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About Craig Sutcliffe: Wedding Pianist

Modern Wedding Pianist and Organist available for hire in Yorkshire and beyond.

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Bradford

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Looking for a talented pianist to provide elegant and sophisticated music for your wedding ceremony, drinks reception or wedding breakfast? Look no further than Craig Sutcliffe. Craig is a highly experienced musician based in Yorkshire and he's available to play at weddings throughout the UK and beyond. With over 20 years of experience, he has the skills and expertise to create the perfect atmosphere for your special day. Whether you're looking for classical pieces or more contemporary songs, Craig has a vast repertoire of music to choose from. He can tailor his performance to suit your specific tastes and preferences, ensuring that your wedding is a truly memorable occasion. Craig's playing is sure to delight your guests, and his professionalism and friendly approach will put you at ease. He'll work closely with you to ensure that every aspect of his performance is tailored to your needs and preferences. So why not add a touch of elegance and sophistication to your wedding day with the beautiful music of Craig Sutcliffe? Contact him today to learn more about his services and to book him for your special day!

Craig Sutcliffe: Wedding Pianist

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Craig Sutcliffe: Wedding Pianist's Reviews

5 out of 5

Craig played beautifully.. especially my ceremony entrance song (the greatest showman - a million dreams) it was perfect! I would’ve liked it if he’d come outside for the reception drinks as we did have the nice weather for that part of the day and everyone was outside. Unfortunately I didn’t get chance to meet Craig as I was outside doing photos etc but Thankyou for playing at our wedding!

5 out of 5

Craig was easy to communicate with friendly and professional. Many of my guests commented on his beautiful playing, and i'm so glad we booked him!

5 out of 5

Craig was an excellent addition to our wedding day, playing a mix of music styles for us during our drinks reception and dinner. He's extremely talented, friendly and professional; I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him for any special occasion. Thank you, Craig!

5 out of 5

Where to start! Craig has been simply fantastic from the initial enquiry to the actual big day, going above and beyond to help make our wedding ceremony perfect. Not only was he willing to take the time to learn our song choices, he sent samples to make sure the speed/sound was just what we wanted. All our guests complimented his playing and music choice, we simply couldn’t have found a more professional and talented musician!

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5 out of 5

We would highly recommend Craig. He playing for our wedding ceremony and drinks reception in December 2022. He is a very talented pianist and extremely accommodating with song requests. He was a pleasure to communicate with and very professional. Thank you soo much for providing the music for our special day.

5 out of 5

Couldn’t recommend Craig more. He played at our recent wedding and was delightful. Perfect communication before the wedding and such beautiful songs on the day with not one single note missed. We had so many compliments on Craig on the day and after. He was such an amazing addition to making our day perfect. Thank you Craig!!

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Craig Sutcliffe: Wedding Pianist's Song list

