Review Centre: Specialist Musicians

"A wonderful performance on Saturday at our birthday event. A highly talented musician, having studied for two music degrees. Her performance of both Irish and other music on both Fiddle and Flute was superb and greatly appreciated by all at our large lunchtime event for over 100 guests within a marquee. My husband was thrilled to hear his Irish tunes on both the Fiddle and the Flute. She had had to travel quite some distance and was very obliging when I asked her to travel the evening before. Excellent, and a very good find."

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"Thanks for your excellent performance at our wedding yesterday. It was exactly what we hoped for."

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"Thanks so much for yesterday, we are really glad we had you there. You really made the day extra special for us!"

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"We would like to express our wholehearted thanks to you for providing the perfect musical backdrop to our wedding reception. Many of the guests commented on how much they enjoyed your performance. We were impressed with your professionalism and flexibility in helping us to choose the repertoire. We hope you enjoyed the day as much as we did"

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"Stunning piano and vocal skills certainly beyond the rates charged. Versatility in adapting her set to the (aged) audience showed good adaption to our requirements."

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"Oleg was fantastic, he played for our welcome drinks at our wedding, we have had so many people telling us how great he was! Thank you Oleg from the Attwoolls."

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"We wanted to thank you for your wonderful singing on Friday. Your performance really added to the celebration of Jennifer's life and many of those present told us afterwards how moved they were by your singing."

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"It was an absolute pleasure and delight meeting you on Saturday, you completely blew me away with expectations. I know that you had not had the best of weeks prior to Saturday, but please don’t let peoples opinions or actions define who you are as a person, or your passion. You are extremely talented and is a gift. So many people came to me and said how amazing you are! "If you are considering hiring Rory for your event 100% do it. Rory played at our wedding and completely blew us and our guests away, such a talent. Before our wedding we collaborated on what vibe we wanted to set, songs, some surprises for our guests and Rory completely understood the assignment and just continued to surprise and bring pure joy. Rory made our wedding the most magical, joyous and beautiful experience possible."

Reply by Rory
Hi Lyndsey, Sorry to hear you’ve not been feeling great, although I can understand with the wedding and everything, with all the preparation and seeing so many people from your life in one go, it can be emotionally and physically draining. Do take plenty of rest and care of yourself. You deserve it! Thank you so much for your wonderful testimonial, really, it means the world to me! As you know, I had such joy contributing to your special day and I really appreciate your kindness and the energy of everyone at The Merlin. Thanks also for your understanding, Sarah-Jane was very supporting, she said that this wedding was what I needed right now, and like you said it was meant to be! It was great spending some time in Manchester again! It was a fantastic event, a true pleasure to be a part of, and feel free to give SJ a shout if you need any help with any future events. Many thanks and have a wonderful Christmas. All the best for 2025! Cheers Rory

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"A Star Is Born is how I'm summing my night up down at my local Ziggy's of course.The videos speak volumes and so much more such a beautiful lady on and of stage I do apologise about some interruptions but oh my goodness oh my goodness.The connection with us all is something so special I cant quite put it into words.You truly feel like she's singing to you personally the power and passion in those vocals and the performances.Pure and simply beyond world class in my opinion so beautifully down to earth to have of show on of this standard.In my local completely free to attend makes me burst with pure pride.You cant ever put a price on nights like this.One lady on that little stage which is so wonderfully set us sitting eating popcorn is my kind of magical night out"

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"We loved Robert playing at our son’s wedding celebrations. Robert kept all the guests entertained with his exceptional saxaphone music. We loved it. We would definitely recommend him and would have him again in a heartbeat. Thanks Robert for everything."

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"We were recommended Samantha by a close friend to play at our wedding in Ibiza on 29th May 2019. At first we weren’t sure of what we exactly wanted to be performed but after a couple of conversations Samantha made this so much easier for us. When the day arrived we (us as well as the guests) were blown away with what was happening. Samantha has a remarkable talent and all of the guests commented on how amazing she was throughout the event! Samantha played a various key points in the ceremony (including walking down the aisle and our first dance) which was so special we cannot begin the describe. If you are even thinking about a live musician, take my advice and book Samantha! She made our day so much more than we could ever have imagined."

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"Most amazing voice I’ve heard in forever. ??? Such a genuine guy! Definitely would recommend this dude!!"

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"Matt, we can’t thank you enough for playing during our drinks reception and wedding breakfast in Chipping last weekend. We knew you would be good but you were sooo much more than that – you were incredible, and you created such an amazing atmosphere! We have had so many comments on how great you were! Before booking, I had my reservations about you playing during the meal as I didn’t want the music to be overpowering. You assured me that this wouldn’t be the case and encouraged me to go for it and I am so glad you did!! It was the perfect backing for a wedding meal and everybody loved it. Thank you again. Chipping Village Hall, Lancashire"

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"Andrew attended my husband’s birthday party as a surprise. Apart from being very entertaining with a list of songs, including requests, he also fully embraced his part in the surprise element and made the occasion extra special. He not only played for us but he also made the experience a lot of fun and had us laughing so much by giving my husband an impromptu lesson in piping! Andrew is friendly, professional and communication throughout was excellent. Thank you for making great memories for us Andrew"

Reply by Piper McLeod , based in Kent
Thank you Jackie for your lovely review, meeting people like you and your family is such a pleasure you gave me a warm welcome and your husband was such a gentleman and has a great ability for the pipes . Well done in keeping it a surprise . And thank you once again . Regards Andrew

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"I honestly can’t recommend Rafael enough. A professions through and through. He turned up on time, dressed perfectly for the event, and checked what kind of vibe we were going for. By the end of the evening all were up dancing. Music playlist was outstanding! Will be booking again."

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