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Wedding and event pianist, available throughout central Scotland, covering all musical styles. Can provide own digital piano and PA system.

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Andrew is a Glasgow-based pianist. He is available throughout central Scotland and beyond, for weddings, piano bars, corporate events, parties, etc. With over 20 years' professional experience, Andrew covers a wide variety of musical tastes and styles, and can tailor a programme of music to suit any occasion. He can provide his own digital piano and PA system, if required. While classically-trained, he is equally at home with pop, rock, jazz, musical theatre, film scores, and other styles. Andrew has been playing for weddings and other events for 20 years, and consistently scores 5-star ratings in his reviews. Andrew places great importance on good communication with his clients. He is happy to discuss anything and everything in advance, either by email, phone, Zoom, whatever suits best. For weddings, he will always make sure to get in touch with your wedding co-ordinator beforehand, to check about practicalities, and ensure that everything runs smoothly on your special day. Andrew has been playing piano since the age of 7, and passed his grade 8 Associated Board exam with Distinction. At the age of 17, he obtained an LTCL (Licentiate of the Trinity College of London) diploma in Piano Performance. From to 1996 to 2012, he accompanied ballet classes at the Studio school of dance, in Glasgow's West End, and became the Senior Pianist there. Andrew's music can be found on all major streaming/download platforms, such as Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon, Deezer, etc.

Andrew

5 out of 5

23 verified reviews

Satisfaction

5.0

Professionalism

5.0

Communication

5.0

Punctuality

5.0

Andrew's Reviews

5 out of 5

Andrew was an absolute gem at our wedding! His piano skills were superb, and his communication and professionalism put us at complete ease before and during the day. Highly recommend him for any event! Thank you so much

Reply from Andrew

14 days ago

Hi Rhiannon - many thanks for your kind words, I really enjoyed playing for your wedding, it was a lovely day! Wishing you and Chris all the very best for the future, Andrew

5 out of 5

Andrew was absolutely fantastic. He played at my recent birthday party and also accompanied some of the guests who sang two songs.He Communicated well and had two rehearsals in advance of the performances. His repertoire is extensive and he is an amazing pianist

Reply from Andrew

6 months ago

Thanks so much Carolyn! I loved playing for your birthday party, and it was really nice to be able to accompany you and some friends on some favourite songs.

5 out of 5

If you are looking for a pianist for your wedding or any event I would highly recommend Andrew. From the moment we booked with him right up until our wedding he communicated well and had a short response time. Andrew also liaised with our venue directly which was a huge help. He has an eclectic repertoire and we requested a song for the professional which was not n his list however he advised he could play it. We got so many compliments from our guests too. Thank you again Andrew :)

Reply from Andrew

6 months ago

Hi Stephanie - many thanks for your kind words, I loved playing for your wedding! Wishing you and Andy all the very best for the future, Andrew

4.3 out of 5

Andrew was great and played beautifully. Communication could have been slightly better with venue and celebrant on when I was walking down the aisle, the wrong song was played (I don't think he knew I was coming) but he switched to the correct song immediately. Andrew even learnt a song for us, thank you again Andrew!

Reply from Andrew

8 months ago

Hi Louise - thanks for your review, and your kind comments. It was an absolute pleasure to play for your wedding. Just to explain about the entrance music... there was full communication with your venue and celebrant beforehand. The understanding was that the venue would give the celebrant a signal when you were ready to come in. The celebrant would then get everyone standing up, and I would take my cue from that. This is what happened. However, for sure, there was a wee bit of misunderstanding between the venue and the celebrant, I'm not sure what happened there. I think the celebrant was expecting there to be a few minutes gap between finishing his pre-ceremony announcement, and your entrance, so he was a bit surprised to get the signal from the venue so soon. When he finished his announcement, and it was clear he wasn't moving straight on to getting everyone standing up, I just carried on with some more of the pre-ceremony music. After 10 or 20 seconds, he must have seen his signal, got everyone standing up, at which point I went straight into your entrance music. So, I'm not really sure what I could have done differently or better, but I'm sorry if the overall result wasn't quite as smooth as you'd hoped for, and hope my explanation makes sense. Many thanks for having me to play for your wedding, it was a lovely day, and I wish you and your new husband all the very best for the future! Best wishes, Andrew

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5 out of 5

Andrew has played at Loch Lomond golf club on numerous occasions and exceeded all of our guests expectations- Professional, friendly , reliable and above all, a pleasure to listen to. Without hesitation, I would recommend highly. Thankyou Andrew for making our members experience exceptional.