A Day in the Life - The Beatles

A little respect - Erasure

A million dreams - Greatest Showman

A Thousand Miles - Vanessa Carlton

A Thousand Years - Christina Perri

Africa - Toto

All of me - John Legend

All you need is love - Beatles

All you’re dreaming of - Liam Gallagher

Alone - Heart

Always - Bon Jovi

Always - remember us this way Lady Gaga

Amazed - Lonestar

Back for good - Take That

Because you loved me - Celine Dion

Breakfast at Tiffany’s - Deep Blue Something

Bridge over troubled water - Paul Simon

Can I Be him - James Arthur

Can you feel the love tonight - Elton John

Can't take my eyes off you - Frankie Valli

Candlelight - Jack Savoretti

Carry you Home - Tiesto

China in your Hand - T’Pau

Clocks - Coldplay

Crazy for You - Madonna

Daydream Believer - Monkees

Don't look back in anger - Oasis

Don’t go breaking my heart - Elton John

Double Trouble - Will Ferrell & Molly Sanden

Endless Love - Diana Ross

Enola Gay - OMD

Eternal Flame - Bangles

Everlasting Love - Love Affair

Every Breath you take - Sting

Every little Kiss - Bruce Hornsby

Every time we touch - Cascada

Everybody’s talking - Harry Nilsson

Everything I do - Bryan Adams

Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac

F**kin - Perfect Pink

Faith - George Michael

Firework - Katy Perry

Fix You - Coldplay

For Once in my Life - Stevie Wonder

For the first time - Script

Friends for Life - Andrea Bocelli

From this moment on - Shania Twain

Get Here - Oleta Adams

Glasgow Love Theme - Love Actually

Greatest Day - Take That

Groovy kind of love - Phil Collins

Grow old with you - Adam Sandler

Half the world away - Oasis

Hanging off your cloud - Courteeners

Have a nice day - Stereophonics

Heal the Pain - George Michael

Heaven - Bryan Adams

Heaven is a place on Earth - Belinda Carlisle

Help - Beatles

Here comes the sun - Beatles

Hero - Enrique

Hey Jude - Beatles

Home - Michael Buble

How deep is you love - Bee Gees

How long will I love you - Ellie Goulding

Human - Killers

I'Giorni - Ludovico Einaudi

I don’t want to miss a thing - Aerosmith

I get to love you - Ruelle

I just can’t stop loving you - Michael Jackson

I say a little prayer for you - Aretha Franklin

I see the light - Mandy Moore (Tangled)

