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Written on Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011 at 10:08 am
It has been a fantastic season for beautiful weddings, with alot being held outside. This week I played in Essex in an outside pavillion for Vicky and Jimmy. It was perfectly timed with the rain arriving just as they went in to eat. Vicky had spent so much time picking music and the atmosphere was read more…
Written on Friday, July 15th, 2011 at 10:28 am
It’s a busy time with weddings across the country, practising all the requests for brides and trying to enjoy some sunshine when it appears! This week I was playing at Le Manoir for the Orient Express group. The Royal Scotsman and its guests had come to Oxford at the end of a weeks tour and read more…
Written on Friday, May 20th, 2011 at 9:51 am
What a week…from bunny rabbits to the launch of the new Villeroy and Boch range….all at Le Manoir in Oxford.
Written on Friday, May 20th, 2011 at 9:47 am
On Sunday I had the pleasure of playing for John and Janine Sawh at Le Manoir in Oxford. The hotel, famous for Chef Raymond Blanc and his recent TV series, is absolutely beautiful! John and Janine, after their very emotional ceremony (including rings delivered on rabbits) very kindly invited me to a gastro experience of 9 courses…the read more…
Written on Friday, May 20th, 2011 at 9:42 am
It was a busy week (9-13th May) with the expansion of Lost Chord in South Wales. For the last few years, every month, 6 homes were receiving a regular Lost Chord concert and this week, Jo Thomas (mezzo soprano) and I had the pleasure of meeting and playing for the additional 8 homes to join the scheme. read more…
Written on Wednesday, March 30th, 2011 at 10:28 am
On Friday 25th March, Lewis Ballards Accountants held a fantastic fundraising evening for the second year running in the Marriott Hotel Cardiff. It was my pleasure to be asked back to play during their drinks reception, playing for nearly 300 supporters of the charity. Let’s hope the evening raised plenty of money for such a read more…
Written on Friday, March 4th, 2011 at 10:21 am
What an experience!! Whilst driving to London for St David’s Day I heard Chris Evans talking about me on the radio, linking harps etc to Celtic Manor. Not long after, I had a phone call from his office asking whether I would like to be his mystery guest on the show on the following day. Of read more…
Written on Friday, March 4th, 2011 at 10:16 am
On March 1st I was invited to represent Wales in London. A group of us Welshies travelled to John Lewis, Oxford Street and spent the day spreading the word of St David’s Day. The Welsh Assembly ‘True Taste’,organised by the lovely David Edwards promoted Welsh food products and I played for the lucky people sampling them. read more…
Written on Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011 at 2:28 pm
Valentine’s Day was interesting this year, spending the evening with 20 male singers..in the form of Only Men Aloud! in the Coal Exchange in Cardiff Bay for a corporate event. The venue is beautiful and the evning was a nice change from the usual romantic restaurant setting.
Written on Thursday, February 3rd, 2011 at 10:08 pm
Today I had the pleasure of talking to post graduate music students in Cardiff University….from gliss’ to pedal slides…they had plenty of ideas for making their compositions unique and modern…here’s to the finished pieces!