wet Wet)
  • Love Story (Taylor Swift)
  • Light My Fire (The Doors)
  • Little Things (One Direction)
  • Living On A Prayer (Bon Jovi)
  • Live And Let Die (Bond)
  • Lovely Day (Bill Withers)
  • Love And Marriage (Sinatra)
  • Love Song (The Cure)
  • Love Theme (The Godfather)
  • Love Theme (Gladiator)
  • Love On Top (Beyonce)
  • Lucky Man (The Verve)
  • Lullaby (The Cure)
  • Lay Me Down (Sam Smith)
  • Like A Prayer (Madonna)
  • Life On Mars (David Bowie)
  • Make You Feel My Love (Adele)
  • Many Of Horror (Biffy Clyro)
  • More Than A Feeling (Boston)
  • Mack The Knife (Sinatra)
  • Marry You (Bruno Mars)May It Be (Enya)
  • Mrs Robinson (Beatles)Mr Brightside (The Killers)
  • Moves Like Jagger (Maroon 5)
  • Making Our Dreams Come True (Laverne & Shirley Show)
  • Monkees Medley (Theme, She, I’m A Believer, Daydream Believer, This Just Doesn’t Seem, Steppin Stone)
  • Moondance (Van Morrison)
  • My Silver Lining (First Aid Kit)
  • My Heart Will Go On (Celine Dion)
  • No Surprises (Radiohead)
  • November Rain (Guns N’ Roses)
  • Nothing Else Matters (Metallica)
  • Never Gonna Give You Up (Rick Astley)
  • One Day Like This (Elbow)
  • One Great Thing (Big Country)
  • One (U2)
  • Only Girl In The World (Rihanna)
  • One More Time (Daft Punk)
  • Over My Head (The Fray)
  • Only Girl (Rihanna)
  • Ordinary People (John Legend)
  • Perfect Day (Lou Reed)
  • Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison)
  • Portuguese Love ThemePatience (Take That)
  • Paradise (Coldplay)
  • Pompeii (Bastille)
  • Purple Haze (Jimi Hendrix)
  • Pictures Of You (The Cure)
  • Pianoman (Billy Joel)
  • Pride & Prejudice Theme (Craig Anderson)
  • Prime Minister’s Love Theme (Love Actually)
  • Rather Be (Clean Bandit)
  • Road Trippin’ (Red Hot Chilli Peppers)
  • Rock And Roll Medley (At The Hop, That’ll Be The Day, Blueberry Hill, Runaway, Rock Around The Clock)
  • Rock Medley (Peter Gunn, Spinning Wheel, Layla)
  • Rocky Theme (Bill Conti)
  • Rule The World (Take That)
  • Roll With It (Oasis)
  • River Flows in You (Yiruma)
  • Real Love (Tom Odell)
  • Run (Snow Patrol)
  • Rockin' All Over The World (Status Quo)
  • Ruby (Kaiser Chiefs)
  • Secrets (One Republic)
  • Set Fire To The Rain (Adele)
  • Sister Act Medley (Various)
  • Stand By Me (Ben E King)
  • Sweet Child Of Mine (Guns N Roses)
  • Saving All My Love For You (Whitney Houston)
  • Sail Away (David Gray)
  • Signed Sealed Delivered (Stevie Wonder)
  • Superman Theme
  • Something (Beatles)
  • Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Harold Arlen)
  • Smile (Nat King Cole)
  • Sugar We’re Going Down (Fall Out Boy)
  • Superstition (Stevie Wonder)
  • Strangers In The Night (Sinatra)
  • Staralfur (Sigur Ros)
  • Smooth Criminal (MJ)
  • She’s The One (Robbie Williams)
  • Songbird (Eva Cassidy)
  • Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Israel Kamakawiole)
  • Stairway To Heaven (Led Zeppelin)
  • Somewhere Only We Know (Keane)
  • Sigh No More (Mumford & Sons)
  • Starlight (Muse)
  • Somebody To Love (Queen) 
  • Sex & The City ThemeSkyfall Theme (Adele)
  • Svanire (Einaudi)
  • Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This (Eurythmics)
  • Sweet Disposition (Temper Trap)
  • Sweet Child Of Mine (Guns & Roses)
  • Star Wars (Hans Solo And The Princess)
  • Stay With Me (Sam Smith)
  • Sway (Dean Martin)
  • Take My Breath Away (Berlin)
  • Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheeran)
  • The Final Countdown (Europe)The Universal (Blur)
  • Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper)
  • Thriller (MJ)
  • The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Roberta Flack)
  • Touch Me (Samantha Fox)
  • Treasure (Bruno Mars)
  • Take A Chance On Me (ABBA)
  • The Cave (Mumford & Sons)
  • The Wonder Of You (Elvis)
  • The Wedding Song (Kenny G)
  • Ten Story Love Song (Stone Roses)
  • To Life (Fiddler On The Roof)
  • Thank You for the Music (ABBA)
  • This Love (Maroon 5)
  • The Power Of Love (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
  • Time Of Your Life (Green Day)
  • That’s Amore (Sinatra)
  • The Blowers Daughter (Damien Rice)
  • True Colours (Cyndi Lauper)
  • Uptown Funk (Mark Ronson)
  • Use Somebody (Kings Of Leon)
  • Uefa Champions League Theme
  • Viva La Vida (Coldplay)
  • Video Games (Lana Del Ray)
  • Whatever (Oasis)
  • What A Feeling (Flashdance)
  • Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton)
  • Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Beach Boys)
  • Waterloo (Beatles)
  • When I’m 64 (Beatles)
  • We Are Young (Fun)
  • When You Were Young (The Killers)
  • When I Fall In Love (Nat King Cole)
  • When A Man Loves A Woman (Percy Sledge)
  • Walking On Sunshine (Katrina And The Waves)
  • What A Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)
  • Wherever You Will Go (The Calling)
  • Wild Horses( Rolling Stones)
  • When You Say Nothing At All (Ronan Keating)
  • When You Were Young (Killers)Wonderwall (Oasis)
  • With Or Without You (U2)Wings (Birdy)
  • Wind Beneath My Wings (Bette Midler)
  • Wild Mountain Thyme (Ed Sheeran / The Corries)
  • You’re All I Need To Get By (Marvin Gaye)
  • Your Love Keeps Lifting Me (Jackie Wilson)
  • You’re My Best Friend (Queen)
  • You're My Everything (Barry White)
  • You’re Sensational (Sinatra)
  • You Shook Me All Night Long (ACDC)
  • Yesterday (Beatles)
  • Yellow (Coldplay)
  • You Raise Me Up (Josh Groban)Your Song (Elton John)
  • You Got The Love (Candi Staton)
  • You Do Something To Me (Paul Weller)