5 out of 5

We are very grateful for Andrew’s talent and skill. His sensitive piano playing enriched our daughter’s wedding ceremony. Great talent! Brilliant!

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Andrew's Song list

20TH CENTURY POP :

Ain't no Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye

All You Need Is Love - The Beatles

Angels - Robbie Williams

As the World Falls Down - Bowie

Bed of Roses - Bon Jovi

Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve

Bridge over Troubled Water - Paul Simon

Can You Feel The Love Tonight (The Lion King) - Elton John

Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis

Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen

Dance The Night Away - The Mavericks

Daniel - Elton John

Dignity - Deacon Blue

Don't Look Back in Anger - Oasis

Don't Stop - Fleetwood Mac

Don't Stop Me Now - Queen

Dreams - The Cranberries

Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Hallelujah - Cohen

Heaven - Bryan Adams / DJ Sammy

Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles

Hey Jude - The Beatles

I Feel Love - Donna Summer

I'm Kissing You - Des'ree

Imagine - John Lennon

Into My Arms - Nick Cave

Just The Two Of Us - Bill Withers

Kingston Town - UB40

L.O.V.E. - Nat King Cole

Lady in Red - Chris de Burgh

Love Is All Around - Wet Wet Wet

Love Is In The Air - John Paul Young

Love Me Tender - Elvis

Mad World - Tears for Fears

Make You Feel My Love - Bob Dylan / Adele

Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley

New Year's Day - U2

New York, New York - Sinatra

Nothing Else Matters - Metallica

November Rain - Guns N Roses

Paradise City - Guns N Roses

Perfect Day - Lou Reed

Piano Man - Billy Joel

Praise You - Fatboy Slim

Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana

Space Oddity - David Bowie

Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

Stars - Simply Red

Sweet Child O Mine - Guns N Roses

Tender - Blur

The Sound of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel

This Year's Love - David Gray

True Colours - Cyndi Lauper

What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

Yes Sir, I Can Boogie - Baccara

You Make My Dreams - Hall and Oates

You'll Never Walk Alone - Gerry and the Pacemakers

Your Song - Elton John

You're My Best Friend - Queen

21ST CENTURY POP :

7 Rings - Ariana Grande

A Million Dreams - The Greatest Showman

A Thousand Years - Christina Perri

All of Me - John Legend

Always Remember Us This Way - Lady Gaga

Anyone - Justin Bieber

Better Together - Jack Johnson

Bird Set Free - Sia

Can't Help Falling in Love - Hailey Reinhart

Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol

Come Away With Me - Norah Jones

Dance Monkey - Tones and I

Dancing in the Moonlight - Toploader

Defying Gravity - Idina Menzel

Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa

Everything - Michael Buble

Firework - Katy Perry

Greatest Day - Take That

Halo - Beyonce

Happy - Pharrell Williams

Hoppipola - Sigur Ros

How Long Will I Love You - Ellie Goulding

How to Save a Life - The Fray

I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas

I See The Light - Tangled

Just You and I - Tom Walker

L'Amour Toujours - Gigi D'Agostino

Latch - Sam Smith / Disclosure

Let It Go - Idina Menzel

Life's a Happy Song - The Muppets

Love the Way You Lie / Giorni Dispari - Rihanna / Einaudi

Many of Horror (When we Collide) - Biffy Clyro

Marry Me - Train

Never Enough - The Greatest Showman

Perfect - Ed Sheeran

Photograph - Ed Sheeran

Re-arrange - Biffy Clyro

Rewrite The Stars - The Greatest Showman

Rule The World - Take That

Samskeyti - Sigur Ros

Shake it Off - Taylor Swift

Shallow - Lady Gaga

Shape of You - Ed Sheeran

Sky Full of Stars - Coldplay

Someone Like You - Adele

Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi

Somewhere Only We Know - Keane

Space - Biffy Clyro

Still Into You - Paramore

Symphony - Clean Bandit

The Book of Love - Peter Gabriel

The Middle - Zedd, Maren Morris, Grey

The One - Kodaline

Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

You and Me - Lifehouse

CHRISTMAS :

All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey

Ding Dong Merrily on High

Fairytale of New York - The Pogues

Happy Xmas (War is Over) - John Lennon

In the Bleak Midwinter

Last Christmas - Wham

Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade

O Come All Ye Faithful

O Holy Night

Rudolf The Red-Nosed Reindeer

Silent Night

Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson

We're Walking In The Air - Aled Jones

CLASSICAL :

