Reviews of Tom Kelsey

We just wanted to say a huge thank you to Tom for playing at our wedding!! The music was excellent, we heard all of our favourites and it made the day extra special. He was very kind and professional throughout and throughout all email exchanges. Would highly recommend!!

We booked Tom to play at our wedding ceremony and he was absolutely brilliant. He learned a new piece for us to walk in to and played it beautifully. He was reliable and organised, turning up early and setting up without contacting us on the day (he probably realised we’d have enough to think about). We were so impressed and cannot thank him enough. He’s a total superstar, and we wholeheartedly recommend him!

From the moment of contact Tom was outstanding. He replied to emails efficiently and was always helpful.
He has an extensive repertoire which attracted me to booking him to begin with. His YouTube channel was a delight to listen to to assist in deciding what music to choose for our ceremony. We also used it for bridesmaid rehearsals for walking down the aisle.

On the day Tom set up fast, the guests commented on the beautiful music during the ceremony. I personally loved every second of Toms work and I’m very happy we hired a videographer to capture it all on film.

If you’re thinking of booking a pianist, book Tom.

So happy to have had Tom play the piano at our wedding reception. Talented and kind, as well as willing to accommodate our song choices and adapt to timing changes showcased Tom's professionalism. We're thankful for his contribution and the beautiful recording he provided for our wedding dance song, which allowed us to prepare thoroughly. Thank you Tom!

True professional and brilliant skill, certainly helped in celebrating our big day!

Tom arrived on time, setup without fuss, and then provided us with two hours of wonderful piano playing. Our guests were delighted. He is polite, professional and gifted.

The main highlight of our evening. Can't rate highly enough.

Thanks Tom!

A perfect pianist!

Tom arrived early to our venue as to set up in good time. He fit the ambiance of the venue perfectly during both the ceremony and our drinks reception. He learnt a song for us and it was a perfect rendition. We even stopped our ceremony so we could listen to our song.

I would thoroughly recommend Tom for any events, but especially weddings!

Thanks again

From our first contact with him, Tom was polite and professional. Booking him was an easy process and arrangements made, with a few special requests, without any problems.
On our wedding day, Tom arrived well ahead of time, set up his piano without any problems and played throughout our wedding breakfast as requested.
He played everything we asked for, plus many other pieces - the style of music being totally in keeping with the occasion.
Our guests loved listening to him, one table bonded by playing a game of guessing the tune and he made our wedding even more special by being there.
Tom and his piano would be a great addition to any special occasion. Tom plays a great variety of musical styles and we thoroughly recommend him.

Perfect backdrop to a dinner for over 30 people. Tom is an excellent pianist and has a great repertoire and is very open to adapting and customising his sets. Talented, reliable and keen to give a good experience, I can highly recommend Tom.

Tom was an absolutely delight from start to finish! He showed up 40mins early to the church ceremony to get set up without any fuss.

Music wise - Tom was brilliant and is clearly very talented, we had nothing but positive feedback from our guests.

Tom is a sincerely nice man as well and we highly recommend using him for any event.

My brother & sister-in-law kindly offered to pay for a musician to play at our marriage ceremony. We choose Tom Kelsey after listening to his U-Tube postings and thought he sounded good. We are pleased to say Tom arrived on time and played the grand piano in hotel beautifully, playing all the pieces we had chosen from his repertoire, at the required timings for our ceremony and the wedding breakfast afterwards.

Tom's playing help set the atmosphere in the room for both parts of our special day, we cannot thank him enough - it was really beautiful playing and we would definitely recommend Tom to anyone else who is looking for a true professional.

Thank you Tom you were brilliant and we could here the words to the music playing in our heads which meant so much to us.

My party guests all commented on how enjoyable it was to listen to Tom playing his electric piano.The music he played was just right for the party. Tom also played four songs that I had particularly requested for myself. It was a great afternoon party and hearing live music being played by Tom,added to our enjoyment. A real professional, I am pleased to recommend him.

Tom recently played at our wedding and we cannot thank him enough, he was extremely helpful when booking with him, he leant new music for our wedding which was a lovely touch and meant a lot to us as the songs were very special to us. He is an extremely talented pianist and really helped set the mood for the day. I remember losing myself to the music a few times during the wedding breakfast. We had lots of comments from our guests about how lovely the music was. We would highly recommend Tom to anyone needing a pianist. Thank you for helping make our day perfect.

Tom recently played at our wedding at Lainston House, near Winchester. He was very responsive in the lead-up to the day and was able to play everything we requested, including learning a new piece for our ceremony. Guests were very complimentary of Tom's playing which really added to the occasion. Thanks, Tom.

