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"Ben Costello recently provided organ and piano accompaniment for the choir Auriga Capella, at a memorial concert in London. Due to the nature of the concert there was very little time for him or even some members of the choir to rehearse together before the concert, but thanks to Ben’s sensitive and expert accompaniment, no one would have known. He played with precision and flair. If the choir ever had the opportunity, we would certainly like to work with him again. "

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"My words can not express the true talent of this artist. We had the pleasure of Matt playing at our wedding. He learnt/performed songs that we requested to the highest standard. Everyone had such a great time and he has an amazing ability to create an atmosphere like no other. Everyone was dancing and having a truly great time. He played long into the evening and his energy never faded. We have also booked Matt for our annual summer garden party and we were the envy of the street. I would highly recommend Matt and his amazing talent. Get in quick as he books up fast. We tend to book a year in advance just to guarantee his availability. "

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"Drew played at our wedding back in 2019 and he was brilliant! I sent him a couple of pieces I wanted for the entrances and he adapted it wonderfully for the piano. Would highly recommend!"

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"Thank you so much for the wonderful job you did playing for hours at our wedding. You kept our guests entertained while we were away for photos, and our wedding breakfast was enhanced by hearing snatches of some of our favourite songs, played so beautifully. Thank you also for learning our requests quite last minute ! The care and professionalism you showed us was very much appreciated. "

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"Wow just wow! Book this man immediately he is just fantastic. He made my Dad’s 80th birthday a night to remember. Everyone was up singing and dancing and more importantly everyone was smiling. He played something for everyone and even requests were catered for. Dan felt like a party guest - he was friendly and charming. Communication was brilliant all the way too. Thanks Dan, I know Stone Are looking to book you again in the future x"

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"Paul played at my husband’s 50th birthday party and was absolutely brilliant. He was a pleasure to deal with from start to finish and played a great selection of songs for our guests. Would not hesitate to hire Paul again."

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"Venezuelan soprano Sofia slipped in, in splendidly soulful isolation, in sleepy-slinky Barnes. Sofia’s charm comes from an ability to engage with her audience with vivacity, a slow waving of the arms or a thumbs-up cheekily pepping things up. This was a two-way process, for the audience, although in their own homes, were there via a livestream chat facility, commenting, praising and importantly requesting numbers. What were requested? Jazz standards, show numbers and some current pieces rubbed shoulders with languid classics sung in French or torrid numbers in her native Spanish. The jazz standards were impressively and beautifully sung. Cole Porter’s 1944 classic, Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye and Meredith Willson’s 1950 show tune ‘Til There Was You, had just the right balance of poignancy and warmth of these post-war nostalgic gentle pieces. The mood changes, but not the sincerity of the singing, with the traditional folk song, The House of the Rising Sun, retaining the blues feel of a song that became the “first folk rock hit”. Then, we were transported to the late sixties with the Aretha Franklin version of I Say a Little Prayer For You. Her skill in Latin American music was epitomised by the famous bolero, written by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez, Bésame Mucho. Sofia’s soft but passionate treatment of the lyrics harked back to the dreamy sensuality of the 1940 original. I expect many of her fans were responding by blowing her lots of kisses. Nevertheless, it was not in a Spanish song that Sofia excelled, but in French. Of course, it had to be Edith Piaf’s immortalised song to love, La Vie en Rose. Perfectly rendered, both in words and music, and fervent in its performance, she expressed exactly the powered of infatuated love. Great stuff, and good to see today’s vie en rose. In these straightened times, we all need occasionally to see the world through rose-tinted spectacles. "

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"We had Nigel play for our ceremony at Abbey Hill Golf Centre. Nigel played some Frank Sinatra songs that we requested as guests were being seated, mixed in with a few other songs reading room & making it feel personal to us. All of our chosen songs he played during our ceremony were beautiful, especially the song Nigel took the time to learn for us as our signing of the register. We especially wanted to thank Nigel for playing until every last guest left the room. We had a couple of elderly guests who needed a little extra time and they commented on how lovely it was of him to keep playing and how he made them feel comfortable to take the time that they needed. Big thank you to Nigel, your music made our ceremony perfect! "

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"Dear Chris, Just wanted to say thank you for the beautiful piano music last weekend. I can still hear Canon in my head from the walk down the aisle. Cocktail hour was nice and jolly too. Take care and good luck with your second child!"

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"Jan played at my sisters hen do and he was amazing. I had plenty of communication prior to the party, he turned up on time and had a great play list to get the party started! He also took requests which went down well with the group. I can 100% recommend Jan for any party, to add a special touch!"

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"Neil from NECovers performed at our event last night and was absolutely amazing! Brought a party atmosphere to the night and got people up dancing straight away. Would highly recommend and we will definitely use them again! Thank you Neil!"

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"Louise also played the piano wonderfully and it was certainly a great thing to extend her booking for the duration of the meal as well. She was super!"

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"As soon as my partner, Ben proposed I announced I wanted live music at the wedding.... not one for normally making demands, but live music to me makes me incredibly happy and he didn't argue with that. Having listened to a few artists recommended by our venue nothing was quite ticking all the boxes, all good, but not quite what we were looking for. Then we came across George and his band Maslow. I think within a few minutes we had made the decision we needed to book you straight away! You did not disappoint."

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"Amazing pianist and top bloke. Andrew played during our wedding ceremony and drinks reception... I was gutted to have to go for photos taken outside as could have listened to him all day. Truly professional and amazing pianist. Would recommend him for any event."

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"John played at our wedding in December '22 and was absolutely fantastic! We additionally had a supporting cellist and Jon lead the organisation all the way through very professionally. The music throughout the day was beautiful, and guests LOVED being able to make own requests during the breakfast - Jon is so talented to be able to play such a wide variety of music on the spot. We would highly recommend to anyone - thanks again Jon!"

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