Allemande, from French Suite in E flat - Bach

Arabesque no 1 - Debussy

Canon in D - Pachabel

Cavalleria Rusticana - Mascagni

Claire de Lune - Debussy

Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy - Tchaikovsky

Goldberg Variations (Aria) - Bach

Impromptu no 3, D899 - Schubert

Jupiter / I Vow To Thee My Country - Holst

La Fille au Cheveux de Lin - Debussy

Meditation from Thais - Massanet

Melody in F - Rubinstein

Moonlight Sonata, 1st movt - Beethoven

Nocturne in B flat - Field

Nocturne no 15 - Chopin

Nocturne no 2 - Chopin

Nocturne no 8 - Chopin

Nocturne no 9 - Chopin

Paganini Variation 18 - Rachmaninov

Pas des Fleurs - Delibes

Prelude no 1 - Bach

Prelude no 13 - Chopin

Prelude no 15 - Chopin

Prelude no 17 - Chopin

Prelude no 7 - Chopin

Rhapsody in Blue - Gershwin

Sarabande, from French Suite in E flat - Bach

Sonata no 15 - Mozart

Sonata no 8, 2nd movt - Beethoven

Song of the Hebrew Slaves - Verdi

Song Without Words no 1 - Mendelssohn

Song Without Words no 6 - Mendelssohn

Standchen - Schubert

Tango - Albeniz

Valse Lente (from Coppelia) - Delibes

Waltz from Swan Lake - Tchaikovsky

Waltz in A flat - Brahms

Waltz no 2 (from Jazz Suite) - Shostakovich

Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky

Wedding March - Mendelssohn

CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL :

All I Ask Of You - Andrew Lloyd Webber

Amelie - Comptine d'un autre ete - Tiersen

Amelie - La Valse d'Amelie - Tiersen

Braveheart - Horner

Cavatina - Myers

Far Away, By Your Side - Edmond

Gabriel's Oboe - Morricone

Game of Thrones - Ramin Djawadi

Glasgow Love Theme - Craig Armstrong

I Giorni - Einaudi

In un'altra vita - Einaudi

Interstellar - Hans Zimmer

Jamaican Rumba - Benjamin

James and the Giant Peach theme - Edmond

James and the Giant Peach, garden and caterpillars - Edmond

Jurassic Park theme - John Williams

Kiss the Rain - Yiruma

Le Onde - Einaudi

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - Ryuichi Sakamoto

River Flows in You - Yiruma

Stella del Mattino - Einaudi

Still Game theme tune - Edmond

The Piano - The Heart Asks Pleasure First - Nyman

There's a Place for us - Bernstein

Tonight, tonight - Bernstein

Wallace and Gromit Theme - Nott

JAZZ, BLUES, TRADITIONAL, PRE-60's :

All That Jazz - John Kander

At Last - Etta James

Carolina Shout - James P Johnson

City of Stars - Hurwitz

Crazy Calypso - Mister D

Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime - Dean Martin

It Had To Be You - Isham Jones

I've Got You Under My Skin - Cole Porter / Frank Sinatra

Maple Leaf Rag - Joplin

Mia and Sebastian's Theme (La La Land) - Hurwitz

So This Is Love - Cinderella

Someone to Watch Over Me - Gershwin

Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland

Summertime Blue - Edmond

Take 5 - Brubeck

That's Life - Sinatra

The Man I Love - Gershwin

The Sound of Music - Rodgers and Hammerstein

We're Off To See the Wizard - Judy Garland

You Belong To Me - Jo Stafford / Michael Buble

Caledonia - Dougie McLean

Danny Boy

Loch Lomond

My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose - Robert Burns

The Land O' The Leal

Andrew's Prices

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Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£100
Up to 1 hour	£160
Up to 2 hours	£200
Up to 3 hours	£240

Wedding ceremony

Includes : - arrive and be all setup 60 mins beforehand - music as guests arrive, typically starting playing 30 mins beforehand - bridal entry - signing of the register - exit music

£140

Drinks reception

Music for your drinks reception, based on a duration of 1 hour 30 mins.

£140

Wedding dinner

Music for your wedding dinner, based on a duration of 2 hours.

