Sue Cottrell: luxury wedding piano & organ Stylish piano music on stunning portable white baby grand!

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Wedding ceremony£300
Wedding ceremony + drinks reception£525
Wedding ceremony + drinks reception + wedding breakfast£725
Hire of stunning white piano shell£125
My prices include: a Zoom call prior to the event to plan music and logistics fully-weighted Roland digital piano and speakers to suit the size of venue playlist (e.g. Spotify) during breaks Hire of shell includes: technician to set-up and transport in commercial vehicle

About / Biography

Sue arranges your favourite songs for solo piano or organ, and performs with sensitivity and style to create the perfect ambience for your wedding or other luxury event. She performs as a soloist and with other musicians including a singer, cellist, saxophonist and harpist, and takes great pleasure and pride in bringing music to your special occasion.

Classically trained, Sue has a huge repertoire from Bach to Bollywood. Choose from gentle well-known classical pieces, contemporary pop ballads, songs from films and musicals, or jazz standards.

Sue plays a fully-weighted digital Roland piano, and can also supply a stunning white baby grand piano shell. Fully portable, this will enhance any venue, indoors or outside, and guarantees to bring opulence to your story. Sue supplies a PA to suit the size of the space.

She also works as an accompanist, and plays for memorials and other private events.

Sue studied music at York and Cardiff University.

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There are currently 10 user ratings for Sue Cottrell: luxury wedding piano & organ

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10 / 101

Location

Based in Newport City, Newport

Will travel up to 150 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 150 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 50 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.

Here are a few examples of frequently requested songs - classical, pop, Disney, Bollywood and jazz. If your favourite is not listed, just ask!

Classical:

Air on a G String // Bach

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba//Handel

Ave Maria // Schubert

Barcarolle//Offenbach

Bridal March (Lohengrin)//Wagner

Butterfly // Grieg

Canon in D // Pachelbel

Cantique de Jean Racine//Fauré

Clair de Lune // Debussy

Deux Arabesques // Debussy

Divertimento No 17 K334//Mozart

Eliza Aria // Kats-Chernin

Farewell to Stromness // Peter Maxwell Davies

Fantasie in D minor KV397 // Mozart

Flower Duet // Delibes

Gabriel's Oboe//Moricone

Gymnopedies and Gnossiennes // Satie

I Giorni//Einaudi

Jay Chou's Wedding Song

Jesu, Song of Man's Desiring//Bach

Je Te Veux // Satie

Morning//Grieg

Nefeli / Einaudi

Nessun Dorma//Puccini

Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4 // Chopin

Prelude in B minor Op 28 No 6 // Chopin

Prelude in A Op28 No 7 // Chopin

Salut D'Amour (Liebesgruss) // Elgar

Scenes of Childhood // Schumann

Sheep may Safely Graze // Bach

Prelude in Db Op 28 No 15 // Chopin

Three Sonatas for Young People Op 18 // Schumann

Waltz in A flat Op 39 No 15//Brahms

Waltz No 2//Shostakovich

Wedding Day // Grieg

Wedding March // Mendelssohn

Pop Ballads:

