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How Long Will I Love You

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About Meredith

I’m a professional harpist specialising in private & business events. Enjoy my wide range of music, to enhance your special day.

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Droitwich

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I’m a professional harpist with many years of experience with the BBC SSO, Scottish Ballet Orchestra and in the more personal field of weddings, special occasions and business events. As a supplier to many venues throughout Worcestershire and the surrounding counties, I enjoy entertaining guests in a variety of settings whether for an intimate ceremony or a larger scale corporate event. Many business clients including The Royal Centre for Defence Medicine and Rudell the Jewellers ask for me regularly, to enhance their evenings with my live harp music. I have a wide range of music, songs old and new to suit all tastes. I arrange many of my pieces for harp myself, so you'll find they are unique to me.

Meredith

5 out of 5

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Satisfaction

5.0

Professionalism

5.0

Communication

4.9

Punctuality

5.0

Meredith's Reviews

5 out of 5

Meredith played during our wedding ceremony and drinks reception and she was brilliant. She had great communication in the run-up and her performance was wonderful. We had lots of lovely comments from guests about how impressed they were. Her experience really showed. As rock fans, we particularly loved that she could play some lovely rock repertoire and she was up for learning a new piece and for playing two pieces during the ceremony entrance. Thank you so much, Meredith! Hugely recommended.

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2 months ago

Hello Steph and Josh, hope you had the most amazing honeymoon😁 Thank you for taking the time to write this for me. Wishing you both all the love and happiness for your future together xx Meredith #absoluteharp, #meredithmccracken, #electroacousticharp

5 out of 5

What a fantastic celebration we had , it was made all the more special by having Meredith play for us. She was absolutely brilliant, would highly recommend, all 3 generations of the family were captivated ! Thank you so much Meredith.

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11 months ago

Oh Kate, lovely words thank you. Sometimes you just feel comfortable with a group of people straight away & you and your lovely family were exactly that group😊Thank you for asking me to play your favourite songs and a very Happy Birthday to Pat x x

5 out of 5

Meredith was absolutely great! Right from the booking confirmation up until after the wedding, her communication has been fantastic. She was constantly in touch with me before the wedding and thoroughly discussed details of my brothers wedding and her play list. She was very polite, calm and sweet to talk to. On the wedding, she played so beautifully and created a lovely atmosphere for us and our guests with her excellent harp skills. I would definitely recommend Meredith for any function/event or weddings. She has an extensive selection of music she can play including bollywood. I know I shall be booking her again in the future. Thank you so much Meredith. The bride and groom are so grateful to you and loved your music too.

Reply from Meredith

1 year ago

Oh wow Safeena! What a lot of lovely words, thank you so much😊 Great reviews are so helpful for new clients and of course for musicians too, really it means everything. I really liked the venue too, quite compact & great for me and my harp. Please say another big thank you to your lovely friend called H (Hassnain I think) for helping with the harp & gear. Lots of good luck, love and happiness for gorgeous Tamara and dashing groom Usman x x Meredith

5 out of 5

Couldn't praise Meredith enough - she played for our wedding and was wonderful. Brilliant communication beforehand, so helpful with music choice & the lead up to the big day (it was such a weight off my mind to know that the music was in good hands!). Then on the day, music choice was perfect, she worked in the few songs I knew I wanted (just not sure when) wonderfully and she made sure she spoke to us at the end before she left to check we were happy with everything and congratulate us. Would definitely recommend for any event you have coming up!

Reply from Meredith

1 year ago

Thank you so much Lizzie for all those details, makes me very happy to know you enjoyed and your family & friends enjoyed my music😊 I hope you both have loads of fun and happy times ahead x x Meredith

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5 out of 5

We had Meredith play at our wedding for both the ceremony and the drinks reception 12th October 2020. She has been an absolute pleasure to deal with from start to end. Extremely polite and professional in all of our communications. And most importantly her music added a wonderful dynamic to our wedding day. Being a mid-covid wedding, we were limited to only 15 attendees, but having the live harp there being played so beautifully really lifted the atmosphere of the day. I was particularly impressed with the diversity of her repertoire; from Pachelbel to Elton John to Metallica! All expertly arranged and performed. We can not recommend her enough! 😊🎼

5 out of 5

Amazing talent and wonderful communication Thank you so much for Saturday Meredith. Your music absolutely set the scene and it was stunning to listen to. You're such a kind person which made it equally as special. I'm waiting for people to send the photos through, but I'll pass them on to you as soon as I have them. everybody commented on how beautiful the music was and how it really brought the room to life in the most beautiful way xxx Meredith was the most easy to talk to, accommodating and passionate person with the most extraordinary talent I've had the pleasure of dealing with. Every guest at our wedding said it was beautiful and it made the day. If ever there is an event in our life for a musician, Meredith will always be our choice. Breathtaking.

