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Wedding Piano Medley - Jamie Wilson

Piano at The Bothy Restaurant, Perth

About Jamie

Jamie is an versatile pianist/accompanist based in Edinburgh. Available for any performance, recording jobs throughout Scotland and UK.

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Pianist

Edinburgh

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Graduating from Perth UHI with a BA hons in Music Performance in 2014 I have since been active performing as a solo pianist and accompanist with residencies at various venues including The Caledonian, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Edinburgh, 18 Restaurant - Rusacks Hotel in St Andrews, The Bothy Restaurant in Perth and The Cafe Tabou in Perth. As well as teaching piano, I am an experienced accompanist featuring in shows such as Gilbert and Sullivan's classic, The Mikado with Cat-Like- Tread and the brand new musical by Victor Cameron, A Gentleman's Game which debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival Summer of 2016. Furthermore, I regularly act as accompanist for the Edinburgh Sick Kids choir.

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10 gigs

Experienced: 10 bookings through Encore

Musicianship

Genres:

Classical, Jazz, Folk, Pop, Rock, Contemporary classical, Film / TV music, Ambient pop, Ceillidh

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Instruments:

Piano

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Event types:

Wedding, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, New Year's Eve

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Other skills:

Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching, Accompanist

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Song list

Classical/ Contemporary

Canon in D - Johann Pachalbel

Reverie - Debussy

Claire De Lune - Debussy

Arabesque 1 - Debussy

Nocturne No20 C Sharp Minor (posthumous) - Chopin

Nocturne in Bbm Op9 no1 - Chopin

Nocturne in Eb Op9 no2 - Chopin

Prelude in Db Major (Raindrop) - Chopin

Waltz in Ab Op 64 no2 - Chopin

Waltz in C Sharp Minor Op 64 no2 - Chopin

Waltz in Ab - Brahms

Wedding March - Mendelssohn

Ave Maria - Schubert

Impromptu in Ab - Schubert

To a Wild Rose - Edward Macdowell

Je Te Veux - Erik Satie

Gymnopodies 1,2,3 -Erik Satie

Gnossiene 1,2,3 - Erik Satie

Arietta - Edvard Grieg

Moonlight Sonata - Beethoven

Sonata Pathetique 2nd Movement - Beethoven

The Swan - Camille Saint Saens

River Flows In You - Yiruma

Le Onde - Ludovico Einaudi

I Giorne - Ludovico Einaudi

Nuvole Bianche - Ludovico Einaudi

Nefeli - Ludovico Einaudi

Valse de Amelie - Yann Tiersen

Porz Gorzet - Yann Tiersen

Comptine D'un Autre Été - Yann Tiersen

Dreamland - Alexis Ffrench

Films/ Shows

You'll Be in My Heart - Tarzan

A Whole New World - Aladdin

You Got A Friend in Me - Toy Story

Can You Feel the Love Tonight - Lion King

Summer (Spirited Away) - Joe Hisaishi

Ashitaka San (Princess Mononoke) - Joe Hisaishi

Merry Go Round of Life (Howl's Moving Castle) - Joe Hisaishi

Skyfall - Adele - Skyfall

Do You Want to Build a Snowman - Frozen

May It Be - Lord of the Rings

Cinema Paradiso - Ennio Morricone

Gabriels Oboe - Ennio Morricone

Glasgow Love Theme - Craig Armstrong

Portuguese Love Theme - Craig Armstrong

Jurassic Park Main Theme - John Williams

The Heart Asks for Pleasure First - Michael Nyman

Consider Yourself - Oliver

I'd do Anything - Oliver

Being Alive - Stephen Sondheim

Goodbye Moon Men - Rick and Morty

Rock/Pop

Someone Like you - Adele

Dancing Queen - Abba

Wouldn't it Be Nice - Beach Boys

How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees

At Last - Etta James

This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) - Natalie Cole

Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel

Sound of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel

Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond

Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond

Make You Feel My Love - Bob Dylan

Hotel California - The Eagles

Don't Worry, Be Happy - Bobby Mcferrin

No Matter What - Peter Ham (Badfinger)