I swear - All 4 one

I won't give up - Jason Mraz

I won’t last a day without you - Carpenters

I’ll be there for you - Rembrandts

I’m a believer - Monkees

I’ve finally found someone - Barbara Striesand

I’ve had the time of my life - Bill Murray

In my life - Beatles

In the air tonight - Phil Collins

It must be love - Madness

Its all about you - McFly

It’s All Coming Back to Me - Celine Dion

Just the way you are - Bruno Mars

Let it be - Beatles

Life is a rollercoaster - Ronan Keating

Life on Mars - David Bowie

Like a Prayer - Madonna

Live Forever - Oasis

Like my Father - Jax

Living on a prayer - Bon Jovi

Love changes everything - Michael Ball

Love is all Around - Wet Wet Wet

Love Is in the Air - John Paul Young

Love me like you do - Ellie Goulding

Love Story - Taylor Swift

Love you more - Celine Dion

Make you feel my love - Adele

Making your mind up - Bucks Fizz

Marry Me - Train

Marry You - Bruno Mars

Mary’s Prayer - Danny Wilson

More than words - Extreme

My Girl - Temptations

Never let her slip away - Andrew Gold

No matter what - Boyzone

No Time to die - Billy Elish

Nobody Does it Better - Carly Simon

Not Nineteen Forever - Courteeners

Nothings gonna stop us now - Starship

NYC (Sing it Loud) - Sherlocks

Oh what a night - Frankie Valli

Once - Liam Gallagher

One Moment in Time - Whitney Houston

One of Us - Joan Osborn

Pandora’s Box - OMD

Perfect - Ed Sheeran

Photograph - Ed Sheeran

Portuguese Love Theme - Love Actually

Real Love - Tom Odell

Run Snow - Patrol

Runaway - Corrs

Sacrifice - Elton John

Save the best for last - Vanessa Williams

Save the last dance for me - The Drifters

Save your kisses for me - Brotherhood of Man

Secrets - One Republic

Shallow - Lady Gaga

She Elvis - Costello

She Loves - You Beatles

She's always a woman - Billy Joel

She’s Electric - Oasis

She’s the one - Robbie Williams

She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5

Show me heaven - Maria McKee

Sit Down - James

Skyfall - Adel

Some kind of wonderful - Carole King

Some might say - Oasis

Sometimes when we touch - Dan Hill

Somewhere in Time - John Barry

Somewhere only we know - Keane

Somewhere Out There - James Ingram

Stay with me - Sam Smith

Starlight - Muse

Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams

Super Trouper - Abba

Superman (Its not easy) - Five for Fighting

Symphony - Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson

Take my breath aware - Berlin

Take my hand (The Wedding Song) - Emily Hackett

Take on Me - A-Ha

Thank you for the music - Abba

The Luckiest - Ben Folds

The Masterplan - Oasis

The Mixed Tape - Jack’s Mannequin

The Scientist - Coldplay

The Story of us - Josh Karmer

The way it is - Bruce Hornsby

The wonder of you - Elvis

There’s a kind of hush - Carpenters

Thinking Out Lout - Ed Sheeran

This Crazy little thing called love - Queen

This is what it feels like - Armin Van Buuren

This will Be (An everlasting Love) - Natalie Cole

This Year’s Love - David Gray

Titanium - David Guetta

Together in Electric Dreams - Human League

Top of the world - Carpenters

Torn - Natalie Imbruglia

Truly Madly Deeply - Savage Garden

Try - Pink

Under the broadwalk - The Drifters

Unintended - Muse

Up Where we Belong - Joe Cocker

Uptown Girl - Billy Joel

Vivir Mi ViDA - Marc Antony

We’ve only just belong - Carpenters

What a feeling - Flashdance

What can I do - Corrs

Whatever - Oasis

When you sat nothing at all - Ronan Keating

When you tell me that you love me - Diana Ross

Whole Again - Atomic Kitten

Will you still love me tomorrow - Shirelles

With a little help from my friends - Beatles

With or without you - U2

Without You - David Guetta feat Usher

Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton

Wonderwall - Oasis

Words - Boyzone

Working my way back to you babe - Frankie Valli

Writings on the Wall - Sam Smith

You are not alone - Michael Jackson

You are the reason - Callum Scott

You can’t hurry love - Phil Collins

You to me are everything - Overtones

You’re beautiful - James Blunt

Your Song - Elton John

Zoom - Fat Larry’s Band

Craig Sutcliffe: Wedding Pianist's Prices

Last updated: 2024

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	£300
Up to 2 hours	£400
Up to 3 hours	£500

Wedding Ceremony Music

Including guests arrival, bridal party arrival, signing of register and exit as newlyweds

£300

Drinks Reception

Music whilst the drinks reception takes place (up to 2 hours max)

£325

Wedding Breakfast Music

Music whilst the wedding breakfast takes place (up to 2 hours)

£375

Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

They love that I play from a wide range of genres and that I cater for everyone's musical tastes at their wedding and event. They like that I take time to listen to them about what type of music they want to have at their ceremony, drinks reception or breakfast.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

All Creatures Great and Small, Channel 5 TV Set, Bradford Charlie Chaplin Silent Movies, Newcastle Co Down, Crathorne Hall, Yarm Crow wood Hotel & Spa, Burnley Pepper Arden Hall Rudding Park Hotel Sun Pavilion, Harrogate Stirk House, Clitheroe The Great Victoria Hotel, Bradford Eaves Hall, Clitheroe And many more, including various Catholic and CoE Churches

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

The artists that have influenced me the most are the artists who's music is full of passion and romance. I love the classical composers, Beethoven, Mozart & Puccini. Today, I really love the music of Oasis, Muse and The Courteeners.

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

Arriving on a film/TV set to play James Harriot's dad who is a professional pianist in the channel 5 TV show, All creatures great and small, that was an amazing experience. I had to learn a piece of piano music by Mendelssohn. I got to meet the actors and director, they were all superb.

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

I always try my best to be flexible to help ensure your event runs as smoothly as possible. If timings change slightly in the run up to the event just let me know.

Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?

N/A

How much time do you need to set up?

I need 15 minutes set up time and just need a plug sockets for my keyboard and amp (if the amp is required.) All my equipment is PAT tested.

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. I can also play the Pipe, Theatre and Electric Organ.

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

Yes, I encourage you to pick your favourite songs that I can play at your event. Please let me know a month in Advance.

Are you able to bring your own piano or keyboard?

Yes, absolutely! I can bring my own Roland Digital Piano instrument to play acoustically. If needed, I can also bring my Roland amp.

Can you learn song requests before the event?

This is what I love the most about playing at weddings, being asked to play songs or pieces of music that means so much to the happy couple.

Musicianship

Genres:

Covers, Acoustic, Christmas, Contemporary Christian, Military, Traditional church music, Classical, Classical crossover, Baroque, Contemporary classical, Film / TV music, Medieval music, Early music, Fanfare, Musical theatre, Opera, Renaissance, 1920s era music, 1930s era music, 1940s era music, 1950s era music, 1990s era music, 1980s era music, 1970s era music, 1960s era music, Easy listening, Light music, Pop, Ambient pop, Disco, Soul, Vintage, Rock, Alternative rock, Classic rock, Latin, Italian music, Motown, Top 40, Pop rock, Ambient

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Instruments:

Piano, Organ

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Event types:

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

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Other skills:

Arranger, Composer, Theory teaching, Instrumental teaching, Songwriter, Music therapy, Composition teaching

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