TV / Film / Musicals

  • All I Ask Of You (Phantom Of The Opera) 
  • America (West Side Story)
  • American In Paris (Gershwin) 
  • Any Dream Will Do (Joseph)
  • An American In Paris (Gershwin)Amelie (Theme)
  • Band Of Brothers (Film Theme)
  • Beauty & The Beast (Theme) 
  • Blackadder (Theme) 
  • Braveheart (Theme) 
  • Brideshead Revisited (Theme)
  • Bring Me Sunshine (Morecombe & Wise)
  • Captain Corelli Mandolin (Pelaggia's Song)
  • Charade (Stone)Chariots Of Fire (Theme)
  • Clean Bandit (Marks & Spencer Advert) 
  • Country Gardens (Traditional)Cheek To Cheek (Top Hat) 
  • Consider Yourself (Oliver) 
  • Dr Zhivago (Lara’s Theme) 
  • Do-Re-Mi Sound Of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein) 
  • Don’t Cry for me Argentina (Evita)
  • Faulty Towers (Theme)Food, Glorious Food (Oliver) 
  • Frozen (Let It Go)
  • Gabriel’s Oboe (Morricone)
  • Game Of Thrones (Theme) 
  • Happy Days (Theme)
  • Harry Potter Medley (Theme)
  • Hella Bar Talk (Star Trek) 
  • I Dreamed A Dream (Les Miserables) 
  • I'll Do Anything (Oliver) 
  • Jeeves & Wooster (Theme)James Bond (Theme)
  • Jesus Christ Superstar (Webber) 
  • Love Changes Everything (Aspects Of Love)
  • Last Of The Mohicans (The Kiss) 
  • La Vie En Rose (La Vie En Rose - Edith Piaf)
  • Match Of The Day (TV Theme)
  • Married Life (Disney’s UP)
  • Memory (Cats)
  • Moon River (Mancini) 
  • Music Of The Night (Phantom Of The Opera) 
  • New York New York (John Kander) 
  • Now We Are Free (Gladiator)
  • Out Of Africa (I had a farm in Africa) 
  • Over The Rainbow (Arlen)
  • Palladio (Jenkins)
  • Pirates Of The Caribbean (Theme)
  • Phantom Of The Opera (Phantom Of The Opera) 
  • Poirot Theme (Gunning)
  • Portuguese Love Theme (Love Actually)
  • Pride And Prejudice (Theme)
  • Rocky Theme (Gonna Fly Now)
  • Schindler’s List (Williams) 
  • Sex and The City (Theme)
  • Star Wars - Imperial March (Williams) 
  • Superman (Theme)
  • Suite From Oklahoma (Rodgers & Hammerstein) 
  • Think Of Me (Phantom Of The Opera)
  • Top Gun (Take My Breath Away)
  • Teddy Bears’ Picnic (Bratton)
  • The Godfather (Theme) 
  • The Lion King (Theme)
  • The Theory of Everything (Theme) 
  • Upstairs Downstairs (Faris)
  • UEFA Champions League (Theme)
  • We Go Together (Grease)
  • You'll Never Walk Alone (Carousel)

