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Rob Jourdain

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Versatile Violin performer for weddings, corporate functions, session work and more. Repertoire about 700 Classical, Pop, Folk, Bollywood
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I started playing the violin at the age of 5. I have a huge amount of experience in playing classical, folk and pop music. I teach as well, and do my best to pass on my love and enthusiasm for music to my students. I've had great feedback and complements from all of the events I have performed at, highlighting my professionalism, choice of repertoire, and comments left by their guests.

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Rob's Reviews

From Encore customers:

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Patricia S
4 months ago
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5 out of 5

Rob was excellent. He judged the theme and tone of our event with precision and flair. He was also very friendly and helpful.

Reply from Rob
4 months ago

Lovely evening. Really enjoyed playing for their party.

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Frances T
5 months ago
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5 out of 5

Rob was outstanding could not ask for anyone more professional, respectful and talented Rob played st my mums funera Service and during the internment. He even went out of his way to play some extra pieces. Thank you Rob for making my mums day very memorable. Frances

Reply from Rob
4 months ago

So happy to contribute to the memories of the occasion.

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Teri S
9 months ago
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5 out of 5

Rob was very professional. He took time to learn a particular piece of music that our bride had written and performed and she was absolutely delighted to hear it played on the violin. We can't rate him highly enough, we'd certainly book him again.

Reply from Rob
4 months ago

Loved this job. 1st time playing at Stonehenge. So a unique experience for me.

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Hannah C
10 months ago
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Amazing, absolutely amazing. All our guests loved it. Thank you so much Rob, the music was beautiful and exactly what we wanted. And you were so lovely to speak to. Would highly recommend to anyone!

Reply from Rob
4 months ago

Thanks for the great review.

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I've seen Rob play on many occasions. His versatility is outstanding. He plays classical music, folk music, bluegrass & Americana all with equal verve & great ability. He always conducts himself professionally & has a way of endearing himself to an audience both with his musicianship & his personality. Whatever you need a violinist for, Rob will fit the bill.

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7 years ago

Rob was amazing! I could spend all day listening to him. He befriended my 6 year old, kept in contact with regard to choice of music. Rob was polite and friendly throughout. I would recommend him for anyone thinking of music for their event. (10 / 10) Sam Towning

