Keith Foley

I am a pianist and organist of many years’ experience who has played for many weddings. I was a music teacher for many years, so only had time to play for wedding receptions twice whilst doing that, although I often played for weddings (and funerals) in churches. I’ve now stopped my teaching and am concentrating on performing and have begun playing again for wedding receptions this year in June. I can bring a Roland portable piano if your venue does not have a piano available. As a result of my unusually varied skills (keyboard player, flautist, trombonist and singer) I am acquainted with a very wide range of music. I started as a classically trained pianist, organist and singer; did a music degree; have 2 organ diplomas and then in my teaching became familiar with most types of popular music since the 1920s. I now play trombone in a Concert Band and have done 2 arrangements for the full Band too. My repertoire includes popular classics (Beethoven, Mozart etc) or most music you’d hear on Classic FM. I also play a great deal of film music, film songs, pop songs and music by chart toppers since the 1950s. I have a very large repertoire here and will try to play favourites and learn new pieces if required. New requests recently include music from the ‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Jurassic Park’. I have played the piano for many shows (e.g. Oliver! Oklahoma; Paint your wagon; the Mikado) and know the music for several more. I also contributed to a group writing songs and dances for a show called ‘Sparkling Eyes’ performed in Stamford and Cambridge in 2022 and have written another score for a show called ‘Finding Nadia’ which is awaiting performance. I have sung in several small choirs over the years and have also been part of wedding celebrations in this capacity too. Locally, I am in demand as an organist to play for services, weddings, funerals and baptisms, short concerts and special occasions. In one local annual concert I recently demonstrated that the organ can play film music or ‘fun music’ too, with music for ‘Heroes’ including James Bond and Superman!