Mia Bleach | Violinist based in Cornwall Experienced solo wedding violinist playing classical, pop & folk.

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Description Price
Up to an hour£200
Two hours£300
Three hours£400
Four hours£500
Five hours£600
Choose from the song list, or pay £50 per extra hour of practice if you'd prefer to pick your own tracks. You can even mix & match. You name it, I'll play it!
+50p per mile in fuel.

About / Biography

Mia is a solo violinist based in Cornwall, with 30 years of weddings, gigs, festivals & events under her belt. Whether playing Bach, Bon Jovi or Britney, she relishes any opportunity to play live or record. Classically trained from age 4, she fell in love with folk in all its forms while studying music at university, & enjoys blending the styles.

MUSICAL QUALIFICATIONS
Grade 8 violin with distinction | 2005

BANDS
Dan Haywood’s New Hawks
Ottersgear
Seacoles
Inti Rowland

ORCHESTRAS
Lancashire Youth Orchestra | 2004
Lancaster University Orchestra | 2006-2009

FESTIVALS
Dent Folk Festival with Ottersgear
Holmfirth Folk Festival with Ottersgear
How the Light Gets In with Inti Rowland
Cambridge Folk Festival with Inti Rowland
Get it Loud in Libraries with Dan Haywood’s New Hawks
Two Thousand Trees with Inti Rowland
Sofar Sounds with Inti Rowland

SUPPORT
Trembling Bells with Dan Haywood’s New Hawks
Diane Cluck with Dan Haywood’s New Hawks
The Lovely Eggs with Dan Haywood’s New Hawks
The Unthanks with Dan Haywood’s New Hawks
The John Langan Band with Dan Haywood’s New Hawks
A Hawk & a Hacksaw with Dan Haywood’s New Hawks
Nancy Elizabeth with Dan Haywood’s New Hawks
Josephine Foster with Dan Haywood’s New Hawks
The Tallest Man on Earth with Dan Haywood’s New Hawks
Patch and the Giant with Inti Rowland
The Young’uns with Inti Rowland

VENUES
King Tut’s
Òran Mór
Sneaky Pete’s
The 13th Note
The Dukes Theatre
The Storey
The Yorkshire House
The Gregson
Dulcimer Bar
Royal Northern College of Music
The Met
Cafe Oto
Carousel London
Union Chapel
The Slaughtered Lamb
The Lexington
The Good Ship
The Sebright Arms
The Gallery Cafe
XOYO
Jamboree
London Hippodrome
National Portrait Gallery
St Bartholomew’s Church Brighton

RECORDINGS
With Dan Haywood’s New Hawks
With Inti Rowland
With Sam Green and the Midnight Heist
With Jordan Francis (vox)

Reviews (10)

There are currently 10 user ratings for Mia Bleach | Violinist based in Cornwall

AVERAGE RATING

10 / 101

Location

Based in Helston, Cornwall

Will travel up to 100 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 100 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 100 miles)
Please note that the circles shown on the map are calculated "as the crow flies". By road distances may vary, so please get in touch for an accurate quote.

POP/FOLK

Alicia Keys – Fallin'

Alison Krauss – Down to the River to Pray

Atomic Kitten – The Tide is High

The Beatles – Let It Be

The Beatles – Something

Ben E King – Stand By Me

Blue – All Rise

Bruno Mars – Just the Way You Are

The Calling – Wherever You Will Go

Craig Armstrong – Glasgow Love Theme (from Love Actually)

Craig Armstrong – Music from Far From the Madding Crowd

The Cure – Friday I'm In Love

Dr Hook – Years From Now

Elvis – Can't Help Falling In Love

Eric Clapton – Layla

Fleetwood Mac – Songbird

Foo Fighters – Everlong

Frank Sinatra – As Time Goes By

Frank Sinatra – Fly Me to the Moon

Frank Sinatra – Somethin' Stupid

Green Day – Time of Your Life

Howard Shore – Concerning Hobbits (from Lord of the Rings)

Il Divo – I Believe in You

Jamelia – Superstar

Jefferson Starship – Jane

Joni Mitchell – Blue

Joni Mitchell – California

Kate Rusby – High on a Hill

Kate Rusby – Underneath the Stars

Led Zeppelin – Stairway to Heaven

Louis Armstrong – Dream a Little Dream of Me

Lukas Graham / Daniel Jang – Love Someone

Metallica / Apocalyptica – Nothing Else Matters

Miriam Stockley – Perfect Day

Modjo – Lady, Hear Me Tonight

Nelly Furtado – I'm Like a Bird

Nicholas Hooper – Farewell Aragog (from Harry Potter)