Your Song - Elton John

Rocket Man - Elton John

Guess Thats Why They Call It The Blues - Elton John

Tiny Dancer - Elton John

Song For Guy - Elton John

Learn to Fly - Foo Fighters

Iris - The Goo Goo Dolls

Time of Your Life - Greenday

My Life - Billy Joel

She's Always a Woman - Billy Joel

New York State of Mind - Billy Joel

Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel

My Life - Billy Joel

Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson

I Write The Songs - Bruce Johnston

Human - The Killers

Mr Brightside - The Killers

If I Aint Got you - Alicia Keys

Don't Know Why - Norah Jones

Come Away With Me - Norah Jones

Father & Son - Cat Stevens

Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell

Jealous Guys - John Lennon

Imagine - John Lennon

Mountains - Biffy Clyro

Bubbles - Biffy Clyro

Thnks Fr The Mmrs - Fallout Boy

All You Need is Love - The Beatles

Hey Jude - The Beatles

Yesterday - The Beatles

Sun King - The Beatles

Something - The Beatles

Here Some The Sun - The Beatles

Let it Be - The Beatles

Norwegian Wood - The Beatles

A Little Help From My Friends - The Beatles

Life on Mars? - David Bowie

Space Oddity - David Bowie

Starman - David Bowie

Home - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

Logical Song - Supertramp

At Last - Aretha Franklin

Clown - Emeli Sande

What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

You've Got A Friend in Me - Randy Newman

Amarillo - Neil Sedaka

You've Got a Friend - Carole King/ James Taylor

Africa - Toto

I Feel The Earth Move - Carole King

Natural Woman - Carole King

You Know I'm No Good - Amy Winehouse

You Are The Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder

Isn't She Lovely Stevie Wonder

My Cherie Amor - Stevie Wonder

Killing Me Softly - Roberta Flack

Perfect Day - Lou Reed

Easy - The Commodores

Couldn't Love You More - John Martyn

Cant Take My Eyes Off Of You - Frankie Valli

December 1963 (Oh What a Night) - Frankie Valli

Jazz/ Standards

All Blues - Miles Davis

Aint Misbehavin - Fats Waller

As Time Goes By - Herman Hupfield

All The Things you Are - Ella Fitzgerald

Angel Eyes - Matt Dennis

Black Coffee - P.F Webster

A Nightingale in Berkeley Square - Nat King Cole

Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles

King For a Day - Dave Brubeck

Take Five - Dave Brubeck

Strange Meadowlark - Dave Brubeck

Heres That Rainy Day - J. Van Heusen

Emily - Johnny Mercer

Laura - Johnny Mercer

My Foolish Heart

Autumn Leaves

My Funny Valentine

In A Sentimental Mood - Duke Ellington

Somewhere Over The Rainbow - George Shearing

Blue Moon

Misty

Moonglow

Smile - Charlie Chaplin

Fly Me To The Moon - Sinatra

Come Fly With Me - Sinatra

My Way - Sinatra

New York, New York - Sinatra

All The Way - Sinatra

Nearness Of You - Hogy Carmichael

I Left My Heart in San Fransisco

Your Nobody till' Somebody Love You

Lover Man - Billie Holiday

Lush Life - Billy Strayhorn

Summertime Gershwin

Smile - Charlie Chaplin

Someone To Watch Over Me - Gershwin

Embraceable You - Gershwin

Cant Take That Away From Me - Gershwin

St James Infirmary Blues

The Entertainer - Joplin

Weeping Willow - Joplin

Maple Leaf Rag - Joplin

La Vie en Rose - Edith Piaf

Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock

Canteloupe Island - Herbie Hancock

I Wish I Knew How It Felt To Be Free - Billy Taylor

Folk/ Traditional

Wild Mountain Thyme (Will you Go Lassie, Go) - The Corries

Caledonia - Don Maclean

Auld Lang Syne - Burns

Loch Lomond

The Dark Island

My Ain Folk

My Love is Like A Red Rose - Burns

Green Grow the Rashes - Burns

Leezie Lyndsay

Will Ye No Come Back Again

Danny Boy

The Wild Rover

Christmas

Pop/ Rock/ Easy Listening

All I want For Christmas is You - Mariah Carey

Fairytale of New York - Shane MacGowan

Last Christmas - George Michael

It Cold Outside - Ray Charles

Happy Xmas (War is Over) - John Lennon & Yoko Ono

Walking in The Air (The Snowman) Howard Blake

I Wish it Could be Christmas Every Day - Ron Wood

Step Into Christmas - Elton John

Driving Home for Christmas - Chris Rea

Frosty The Snowman

Mistletoe & Wine

God rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Mary's Boy Child

Winter Wonderland

Classical

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy - Tchaikovsky

Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring - Bach

Traditional

Auld Lang Syne

Angels From the Realms of Glory

Away in a Manger

Deck the Halls

Ding Dong Merry on High

Jingle Bells

O Come All Ye Faithful

O Holy Night

Silent Night

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Customer questions

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

