| Description | Price |
| Ceremony Packages (starting from): pre-ceremony music, processional, signing, recessional, bespoke requests. Enquire for a custom quote. | £450 |
| Ceremony and Drinks Reception (starting from): pre-ceremony music, processional, signing, recessional, bespoke requests; 1 hour or 2 x 45 mins sets Drinks Reception. Enquire for a custom quote. | £575 |
| Premium Package (starting from): pre-ceremony music, processional, signing, recessional, bespoke requests; 1 hour set Drinks Reception; 2 x 45 mins sets Wedding Breakfast. Enquire for a custom quote. | £875 |
| Weekday Evening Event (starting from): one hour set / 2 x 45 minute sets | £320 |
An award-winning harpist, composer and vocalist, specialising in classical and contemporary styles. Ruth creates bespoke arrangements on the harp to offer a one-of-a-kind event experience. From Taylor Swift to Lord of the Rings and everything in between, Ruth can provide the perfect atmosphere and stunning memory for your event. Winner of the I Do Wedding Awards 2024 - Singers & Instrumentalists.
A semi-finalist in the World Harp Competition 2024, her work has been recognised internationally and at many of the leading festivals across the UK, as well as the World Harp Congress; Winner of the Sioned Williams Harp Prize at the United Kingdom Harp Competition, the Iain Macleòid Young Composer Award at the Edinburgh International Harp Festival and the Wales International Harp Festival Competition. A skilled harpist and arranger, Ruth regularly performs for events and sold-out concert audiences. She can also been seen performing for TV/Film, most recently on an American NBC period drama!
“You'll most often find me tucked up in a cosy corner with a cup of hot chocolate and my harp. I love creating new arrangements for this beautiful instrument, breathing new life into them. If I'm not at my harp, I'll be out in the countryside, walking the peaks, taking too many photographs and saying hello to every dog that I pass.”
Based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire
= areas covered (up to 500 miles)
Traditional Processionals/Recessionals
Wedding March (Mendelssohn)
Bridal March "Here Comes The Bride" (Wagner)
Canon in D (Pachelbel)
Trumpet Tune (Purcell)
Trumpet Voluntary (Purcell)
Popular/Jazz:
ABBA (various)
Amazed (Lonestar)
Angel (Aretha Franklin)
A Drop In the Ocean (Ron Pope)
A Moment Like This (Leona Lewis)
A Thousand Years
All of Me (John Legend)
All The Love That I Ever Needed (James Blunt)
At Last (Sinatra)
Better Together (Jack Johnson)
Birds of a Feather (Billie Eilish)
Blackbird (The Beatles)
Blank Space (Taylor Swift)
Bless the Broken Road (Rascal Flatts)
Blue Moon (Sinatra)
Born to be Yours (Imagine Dragons)
Bubbly (Colbie Caillat)
Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison)
Camera (Ed Sheeran)
Can't Help Falling in Love
Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You (Frankie Valli)
Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol)
Come Away with Me (Norah Jones)
Dancing in the Moonlight
Dandelions (Ruth B)
Don't Stop Believing (Journey)
Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna)
Dream a Little Dream
Dreams (The Cranberries)
Dreams (Fleetwood Mac)
Enchanted (Taylor Swift)
Endless Love (Lionel Richie)
Eternal Flame
Everlong (Foo Fighters)
Everything (Michael Buble)
Fallin’ for You (Colbie Caillat)
Fearless (Taylor Swift)
Feel So Close (Calvin Harris)
Fernando (ABBA)
Fireflies (Owl City)
Fly Me to the Moon (Sinatra)
Golden Slumbers (The Beatles)
Hallelujah
Heroes (David Bowie)
Hey Jude (The Beatles)
Hey Soul Sister (Train)
Hold My Hand (Lady Gaga)
Holy (Justin Bieber)
How Long Will I Love You (Ellie Goulding)
Invisible String (Taylor Swift)
I Choose You (Sara Bareilles)
I Could Get Used to This (Becky Hill)
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing (Aerosmith)
I Get A Kick Out Of You (Cole Porter)
I Get to Love You (Ruelle)
I Have a Dream (ABBA)
I Need My Girl (The National)
I Want to Hold Your Hand (The Beatles)
I’m Yours (Jason Mraz)
Into My Arms (Nick Cave)
