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"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."

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"Excellent pianist, able to play a wide variety of genres to suit all occasions. Played throughout our wedding ceremony and reception, and sounded fantastic in the venue. "

Reply by Mark Burton - Wedding Organist / Pianist
Thank you Kelly, I loved your wedding and the Barn it was held in. The acoustics were great for music too, good luck for the future.

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"We met Nigel at a wedding fair a few years ago and as soon as he played the song that I wanted to walk down the aisle too I knew we had to have him perform at our wedding! Nigel was great all the way through the build up to the wedding (including a few covid postponements!!) and on the day he blew everyone away playing during our ceremony and wedding breakfast. No ask was too big! I had a few ideas of what I wanted and he sent over some samples so I could hear what the songs sounded like in piano version. I would highly recommend Nigel! Thank you so much for being a part of our day!! :) "

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"Hi Bob Thank you for today. They all thoroughly enjoyed it. "

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"Fantastic pianist. Would definitely use again. Thanks so much Chris. ?"

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"My wife Lorraine and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary with a vow renewal ceremony at our small parish church. The organ was in need of maintenance so he brought his own keyboard and speaker system. We chose a range of music from contemporary melody to classical, and Mark fully demonstrated his versatility in his excellent performance, simulating piano, orchestral and organ as appropriate to great effect. He accompanied the hymn singing in a very accomplished way without dominating or following. He took a great effort to establish what we wanted in advance enabling him to fully complement what was for us and our guests a very intimate and unforgettable occasion. Mark proved to be very friendly and obliging and I would have no hesitation in recommending his services for any similar event."

Reply by Mark Burton - Wedding Organist / Pianist
Thank you Tim for taking the time to post your lovely review. The pleasure was all mine, and it was lovely to meet you both.

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"We were stuck for entertainment due to a cancellation. I got in touch with David as he rehearses with one of his groups over the road and they always come in for a drink after their rehearsal. At short notice he arranged to come with his piano and to bring some singers to help out. It was amazing and we had so much fun. He was so adaptable and we are already booking him for next year. "

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"Jonny has played at The Bustard several times with The Hot Club of Lincoln bringing a French feel to the evening. His playing is outstanding."

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"Absolutely brilliant. Chris was very open and reached out very early on in the process to ensure we were comfortable. He was a very fine musician and his piping for us at our wedding brought a real touch of class. Thank you so much - highly recommend !!!"

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"Sarah played for us at our wedding at Sandhole oak barn near Congleton. We had asked her to play while guest were arriving, during the ceremony and for a few hours during the drinks reception. Her playing was beautiful and had the emotions flowing while the bride was walking down the isle. Catered for our requests and was flexible with the venue, the venue had a grand piano that Sarah played and with the nice weather Sarah had brought her electric piano and amplifier so that guests could still enjoy the music outside. Even when the guests had gone in she carried on playing which we really liked as we were still sat out listening to her play. These first few hours are the most important of the day and she helped set the atmosphere perfectly. When we've spoke to guests they mention how lovely it was to have a live pianist there and how well she played. Thank you Sarah! "

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"Nigel was great from the very moment we asked him to play on our special day, he took the time to really listen to what we wanted and on the day his piano skills wer fantastic and was a real hit with our guests. Nigel played throughout our ceremony, wedding breakfast and drinks reception in which he preformed with Andrew a singer who he had recommended."

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"I knew the moment I heard Jon's demo tracks on the web that he was the musician for my wife's 65th Birthday Party. Jon easily met and exceeded expectations. We asked him to play Porter and Gershwin songs such as "True Love" and "Embraceable You". Jon plays with such style, it's a joy to listen. Jon had a foot injury and his tennis buddy Ian brought him to our place. Gosh, Ian's also a great pianist. My wife loved their duet of Joplin's "The Entertainer". I've been looking forward to this party for a year and so happy with the performance. Now I'm going to cook up another excuse for a party so that we can invite Jon to play again. Thank You, Jon. 10/10. Couldn't be better."

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"Couldn't recommend Sarah enough! We found organising our wedding very stressful but Sarah made the music so straight forward. Knowing how much we had on our plate, she tailored the music for us and it was exactly what we wanted. Thank you for everything! "

Reply by Sarah (pianist)
Thank you for your lovely review, Aoife and Drew. I really enjoyed being a part of your beautiful day and am glad to have helped you out. Congratulations to you both again :)

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"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!"

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"We booked Jan for our wedding in August and wasn’t disappointed. Great prompt communication, kept upto date with latest song choices, and even did some Disney songs as requested. We’ve had so many compliments about how fantastic Jan was! Highly recommend. Don’t hesitate to book - you will NOT be disappointed. Thank you SO much for being so wonderful! "

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