Jazz & Big Band

  • A Foggy Day (Gershwin) 
  • A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (Sherwin) 
  • Alexander’s Ragtime Band (Irving Berlin) 
  • American In Paris (Gershwin)A String Of Pearls (Glenn Miller)
  • Anything Goes (Gershwin) As time goes byBegin the beguine
  • Blue moon
  • By Strauss (Gershwin) 
  • Country Club (Joplin) Cabaret
  • Can’t take my eyes off you
  • Chariots of fireDo it again
  • Elite syncopations
  • Embraceable you
  • Euphonic sounds
  • Every time we say goodbye
  • Embraceable You (Gershwin) 
  • Fly Me To The Moon (Howard)
  • For You, For Me, For Evermore (Gershwin) Fascinatin’ rhythm
  • Goldfinger
  • Gonna fly now
  • Hello dolly
  • Honeysuckle rose
  • I Got Rhythm (Gershwin)I concentrate on you
  • If i were a rich man
  • I get a kick out of you
  • I got rhythm
  • i love you (cole porter)
  • It had to be you
  • It’s all right with me
  • I’ve got you under my skinLittle dolly
  • Looney tunes fugue
  • Lean On Me (Bill Withers)
  • Leaning On A Lamppost (Gay) 
  • Let’s Do It (Cole Porter) 
  • Let’s Face The Music (Nat King Cole) 
  • Love is Here To Stay (Gershwin) 
  • Lullaby Of Birdland (Shearing) 
  • Making Whoopee (Donaldson) 
  • Misty (Erroll Garner) Moonlight And Roses (Lemare) 
  • Moonlight In Vermont (Suessdorf) 
  • My Funny Valentine (Rodgers) New york new york
  • Night and dayOne hand, one heart
  • Paragon Rag (Joplin) 
  • Pennies From Heaven (Johnson) Pineapple rag
  • Rialto ripplesRoseleaf Rag (Joplin) She
  • Smoke gets in your eyes
  • Spread a little happiness
  • Strangers in the night
  • Sunflower slow drag
  • S'Wonderful (Gershwin) 
  • Some Enchanted Evening (Hammerstein/Rodgers) 
  • Somebody Loves Me (Gershwin) 
  • Someone To Watch Over Me (Gershwin) 
  • Summertime (Gershwin) 
  • Swanee (Gershwin) 
  • Take Five (Desmond) 
  • The Entertainer (Joplin) 
  • The Girl From Ipanema (Jobim) 
  • The Man I Love (Gershwin) The cascades
  • The easy winners
  • They all laughedTo life
  • Trois couleurs blanc
  • They Can't Take That Away From Me (Gershwin) 
  • Unforgettable (Nat King Cole) Upstairs downstairs
  • What is this thing called love
  • You’d be so nice to come home to
  • You’re sensational
  • What a Wonderful World (Weiss and Thiele)

