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About Fay

Currently based in Warwickshire, Fay is a Saxophonist & Flautist available for bookings worldwide. A tailor-made set, handpicked by you!

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Warwick

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Fay is an International Saxophonist, Flautist and DJ, providing first class entertainment from Luxury Destination Weddings in Rhodes, to High Energy Party Nights all over the UK. Renowned for her immense versatility, Fay loves to perform all genres of music from Ibiza House Floor-fillers to Laidback Acoustic Classics. Since graduating from Leeds College of Music with a BA(Hons) Degree in Music Performance in 2018, Fay has quickly become one of the most in-demand players on the entertainment scene. Her extensive repertoire on both Saxophone and Flute has led her to performing at countless special occasions, corporate events, theatres and private parties of all sizes. Unlike many others on the scene, Fay is able to perform entirely self-sufficient (no DJ required) with her pre-prepared party mix, tailored entirely to your taste. With music handpicked by you, all sets are tailor-made specifically for your event - whether that might be a sophisticated Wedding Ceremony, or an Ibiza Club Night. Fay will add that real ‘WOW factor’ to any occasion. Alongside her solo career, Fay is currently touring the UK with multi-award winning Irish Band, The Wild Murphys, and their sell-out theatre shows One Night In Dublin and One Night In Texas. Currently based in Warwickshire UK, Fay is available for bookings worldwide.

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Fay's Reviews

5 out of 5

Absolutely amazing!!! Highly recommend Fay for any event. We booked Fay for our wedding and she has been a dream to deal with since we booked her. So lovely and she is an incredible saxophonist! Everyone loved her and did not get off the dance floor. Thank you Fay xx

5 out of 5

Fay was phenomenal! Very accommodative given we asked for 2 Bollywood songs with only 2 weeks to go to our reception! Thank you Fay for making our night so special!

5 out of 5

Fay played at our wedding on 03/10/21, she was extremely professional and great entertainment. All in attendance at our wedding thoroughly enjoyed the two sets she played. Definitely recommend booking her for any special events 👌

5 out of 5

Fay was absolutely AMAZING. All of our guests have said about how fantastic she was. She actually made our day perfect! Cannot thank her enough and would HIGHLY recommend her to anyone. X

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5 out of 5

Fay recently performed at our garden party and it was unbelievable - without a doubt one of the best nights of my life. The saxophone has always been my favourite instrument and Fay is incredibly talented, everything was super easy to organise and she brought everything along with her! So thankful and would definitely recommend to anyone thinking of having a live saxophonist :)

5 out of 5

I booked Fay to perform for a joint garden party last weekend and she was the highlight of the night. She was very accommodating to our music taste and her communication throughout the booking process was impeccable, and she was a great sport despite the rain. I would certainly book her time and time again, thank you Fay!

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Fay's Song list

This is a selection of possible song choices, others can be added at your request. Please choose your favourites from any of the categories! Some songs are more suited to the sound of the Flute and some to the Saxophone (as marked S/F).

TRADITIONAL CLASSICAL (FLUTE)

Ave Maria - Frank Schubert (F)

Bridal Chorus – Richard Wagner (F)

The Fields of Athenry (Irish Folk Ballad) (F)

The Four Seasons – Vivaldi (F)

I Watch The Sunrise (Hymn) - John Glynn (F)

Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (F)

Morning - Edward Grieg (F)

Pachelbel’s Canon in D (F)

Pavane Opus 50 - Gabriel Fauré (F)

Trumpet Voluntary – Elixer (F)

Wedding March - Felix Mendelssohn (F)

Ludovico Einaudi - i Giorni (F)

JAZZ CLASSICS

Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers (S)

Autumn Leaves (S)

But Not For Me – Gershwin (S)

Embraceable You – Gershwin (S)

Fascinating Rhythm – Gershwin (S)

Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra (S or F)

A Foggy Day – Gershwin (S)

Georgia On My Mind (S or F)

Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles (S)

I Got Rhythm - Ella Fitzgerald (S)

I’ve Got A Crush On You – Gershwin (S)