Over the Rainbow – Judy Garland

Paul Desmond – Take Five

The Ramones – Baby I Love You

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Under the Bridge

Rihanna – Pon de Replay

Roxette – It Must Have Been Love

Sam Cooke – Summertime

Same Cooke – You Send Me

Santana – Smooth

Sara Bareilles – I Choose You

Savage Garden – I Knew I Loved You

Savage Garden – To the Moon and Back

Sean Kingston – Beautiful Girls

Sugababes – About You Now

Taylor Swift – Carolina

Toploader – Dancing in the Moonlight

Van Morrison – Moondance

The Weathergirls / Geri Halliwell – It's Raining Men

Weezer – Island in the Sun

Yann Tiersen – La Valse d'Amélie (from Amélie)

The 1975 – About You

Folk medley

Sea shanty medley

Christmas music

MUSIC FROM FILMS

Amélie

Far from the Madding Crowd

Harry Potter

Home Alone

Lord of the Rings

Love Actually

Master & Commander

CLASSICAL

Bach – Partita II

Brahms – Hungarian Dance

Corelli – Gavotta

Debussy – Clair de Lune

Dvořák – Sonata in G Major

Elgar – Salut d'Amour

Fauré – Pavane; Sicilienne for flute

Kreisler – Siciliano & Rigaudon

Monti – Czardas

Schubert – Allegro Molto

Senaillé – Allegro

Telemann – Andante; Presto in F

Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Greensleeves

Vivaldi – Grave; The Four Seasons

COMPOSERS

Bach

Bartók

Beethoven

Brahms

Chopin

Corelli

Debussy

Dvořák

Elgar

Fauré

Percy Grainger

Handel

Haydn

Kreisler

Edward McGuire

Mahler

Mendelssohn

Mozart

Pachelbel

Poulenc

Prokofiev

Ravel

Satie

Schubert

Schumann

Stravinsky

Steven Spielberg

Tchaikovsky

John Williams

Vaughan Williams

Verdi

Vivaldi

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

No technical requirements, I play acoustically.


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

No.


What information do you require about a venue?

Address.


Can you provide a Spotify/DJ service before and between your sets?

No.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best gig you've ever done and the best venue you've ever played at?

Inti Rowland's 17th Century Japanese Aviary album launch at the Sebright Arms, London.


Which artists have you been most influenced by, who is your favourite artist and what is the greatest song of all time?

Vaughan Williams, Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis.


What's your previous experience and how did you start gigging?

I started playing violin when I was 4 & played with various youth orchestras and groups as a child; started playing in bands when I got to university at 18; began playing weddings and solo events in my 30s.


What's your favourite type of event to play at?

Wedding.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

Setup time is 5 minutes. I usually play two hours at a time before taking a break.


Are you happy to perform outside?

Yes.


Do the clients have a say in what you play or is it a set repertoire list only?

Clients may choose from the repertoire list and/or pay £50 per hour of practise for me to learn personalised set lists.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

"Ambient";" atmospheric"; "brilliant"!

Recent Clients

Mia Bleach | Violinist based in Cornwall has performed for these clients:

BANDS

Dan Haywood’s New Hawks

Ottersgear

Seacoles

Inti Rowland

ORCHESTRAS

Lancashire Youth Orchestra | 2004

Lancaster University Orchestra | 2006-2009

FESTIVALS

Dent Folk Festival with Ottersgear

Holmfirth Folk Festival with Ottersgear

How the Light Gets In with Inti Rowland

Cambridge Folk Festival with Inti Rowland

Get it Loud in Libraries with Dan Haywood’s New Hawks

Two Thousand Trees with Inti Rowland

Sofar Sounds with Inti Rowland

SUPPORT

Trembling Bells with Dan Haywood’s New Hawks

Diane Cluck with Dan Haywood’s New Hawks

The Lovely Eggs with Dan Haywood’s New Hawks

The Unthanks with Dan Haywood’s New Hawks

The John Langan Band with Dan Haywood’s New Hawks

A Hawk & a Hacksaw with Dan Haywood’s New Hawks

Nancy Elizabeth with Dan Haywood’s New Hawks

Josephine Foster with Dan Haywood’s New Hawks

The Tallest Man on Earth with Dan Haywood’s New Hawks

Patch and the Giant with Inti Rowland

The Young’uns with Inti Rowland

RECORDINGS

With Dan Haywood’s New Hawks

With Inti Rowland

With Sam Green and the Midnight Heist

With Jordan Francis (vox)

Venues

Mia Bleach | Violinist based in Cornwall has performed at these venues:

King Tut’s

Òran Mór

Sneaky Pete’s

The 13th Note

The Dukes Theatre

The Storey

The Yorkshire House

The Gregson

Dulcimer Bar

Royal Northern College of Music

The Met

Cafe Oto

Carousel London

Union Chapel

The Slaughtered Lamb

The Lexington

The Good Ship

The Sebright Arms

The Gallery Cafe

XOYO

Jamboree

London Hippodrome

National Portrait Gallery

St Bartholomew’s Church Brighton

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