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Rob's Song list

Bollywood
Aa Bhi Ja
Aaj Ki Raat
Aaj Main Upar
Agar Tum Mil
Agar Tum Saath Ho
Aisa Jaadu
Ajeeb Daastan
Akele Hain
Arey Ye Kya Hua
Baahon Ke Darmiyaan
Baaton Ko Teri
Badalon Mein Chhup
Baraka
Behka Na
Chahun Main Ya Na
Chal Chaiyan Chaiyan
Channa Mereya
Chura Liya Hai
Dekhte Dekhte
Dewani Mastani
Dil Diyan Galla
Do Dil Mil Rahe
Dum Maro Dum
Duniyaa
Enna Sona
For the rest of my life
Gerua
Hamdart
Hangover
Hasi Ban Gaye
Haule Haule
Heer
Hum Ko Hami Se
Jab Koi Baat
Jai Ho
Janam Janam
Jao Na
Jashn E Bahara
Jinne Saah
Kabhi Kabhi
Kal ho naa ho
Kaun Tujhe
Kehna Hi Kya
Khaab
Khud Ko Tere
Khudaya Khair
Koi Mil Gaya
Kuchh Kuchh Hota Hai
Lag Ja Gale
Main Agar Kahoon
Maine Tere Liye
Mar Jaawan
Mein Tenu Samjhawan
Mere Rang Mein
Meri Zindagi Ke Malik
Mile Ho Tum
Mitwa (Kahbi Alvida Naa Kehna)
Mitwa (Lagaan)
Muskurane Ki Wajha
Pal
Pehle Nasha
Sanam Re
Silsila Ye Chaahat Ka
Sun Saathiya
Suraj Hua
Tera Saath Hai Kitna Pyara
Tere Bin Simmba
Tere Jaisa Yaar
Tere Sang Yara
Teri Meri
Tujhe Dekha To Ye Jana
Tujhme Rab Dikhta Hai
Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan !
Tum Hi Ho
Tum Se Hi
Yeh Dil Sun Raha Hai
Zara Sa Dil Mein
Zoobi Doobi
Pop and Country
2 Become 1
2002
500 miles
A Million Love Songs
A Nightingale Sang
A Sky Full Of Stars
A Thousand Years
A Time For Us
A Whiter Shade Of Pale
A Winters Tale
A Winter's Tale - Queen
After All These Years
Ain't no mountain high enough
All About You
All I ask Adele
All my life
All of me
All Shook Up
All You Need Is Love
Always (I'll Be Loving you)
Always On My Mind
Amarillo
Amazed
And dream of sheep
And I Love You So
Angel Leona Lewis
Angels
Annie's Song
Anniversary Waltz
Another Brick In The Wall
Are You Lonesome Tonight
Arrivederci Roma
As Long As He Needs Me
At Last
Baby Love
Be my love
Beautiful in White
Beer Barrel Polka
Believe
Better Together
Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
Blue Moon
Blues stay away from me
Bobby Mcgee
Bohemian Rhapsody
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Breakfast in America
Bridge Over Troubled Waters
Brown Eyed Girl
Buffalo Soldier
California Dreamin'
Can You Feel The Love Tonight
Candle In The Wind
Can't Help Falling in Love
Can't smile without you
Can't take my eyes off of you
Charmaine
Chasing cars
Cheek To Cheek
close to you
Cloudbusting
Come Fly with me
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
Concrete Angel
Congratulations
Conversations in the Dark
Cornerstone
Could it be Magic
Count on me
Country Roads
Crazy for you
Crazy in Love
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Cry Me a River
Dance Monkey
Dancing in the dark
Dancing in the dark Slower
Dancing Queen
Daniel
Daydream Believer
Delilah
Despacito
Don't Look Back in Anger
Don't Stop Believing
Dont Stop Me Now
Don't stop me now Short
Don't want to miss a thing
Dream A Little Dream Of Me
Dream Lover
Dreams
Dreams - Cranberrys
Endless Love
Every Breath you Take
Everything I do
Fade to Black
Faded Love
Fall At Your Feet
Fallin'
Fernando
Fill my little world
Firestone Kygo feat. Conrad Sewell
Fix You
Flightless Bird
For The Good Times
For You
Forever
Forever in blue jeans
Forever Young
From A Jack To A King
From this moment on
Girl From Ipanema
Girl on fire
Give Me Love - Ed Sheeran
Good old Fashioned Lover Boy
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Great Pretender
Greatest Day
Greatest Love of All
Green Green Grass of Home
Groovy Kind Of Love
Halleliua
Hard Times Come Again No More
Hasta Manana
Havana Camila Cabello
Have I told you lately
Have I Told You Lately
Head and Heart
Heal The World
Heaven Bryan Adams
Heaven is a place on earth
Hello Adele
Hello Again, Hello
Hello Dolly
Help Me Make It Through The Night
Hero
Hey Good Lookin'
Hey Jude
Hey you
Holding out for a Hero
Home
Hopelessly Devoted To You
House Of The Rising Sun
How deep is your love
How does it feel - Avril Lavigne
How long will I love you
How sweet it is
Human
I can't stop loving you
I choose you
I Do I Do
I don't want to miss a thing
I have a dream
I Just Called to say I Love you
I say a little prayer
I Want To Break Free
I want to know what love is
I Want To Wake Up With You
I Will Always Love You
I will find you
I won't give up
I won't let you go
If I ain't got you
I'll be there
I'll be there for you
I'm Still Standing
I'm yours
It must be love
It's Now Or Never
Its Raining Men
Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
Just the way you are - Bruno Mars
Kiss Me - Ed Sheeran
Knocking On Heavens Door
La Vie En Rose
Lady In Red
L'amour existe encore
Latch
Lego House - Ed Sheeran
Let It Be
Little things
Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
Love Me Harder
Love me like you do