£160

Wedding ceremony + drinks reception

This includes : - arrive and be all setup 60 mins beforehand - music as guests arrive, typically starting playing 30 mins beforehand - bridal entry - signing of the register - exit music - more music for your drinks reception

£210

Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

My clients love the sheer quality and variety of music I can play, ranging from Mozart to Nirvana, and everything in between! I always achieve 5-star reviews, and clients often comment on my friendly, approachable nature, my professionalism and musical talent.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

I have performed at countless venues across Scotland, including : the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, House for an Art Lover, Loch Lomond Golf Club, Glenbervie House Hotel, New Lanark, the Balmoral Hotel, Oran Mor, Turnberry, Mar Hall, Carlowrie Castle, Dunblane Hydro, Gambero Rosso, Barony Castle, Sorn Castle, and many, many more.

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

Kyle Landry, Constantino Carrara, and Francesco Parrino.

What is the most high profile gig you've performed?

I performed for an audience of 2,000, in a "Peace Arts" multi-cultural event in Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

That's generally no problem, as I am very flexible. Just let me know, and I'll do my very best to accommodate you. There may be a small additional charge, if the overall duration increases.

How much time do you need to set up?

45 mins if I am supplying my piano and PA system, or 15 mins if the venue is supplying the piano. I always aim to arrive early, so that I can finish setting up at least 30 mins before I am due to start playing.

If I have a piano at my venue, are you happy to perform on that?

Yes, of course - as long as the piano is in working order and in tune, then I'm happy to play on it!

Can I pick the songs you play from the set list?

Yes. I can provide you with a copy of my up-to-date repertoire list beforehand. Some of my clients like to pick every piece/song from my repertoire list, others like to pick a few favourites and leave me to choose the rest, and others just leave it all up to me to choose a nice mixture. I'm happy with any of these approaches.

Are you able to bring your own piano or keyboard?

Yes, absolutely! I can bring my high-quality full-size digital piano, plus small PA system, which combine to make a lovely, authentic grand-piano sound.

Can you learn song requests before the event?

I'm happy to learn up to 3 songs which aren't yet on my repertoire list, for a small additional fee of £20 per song, with at least a month's notice. For example, if you're booking for a wedding ceremony, you may wish to choose something special to you for the bridal entry, signing of the register, or exit music.

Musicianship

Genres:

Classical, Baroque, Classical crossover, Contemporary classical, Early music, Fanfare, Film / TV music, Musical theatre, Opera, Renaissance, Medieval music, Electronic, Ambient, Breakbeat, Deep house, Drum 'n' Bass, Dubstep, EDM, Electro-Swing, Electronica, Garage, House, IDM, Industrial, Jungle, Techno, Triphop, 1920s era music, 1930s era music, 1940s era music, 1950s era music, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, 1980s era music, 1990s era music, Folk, Bluegrass, Ceillidh, Country, Folk rock, Irish rock, Rockabilly, Traditional English folk, Traditional Irish folk, Traditional Scottish folk, Jazz, Blues, Cabaret, Dixieland, Gypsy jazz, Jazz fusion, Latin jazz, Modern jazz, Postmodern jukebox jazz, Ragtime, Swing, Barbershop, Gospel, Avant garde, Easy listening, Experimental, Light music, Marching, Noise music, Originals, Pop, Acoustic, Ambient pop, Americana, Covers, Disco, Funk, Funk rock, Hip Hop, Karaoke, Motown, R&B, Soul, Top 40, Tribute, Vintage, Rock, Alternative rock, Britpop, Classic rock, Glam rock, Hard rock, Hardcore, Heavy metal, Indie, Pop rock, Post rock, Power rock, Progressive rock, Punk rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Synth rock, World music, African music, Afrobeat, Arabic, Argentinian, Armenian, Asian music, Australian music, Balkan, Bavarian oompah, Bollywood, Bossa nova, Brazilian music, Calypso, Caribbean music, Choro, Cuban music, Cumbia, Flamenco, French music, German music, Greek music, Hawaiian music, Indian music, Italian music, Jewish music, Klezmer, Latin, Mariachi, Merengue, Polish music, Polka, Polynesian music, Reggae, Russian music, Salsa, Samba, Scottish music, Ska, Skiffle, Spanish music, Tango, Christmas, Contemporary Christian, Military, Traditional church music

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Instruments:

Piano, Keyboard

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Event types:

Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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Other skills:

Composer, Songwriter, Arranger, Fluent sight-reader, Repetiteur, Instrumental teaching, Composition teaching, Theory teaching, Accompanist

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