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Maddy Hurlstone - UK-based harpist available for weddings and corporate events.

About Maddy

A beautiful and elegant addition to any event, guaranteed to bring your event's vision to life.

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Harpist

Alton

Public liability insurance of £10 million

Maddy Hurlstone is an up-and-coming young harpist with extensive experience, based in Hampshire, UK. Having previously studied at the Royal Welsh College of Music in Cardiff and receiving a first-class honours undergraduate degree at Royal Holloway, University of London, she is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Music Therapy. Having previously studied under esteemed harpist Claire Jones, former Royal Harpist to HRH the Prince of Wales, Maddy is now a leading professional harpist in the South-East, performing in many prestigious locations in the UK, including St, David’s Hall in Cardiff at the Welsh Proms, Aberystwyth Music Festival and St. John’s Smith Square. “I have always been in awe of the power of live music; it can be so transformative, communal and evoke such emotion. I work closely with clients to bring their vision of their event to life, and it is always a privilege to be a part of such special moments. Weddings, in particular, are always such a joy to be privy to. I always work in partnership with clients to create repertoire lists that are customised and individually suited to each event. I love taking requests and being able to perform pieces that have so much emotional value to people is always an honour.”

Maddy

5 out of 5

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Maddy's Reviews

5 out of 5

Great experience! Guests loved Maddy!

5 out of 5

We loved having Maddy perform at our Cream Tea Event. Really enjoyed her range of music and wouldnt hesitate to rebook her. Only slight issue was the sound could have been louder for everyone to clearly hear her.

5 out of 5

We cannot thank Maddy enough. She made our golden anniversary just perfect. A very talented musician and an absolute delight to meet. Thank you Maddy .

5 out of 5

Lovely music for my daughter’s wedding. Maddie liaised with her regularly to create the playlist she wanted . My only regret was I didn’t get a chance to speak to her after the ceremony. So many thanks for wonderful music .

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5 out of 5

Maddy provided the music for our anniversary celebration. It goes without saying that the performance was superb. What’s more, Maddy was a delight to work with. She was responsive, helped us to find a singer to accompany the music, was punctual and the soul of professionalism.

5 out of 5

Maddy is a wonderful harpist. We so enjoyed having her play at our event, and our visitors absolutely loved it – so evocative and beautiful. She’s also a complete professional and a pleasure to work with!

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Top 10 booked musician of 2023

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Maddy's Song list

Repertoire List

(I also take requests)

Classical and Traditional

All through the night Welsh Trad.

Amazing Grace Trad.

Auld Lang Syne Scottish Trad.

Avril 14th Richard James

Calon Lân Welsh Trad.

Canon in D J. Pachelbel

Clair de Lune Claude Debussy

Down by the Sally Gardens Irish Trad.

Experience Ludovico Einaudi

Innocence Op.100 No.5 Burgmüller

I Giorni Ludovico Einaudi

If Ye Love Me Thomas Tallis

Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring J. S. Bach

La Source A. Hasselmans

Minuet (K527) W. A. Mozart

Moonlight Sonata L. V. Beethoven

Prelude No. 1 In C J. S. Bach

Prelude (from Te Deum) M. Charpentier

Reverie M. Grandjany

River Flows in You Yiruma

Romeo and Juliet Love Theme Nino Rota

Scarborough Fair English Trad.

Suo Gan Welsh Trad.

Watching the White Wheat Welsh Trad.