It’s Been a Long Long Time (Harry James and his Orchestra)
Jazz Lullaby (Tony Robinson & Amanda Whiting)
Just the way you are (Bruno Mars)
La Mer / Beyond the Sea (Charles Trenet)
La Vie en Rose (Edith Piaf)
Let it Be (The Beatles)
Like a Star (Corrine Bailey Rae)
Life on Mars (David Bowie)
Love Story (Taylor Swift)
Lover (Taylor Swift)
Lucky (Jason Mraz/Colbie Caillat)
Made to Love (John Legend)
Make you feel my love (Adele)
Marry Me
Marry You (Bruno Mars)
Mirrors (Justin Timberlake)
Misty (Garner)
Moon River (Mercer)
Mr Blue Sky (ELO)
Mr Brightside (The Killers)
My Girl (The Temptations)
New Blues (Deborah Henson-Conant)
One Day Like This (Elbow)
Only Love (Ben Howard)
Ordinary (Alex Warren)
Over the Rainbow
Paparazzi
Paradise (Coldplay)
Perfect (Ed Sheeran)
Riptide (Vance Joy)
Rule the World
Sailing (Rod Stewart)
Say You Won’t Let Go (James Arthur)
Shotgun (George Ezra)
Shut up and Dance
Sky Full of Stars (Coldplay)
Slipping through my fingers (ABBA)
Someone to watch over me
Songbird
Stand by Me
Still Falling for You (Ellie Goulding)
Summertime (Gershwin)
Super Trouper (ABBA)
There She Goes (The La's)
This Love (Taylor Swift)
This Will Be - An Everlasting Love (Natalie Cole)
The Beatles (various)
The Best Day (Taylor Swift)
The Only Exception
Tickled Pink (Savourna Stevenson)
Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper)
Tiny Dancer (Elton John)
Titanium (Sia)
Thank You For Loving Me (Bon Jovi)
Thinking out Loud (Ed Sheeran)
Thousand Years (Christina Perri)
Today was a Fairytale (Taylor Swift)
Until I Found You (Stephen Sanchez)
Walk of Life (Dire Straits)
Walking on Sunshine (Katrina & The Waves)
What a Wonderful World
Wherever You Will Go (The Calling)
Wildest Dreams (Taylor Swift)
With Or Without You (U2)
Wonderwall (Oasis)
XO (Beyonce) * loop machine
Yellow (Coldplay)
You and I (ingrid Michaelson)
You and Me (Lifehouse)
You Are In Love (Taylor Swift)
You are the best thing (Ray Lamontagne)
You Are The Reason (Calum Scottt)
You Belong with Me (Taylor Swift)
Young and Beautiful (Lana del Ray)
Your Song (Elton John)
You're Still the One
Disney/Musical/Film
A Dream is A Wish Your Heart Makes (Cinderella)
A Million Dreams (The Greatest Showman)
A Whole New World (Aladdin)
All I Ask of You (Phantom of the Opera)
All In The Golden Afternoon (Alice in Wonderland)
As the World Falls Down (David Bowie – Labyrinth)
Baba Yetu (The Theme from Civilization)
Baby Mine (Dumbo)
Bella Notte (Lady and the Tramp)
Can You Feel The Love Tonight (The Lion King)
Colours of the Wind (Pocahontas)
Comptine d’un autre ete l’apres-midi (Amelie)
Concerning Hobbits (LOTR)
Edelweiss (Sound of Music)
Ev'rybody Wants To Be A Cat (The Aristocats)
Han Solo and the Princess (Star Wars)
He's A Tramp (Lady and the Tramp)
I See The Light (Tangled)
In Dreams (LOTR)
Into The Unknown (Frozen II)
Kiss The Girl (The Little Mermaid)
Lord of the Rings - May It Be (Enya)
Love (Robin Hood)
Love Is A Song (Bambi)
Married Life (Up)
Part of Your World (The Little Mermaid)
Princess Leia's Theme (Star Wars)
Reflection (Mulan)
Rewrite the Stars (Greatest Showman)
Some Day My Prince Will Come (Snow White)
Somewhere Out There (American Tale)
Tale as Old as Time (Beauty and the Beast)
The Bare Necessities (The Jungle Book)
The Second Star to the Right (Peter Pan)
Theme from Jurassic Park
Theme from Indiana Jones
Unchained Melody (Ghost)
Under The Sea (The Little Mermaid)
When You Wish Upon A Star (Pinocchio)
Winnie The Pooh
You Matter to Me (Waitress)
You'll Be in My Heart (Phil Collins - Tarzan)
Zelda's Lullaby
Classical:
Bolero (Ravel)
Cavatina: Theme from the Deer Hunter)
Chorale (Schumann)
Clair De Lune (Debussy)
Gymnopédie 1 (Satie)
Igiorni (Einaudi)
Intermezzo (Mascagni)
Intervention (Helen Jane Long)
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach)
Lullaby (Brahms)
Melodica Africana II (Einaudi)
Menuet al Rovescio (Haydn)
Minuet from Don Giovanni (Mozart)
Morning (Peer Gynt)
Musetta's Waltz from La Boheme (Puccini)
New World Symphony (Dvorak)
O, My Beloved Father from Gianni Schicchi (Puccini)
Ombre (Einaudi)
On Wings of Song (Mendelssohn)
Passaggio (Einaudi)