Beatles

  • A Day In The Life
  • Across The Universe
  • All My Loving
  • All You Need Is Love
  • And I Love Her
  • Blackbird
  • Eight Days A Week
  • Eleanor Rigby
  • Get Back
  • Good Day Sunshine
  • Here Comes The Sun 
  • Here There And Everywhere
  • In My Life
  • Michelle
  • Paperback Writer
  • Rocky Raccoon
  • Strawberry Fields Forever
  • Ticket To Ride
  • Till There Was You
  • When I’m Sixty Four
  • World Without Love
  • Yesterday

Classical & Opera

  • Ave Maria (Schubert)
  • Air on the G String (Bach)
  • Aria from Xerxes (Handel)
  • Allegro Maestoso (Handel- Water Music)
  • Andante Festivo (Sibelius)
  • Arabian Dance (Tchaikovsky)Adagietto From Symphony No.5 (Mahler)Adagio (Barber) Andaluza (Granados) Apres un Reve (Faure)Alleluja from Exutate Jubilate (Mozart) Autumn
  • (Vivaldi) Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod) Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 & 5 (Bach)Blue Danube (Johann Strauss) Barcarolle (Offenbach) Beethovens 5 Secrets (The Piano Guys) Berceuse
  • (Faure) Berceuse (Il’yinsk) Bolero (Ravel) Canon (Pachelbel)
  • Capriol Suite 1. Basse Danse (Warlock)
  • Chanson de Matin (Elgar)
  • Chanson de Nuit (Elgar)
  • Claire de Lune (Debussy)
  • Dance of the Hours (Ponchelli)Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy (Tchaikovsky) Dance of the Swans - Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky) Divertimenti (Mozart)Der Vogelfanger (Mozart)Drinking Song
  • (Verdi) Entr’acte (Bizet) Etude in C# Minor (Scriabin) Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Mozart)Emperor Waltz (Johann Strauss) 
  • Flower Duet from Lakme (Delibes) Funiculi Funicula (Denza) Galop - William Tell (Rossini) Greensleeves (Traditional) Heliotrope Bouquet (Joplin) Habanera (Bizet) Humming Chorus -
  • Madame Butterfly (Puccini) Humoresque (Dvorak)Hungarian Dances nos. 1 & 5 (Brahms)Intermezzo - Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) 
  • Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Bach)
  • Largo from Winter (Vivaldi)
  • La Forza del Destino (Verdi)
  • Liebesfreud (Kreisler)
  • Liebeslied (Kreisler)
  • Liebestraum (Liszt)Let the Bright Seraphim (Bach) 
  • La Forza del Destino (Verdi) La Toupie (Bizet) Le Petit Negre (Debussy) Meditation - Thais (Massenet) Morning - Peer Gynt Suite (Grieg) Maria - West Side Story (Bernstein) Marriage of
  • Figaro Overture (Mozart) Musetta’s Waltz Song - La Boheme (Puccini) Meditation from Thais (Massenet)
  • Menuett (Boccherini)
  • Military Dance (Schubert)
  • Nessun Dorma (Puccini)Non Piu Andrai (Mozart) Nimrod (Elgar)Norwegian Dance no. 3 (Grieg)O mio babbino caro - Gianni Schicchi (Puccini) O Sole Mio (Capua) Ode To Joy
  • (Beethoven) Orpheus - Blessed Spirits (Gluck) Passacaglia (Handel)
  • Pavane (Faure)Panis Angelicus (Franck) Polovtsian Dances - Prince Igor (Borodin) Pearl Fishers Duet - Abridged version (Bizet) Pearl Fishers Duet (Bizet) Prelude to Carmen
  • (Bizet) Pizzicato Polka (Johann Strauss) 
  • Quartet in C Major K. 157 (Mozart)Quartet - Rigoletto (Verdi) Queen of Sheba (Handel) 
  • Romance (Shostakovich)
  • Rondeau (Mouret)Rondo Alla Turka (Mozart)
  • Salut d’Amour (Elgar)Sarabande and Bourree (Handel) 
  • Sandpaper Ballet (Leroy Anderson)
  • Schon Rosmarin (Kreisler)Scherzo - Midsummer Night's Dream (Mendelssohn) Slavonic Dance (Dvorak) Sleeping Beauty Waltz (Tchaikovsky) Sheep May Safely Graze (Bach) Sicilienne
  • (Marie - Therese von Paradis) Spring-including Pastorale (Vivaldi) Suite No.3 - Air (Bach)Suite No.3 - Bourree (Bach)Suite No.3 - Gavotte (Bach)Suite No.3 - Gigue (Bach)Theme from Pride
  • and Prejudice (1995 BBC Adaptation)
  • Trumpet Tune (Purcell)
  • Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke)
  • The Swan (Saint-Saens)The Celebrated Czardas (Monti) To a Wild Rose (MacDowell) Te Deum (Charpentier)  Time To Say Goodbye (Bocelli)Un Bel Di - Madame Butterfly (Puccini) Voi Che
  • Sapete (Mozart)Vocalise (Rachmaninov)Wachet auf Arioso (Bach) Water Music - Air (Handel) Water Music - Hornpipe (Handel) Water Music - La Rejouissance (Handel) Wedding March
  • (Wagner)
  • Wedding March (Mendelssohn)
  • Waltz of the Flowers - Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky) 
  • Winter (Vivaldi)