Misty - Ella Fitzgerald (S)

Moon River - Audrey Hepburn (S or F)

Nice Work If You Can Get It – Gershwin (S)

Someone To Watch Over Me – Gershwin (S)

Strike Up The Band – Gershwin (S)

‘S Wonderful – Gershwin (S)

R&B

Dilemma - Nelly & Kelly (S)

Hotline Bling - Drake (S or F)

Maria Maria - Santana (S)

Say My Name – Destiny’s Child (S)

Your Love is King - Sade (S)

POP & ROCK BALLADS

All of Me - John Legend (F or S)

Always - Bon Jovi (S or F)

Annie's Song - John Denver (F)

Ballade – Keri Degg (S)

Born to Try - Delta Goodrem (F or S)

Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve (S or F)

Blue Eyes – Elton John (S)

Don't Look Back In Anger - Oasis (S)

Every River - Runrig (S or F)

Everything I Do (I Do It For You) - Bryan Adams (S)

Fix You – Coldplay (S or F)

How Long Will I Love You - Ellie Goulding (S or F)

Iris - The Goo Goo Dolls (S or F)

The Last Waltz - Engelbert Humperdinck (S or F)

My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion (F)

One Day Like This - Elbow (S or F)

Photograph - Nickelback (S or F)

The Prayer - Celine Dion, Andrea Bocelli (F)

Send In The Clowns - Barbara Streisand (S or F)

Stranger On The Shore - Acker Bilk (S)

Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton (S or F)

A Whiter Shade Of Pale – Procol Harem (S)

You're Still The One - Shania Twain (S or F)

MUSIC FROM FILM

Beauty and The Beast - Celine Dion (S or F)

Breakfast at Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something (S)

The Candy Man - Charlie & The Chocolate Factory (S or F)

Chim Chim Cher-ee - Mary Poppins (S or F)

Can You Feel The Love Tonight - Elton John (S or F)

Game of Thrones Theme - Ramin Djawadi (S or F)

Hedwig's Theme - Harry Potter (F)

I Wanna Be Like You - Robbie Williams (S)

On My Own – Les Misérables (S or F)

Electricity – Billy Elliot (S)

Let it Go - Frozen (F)

The Lonely Goatherd - The Sound of Music (S or F)

The Lord Of The Dance - Ronan Hardiman (F)

Love Is All Around - Wet Wet Wet (S or F)

Never Enough - The Greatest Showman (F)

So Long, Farewell - The Sound of Music (F)

Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Eva Cassidy (F)

This is Me - The Greatest Showman (S or F)

Tomorrow - Annie (S or F)

What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong (S or F)

BEST OF THE 60'S/70'S

American Pie – Don McLean (F)

Candle In The Wind –Elton John (F)

The Combine Harvester - The Wurzels (S)

Dancing In The Moonlight - Thin Lizzy (S)

Devil Gate Drive - Suzi Quatro (S)

Does Your Mother Know - ABBA (S)

Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John, Kiki Dee (S)

Funky Town - Lipps (S)

Hey Jude - The Beatles (S or F)

How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees (S)

I Do, I Do, I Do - ABBA (S)

I'm A Believer - The Monkees (S)

I Wanna Hold Your Hand – The Beatles (S or F)

Love Really Hurts Without You - Billy Ocean (S)

Mandy – Barry Manilow (S)

Mamma Mia - ABBA (S or F)

Moonshadow - Cat Stevens (S or F)

My Girl - The Temptations (S or F)

Penny Lane – The Beatles (S or F)

Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison (S)

Proud Mary (Rolling on a River) - Tina Turner (S)

September – Earth, Wind & Fire (S)

Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees (S)

Those Were The Days – Mary Hopkin (S)

Twist and Shout - The Beatles (S)

Waterloo – ABBA (S)

When I’m Sixty Four – The Beatles (S or F)

Your Song - Elton John (S or F)

Yesterday - The Beatles (S or F)

MOTOWN & SOUL

Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye (S)

All Night Long - Lionel Richie (S)

At Last - Etta James (S or F)

Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison (S or F)

Can’t Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley (S orF)

Hard to Handle - Otis Redding (S)

Hello – Lionel Richie (S)

Happy Birthday - Stevie Wonder (S)

I Got You (I Feel Good) – James Brown (S)

Isn’t She Lovely - Stevie Wonder (S or F)

I Want You Back – Jackson 5 (S)

L-O-V-E - Nat King Cole (S or F)

Master Blaster (Jammin') - Stevie Wonder (S)

Part-time Lover - Stevie Wonder (S)

Respect – Aretha Franklin (S)

Rise Up – Andra Day (S)

Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder (S)

Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder (S)

This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) - Natalie Cole (S)

SAX CLASSICS

Baker Street – Gerry Rafferty (S)

Careless Whisper – George Michael (S)

Lily Was Here – Dave Stewart ft. Candy Dulfer (S)

One Step Beyond - Madness (Tenor S)

Pick Up The Pieces - Average White Band (S)

Your Latest Trick - Dire Straits (S)

Will You - Hazel O'Connor

CHRISTMAS PARTY

All I Want For Christmas - Mariah Carey (S or F)

Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Michael Bublé (S)

Deck The Halls (S or F)

Ding Dong Merrily (S or F)

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Michael Bublé (S)

In Dulci Jubilo (S or F)

Santa Baby (S or F)

Sleigh Bells (S or F)

Walking in the Air - Howard Blake (S or F)

Auld Lang Syne

DANCE CLASSICS

Bad - David Guetta & Showtek (S)

Baiana - Bakermat

Better Off Alone - Alice DJ

Break Free - Ariana Grande (S)

Changes - Faul & Wad Ad (S)

Dance Monkey - Tones And I (S)

Danza Kuduro - Don Omar (S)

Desire - Sub Focus (S)

Destination Calabria - Alex Gaudino (S)

Don't Wanna Dance - Boston Bun (S)

Freed From Desire - Gala (S)

Friday - Mufasa, Nightcrawlers (S)

Good - MistaJam (S)

Goosebumps (Remix) - Travis Scott HVME

Head & Heart - Joel Corry, MNEK (S)

Hotel Room Service - Pitbull (S)

Infinite - Ehrling (S)

Infinity 2008 - Guru Josh Project, Klaas (S)

Insomnia - Faithless (S)

Intoxicated - Martin Solveig (S)

Jubel – Klingande (S)

Just Want Your Body - Lovely Laura (S)

Light It Up - Major Lazer (S)

Lose Control - Meduza, Becky Hill (S)

Million Voices - Otto (S)

Mr Saxobeat – Alexandra Stan (S)

New Rules - Dua Lipa (S)

Ocean - Ehrling (S)

One Day - Bakermat (S)

Verona – Klingande (S)

Piece of Your Heart - Meduza

The Pink Panther (S)

Praise You (Remix) - Fatboy Slim, Purple Disco Machine (S)

Push It - Salt-N-Pepa (S)

Pjanoo - Eric Prydz (S)

Reach Up - Perfecto Allstarz (S)

Ride on Time - Black Box (S)

Rock This Party - Bob Sinclar (S)

Satisfaction - Benny Benassi (S)

Set You Free - N-Trance (S)

Sexy Bitch - David Guetta (S)

Shackles (Praise You) - Malarkey (S)

Show Me Love - Robin Schulz (S)

Summer Love - Lovely Laura (S)

Sun Goes Down - Robyn Schulz (S)

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics (S)

This Girl - Kungs, Cookin’ On 3 Burners (S)

Warriors - Too Many Zooz (S)

Wellerman Sea Shanty - Billen Ted Remix (S)

80's

Celebration - Kool & The Gang

Faith – George Michael (S)

Give Me The Night – George Benson (S)

Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac (S)

Just The Two Of Us – Bill Withers (S)

Like a Prayer – Madonna (S or F)

Love Shack – The B-52’s (S)

Red Red Wine - UB40 (S)

True Colours – Cyndi Lauper (F)

You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon (S)