Love Me Tender
Love of My Life
Love On The Rocks
Make you feel my love
Mama
Mamma Mia
Marry you, Bruno Mars
More Than Words
My Cherie Amour
My girl
My Immortal
My Kind of Lady
My Life
Never Felt This Way
Never gonna be alone - Nickelback
New York state of mind
No Matter What
No Woman No Cry
Nothing compares to you
Nothing else matters
One - Ed Sheeran
One and Only
One Love
One moment in time
Ordinary People
Penny Lane
Perfect Day
Perfect Ed Sheeran
Perfect moment
Perhaps Love
Photograph
Pina Colada Song
Pink Floyd The Wall - Mother
Proud Mary
Purple Rain
Rather be
Reach
Red Red Wine
Redemption Song
Rodeo
Rule the world
Run Snow Patrol
Run to You
Sail On
Sailing
Save Me
Saving all my Love for You
Say Something - Justin Timeberlake
Say You Love Me
Say You Won't Let Go
Secret Love Song
Seven Seas of Rhye
Shape of You Ed Sheeran
She's always a woman to me
She's got a way
She's the one - Robbie Williams
Sigfried Line
Sign Your Name
Signed sealed delivered
Smoke gets in your eyes
So High
Soldier of Fortune
Somebody to love
Someone Like You
Something just like this
Something's gotten hold of my heart
Songbird
Stand by me
Stay with me
Still haven't found
Stop in the name of love
Strangers In The Night
Streets Of London
Sultans of Swing
Sunday Morning
Supermarket Flowers - Ed Sheeran
Sweet but Psycho
Sweet Caroline
Sweet Child of mine
Take these chains from my heart
Talking to the Moon
Tears in Heaven
Tell Me You Love Me
Thank you for Loving Me
That's Amore
The Gunners Dream-Pink Floyd
The One
The Power of Love Gabrielle Aplin
the scientist
The Show Must Go On
The unforgiven
The Way You Look Tonight
The Wonder Of You
These Days - Rudimental
Thinking out loud
Three Little Birds
Three Times A Lady
Titanium David Guetta
Too good at Goodbyes
Total eclipse of the heart
Trouble
Turn Your Lights Down Low
Turning Page
Unbreakable
Unchained Melody
Viva La Vida
Walk of Life
We Belong Together
We'll Meet Again
We'll Meet Again
Whats Love Got To Do With It
When a Man Loves a Woman
When I Fall In Love
When You Say Nothing At All
Where do I begin
White Cliffs Of Dover
Whiter shade of pale
Why I Love You
Will you love me tomorrow
Wind beneath my wings
Wings
Wish You Were Here
With Or Without You
Without Me
Wonderful Tonight
Wonderwall Oasis
Words
Wouldnt It Be Nice
wuthering heights
You and I One Direction
You and I Stevie Wonder
You and me
You Are My Sunshine
You Are The Reason Calum Scott
You Raise Me Up
You shook me all night long
Young and Beautiful
Your Song - Elton John
You're my best friend
You're still the one
Yours
Jazz and Blues
Ain't Misbehaving
Ain't that a kick in the head
Anything Goes
As time goes by
Do Nothing
Don't You Worry About a Thing
Dream A Little Dream Of Me
Everytime we say goodbye
Fascinating Rhythm
Fly Me To The Moon
Hoboes Blues
It was a very good year
I've Got a Woman
Lazy river
Love And Marriage
Mac the knife
Misty
Mr Bojangles
My Baby Just Cares For Me
My funny valentine
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
Someone to watch over me
Somethin' stupid
Straighten up and fly right
Tuxedo Junction
Well did you evah
What A Wonderful World
Films and Shows
A Time For Us
Accustomed To Her Face
All I ask of you
Always Look On The Bright Side Of life
Angel Of Music
Any Dream Will Do
Born Free
Braveheart
Bring him home
Cavatina Deer Hunter
Cinema Paradiso
Close Every Door to Me
Come Alive
Diamonds are forever
Doctor Zhivago
Double Trouble
Drinking song from Student Prince
Edelweiss
Electricity (Billy Elliot)
Entertainer
Family Portrait
Fawkes the Phoenix
For your eyes only
From now on
From Russia with Love
Game of Thrones
Gladiator - Now We Are Free
Godfather love theme
Goldfinger
Grease Medley
Harry's Wondrous World
Hedwig's Theme
He's a pirate
Howl's Moving Castle
Hungry eyes
I Dreamed a Dream
If I Were A Rich Man
I'll walk with God
Impossible Dream
In Dreams
Indianna Jones Theme
Indianna Jones Theme
I've Had the Time of my Life
James Bond Medley
James Bond theme
Jurassic park theme
Jurassic park theme
Kiss the girl
Kissing You
Ladies in Lavender
Leaving Hogwarts
Les Miserables medley
Lily's Theme
Live and let die
Man Of La Mancha
Memory
Moon River
Music Of The Night
My Heart Will Go On
Nobody does it better
Oh What A Beautiful Morning
Old Man River
On her majesty's secret service
On my own
On The Street Where You Live
Over The Rainbow
Part of your world
Phantom of the opera
Pink Panther
Por Una Cabeza
Send In the Clowns
Serenade from Student Prince
Skyfall
Somewhere
Song from a secret garden
Star Wars
Star Wars Imperial March and Main theme
Statues
Summertime
Tara's theme
The Greatest Show
The other side
Think of me
This is me
Thunderball
Tightrope
Tomorrow never dies
Tuyo Narcos
Where do I begin
Whizard Wheezes
Writings On The Wall