Spanish / Latin

  • Dark Eyes (Traditional)
  • Jalousie (Gade)
  • La Cumparisita Tomo Y Obligo (Gardel)
  • Sway/Cherry Pink (Ruiz/Louiguy)
  • Tango Por Una Cabeza (Gardel) 
  • Bachianas Brazileiras No. 5 (Villa-Lobos)
  • Danza Argentinas No. 2 (Ginestera)
  • Habañera from Carmen (Bizet)
  • La Bamba (Traditional Mexican)
  • Lamento Quichua (Gianneo)
  • Libertango (Piazzolla)
  • Noites Cariocas (Bandolim)
  • Spanish Dances (Granados)
  • Tango in D (Albeniz)

Folk

  • Ae Fond Kiss
  • Amazing Grace
  • Auld Lang Syne
  • Clyde SuiteCaledoniaFlower Of ScotlandFor the Love of a Princess (Braveheart)
  • Hoe Down (Copeland)Highland Cathedral
  • Irish Sherry (Traditional and O'Carolan)
  • Londonderry Air
  • Lord Kelly’s Reel
  • Loch Lomond
  • My Love is Like A Red RoseSkye Boat Song
  • The Hut on Staffin Island (Phil Cunningham)The Dark IslandToss the Feathers (Traditional)
  • Turkey In The Straw (Traditional) 
  • Waiting for the Federals (Canadian)

Indian & Bollywood

  • Aaja Soniya (Shazia Manzoor)
  • Aaye Ho Meri Zindagi Mein (Raja Hindustani)
  • Ae Mere Humsafar (Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak)
  • Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh (Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai)
  • Awara Hoon (Awaara)
  • Babydoll (Ragini MMS)
  • Baharon Phool Barsao (Suraj)
  • Balle Balle (Song)Bliss
  • Chaiyya Chaiyya (Dil Se..)
  • Chura Liya (Song)
  • Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko (Yaadon Ki Baaraat)
  • Dheere Sheere (Song)
  • Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain (Pardes)
  • Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To Aisa Laga (1942 - A Love Story)
  • Falak Tak (Tashan)Foot Print
  • Ghar Aaja Soniya (Shazia Manzoor)
  • Hamari Adhuri Kahani (Hamari Adhuri Kahani)Horizon
  • Indian summer (Pyarelal Sharma)Inner VoiceJai Ho (Slumdog Millionaire)
  • Jee Karda (Badlapur)
  • Kabhi Jo Baadal Barse (Jackpot)
  • Kabhi Kabhie (Kabhie Kabhie)
  • Khaamoshiyan (Khaamoshiyan)
  • Kal Ho Naa Ho (Kal Ho Naa Ho)
  • Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (Kuch Kuch Hota Hai)Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
  • Latikas Theme (Slumdog Millionaire)Lovel (Happy New Year)
  • Main Hoon Hero Tera (Hero)
  • Main Hoon Na (Main Hoon Na)
  • Main Tenu Samjhawan ki (Humty Sharma ki Dulhaniya)
  • Monsoon Wedding (Theme)Mirage
  • Pehil Bazaar Mein (Race)Reflections
  • Raj Phir Tumpe Pyaar Aaya Hai (Hate Story 2)
  • Sachi Sachi Teri Nazre (Dabangg)
  • Saiyaara (Ek Tha Tiger)
  • Saturday Saturday (Humpty Sharma ki Dulhaniya)
  • Sawan Aaya Hai (Creature 3D)
  • Sooraj Dooba Hain (Roy)Simply Love
  • Teri Chunariya (Hello Brother)
  • Teri Galiyan (Ek Villian)
  • Teri Meri Pyar Mein (Shola Aur Shabnam)
  • Teri Ore (Singh Is Kinng)
  • Tu Hai Ki Nahi (Roy)
  • Tum Dil Ki (Dhadkan)
  • Tum Hi Ho (Aashiqui 2)

