Review Centre: Harpists

"In October last year, I had the pleasure of attending the concert presented by Alice and her colleague at St.James Church, Gatley. The sizeable audience showed their appreciation of the excellent performance which was notable for the varied repertoire, both classical and modern and even some impressive Jazz pieces, a style I had not previously associated with the Harp and which made a lasting impression. This young lady obviously has a very promising career ahead of her."

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"Susan played for our wedding ceremony, and we couldn't have asked for a more profesional and approachable lady to share our special day. Highly recommended."

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"Grampian Harpist's presentation was great, she was very cordial and pleasant. She played beautifully and everyone enjoyed her music. It was the perfect touch for our event."

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"Hi Tomos, I can't thank you enough for today, it was nothing short of absolute perfection! Your arrangement of our chosen songs was absolutely amazing, it really did melt both of our hearts - particularly Crystal's entrance and the first piece during the signing. I'm so sorry that I didn't manage to thank you in person; all tied up with herding our guests! Our most heartfelt thanks once again, for making our big day absolutely perfect. The compliments on your performance are raining in, even as I type this email! All of my best regards, Ollie"

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"To our wonderful musicians! Thank you for the most memorable day on Friday to celebrate my parent's 50th wedding anniversary. The music was perfect - the harp drifted through the garden so wonderfully - and so many of our guests commented on how beautiful it was. Thank you for helping to create the perfect party atmosphere, and for both being so delightful to work with. Here's to next time!"

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"Where do I start? Lisa was just exceptional at our wedding! I could not recommend her more. Everyone is still talking about her. So beautiful. She added so much to the day Jane & Dave"

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"Zoe Anderton harpist played beautiful music for our wedding ceremony and drinks reception which was held in June 2021. She was absolutely fantastic learning a piece of music especially for the walk down the aisle. Really pleased with the communication and the music played was beautiful- it made the wedding day! Thank you Zoe! "

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"Rebecca's harp playing added a touch of magic to our exhibition opening. We were thrilled by her performance and by the reaction she created with our guests. What a wonderful sound. Thank you so much"

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"I was lucky enough to have Rhianwen play at my wedding & her music was stunning! Would definately recommend."

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"Thank you so much again. You made my daughter's night!"

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"Absolutely stunning, beautiful sound and completed our day! Zoe was very felixable and easy to talk to highly recommend xxx "

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"Jean played the Harp for our wedding ceremony and cocktails, she was amazing. Great communication on the lead up to the wedding and agreed to learn a new song for us. I would highly recommend her for any wedding."

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"My wife fell in love when she heard Jean play Adele at a wedding open day. We promptly hired her for our wedding and she was fantastic. We felt very lucky to have someone of Jean's calibre play for us and our guests. She was also great at helping us decide what to play before, during and after the ceremony. It was one of the easiest and most enjoyable things we organised for the wedding!"

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"We booked Jane on here four weeks before our wedding after being let down by our harpist we had arranged since last year. We were worried about the late notice but this was not a problem. Jane was fantastic from start to finish. She came straight back to me the day of my enquiry and was on the ball straight away. I knew that we were going to be fine. She was at the venue in plenty of time to set up and her music was fabulous and made our day. She played beyond the time we had arranged as we lost track of time but she wasn’t bothered she was just happy to entertain. Everyone commented on how beautiful her playing was and how she really set the romantic and relaxing tone we where after. My wife and I would highly recommend Jane as our experience was brilliant and worry free all the way through. We can’t thank Jane enough for being there last minute and being so attentive. "

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"Avoid this woman. We paid her £380 to play for an hour and a half in the woods during our wedding ceremony and drinks reception on Saturday 10th August, 2019. She played for half an hour before the ceremony and then wouldn’t play the remaining hour because she claimed the conditions weren’t appropriate. Her reasons are as follows... her fingers were too cold (it was 20 degrees) and a small branch fell on the wedding celebrant who was no way near Cecily (the celebrant carried on like a profession, I hasten to add). I asked Cecily for the money for the hour back and she refused. I therefore, am going to be looking into what legal action to take as I am not happy paying £380 for someone to play for half an hour! Cecily ruined our wedding day so don’t book her... she could ruin yours, too! "

Reply by The Waldorf Harpist
N/B: Please note this booking was private and not through Last Minute Musicians. If it had, then the LMM contract would have made clear that the musician reserves the right to protect their instruments (and themselves) if the working environment become unreasonable or dangerous. On this day the MET office had issued a yellow warning for gale force winds and the weather conditions were a cause for concern. The wedding took place in a wood and as well as the celebrant being hit on the head by a falling branch, a much larger branch fell inches away from my harp after the ceremony. It is always difficult and upsetting to have to make the decision that it is unreasonable to continue playing when it is somebody's wedding day. I did, in fact, manage to play for 1/2 an hour before the ceremony and during the ceremony itself. When it was clear after the ceremony that there was no available option of moving inside, and after much consultation with ushers and friends of the couple, I made the decision that it was no longer a safe environment to work for me or the harp. I was assured by those I spoke to that the bride and groom would understand. The cold was a factor (high winds make the temperature feel much colder, and I would like to add several guests did put on their coats. I was also kindly offered a jacket) but not the reason for having to curtail this booking after 1 hour of playing. It is sometimes possible to deal with the ill effects of playing in the cold but the issue here was the lack of back up plan when the weather made the working environment dangerous. Nobody should be expected to work in an unsafe environment or put their extremely expensive and delicate instrument (as well as themselves) at risk when their livelihood depends on it. I would hope that having managed to play before and during the ceremony (and before the couple departed for photographs) that the decision made did not ruin anyone's wedding day. Naturally I am saddened when anyone feels dissatisfied with the service provided and I have never had a negative response to my performance at a wedding before. With best wishes, Cecily

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