Primavera (Einaudi)
Quel che resta (Einaudi)
Questa Notte (Einaudi)
River Flows in You (Yiruma)
Skater's Waltz (Waldteufel)
The Nightingale (Deborah Henson-Conant)
Various others by Einaudi
Willow (Helen Jane Long)
Hymns
Abide With Me
All Glory, Laud and Honor
All Hail the Power Of Jesus’ Name
Amazing Grace
Ave Maria
Be Thou My Vision
Blest Be the Tie That Binds
Christ The Lord Is Risen Today
The Church’s One Foundation
Come, Christians, Join to Sing
Come, Thou Almighty King
Doxology
All People That on Earth Do Dwell
Fairest Lord Jesus
Faith Of Our Fathers
For The Beauty of The Earth
As With Gladness Men of Old
I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord
Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
Holy, Holy, Holy
Jacob’s Ladder
Jesus Loves Me
Kum Ba Yah
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Morning Has Broken
Nearer My God to Thee
Now The Day Is Over
O God, Our Help in Ages Past
O Perfect Love
Rock Of Ages
Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus
This Is My Father’s World
We Gather Together
Prayer Of Thanksgiving
What A Friend We Have in Jesus
When Morning Gilds the Skies
Christmas
All I Want for Christmas is You
All is Well
Believe (Polar Express)
Angels from the Realms of Glory
Angels we Have Heard on High
Away in a Manger
Blue Christmas
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting)
The Chipmunk Song
C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S
Christmas Time is Here
Do they know it’s Christmas?
Deck the Hall
Do you hear what I hear?
Frosty the Snowman
Feliz Navidad
Happy Holiday
The First Noel
Go tell it on the Mountain
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Good King Wenceslas
Have a Holly Jolly Christmas
Happy Xmas (war is over)
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
The Holly and the Ivy
I’ll be Home for Christmas
In the Bleak MidWinter
Infant Holy Infant Lowly
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Jingle Bells
Joy to the World
Let it Snow
Little Drummer Boy
Mary’s Little Boy Child
Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Mistletoe (Justin Bieber)
O Christmas Tree
O Come all ye Faithful
O Holy Night
O Little Town of Bethlehem
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
Santa Tell Me (Ariana Grande)
Silent Night
Silver and Gold
Silver Bells
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Somewhere in my Memory (Home Alone)
We Three Kings
We Wish you a Merry Christmas
While Shepherds Watched
- 2m x 2m performance space
- Parking
- Power supply preferrable for outdoor events/ drinks receptions / dinner
I can bring my personal amplification system so that my music easily carries across the space if required. Amplification is invaluable for offering high-quality music that is audible in outdoor spaces, large venues, or above the chatter of drinks receptions/dinners. I have a pickup fitted in my concert grand pedal harp for this purpose.
It's really helpful to know where to park to unload, but I can sort that out with the venue directly if needed!
No
The most exciting gig might have been the Semifinals of the World Harp Competition in Utrecht!
I usually arrive 1 hour before the performance to set up. For many events, an hour or 2 x 50 mins sets is most popular!
I'm often booked for weddings. Most often, this is while guests are seated, for the ceremony itself, and then an hour's drinks reception, and/or 2 x 50mins sets for a wedding breakfast.
Yes! I ask for shade, and a flat level surface to setup on.
I have a large repertoire and offer a highly bespoke service. A key aspect of my approach, especially for wedding ceremonies, is to learn new musical requests and create customized arrangements of your favourite songs or pieces. Please get in touch for more information.
“One of the most emotional yet perfect moments of my life was walking down the aisle to music played by Ruth.”
“Hearing Ruth play while I was waiting to walk down the aisle after my bridesmaids, my nervousness went and was replaced with excitement”.
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