Jewish

  • A Yiddische Momma (Yellen & Pollack) 
  • Bashana (String Trio) 
  • Chosn Kale Mazel Tov
  • Dodi Li (String Trio) 
  • Erev Shel Shoshanim (String Trio)
  • Havah Nagilah
  • Od Yeshoma 
  • Oif'n Pripetshok (String Trio)
  • Ose Shalom
  • Simon Tov 
  • Simon Tov/ Chosen Kalle Mazel Tov (String Trio)
  • Sisu Et Yerushalayim 
  • To Life (Fiddler On The Roof) 
  • Y'rushalayim shel Zahov (String Trio) 
  • Yedid Nefesh (String Trio)

Chinese

  • Full Moon Blooming Flowers 
  • Tian Mi Mi (Deng Li Jun)

Hymns

  • Amazing Grace (John Newton) 
  • A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Luther) 
  • All Hail The Power Of Jesus' Name (Holden) All Things Bright And Beautiful
  • As I Kneel Before You
  • Be Thou My Vision (Eleanor Hull)Be Still For The Presence Of The Lord
  • Bind Us Together (Bob Gillman) 
  • Blessed Assurance (Phoebe Knapp) 
  • Come Thou Fount (Robert Robinson)
  • Come, Christians, Join To Sing (Christian H. Bateman) 
  • Come, Thou Fount Of Every Blessing (John Wyeth) Come To A WeddingColours Of Day
  • Crown Him With Many Crowns (George J. Elvey)Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind
  • Glorious Things Of The Are Spoken (Franz Joseph Haydn) Give Me Joy In My HeartGuide Us O Great Redeemer
  • God In The PlanningHoly, Holy, Holy (John B. Dykes) 
  • Immortal, Invisible (John Roberts)
  • Jerusalem (Parry) Lord Of The DanceLet There Be Love Shared Among UsLord Of All HopefulnessLove Divine All Loves Excelling
  • Make Me A Channel With Your piece (Esther Bouquerel) 
  • Morning Has Broken (Eleanor Farjeon) 
  • My Jesus, I Love Thee (Adoniram J. Gordon) 
  • Nearer, Still Nearer, Close To Thy Heart (C. H. Morris) 
  • O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing (Lowell Mason) 
  • O Store Gun (Carl G. Boberg) One More Step Along The World I G
  • One Bread, One Body
  • Praise To The Lord (Stralsund Gesangbuch) Praise My Soul
  • Shine Jesus ShineSeek Ye First
  • The Lord Bless You And Keep You
  • We Plough The Fields And Scatter
  • What A Friend We Have In Jesus (Joseph M. Scriven)
  • When I Survey The Wondrous Cross (Gregorian chant) 
  • You Raise Me Up (Graham/Lovland)

Christmas

  • Carol of the Bells (Traditional)
  • Deck the Halls (Traditional)
  • Ding Dong Merrily On High (Traditional) 
  • Frosty The Snowman (Traditional)
  • God Rest Ye Merry, Gentleman (Traditional)
  • Good King Wenceslas (Traditional)
  • Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Traditional)
  • Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Traditional)
  • Jingle Bell Rock (Traditional)
  • Jingle Bells (Traditional)
  • Joy to the World (Traditional)
  • Let It Snow (Traditional)
  • O' Christmas Tree (Traditional)
  • O' Come, All Ye Faithful (Traditional)
  • Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Traditional)
  • Santa Claus is Coming to Town (Traditional)
  • Silent Night (Traditional)
  • The Coventry Carol (Traditional)
  • The First Noel (Traditional)
  • The First Nowell (Traditional)
  • The Holly & the Ivy (Traditional)
  • Fairy Tale Of New York (The Pogues)
  • Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (Traditional)
  • We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Traditional)
  • What Child Is This? (Traditional)
  • While Shepherds Watched (Traditional)
  • White Christmas (Traditional)
  • Winter Wonderland (Traditional)
Line-Up

  • String Trio (3 players)
  • String Quartet (4 players)
  • String Orchestra (up to 10 players)

1 Reviews

Top reviews

Carolyn Ford

Event: Wedding
Location: Edinburgh
5/5

I just wanted to say a big thank you for the musicians who played at our wedding in the Signet Library on 12th July. The trio were very professional in coming and setting up and playing before, during and after the ceremony. We were really happy with the music and have had lots of compliments from the guests. Thanks again for playing a part in our big day!