Written in the stars
You only live twice
You'll Never Walk Alone
Folk
Arkansas Traveller
Atholl Highlander
Banshee/spootiskerry
Beer Barrel Polka
Black Velvet Band
Blackthorne Stick And Kesh Jig
Blue Bayou
Carrickfergus
Congratulations to The Bridegroom And Bride
Danny Boy
Dirty Old Town
Festival Waltz
Fields of gold
Forty Shades Of Green
Four Green Fields
Galway Girl
Georgia on my mind
Greensleeves
Haste To The Wedding
Hava Nagila
hevenu shalom
Irish Medley
John Ryan's Polka
Kalinka
Maggie
Miss Mc Leod’s (reel)
Mull Of Kintyre
Ragtime Annie
Rebel Heart
Red Haired Boy
River Flows In You
Sally Gardens
Salty
Santa lucia
Si Beag Si Mor
Skye Boat Song
Swing Low
The Parting Glass
The Water Is Wide
Classic
A minor Concerto Vivaldi
Adagio Albinoni
Adagio for Strings Barber
Adagio from Pathetique Beethoven
Air on a G String Bach
An Chloe Mozart
Anitra's dance from Peer Gynt Suite Grieg
Artist's Life Waltz Strauss
Ave Maria Bach/Gounod
Ave Maria Schubert
Bethena Waltz Joplin
Badinerie Bach/Gounod
Blue Danube Waltz Strauss
Bolero Ravel
Brandenburg 5 Bach
Canon Pachelbel
Canzonetta from Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky
Chanson de Matin Elgar
Chanson Triste Tchaikovsky
Che Faro (from Orpheus) Gluck
Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves Verdi
Chorus of Youths Handel
Christmas Concerto Corelli
Clair De Lune Debussy
Coppelia Waltz Delibes
Csardas Monti
Dance of the Knights Prokofiev
Dambusters March Coates
Divertimento Mozart
Eine Kleine Nacht Music Mozart
Emperor Waltz Strauss
Flower Duet Delibes
Funeral march from piano sonata Chopin
Fur Elise Beethoven
Gavotte from Suite 3 Bach
Habanera from “Carmen” Bizet
Herdsman's Song from William Tell Rossini
Horn concerto 4 Mozart
Hornpipe from The Water Music Handel
Humoresque Dvorak
Hungarian Dance Brahms
Interlude from Carmen Bizet
Intermezzo from Cavelleria Rusticana Mascagni
Jesu Joy Of Man's Desiring Bach
Jupiter from “The Planets” Holtz
Kiss Waltz Strauss
La Donna e Mobile Verdi
Land of Hope and Glory Elgar
Lark Ascending extract Vaughan Williams
Le Adieu Chopin
Libiemo Verdi
Liebeslied Kreisler
Lieberstraum Liszt
Loure Bach
Maple Leaf Rag Joplin
Meditation from Thais Masssenet
Merry Widow Waltz Lehar
Minuet Boccherini
Minuet from Quartet 5 Haydn
Minuet in G Beethoven
Moonlight Sonata Beethoven
Morning from Peer Gynt Grieg
Nessun Dorma Puccini
New World Symphony extract Dvorak
Nimrod Elgar
Nocturne No 20 Chopin
Ode to Joy from 9th Symphony Beethoven
On Wings of Song Mendelssohn
Panus Angelicus Franck
Pastoral Symphony from Messiah Handel
Pie Jesu Faure
Pizzicato Polka Strauss
Por Una Cabeza Gardel
Praeludium Kreisler
Presto from Quartet 3 Mozart
Queen of the night Mozart
Radetski March Strauss
Rigaudon from Water music Handel
Rodeo (Bonaparte's Retreat) Copland
Rondo in D minor Purcell
Rule Brittania Arne
Salut de Amour Elgar
Schindlers List theme Williams
Schon Rosmarin Kreisler
Serenade Schubert
Sonata in F Handel
Skaters Waltz Waldteufel
Slaves Chorus from Nabucco Verdi
Sleeping Beauty Waltz Tchaikovsky
Spring from The Four Seasons Vivaldi
Spring Sonata Beethoven
Stars and Stripes Sousa
Swan from Carnival of the Animals Saint Saens
Swan Lake theme Tchaikovsky
Symphony 40 Mozart
Tales from the Vienna Woods Strauss
The Entertainer Scott Joplin
The lost chord Sullivan
The Strenuous Life Scott Joplin
Traumerei Schumann
Tritsch Tratsch Polka Strauss
Trumpet Voluntary Clark
Turkish Rondo Beethoven
Una furtiva lagrima Donizetti
Voices of Spring Waltz Strauss
Waltz Chopin
Waltz from Jazz Suite 2 Shostakovich
Waltz in C Brahms
Waltz of the flowers Tchaikovsky
Wedding March from Figaro Mozart
Wine Women and Song Strauss
Hymns and Spirituals
Abide with me
“Going home” from New world Symphony
All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name
All Through the Night
Amazing Grace
Eternal Father Strong to Save
For the beauty of the earth
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
How great thou art
Jesus Loves Me
Joshua Fought The Battle of Jericho
Joyful Joyful
Lead Kindly Light
Nearer My God To Thee
Panus Angelicus
Praise My soul the King of Heaven
Swing Low Sweet Chariot
The Lord's my shepherd
To God be the Glory
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
When The Saints
Why Me Lord
You'll Never Walk Alone
Kletzma
A knacht in gan eydn
At the Rabbi's feast
Bavevnen di kale
Beregovski's Bulgar
Bulgar from Kishinev
Bulgar from Odessa
Corman's Bulgar
Dance of Delight
Dance of Displeasure
Dance! Dance!
Der Heyser Bulgar
Freylechs from Bukovina
Freylechts from Warsaw
Haivenu Shalom
Hiney ma tov
In-laws' Dance
Jerusalem of gold
Leading the In-Laws Home
Little Galitsian Dance
Streed Melody
Sweet Father
The Wise Man's Song
Ungarisher Tschardash

