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About Caroline

Sophisticated piano music for your wedding or special event.

Pianist

Yeovil

Public liability insurance of £10 million

I am a professional wedding and events pianist who trained at the Royal College of Music. I provide high quality piano music for weddings, corporate events and private parties. I play all genres of music, from classical to pop, cocktail, jazz and film music. I can play ANY song or piece of music that you request! Where no piano is available I can bring my digital piano and amplifier for events inside or outdoors. For weddings, I can play for your ceremony, drinks reception, wedding breakfast or all of those!

Caroline

5 out of 5

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Caroline's Reviews

5 out of 5

Through all of our wedding planning, and postponements, and re-planning, Caroline has been absolutely wonderful! She showed me patience when I couldn’t make my mind up about song choices, or asked the same question a number of times! She offered advice and support, and above all, played beautifully for guests before our wedding ceremony, and afterwards during our wedding reception. She also came to the rescue and played our wedding ceremony music on the in-house music system when no one was available to do this – I couldn’t recommend her enough!

5 out of 5

Good Evening Caroline Thank you soooooo much for helping me with my violin solo and for doing your best in playing at our wedding. We both are soooo happy with your hard work. From the beginning of this process you’ve been great and never brought a problem for us. Please, if there is any website you would like me to give you a review let us know. Thank you so much, Keith And Mauro

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Caroline's Song list

POP:

If I ‘aint got you/Empire State of Mind - Alicia Keys

Marry You - Bruno Mars

Rather Be - Clean Bandit

Perfect/Shape of You/Thinking out loud/The best part of me/Bad Habits/The Joker & The Queen - Ed Sheeran

A sky full of stars/Yellow/Fix you/The Scientist/Clocks - Coldplay

A thousand years - Christina Perri

Umbrella/The only girl in the world - Rihanna

Valerie - Amy Winehouse

Can't stop the Feeling! - Justin Timberlake

Somewhere only we know - Keane

Havana - Camila Cabello

Skinny Love - Birdy

Happy - Pharrell Williams

Make you feel my love/Someone like you/Rolling in the deep/Set fire to the rain/Hello/Easy on me - Adele

Mercy - Duffy

Shake it Off - Taylor Swift

Best Part - Daniel Caesar

I’m yours - Jason Mraz

Shine - Take That

All of me - John Legend

Wherever you will go - Charlene Soraia

Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol

You give me something - James Morrison

Driver's Licence - Olivia Rodrigo

CLASSIC POP:

It's a Sin/West End Girls/Heart - Pet Shop Boys

Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton

Someone Like You - Van Morrison

YMCA - Village People

The Time of my Life - Dirty Dancing

Simply the Best - Tina Turner

Here comes the Sun - Beatles

Everything I do - Bryan Adams

Eternal Flame - Bangles

Dancing Queen - Abba

Fast Car - Tracey Chapman

You're still the One - Shania Twain

The Final Countdown - Europe

Always There - Incognito & Jocelyn Brown

Another Star - Stevie Wonder

Until you come back to me/Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin

Mighty Real - Sylvester

Free - Deniece Williams

Bohemian Rhapsody/These are the days of our lives/We are the champions - Queen

Careless Whisper - George Michael

Summer Breeze - Isley Brothers

Hound Dog/Heartbreak Hotel/I can't help falling in love with you/Lonesome tonight - Elvis Presley

You’re the first, the last, my everything - Barry White

Can’t take my eyes off you - Frankie Valli

Here, there and everywhere/The long and winding road - Beatles

Imagine - John Lennon

Ain’t no sunshine - Bill Withers

Highways of my Life - Isley Brothers

The Great Gig in the Sky - Pink Floyd

Close to you/We've only just begun - The Carpenters

Could it be magic? - Barry Manilow

Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones

Killing me softly - Roberta Flack

Summer the first time - Bobby Goldsborough

You are everything - Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye

Just the way you are - Billy Joel

I will always love you (from the film, The Bodyguard) - Whitney Houston

Don’t you worry ‘bout a thing/You are the sunshine/Isn’t she lovely - Stevie Wonder

She (from the film, Notting Hill) - Charles Aznavour

Sweet Love - Anita Baker

I will survive - Gloria Gaynor

Tainted Love - Soft Cell

Something’s gotten hold of my heart - Gene Pitney

Candle in the wind/Your song - Elton John

I’m not in love - 10cc

How deep is your love? (from the film, Saturday Night Fever) - The Beegees

Where is the love? - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

Holdin' on - Beverly Craven

JAZZ:

Black Coffee

It ain't necessarily so/Porgy & Bess

Feeling good/Nina Simone

My baby just cares for me - Nina Simone

Mas que Nada

All Blues/So What - Miles Davis

Blue Bossa

Blue Monk

Crazy

Let’s do it

Masquerade

I just haven’t met you yet/Michael Buble

Fly me to the moon

Girl from Ipanema

God bless the child

Can't help loving that man

Mad about the boy

Beginning to see the light

One note Samba

Satin Doll

The way you look tonight

Night and Day

Take Five

Misty – Errol Garner (from the film, Play Misty for me)