    Pricing

    We give you a bespoke price based on the exact location of your event. The pricing below is based on a central location for your area so you have an idea of what your price will be. The exact price will be given in the booking process after you’ve provided the location details.

    Foreign Locations
    • Europe £620
    • Rest of the world £620
    Scotland
    • Ayrshire £496
    • Dumfriesshire £496
    • East Lothian £496
    • Edinburgh £496
    • Fife £496
    • Glasgow £496
    • Lanarkshire £496
    • Midlothian £496
    • Perth £496
    • Stirlingshire £496
    • Sutherland £496
    • West Lothian £496

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    FAQs

    I’ve booked a piper, How’s that going to work?
    We work alongside pipers for a large number of weddings. Typically the piper pipes the guests from their transport to the door of the venue, in most cases a church or hotel. If the piper can be heard from inside the ceremony venue, we will take over from him/her roughly 15-20 minutes prior to the bridal entrance. If the piper can not be heard inside then we will play simultaneously, so that your guests are not sitting in silence. You can then decide if you (the bride) would like us or the piper to play you into the venue (pick us!)

    What does a string trio sound like compared to a string quartet?
    A trio is simply 3 players (2 violins and cello or 1 violin, 1 viola and 1 cello) instead of 4 players (2 violins, 1 viola and 1 cello). As you might imagine this means the sound is slightly less full/loud. It is a very good way of keeping costs down and unless you are getting married in a very large venue, it is a very effective choice. It’s also perfect for smaller venues where there is less space.

    What music doesn’t work with strings?
    String arrangements work for the majority of genres of music. The most obvious genres being classical, pop, jazz, musicals, tv/film themes and bollywood hits. This also includes most rock, hip-hop, Latin, Americana, blues, ragtime etc. Some heavier genres such as metal, rap, punk etc are slightly trickier to arrange for strings but we’ll always pull something good out of the bag, we promise!

    I’ve got an organist playing in the ceremony…
    No problem. You can decide to have your hymns (or religious music) accompanied by either him/her or us. It’s common for the quartet to play for the bridal entrance and signing of the register, and then have the organ playing for your exit. This can create a good variety of music and atmosphere in your ceremony. Organists are typically hired for religious ceremonies only.

    When will you be there?
    We will always arrive at least 30 minutes before we start playing. This gives you complete piece of mind on the day. If your venue is quite far from our base in Glasgow, we will get there even earlier so that you don’t need to worry about anything!

    Will you be on hand to dicuss all the details after I book?

    We are always on hand to discuss any details with you. This can include timings, repertoire choices, changes or suggestions etc. 

    How long does it take for you to set up?
    Normally it takes us less than 5 minutes!

    Our event is in a remote location. Will you travel?
    Yes. We are based in the centre of Glasgow but are happy to travel throughout most of Scotland.

    Do you only play all types of music?
    Yes. We have play kinds of music including pop, classical, jazz, latin, bollywood, opera, movie themes, musicals etc. Please see our playlist for more details!

    Do you accompany singers?
    We have considerable experience in working with singers. Just let us know your song choices beforehand and we will liaise with the singer directly to make sure arrangements are all sorted. This is a very effective collaboration.

    Do you play hymns?
    Yes. We have a collection of popular hymns but can play from any hymn or organ sheet. We are also very happy to play less well-known hymns. We typically provide a short introduction to each hymn. This is particularly useful if your guests will be singing, as it shows them clearly when to start. If we are playing, there is no need for an organist.

    There’s a song I want you to play that’s not on your repertoire list. Can you still play it?
    Yes. We are happy to arrange 1 song that isn't on our list for free. Additional arrangements will incur a small arranging fee.

    What do you wear when you’re playing?
    We normally wear all black. However if you would like us to wear something colourful (like a wedding guest) or DJs (white shirt and slim black ties etc) do let us know.

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