You can Play Unknown

Musicals and Films

A Million Dreams (The Greatest Showman) Benj Pasek

Beauty and the Beast Alan Menken

Bring Him Home (Les Misérables) C. M. Schonberg

Can you Feel the Love Tonight (The Lion King) Elton John

Castle on a Cloud (Les Misérables) C. M. Schonberg

Colours of the Wind (Pocahontas) Vanessa Williams

Dear Theodosia (Hamilton) Lin-Manuel Miranda

Edelweiss (The Sound of Music) R. Rogers

Gabriel’s Oboe (The Mission) E. Morricine

Let It Go (Frozen) K. Anderson-Lopez

Merry-go-round of life (Howl's Moving Castle) Joe Hisaishi

Mia and Sebastian’s Theme (La-La Land) J. Hurwitz

Moon River (Breakfast at Tiffany’s) Audrey Hepburn

My Favourite Things (Sound of Music) R. Rodgers

I Dreamed a Dream (Les Misérables) C. M. Schonberg

I See the Light (Tangled) Alan Menken

If Wrapped in Kindness (Kiki's Delivery Service) Yumi Matsutoya

In Dreams (Lord of the Rings) Walsh and Shore

On My Own (Les Misérables) C. M. Schonberg

Shallow (A Star is Born) Lady Gaga / Bradley Cooper

You will be Found (Dear Evan Hansen) Benj Pasek

Popular Music

Adore You Harry Styles

All of Me John Legend

All You Need is Love The Beatles

A Thousand Years Christina Perri

Blackbird The Beatles

Butterflies Abe Parker

Can’t Help Falling in Love with You Elvis Presley

Chasing Cars Snow Patrol

Count on Me Bruno Mars

Easy on Me Adele

Fields of Gold Eva Cassidy

Fly Me to the Moon Frank Sinatra

Follow You, Follow Me Genesis

Free Fallin’ Tom Petty

Gravity Sara Bareilles

Hallelujah Leonard Cohen

Here Comes the Sun The Beatles

Home Edith Whiskers

How to Save a Life The Fray

I Have a Dream ABBA

I See Fire Ed Sheeran

Imagine John Lennon

Iris Goo Goo Dolls

It Must Be Love Madness

It’s Not Unusual Tom Jones

Jar of Hearts Christina Perri

Just the way you are Bruno Mars

Lightswitch Charlie Puth

Love me Like you Do Ellie Goulding

Let It Be The Beetles

Mad World Tears for Fears

Make you feel my Love Adele

Nothing Compares 2 U Sinead O’Connor

One Call Away Charlie Puth

One Day like This Elbow

Paradise Coldplay

Perfect Ed Sheeran

Piano Man Billy Joel

Please don’t say you love me Gabrielle Aplin

Pompeii Bastille

Set Fire to the Rain Adele

Slow Burn Kasey Musgraves

Skinny Love Bon Iver

Skyfall Adele

Someone like You Adele

Someone you Loved Lewis Capaldi

Stay with Me Sam Smith

The First Time ever I Saw Your Face Roberta Flack

The Joker and The Queen Ed Sheeran

The Power of Love Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Thinking Out Loud Ed Sheeran

Timeless Taylor Swift

Turning Page Sleeping at Last

Turning Tables Adele

Unchained Melody Righteous Brothers

What a Wonderful World Louis Armstrong

Wherever you will go The Calling

Yesterday The Beetles

Your Song Elton John

Festive

Angels we have heard on high Trad.

Away in a Manger Trad.

Carol of the Bells Trad.

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Torme and Wells

Coventry Carol Trad.

Deck the Halls Trad.

God rest you merry gentlemen Trad.

Have yourself a merry little Christmas Ralph Blane

Happy Christmas (war is over) John Lennon

Hark! The Herald angels sing Felix Mendelssohn

I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus Connor

In the Bleak Midwinter Gustav Holst

It came upon the midnight clear Trad.

Joy to the World Trad.

Let it Snow! Styne

O Christmas Tree Trad.

O Come, All ye faithful Trad.

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Trad.

O Holy Night Trad.

O little town of Bethlehem Trad.

Once in Royal David’s city Trad.

Santa baby Eartha Kitt

Santa Claus is coming to town Cook

See Amid the Winter Snow John Goss

Silent Night Trad.

Silver Bells Livingston and Evans

Sleigh ride Anderson

Sussex Carol Trad.

The First Noel Trad.

The Holly and the Ivy Trad.

The little drummer boy Davis, Onorati and Simeone

Walking in the Air Aled Jones

We wish you a Merry Christmas Trad.

What Child is this Trad.

Winter Wonderland Bernard

Maddy'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	£400
Up to 3 hours	£600

Wedding ceremony

This includes 20 mins of music before the service begins, the processional, music during the signing of the register, the recessional and music as guests leave.

£300

Drinks reception

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

£350

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.

£1000

Customer questions

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

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

How much time do you need to set up?

I usually arrive 30-40 mins prior to the performance to allow time to set up.

Is the transport of your harp included in your quote?

Yes! Transport and travel costs are all included in the quotes.

Do you need any equipment provided to play outdoors?

I'm more than happy to play outside - weather permitting! I require a flat and stable surface to play on, both indoors and outdoors, and a cover for if it rains as my instrument is valuable and could be damaged.

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

My set lists are crafted from countless performances and learning what sounds best on the harp. However, I'm definitely happy to chat through music ideas with you and together we can make sure we find what works for your event.

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

If there is a special song that you'd like me to learn I'd be very happy to accommodate your ideas and see whether it works well on the harp. If you have more than 3 songs that you'd like me to learn then a fee of £30 will apply to take into account rehearsal times etc.

Musicianship

Genres:

Classical crossover, Pop, Christmas, Traditional church music, Contemporary Christian, Classical, Baroque, Contemporary classical, Film / TV music, Musical theatre, Opera, Renaissance, Early music, 1920s era music, 1930s era music, 1940s era music, 1950s era music, 1990s era music, 1980s era music, 1970s era music, 1960s era music, Folk, Traditional English folk, Welsh folk, Country, Jazz, Easy listening, Avant garde, Light music, Acoustic, Ambient pop, Americana, Covers, Motown, Top 40, Vintage, Soul, Pop rock, Britpop

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Instruments:

Harp

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Event types:

Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Concert, Corporate event, Private event, Theatre / Show, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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Other skills:

Arranger, Accompanist, Fluent sight-reader, Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching, Singing teaching, Music therapy, Community music worker

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