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Meredith's Song list

Popular Music (Please scroll down to find my Bollywood Songs!)

Happy Birthday!

Aerosmith – I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing

Alpert – This Guy’s in Love With You

Craig Armstrong – Glasgow Love Theme (from Love Actually)

Louis Armstrong – What a Wonderful World

Baerwald/Gilbert – Where is Your Heart from Moulin Rouge

Baerwald/Gilbert – Come What May from Moulin Rouge

Bryan Adams – Everything

Bryan Adams – Everything I Do

Bryan Adams – Heaven

Harold Arlen – Somewhere over the Rainbow

Burt Bacharach – I Say a Little Prayer

Burt Bacharach – This Guy’s in Love With You

Beatles – I Will

Irving Berlin – Always

Bilk – Stranger on the Shore

Birdy – Skinny Love

Michael Buble – Everything

Michael Buble – Home

Michael Buble – Wonderful Tonight

Carter Burwell – Bella’s Lullaby from Twilight

Eva Cassidy – Songbird

K-Ci & JoJo – All My Life

Eric Coates – The Dam Busters, 633 Squadron

Coldplay – Clocks

Nat King Cole – When I Fall in Love

Nat King Cole – Autumn Leaves

Elvis Costello – She

Des’ree – Kissing You (from Romeo and Juliet)

Celine Dion – Immortality

Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On from The Titanic

Dix – What Child is This (Greensleeves)

Dylan/Adele – Make You Feel My Love

Einaudi – I Giorni

Evanescence – My Immortal

Gershwin – Summertime

Gilbert & Sullivan – Frederick’s Aria (from the Pirates of Penzance)

Gilbert & Sullivan – Tit Willow (from the Mikado)

Ellie Goulding – How Long Will I Love You

Guns N’ Roses – November Rain

Marvin Hamlisch – Nobody Does it Better (from The Spy Who Loved Me)

George Harrison – Here Comes the Sun

Horner – For the Love of a Princess (from Braveheart)

James Ingram & Dolly Parton – The Day I Fall in Love (from Beethoven)

Iron & Wine – Flightless Bird

Etta James – At Last

Michael Jackson – I’ll Be There

Michael Jackson – The Lady in my Life

Elton John – Your Song

Norah Jones – Come Away with Me

Kahn – It Had to be You

Jerome Kern – The Way You Look Tonight

Kings of Leon – Use Somebody

Lai – Theme from Love Story

Lennon – I Will

Alan Jay Lerner – I Could Have Danced All Night (from My Fair Lady)

Annie Lennox – Into the West (from The Return of the King)

Led Zeppelin – Stairway to Heaven

John Legend – All of Me

Mancini – Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Mancini – Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet

Bruno Mars – Just the Way You Are

Bruno Mars – Marry You

Menken – Theme from Beauty and the Beast

Menken – A Whole New World (from Aladdin)

Metallica – Nothing Else Matters

Jason Mraz – I Won’t Give Up

Myers – Cavatina (She was Oh, So, Beautiful)

John Newton – Amazing Grace

North – Unchained Melody

Cole Porter – I Get a Kick out of You

Cole Porter – Night and Day

Osborne & May – Theme from Eastenders

Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers – Islands in the Stream

Elvis Presley – Can’t Help Falling in Love

Elvis Presley – Love Me Tender

Queen – Love of My Life

Lionel Richie – Endless Love

Righteous Brothers – Unchained Melody

Rodgers and Hammerstein – Edelweiss (from The Sound of Music)

Rodgers and Hammerstein – I Could Have Danced All Night (from The King and I)

Rodgers and Hammerstein – You’ll Never Walk Alone (from Carousel)