Rob's Prices

Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.

Standard Prices
Performance durationPrice
Short performance (up to 15 min)£125
Up to 1 hour£180
Up to 2 hours£250
Up to 3 hours£400
Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

Your guests will appreciate the uniqueness of live violin playing, and my varied repertoire is always enjoyed.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

I've played in wedding venues, from the midlands to North Yorkshire, churches, graveyards, private back gardens and more

Do you have different line-up options?

I can perform as part of a string duo, or a piano trio

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

I will do my best to accommodate the change. Mostly it is not a problem

How much time do you need to set up?

Depending on if I'm using a pa, 10 to 30 mins, but I always arrive well ahead of time.

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

Yes, as many or as few as you like.

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

Often yes, as long as I have some notice.
Musicianship
Genres:
Christmas, Contemporary Christian, Military, Traditional church music, Classical, Baroque, Classical crossover, Contemporary classical, Early music, Fanfare, Film / TV music, Medieval music, Musical theatre, Opera, Renaissance, 1920s era music, 1930s era music, 1940s era music, 1950s era music, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, 1980s era music, 1990s era music, Folk, Bluegrass, Ceillidh, Country, Folk rock, Irish rock, Rockabilly, Traditional English folk, Traditional Irish folk, Traditional Scottish folk, Jazz, Blues, Ragtime, Swing, Gospel, Easy listening, Light music, Pop, Acoustic, Ambient pop, Americana, Covers, Motown, R&B, Soul, Top 40, Vintage, Classic rock, Bollywood, Jewish music, Klezmer, Scottish music
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Instruments:
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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, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve
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Other skills:
Fluent sight-reader, Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching
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