I will always try my best to be flexible to help ensure the event runs smoothly. If timings change slightly I will be happy to accommodate, just let me know.

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

I can provide music from my iPod through my PA system if you require it.

How much time do you need to set up?

I usually like to arrive at least 30 minutes before the start of the event to set up my equipment.

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

I am more than happy to perform on the piano at your venue! As long as the piano is in good working order and in tune.

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

The set list provided is a very small sample of the songs I perform to which I am adding new ones all the time. Feel free to enquire further if you would like a song/s that may not be on this list.

Are you able to bring your own piano or keyboard?

Yes I can provide my own quality digital piano and PA system free of charge.

Can you learn song requests before the event?

If a song is included in my repertoire there may be a chance I still know it. If not I am more than happy to learn new material. I can do this free of charge for up to 2 new songs.

What do your clients love most about your performances?

I like to pass on my enjoyment of perfoming piano to my listeners and create the right energy an event requires.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

The Caledonian Hotel A Waldorf Astoria - Edinburgh Hendersons Cafe - Edinburgh The Bothy Restaurant - Perth Cafe Tabou - Perth Browns - Edinburgh

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

Chopin, Faure, Yann Tiersen, Nils Frahm, Brian Eno

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

As a solo pianist probably the Caledonian Waldorf Astoria resident position which I had for three years.

Prices

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Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£100
Up to 1 hour	£200
Up to 2 hours	£300
Up to 3 hours	£380

Jamie

4.9 out of 5

22 verified reviews

Satisfaction

4.8

Professionalism

4.9

Communication

4.8

Punctuality

5.0

Reviews

3.5 out of 5

We were disappointed as we sent through the version of the song 'The Lord is my Shepherd' that was being sung as a hymn in the Church. Jamie played the wrong version despite this being sent through to him which meant that the first hymn was a disaster and people couldn't get the words to fit the music. The second song was fine. We were happy witth the rest of the music but the first hymn was a bit of a disappointment. Many thanks Clare

Reply from Jamie

28 days ago

Hi Clare, thank you for your review. My sincere apologies regarding the hymn 'Lord is My Shepherd'. I was playing from the CH4 hymnary were there at least 5 versions of that particular hymn. I ended up preparing all of them from CH4. Not being religious myself, I was unaware there were even more versions of the song and thought I had covered all bases. In the end, the minister asked me to play the Crimond version 1 from CH4 as that is the most well known. Before the ceremony began, she announced to everyone that this would be the case. So although being far from ideal, I do hope some people were still able to sing along if they were familiar with the hymn. I am glad you were happy with the rest of the music on the day and I wish you all the best in your future together.

5 out of 5

Excellent was brilliant

Reply from Jamie

28 days ago

Thank you Matt. Was a joy playing for you all in the beautiful setting! All the best to you both :)

5 out of 5

lovely guy, lovely playing not issues, thank you very much Jamie

Reply from Jamie

28 days ago

Thank you Annabel. I enjoyed playing on you lovey upright piano :)

5 out of 5

Jamie was amazing and really added to the atmosphere at our wedding. He was such a lovely person and played beautifully. Thank you

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5 out of 5

I just want to thank you so much for accompanying me on my song for Rosie & Grahams wedding😊 your playing was really beautiful on the song and during the wedding also. I wish I'd had more time to just sit and appreciate your wonderful music more! Maybe next time we visit we'll be lucky & you'll be there. Hope you have a lovely Christmas and things look up for you & all musicians in 2020!😊🤞🙏Regards Paula.

5 out of 5

Jamie, I would just like to say a huge thank you for playing the piano at Simpson Loan at the party for my late Mum. Your playing was so beautiful throughout the night and really added the perfect touch to the night I truly could not recommend you more.

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