Rodgers and Hart – My Funny Valentine

Rota – Love Theme from the Godfather

Rota – Love Said Goodbye from the Godfather part 2

Satie – Gymnopedie No. 1

Savage Garden – I Knew I Loved You

Ed Sheeran - Perfect

M Sherwin – A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

Frank Sinatra – Fly Me to the Moon

Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars

Sting – Fields of Gold

Take That – Rule the World

Theile & Weiss – What a Wonderful World

Shania Twain – From This Moment On

Van Morrison – Have I told you Lately

Westlake – When You Taught Me How to Dance from Miss Potter

Webber – All I Ask of You from Phantom of the Opera

Webber – Close Every Door from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Webber – Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina from Evita

Webber – Music of the Night from Phantom of the Opera

Webber – Think of Me from Phantom of the Opera

Westlife – Flying Without Wings

Westlife – I Do

Westlife – The Rose

John Williams – Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme) from The Empire Strikes Back

John Williams – Theme from Harry Potter

Robbie Williams – Angels

Robbie Williams – She’s the One

Wilson – ‘til There Was You

Stevie Wonder – Isn’t She Lovely

Stevie Wonder – Ma Cherie Amour

Stevie Wonder – I Believe When I Fall in Love it will be Forever

Yiruma – River Flows in You

Bollywood Songs

Baahon Ke Darmiyaan

Bol Do Na Zara

Medley of Hai Guzarish / Khuda Jaane / Singh is Kinng

Tu Hi Meri Shab Hai (You Are My Night, My Dawn)

Chand Sitare Phool Aur Khushboo (Moon, Stars, Flowers and Fragrance)

Tere Bina Jiya Jaaye Na (I Can’t Live Without You)

Chandni O Meri Chandni (My Moonlight)

Tumko Hi Chahenge Hum (Only Pine For You)

Chalo Tumko Lekar Chale (Come, Let Me Take You Away)

Ek Ladki Ko Dekha (I Saw A Girl)

Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam (My Beloved, My Darling)

Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna (Keep Your Henna Applied)

Tere Liye from Veer Zara

Tum Aa Gaye Ho Noor Aa Gaya Hai (Your Arrival has Brought with it the Light)

Raat Ki Hatheli Par (On the Palm of the Night, Moon Glitters)

Kaho Naa…Pyaar Hai (Say it’s Love)

Hey Shona from Ta Ra Rum Pum

Kabhi Kabhi Mere Dil Mein

Tum Hi Ho (Aashiqui 2)

Jeene Laga Hoon (from Ramaiya Vastavaiya)

Best songs for Weddings & Partnerships

Bach – Arioso

Bach – Air on the G String

Bach – Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring

Bach – Prelude No.1

Beatles – I Will

Beethoven – Ode to Joy

Charpentier – Prelude (Te Deum Laudamus)

Clarke – Chaconne

Delibes – Flower Duet

Franck – Panis Angelicus

Giacchino – Married Life from Up

Handel – March from Scipio

Handel – Air from The Water Music

Handel – Hornpipe from The Water Music

Handel – The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

Lennon – I Will

MacKay – Highland Wedding

Henry Mancini – Love Theme from Romeo and JulietMendelssohn – Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Pachelbel – Canon in D

Pokarekare Ana – A Maori Love Song

Purcell – Trumpet Tune

Purcell – Trumpet Voluntary

Schubert – Ave Maria

Stanley – Trumpet Voluntary

Wagner – Wedding March (Here Comes the Bride)