Tom recently played at my wedding in May 2018. He made our special day that extra bit special and I could not thank him enough for that. He played so flawlessly throughout the day, even covered pieces of music we had requested for certain parts of the ceremony. We feel very lucky and appreciative to have had Tom perform on our big day.

If you are looking for a professional pianist to make your day that extra bit special, regardless of the event, I genuinely could not recommend Tom highly enough.

Tom played at my daughter Emily's wedding on Saturday May 19th 2018. From the moment I booked him until the last chord was played, he was awesome. Tom was an absolute pleasure to work with. He played everything we requested with real feeling, he was technically excellent but also managed to imbue real emotion into everything he played. I cannot recommend him highly enough. He made a beautiful event enchanting.

Tom did a fabulous job at our private Xmas party .. the playing of our piano was a very high standard he was on time and did exactley as I requested. Very pleasant well turned out young man who I would happily book again

Hired Tom for our wedding to play for the guests on a grand piano at the venue. I'd like to say Tom's communication was excellent and asked abut any music which we wanted. On the day he came early to set up and was waiting for the guest's to arrive and played very well throughout the day. All our guests commented on the music which was everything we asked for.Thanks once again for making our wedding as special as we had hoped.

Tom Kelsey was the pianist for our wedding breakfast and we cannot recommend him enough. His piano playing was beautiful and really created the ambience we were hoping for. Really made our wedding day that bit more special!

Tom arrived on time, dressed smartly and headed straight for the piano. He had many music books -just in case we had requests but played all the famous tunes known to man-and he played well. Our guests were from 30-70 years of age, so every song chosen and played was relevant to everyone. There were 12 of us sat in a cosy living room and we continued to listen and chat while Tom played. We loved how Tom knew exactly what to play considering the mood of the party, the type of house and the type of guests-which were my family. Occasionally one of us sang as Tom played and he was very happy to accompany. Tom also took requests from us and was very receptive to his audience' needs. We were very cheeky guests but Tom smiled throughout and remained very professional. We felt so comfortable with Tom-he has a lovely, gentle demeanour and we would definitely call him back for a wedding, dinner party or function. Highly recommended!

We booked Tom to play throughout our wedding breakfast on the 26th November, and we are so pleased we did! Tom was absolutely wonderful and provided the beautifully played, elegant background music we were looking for. Tom's has an extensive repertoire list to suit everybody's taste and his communication was fantastic from the day of booking right through to the day of the wedding itself. Highly recommended!

Tom is an intelligent, gifted and beautiful piano player. All his piano playing is a pleasure to listen too. I can't fault him in anyway. He is honest, reliable and supportive. He has a peaceful nature so he makes any difficult time much easier to deal with. Tom kept his promise when accompanying me in an musical exam. Excellent value for money. Highly recommended for any special occasion.

Tom is an artist of great character and depth. He has accompanied the chamber choir on many occasions and has also recently played and was the rehearsal pianist for the schools musical production. He is versatile and a pleasure to work with. I have every confidence in his abilities and plan on working with him for future projects.

Tom was a pleasure to work with for our dementia friendly tea party run by students at the Arts University Bournemouth. He was very efficient and came at a great price. He played a lovely jazz set for an hour broken up into 3 x 20 minutes slots and was very well received with excellent feedback on the day.
Thanks again Tom!

I run a little Amateur Dramatics group called The Chanticleer Players and we were all attempting to put on our first Pantomime! We were struggling until we stumbled upon the brilliant Tom Kelsey! Tom came and saved the day! It was all rather last minute really, but Tom took it all in his stride and raised our Pantomime performance with his amazing piano playing. Not all our cast who sang are singers but Tom managed to make each and every one look great! He was able, off the cuff, to produce background music to scenes, which enhanced the audience experience. We had a CD of Christmas Songs playing as the audience arrived and took there seats, but one evening it faltered and broke. Tom stepped in and played Christmas songs to keep the atmosphere alive until the Pantomime was ready to begin. Tom was punctual, professional, understanding, adaptable and above all an outstanding musician. I can highly recommend Tom and we will be asking him back in the Summer!

Tom played for us at our wedding on 8th August 2015 at St Peter's Catholic Church, Winchester. We asked him to play light background music during afternoon tea and he performed a mixture of classical and easy listening music including music from artists/composers like Einaudi and Schubert. He performed wonderfully and all the guests enjoyed his playing and came up to us to say that Tom played very well. He was receptive to the guests around us and the pauses in proceedings when we wanted to cut cake and speak.
Tom also beautifully accompanied Paul's sister who sang a few songs (including 'All Things Bright and Beautiful' and an Italian classical piece).

Overall we were thrilled with Tom, and would thoroughly recommend him to friends, and anyone who reads this review!