You Can't Hurry Love - Phil Collins (S)

Wake Me Up Before You Go Go - Wham! (S)

SINGALONG CLASSICS

Angels - Robbie Williams (S)

Come on Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners (S)

Country Roads (Dance Version) - Hermes House Band (S)

Dancing Queen - ABBA (S or F)

Living On a Prayer - Bon Jovi (S)

Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond (S)

You'll Never Walk Alone - Gerry & The Pacemakers (S or F)

MODERN POP

Clarity (Acoustic) - Foxes (S or F)

Go Gentle - Robbie Williams (S)

Hero – Enriqué Iglesias (S)

I Knew I Loved You (Before I Met You) - Savage Garden (F)

I’m Yours - Jason Mraz (S or F)

Love Me Like You Do - Ellie Goulding (S or F)

Marry You - Bruno Mars (S or F)

No Tears Left to Cry - Ariana Grande (S)

Perfect - Ed Sheeran (S or F)

Pokerface - Lady Gaga (S)

She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5 (F)

Shine - Take That (S)

Shotgun - George Ezra (S or F)

Symphony - Jess Glynne (S)

Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheared (S or F)

A Thousand Years - Christina Perri (S or F)

Titanium – Sia (S)

Valerie – Amy Winehouse (S)

What's Love Got To Do With It - Kygo, Tina Turner (S)

Wish You Well - Becky Hill, Sigala (S)

24K Magic - Bruno Mars (S)

Fay'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)	£350
Up to 1 hour	£350
Up to 2 hours	£690
Up to 3 hours	£1030

Wedding Ceremony

This includes music as your guests arrive, arrival of the bride, signing of the register and the exit of the bridal party and guests.

£250

Drinks Reception

2 x 45 Minute sets at your Drinks Reception, including your choice of music (from my set list, plus any requests!).

£400

Party Package

2 x 60 Minute sets, with any music of your choice! Includes a short break in between (up to two hours).

£475

Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

My clients regularly comment on how fun, lively and unique my performance is! The fact that my repertoire can be as varied as would you like for your event is a huge selling point. If you wish, I can go from Baker Street to Ibiza Classics within the same set!

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

Over 100 famous Theatres across the UK, including The Hippodrome, The Grand in Swansea, The Tivoli Aberdeen and many more! I perform regularly at Hotels, Cocktail Bars, Restaurants, Clubs, Weddings, Birthdays, Private Parties, Engagements, Corporate Events and Private Houses/Gardens across the UK.

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

Candy Dulfer Lovely Laura David Sanborn Maceo Parker

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

No problem! I run a flexible schedule to fit in seamlessly with you, so please don't hesitate to contact me if anything has changed in the run up to the event. I will always do my best to accommodate you!

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

Of course! This is super popular option, particularly in between my sets and is charged at £60 per hour. A great option if you're looking to save on booking a DJ!

How much time do you need to set up?

I will usually arrive roughly 1 - 1.5 hours before my first set to set up. This allows for any technical difficulties etc. This may also vary from gig to gig!

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

Yes, of course! I always provide a very varied suggested song list for clients to choose from. This includes a selection of 'beautiful background music', 'the party starters', and of course 'the ultimate party playlist'. These are all just some suggestions, so please let me know your favourites if you can't see them on my list! I love requests!

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes, this is usually the case, particularly for my daytime performances. However, if I am working alongside a DJ you have pre-booked, I will usually ask for permission to plug straight into their equipment. This makes for a much quicker setup, and for much less bulk on the dance floor! If there is an issue with this, I can provide my own PA!

Can you learn song requests before the event?

100%, yes! Please do request your favourites! A few song requests make for a much more personal touch.

Musicianship

Genres:

Pop, Funk rock, Hip Hop, Soul, Funk, Covers, R&B, Swing, Contemporary classical, Classical crossover, Classical, Musical theatre, Baroque, Acoustic, Christmas, Traditional church music

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Instruments:

Saxophone, Flute

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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, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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Other skills:

Arranger, Transcription, Fluent sight-reader, Instrumental teaching, Community music worker

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