Summertime/Porgy & Bess

My Funny Valentine

Cry me a River

MISCELLANEOUS:

Downton Abbey theme

My heart will go on/Titanic

Black Eyes (Russian folk song)

Faith's Song/Keeping Faith

Married Life/ Up

A Million Dreams/The Greatest Showman

This is Me/The Greatest Showman

I dreamed a dream/Les Miserables

Memory/Cats

Farewell to Stromness

I giorni (The Days)/Einaudi

Le onde (The Waves)/Einaudi

Nuvole Bianche (White Clouds)/Einaudi

Password/Einaudi

La Nascita delle Cose Segrete (The Birth of a Secret)/Einaudi

Una Mattina (Morning)/Einaudi

Forces of Attraction/The Theory of Everything

A whole new world/Aladdin

The river flows in you/Korean composer, Yiruma

Libertango/Piazzolla

Burn/Hamilton

Por una cabeza/The Scent of a woman (Tango)

Over the Rainbow/Wizard of Oz

I could have danced all night/My Fair Lady

Being Alive/Company

Moon River/Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Let it go/Frozen

I have a dream/Mama Mia

Beauty & the Beast

The Piano/Nyman

Pride & Prejudice

Romeo & Juliet

CLASSICAL & TRADITIONAL:

Wedding Marches – Wagner/Mendelsohn

Albeniz – Granada

Satie – Gymnopedie/Gnossienne (from Chocolat)

Dvorak – Slavonic Dance

Chopin – Nocturne in C sharp minor (from The Pianist)

Chopin - Nocturnes in Eb, F# minor, Bb minor etc

Chopin – Waltz in Ab major

Chopin - Prelude in E minor

Beethoven – Emperor concerto/2nd movement

Schumann – Of Foreign Lands and People

Puccini – O Mio Babbino Caro (from A Room with a View)

Mozart – Concerto No. 21/slow movement (from Elvira Madigan)

Rachmaninov – 18th Paganini variation

Bach – Goldberg Variations: Aria

Bartok – Romanian Dances

Albeniz – Cordoba

Shostakovich – Piano Concerto/2nd movement

Grieg – Wedding Day at Troldhaugen

Debussy – Reverie

Liszt – Consolation in Db

Clarke – Trumpet Voluntary

Handel – Hornpipe from Water Music

Delibes – Flower Duet from Lakme

Massenet – Meditation

Bach – Prelude in C

Mozart – Romanze from Eine kleine Nachtmusik

Strauss – Waltzes

Schubert – Rosamunde

Pachelbel’s Canon

Caroline's Prices

Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.

Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£100
Up to 1 hour	£200
Up to 2 hours	£300
Up to 3 hours	£400

Wedding ceremony

This includes music before the service begins, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave.

£200

Drinks reception

Two performances of up to 45 mins each during your drinks reception

£300

Wedding ceremony + Drinks reception + Dinner

- Music before the service begins, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave. - 2 x 45 min performances at the drinks reception. - 2 x 45 min performances as dinner is being served.

£400

Customer questions

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

I will do my very best to accommodate you.

How much time do you need to set up?

30 minutes maximum.

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

Yes, more than! As long as it is in good working order and is tuned, which is usually the responsibility of the venue.

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

For wedding ceremonies, definitely. For everything else I have a set list to suit each event but am happy to accommodate some extra songs if they aren't in my list.

Are you able to bring your own piano or keyboard?

Yes, a very good digital piano and Fender amp, which can be used indoors or outdoors.

Can you learn song requests before the event?

Yes but this will be reflected in my fee. Although it is probable I will know the song already!

What do your clients love most about your performances?

It is polished, high quality and I put my heart and soul into every performance that I do.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

Brympton House, Salisbury Cathedral, North Cadbury Court, Holbrook House, Wells Cathedral, Montacute House, Strode Theatre, Octagon Theatre, Bagborough House, Bristol Music Club, Morley College, Royal College of Music in the UK and also in France and Denmark.

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

Stevie Wonder Alicia Keys

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

Accompanying the world-renowned tenor, Stuart Skelton at Bagborough House in a recital of challenging music by Liszt and Korngold. The finest opera singer I have ever accompanied.

Musicianship

Genres:

Christmas, Classical, Baroque, Classical crossover, Contemporary classical, Early music, Fanfare, Film / TV music, Medieval music, Musical theatre, Opera, Renaissance, Jazz, Blues, Cabaret, Jazz fusion, Latin jazz, Swing, Easy listening, Light music, Pop, Acoustic, Ambient pop, Covers, Disco, Motown, R&B, Soul, Top 40, Vintage, Pop rock, World music, African music, Argentinian, Balkan, Bossa nova, Brazilian music, Caribbean music, Cuban music, French music, German music, Greek music, Italian music, Latin, Polish music, Reggae, Russian music, Salsa, Spanish music, Tango, Traditional church music, Traditional English folk

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Instruments:

Piano

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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, Concert, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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Other skills:

Fluent sight-reader, Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching, Repetiteur, Accompanist

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