All my Life // Ki-Ci & JoJo

All of Me // John Legend

Amazed // Lonestar

Beautiful // Linda Perry

Be Mine // David Gray

Can't Help Falling in Love // Presley

Chasing Cars//Snow Patrol

Crystal//Fleetwood Mac

Endless Love // Lionel Ritchie & Diana Ross

Especially for You // Stock, Aitken & Waterman

Everything//Mary J Blige

Faithfully//Journey

Fields of Gold // Sting

Fix You // Coldplay

Hallelujah//Leonard Cohen

Here Comes the Sun // George Harrison

How Deep is Your Love // The Bee Gees

How Long Will I Love You // Ellie Goulding

Iris // Goo Goo Dolls

I Can't Help Falling in Love With You // Presley

I Took a Pill in Ibiza // Mike Posner

Imagine // John Lennon

Joker and the Queen//Ed Sheeran

Just the Way you Are // Billy Joel

Killing Me Softly // Charles Fox

Let's Love//David Guetta & Sia

Love me like you do//Ellie Goulding

Love on Top // Beyonce

Love Story // Taylor Swift

Lover//Taylor Swift

Loving can Hurt (Photograph) // Ed Sheeran

Make you Feel my Love // Adele

My Cherie Amore // Stevie Wonder

Open Arms//Journey

Ordinary // Alex Warren

Perfect // Ed Sheeran

Praise You//Fat Boy Slim

Put your Records On // Corinne Bailey Rae

The Rest of our Lives //Tim McGraw & Faith Hill

Rewrite the Stars // Zac Efron & Zendaya

Say a Little Prayer // Aretha Franklin

Still into You // Paramore

Somebody you Loved//Lewis Capaldi

Stay with Me//Sam Smith

Take my Breath Away//Berlin

Tears in Heaven // Eric Clapton

The Closest Thing to Crazy // Mike Batt

The Joker and the Queen//Ed Sheeran

This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) // Natalie Cole

Thinking Out Loud // Ed Sheeran

True Colours // Cyndi Lauper

Unchained Melody//The Righteous Brothers

Until I Found You // Stephen Sanchez

Vincent // Don McLean

Wasn't Expecting That // Jamie Lawson

We Don't Have to Take our Clothes Off // Ella Eyre

We've Only Just Begun // Roger Nichols

What the World Needs Now // Bacharach

When I was your Man // Bruno Mars

Wherever You Will Go // Charlene Soraia

Wonderful Tonight // Eric Clapton

You are so Beautiful//Joe Cocker

You're Beautiful // James Blunt

Yellow//Coldplay

Yesterday // Lennon & McCartney

Your Song // Elton John

Songs from Musicals and Films:

A Million Dreams//The Greatest Showman

A Thousand Years//Twilight

A Whole New World // Aladdin

All I Ask of You // Phantom of the Opera

As Long as He Needs Me // Oliver

As Time Goes By // Casablanca

Beauty and the Beast

Bella's Lullaby//Twilight

Best that You Can Do (Arthur's Theme) // Arthur

Bridgerton Theme

Bring Him Home // Les Miserables

Can you Feel the Love Tonight // Lion King

Can't Take my Eyes Off You//10 Things I Hate about you

Come What May//Moulin Rouge

Dawn//Pride and Prejudice

Defying Gravity//Wicked

Everything I Do//Robin Hood

Falling Slowly // Once

Glasgow Love Theme (Love Actually) // Craig Armstrong

He Sleeps (Love Theme - Pretty Woman) // James Newton Howard

Hold My Hand//Top Gun

I Can Hear the Bells // Hairspray

I Dreamed a Dream // Les Miserables

I Will always love you//The Bodyguard

Iris//City of Angels

It had to be You//When Harry met Sally

Kissing You//Romeo and Juliet

Love Changes Everything

Memory // Cats

Merry-go-Round of Life//Howl's Moving Castle

Mia and Sebastian's Theme//La La Land

My Favourite Things // Richard Rodgers

On My Own // Les Miserables

Pie Jesu//Phantom of the Opera

Portuguese Love Theme//Love Actually

Pride and Prejudice Theme

Rewrite the Stars//The Greatest Showman

Shallow//A Star is Born

Sleepy Shores//Owen M D

Somewhere Over The Rainbow // The Wizard of Oz

Songs from 'The Piano'

Storybook Love//The Princess Bride

There is a Castle on a Cloud // Les Miserables

Time of my Life//Dirty Dancing

True Love // Lopez

Turning Page//Breaking Dawn

We have all the time in the world//On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Bollywood:

Aaj Mai Upar

Baahon Ke Darmiyaan

Chhann Chhann

Chori Chori Chupke Chupke

Deewani Mastani

Dil Diyan Gallan

Kehna Hi Kya

Kesariya

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

Mausam Ke Sargam

Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna

Pehla Nasha

Sadi Gali

Silsila Ye Chaahat Ka

Tera Bina

Tera Saath Hai Kitna Pyara

Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai

Tu Hi Re

Tum Hi Ho

Yeh Dil Sun Raha Hai

Jazz Standards:

