Review Centre: Accompanists

"What a fantastic performance! Lynden brought such style and soul to our evening event. His saxophone playing was simply gorgeous — smooth, melodic, and effortlessly cool. Beyond the music, he was incredibly professional, warm, and approachable. A true class act from start to finish. "

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"Bradley played the grand piano at our wedding ceremony. He learnt a piece of music that is really special to us and performed it beautifully. It was the perfect start to our wedding."

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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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"Louise played at our wedding in December. She played beautifully which made the day very special. She learnt all the songs we asked for."

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"Bianca is an unbelievable harpist and her vocals where just beautiful. She was extremely professional and an absolute pleasure to have here entertaining guests for the evening. Bianca really helped to make a unique evening for us."

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"Huw was FAB. Was willing and very helpful all evening. He made the time to speak and made my sons 30th Birthday special. would highly recommend him for your party.A Big Thank you!"

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"Gareth's an absolute gem! We were in desperate need to find an organist weeks before our wedding, as our previous organist had to cancel. I came across Gareth's details and luckily he was available. He came to visit us at my family home where my mum insisted on giving him some of her home made Limoncello :) and even after that he manage to wow us with his music skills, a true talent! Thank you!"

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"The words that spring to mind are, passion, commitment. drive, perfectionist, grafter, performer, multi-instrumentalist, great singer, gifted songwriter"

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"WOW…. You were fab, sounded absolutely amazing and breath taking in the church and throughout the wedding breakfast at the venue. We both feel very honoured that you played at our wedding and it will stay in our memories for a long time."

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"Just wanted to say a massive thank you for playing at our Valentines Dinner, everyone thought that you were brilliant!"

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"This Concert was absolutely amazing. Gareth was entertaining and informative whilst happy to answer questions between each piece and involve the audience. He is so very skilful in what he does and appears to have a vast repertoire to suit all tastes and genres. I am going to keenly look out for Gareth's other Performances and will definitely be recommending him to all I speak to. I even purchased one of his CDs and it is fabulous!"

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"Andrew played at the drinks reception of our wedding at the Royal Courts of Justice this summer. We were very impressed with Andrew's performance. All of our guests commented on Andrew and were of the view that the music he played was in keeping with the venue and the theme of the wedding. Andrew was very accommodating when it came to the selection of songs and I was happy with all the samples he sent me. We were so pleased Andrew was able to perform at our wedding and would thoroughly recommend him for any event!"

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"Alex is not only a fantastic pianist but also a lovely guy. He made our wedding day so special, and I cannot recommend him enough. We worked out a playlist together of songs that we wanted, and he did not hesitate to learn some slightly more eclectic choices... Like video game theme songs. Listening to him play was just delightful. All our guests told us how wonderful the music was. He was professional, smart, and just took our wedding day to a whole new level. He was happy to keep the secret of my walking down the aisle song from my husband to be and jazzed up our leaving the ceremony song to keep it in line with the style we wanted. We could not have asked for more. The more people that get to hear Alex play the better. We feel lucky to have had the honour of him playing at our wedding. Thank you so much Alex, there aren't enough words to get across how much we appreciate what you did for us on our special day."

Reply by Keyboard player for gigs, shows and exams
Thank you so much for your kind words Penelope, and congratulations again on your wedding day! I hope you and your guests enjoyed the music. Alex

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"Liam was everything we could have wished for as a pianist. He was conscientious, polite, smart and friendly. His performances set the atmosphere perfectly, it provided our venue with a lovely alternative music option and the guests loved the ambiance. He is 100% worth your money if you’re looking for a fantastic pianist for any event. Can’t thank him enough!!"

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"Will played at our wedding during the drinks reception and the meal. The music was absolutely stunning and it set the tone perfectly while people were mingling and chatting. We opted for a mixture of well known tunes and some lesser known Spanish themed music and everyone loved it! He is very talented and we were delighted he was there for our day! "

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