Classical Music

Beethoven – Fur Elise

Chopin – Nocturne

Clarke/Purcell – Trumpet Voluntary

Debussy – Arabesque

Debussy – Clair de Lune

Debussy – Maid with the Flaxen Hair

Elgar – Salut d’Amour

Giordani – Caro Mio Ben

Handel – The Harmonious Blacksmith

Handel – Theme and Variation

Handel – Air from The Water Music

Handel- Hornpipe from The Water Music

Liszt – Liebestraum

Mascagni – Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana

Mozart – Minuet from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

Mozart – Serenade from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

Mozart – Romance from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

Parry – Sonata in D, Andante and Gavotte

Purcell – Trumpet Tune

Purcell – Trumpet Voluntary

Vivaldi – Allegretto (Spring) from The Four Seasons

Vivaldi – Largo (Winter) from The Four Seasons

Children's Music

Batt – The Wombling Song

Brahms – Lullaby

Carter Burwell – Bella’s Lullaby from Twilight

Churchill – Never Smile at a Crocodile

Daly – Postman Pat

Debussy – Maid with the Flaxen Hair

Fain/Lawrence – Once Upon a Dream from Sleeping Beauty

Franck – Panis Angelicus

Gay – Run Rabbit, Run

Giacchino – Married Life from Up

Hart – Nellie the Elephant

Heyman/Young – When I Fall in Love

John Lennon – Beautiful Boy

Loesser – The Ugly Duckling

Lopez – Let it Go from Frozen

Menken – Under the Sea from The Little Mermaid

Myers – Cavatina (She was Oh, So, Beautiful)

John Williams – Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme) from The Empire Strikes Back

John Williams – Theme from Harry Potter

Meredith'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)	£281.25
Up to 1 hour	£281.25
Up to 2 hours	£375
Up to 3 hours	£468.75

All prices include:15 mins N/A I hour: For your civil ceremony. Including music as your guests assemble, for the bride’s entrance, for register signing & exit of the happy couple. Or, for your drinks reception, private or corporate 2 hours: For your church ceremony Including music as above, although we require this extra time for the church Or, for your wedding breakfast, meal, or afternoon tea 3 hours: For your civil ceremony & wedding breakfast, meal or afternoon tea Or for a drinks reception & corporate dinner 4 hours: For your civil ceremony, drinks reception & wedding breakfast / meal

Marriage proposal 30mins

You may like some live harp music in the background as you propose to your partner!

£200

Church Wedding

90mins for a church ceremony, this includes live harp music for: Guests arrival 30mins (7 or 8 songs) Bride's Entrance (1 song) Signing the Register (2 songs) Exit of the happy couple (1 song) Usually your organist would play any hymns

£265

Up to 4 hours

Performance duration of up to 4 hours.

£450

Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

I arrange much of my own music especially for the harp, and so it is unique to me. Clients are genuinely amazed at my adaptations, and thrilled to hear their favourite songs reproduced on the harp

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

Over the years I have performed at many, many venues including churches, registry offices, stately manor houses, hotels, resaurants, art galleries and council chambers. Most notable venues in and around Worcestershire are The Wood Norton, Hagley Hall, Compton Verney, Cripps Barn, Pendrell Hall, Trinity House Paintings, Nationwide to name but a few.

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

I'm a classically trained professional musician, and so am equally at home performing classical music, modern pop covers, traditional Scottish, Irish & Welsh songs as well as Bollywood songs, Disney classics and "golden oldies" to suit most tastes

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

I have performed many times both in small groups and symphony orchestras at "Prom" concerts in the Royal Albert Hall

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

I will be as flexible as possible to suit your requirements. However if I already have a second booking on your date, I will naturally honour it and must charge you accordingly.

How much time do you need to set up?

I usually arrive 1hr - 90mins beforehand to give time to meet you or your co ordinator, park, move my harp and gear and be ready to play for you.

Is the transport of your harp included in your quote?

I will add 50p per mile to my quote from 2025.

Do you need any equipment provided to play outdoors?

No thank you. I don't play my valuable instrument outside, so an outdoor ceremony wouldn't work for me I'm afraid. For a drinks reception, I'm happy to sit by open patio doors and use my amplifier, should you and your guests be out-of-doors.

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

For a wedding ceremony, I will give you some suggestions of music which, from many years of experience I know work well. For a civil ceremony, registrars do not allow any religious content, so of course I can guide you here. Also, I have an extensive range of different musical styles and songs and am more than happy to discuss what you would like.

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

There is a vast range of music that suits the harp well, and some that really doesn't! If I feel your chosen song will adapt to the harp, then I'd be happy to transcribe it for you for £20 - £30 depending on the time it takes to write. I will of course do my very best to make your song come alive for you!

Musicianship

Genres:

Classical, Pop, Rock, Traditional church music, Musical theatre, Classical crossover, Traditional English folk, Traditional Scottish folk, Traditional Irish folk, Acoustic, Ambient pop, Covers

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Instruments:

Harp

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Event types:

Corporate event, Wedding, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Private event, Birthday party, New Year's Eve, Wedding proposal, Charity event, Burns night

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Other skills:

Arranger

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