A Sunday Kind of Love // Etta James

Ain't Misbehavin' // Fats Waller

At Last // Etta James

Autumn Leaves // Joseph Kosma

Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered // Richard Rodgers

Blue Moon // Hart & Rodgers

Can't Help Falling in Love // George Weiss

Cry me a River // Arthur Hamilton

Danny Boy // Trad

Fly me to the Moon // Bart Howard

Have you Met Miss Jones? // Hart & Rodgers

Here's That Rainy Day // Jimmy Van Heusen

I Left my Heart in San Francisco //George Cory

I Loves You Porgy // George Gershwin

Let There Be Love //Lionel Rand

Misty // Erroll Garner

Moon River // Henry Mancini

My Baby Just Cares for Me // Walter Donaldson

My Funny Valentine // Richard Rodgers & Hart

My Way // Paul Anka

September Song // Kurt Weill

Skylark // Johnny Mercer

Someone To Watch Over Me // George Gershwin

Smile // Chaplin

Stormy Weather // Koehler & Arlen

Summertime // George Gershwin

The Girl from Ipanema // Antônio Carlos Jobim

They Can't Take that Away from Me // Gershwin

What a Difference a Day Makes // Grever & Adams

What a Wonderful World // George David Weiss & Bob Thiele

Christmas:

Blue Christmas

The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting… )

Feliz Navidad

Frosty the Snowman

Have yourself a merry little Christmas

I’ll be Home for Christmas

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

It’s the most wonderful time of the year

Jingle Bell Rock

Jingle Bells (trad)

Last Christmas

Let it Snow

O Holy Night

Rockin’ around the Christmas Tree

Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer

Santa Baby

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

White Christmas

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

... and many, many more!!

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

Sue provides a PA to suit the size of the venue. For outdoor events without electricity, she provides a very large battery for amplification.


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

Stage lights can be provided, if required.


What information do you require about a venue?

It's always helpful for Sue to have a contact name for the venue to confirm directions, parking, access, egress, etc.


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

Yes, Sue is always happy to play music from Spotify between sets.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Sue loves performing in iconic venues such as Cardiff Castle and the National Museum, but is equally happy playing in a church hall!


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

Too many to mention!


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

Sue's first regular gig was as a cocktail pianist in the Park Hotel in Cardiff. Since then, she has played for hundreds of weddings, and each one is special!


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

Wedding ceremonies are Sue's absolute favourite, but she also finds it very rewarding performing at memorials.


Is there anything you won't play?

No!

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

30 mins to set up digital piano and speakers.
45 mins to set up baby grand piano shell and PA.
No set-up if using acoustic piano or organ provided by the venue.


Are you happy to perform outside?

Yes, as long as there is cover!


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

Clients absolutely have a say! Sue will arrange and perform your favourite song, and add this to her extensive repertoire.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

"My heart melted when I heard Sue play my favourite song."

"Sue brought my fairytale wedding to life."

"Sue's performance was like a scene from Bridgerton."

Recent Clients

Sue Cottrell: luxury wedding piano & organ has performed for these clients:

Brides and grooms (too many to mention!)

Churches and funeral homes (all denominations)

Large corporates such as Admiral Money

Venues

Sue Cottrell: luxury wedding piano & organ has performed at these venues:

Aberavon Beach Hotel

Avington Park

Blaina Wharf Pub and Restaurant

Cardiff Castle

Celtic Manor Resort Hotel

Clearwell Castle

Congress Theatre

Eastington Park

Eastnor Castle

Eynsham Hall

Gregynog Hall

Leonardo Hotel

Llandaff Cathedral

Llangoed Hall

Malmesbury Abbey

Margam Park

Morgans Hotel

National Motor Cycle Museum

National Museum Cardiff

Newport Cathedral

Old Hall Hotel, Buxton

Oldwalls Collection

Parish's House

Park Hotel

Sant Ffraed House

St Cybi's Church, Llangybi

St Mary's Church, Marshfield

St Mary's Church, Ross-on-Wye

St Tewdricks House

More Info

Events types:

Wedding

Birthday Party

Private Event

Corporate Event

Hotel / Restaurant Event

Bar / Venue Event

Funeral / Memorial

Wedding Proposal

Concert

Religious Event

Recording Session

Cruise

Virtual Event

Charity Event

Theatre Show

Burns Night

Christmas Party

New Year's Eve

Genres:

Classical

Film / TV

Musical Theatre

1920s Music

1930s Music

1940s Music

1950s Music

1960s Music

1970s Music

1980s Music

1990s Music

2000s+ Music

Christmas

Church Music

Easy Listening

Background Music

Pop

Bollywood

Features:

PAT tested

Instrumental

PA / sound system included

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