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Classy Solo Cellist for your event. Add a fairytale element to your wedding. I haven't turned down a request yet!
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Mike S
4 months ago, for a Wedding in Tyla Morris House
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Carly M
9 months ago, for a Wedding in Port Talbot SA13 2TJ
Samantha Cello's Song list
ABBA - I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
ABBA - Dancing Queen
AC/DC - Highway To Hell
Aerosmith - I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing
Alicia Keys - If I Ain’t Got You
Aretha Franklin - Say a Little Prayer
Ariana Grande - Thank u, next
Adele - Rolling in the Deep
Adele - Make You Feel My Love
Adele - Skyfall
Aphex Twin - Avril 14th
Artic Monkeys - Mardy Bum
American Authors - Best Day of My Life
Amy Winehouse - Valerie
Avicii - Hey Brother
Avicii - Wake Me Up
The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
The Beach Boys - Wouldn’t It Be Nice
The Beatles - Across The Universe
The Beatles - Here Come The Sun
The Beatles - In My Life
The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There
The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand
The Beatles - When I’m Sixty Four
The Beatles - All You Need is Love
The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby
The Beatles - Yesterday
The Beatles - With a Little Help From My Friends
Bee Gees - How Deep is Your Love
Ben Howard - Only Love
Beyoncé - Ave Maria
Beyoncé - Crazy In Love
Beyoncé - Formation
Beyoncé - Love on Top
Beyoncé - Sandcastles
Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
Beyoncé - Halo
Beyoncé - XO
Bill Medley - (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life
Bill Withers - Lovely Day
Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
Billie Eilish - Bad Guy
Blur - The Universal
Blink 182 - All The Small Things
Blink 182 - First Date
Bob Dylan - Make You Feel My Love
Bob Marley - Is This Love
Bob Marley - Three Little Birds
Bon Iver - 8 (circle)
Brian Ferry - Let’s Stick Together
Britney Spears - Toxic
Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are/ Amazing
Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven
Bruno Mars - Marry You
Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
Bryan Adams - Summer of ’69
Bullet for my Valentine - All These Things I Hate
Bullet for my Valentine - Tears Don't Fall
Calum Scott - You are the Reason
Camila Cabello - Havana
Catfish & The Bottlemen - Hourglass
Cinematic Orchestra - Arrival of the Birds
Cristina Perri - A Thousand Years
Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
Clean Bandit - Rather Be
Clean Bandit - Rockabye
Coldplay - A Sky Full of Stars
Coldplay - Adventure of a Lifetime
Coldplay - Clocks
Coldplay - Paradise
Coldplay - Something Just Like This
Coldplay - The Scientist
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Coldplay - Yellow
Counting Crows - Accidentally In Love
Sam Cooke - Bring It On Home
The Cure - Friday I’m in Love
Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
Cyndi Lauper - True Colours
Daft Punk - Get Lucky
Damien Rice - The Blowers Daughter
David Bowie - Heroes
David Bowie - Life on Mars
David Guetta ft. Sia - Titanium
Destiny’s Child - Survivor
Destiny’s Child - Independent Woman
Des’ree - Kissing You
The Doors - Riders on the Storm
Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now
The Eagles - Hotel California
Earth, Wind & Fire - September
Ed Sheeran - Perfect
Ed Sheeran - Photograph
Ed Sheeran - Shape of You
Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes - Home
Elbow - One Day Like This
Ellie Golding - How Long Will I Love You?
Ellie Golding - Love Me Like You Do
ELO - Mr. Blue Sky
ELO - Rock ’N’ Roll is King
ELO - Shine a Little Love
ELO - Standin’ in the Rain
ELO - Sweet Talkin’ Woman
ELO - Wild West Hero
ELO - Strange Magic
Elton John - Can You Feel the Love Tonight
Elton John - Crocodile Rock
Elton John - Your Song
Elvis - Always On My Mind
Elvis - Blue Moon
Elvis - Can’t Help Falling in Love
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams
Evanescence - Bring Me To Life
Fleetwood Mac - Songbird
Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere
Florence + The Machine - You’ve Got The Love
Foo Fighters - Everlong
Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks
Frank Sinatra - Fly Me To The Moon
Frank Sinatra - Strangers in the Night
Franki Valli - Cant Take My Eyes off You
Frozen - Let it Go
Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
Green Day - Time of Your Life
Guns ’n’ Roses - Sweet Child of Mine
Harry Styles - Sign of the Times
Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar
Hansard - Slowly Falling
Hozier - Take Me To Church
Iron & Wine - Flightless Bird, American Mouth
Israel Kamakawiwo’ole - Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Jack Johnson - Better Together
The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good)
Jennifer Rush - The Power of Love
Jason Mraz - I’m Yours
John Legend - All of Me
John Boden - How Long Will I Love You?
Journey - Don’t Stop Believin’
Journey - Open Arms
Jungle - Back on 74
Justin Timberlake - Can’t Stop The Feeling
Kansas - Carry On My Wayward Son
Kanye West - Gold Digger
Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
Katrina and the Waves - I’m Walking on Sunshine
Keane - Somewhere Only We Know
Kenny G - The Wedding Song
Khalid - Better
The Killers - Mr. Brightside
Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire
Kodaline - The One
Ben E. King - Stand By Me
Lady Gaga - Shallow (A Star is Born)
Lady Gaga - Always Remember Us This Way (A Star is Born)
Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah
Linkin Park - Numb
Lionel Richie - Endless Love
Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World
Luis Fonsi - Despacito
Luke Combs - Beautiful Crazy
The Lumineers - Flowers in Your Hair
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
Madness - It Must Be Love
Mark Knopfler - Storybook Love
Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk
Maroon 5 - Girls Like You
McFly - It’s All About You
Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass
Mettalica - Nothing Else Matters
Michael Jackson - Rock With You
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball
Muse - Knights of Cydonia
Muse - Starlight
Muse - Time is Running Out
Muse - Unintended
Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten
Natalie Cole - This Will Be (Everlasting Love)
Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
Neil Young - Love is a Rose
Nick Cave - Red Right Hand
Nick Cave - The Ship Song
Nick Cave - The Weeping Song
Nick Cave/ Kylie Minogue - Where The Wild Roses Grow
Nina Simone - L.O.V.E
Nora Jones - Don’t Know Why
Oasis - Champagne Supernova
Oasis - Don’t Look Back in Anger
Oasis - Half The World Away
Oasis - Whatever
Oasis - Wonderwall
Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks
Owl City - Fireflies
Paramore - The Only Exception
Paul Simon - The Boxer
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al
Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman
Peter Gabriel - The Book of Love
Pharrell Williams - Happy
Phil Collins - Groovy Kind of Love
Phil Collins - You’ll Be in My Heart
Pink - Just Give Me a Reason
Pixies - Here Comes Your Man
Pixies - Where is My Mind?
The Pogues - Fairytale of New York
The Police - Every Breath You Take
The Pretenders - I’ll Stand By You
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen - Somebody to Love
Queen - We Are The Champions
Queen - You’re My Best Friend
Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Queen - Don’t Stop Me Now
Radiohead - Karma Police
Radiohead - Motion Picture Soundtrack
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
Rihanna & Calvin Harris - We Found Love
The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black
The Rolling Stones - She's a Rainbow
Ruelle - I Get To Love You
Sade - By Your Side
Sam Smith - Stay With Me
Shapeshifters - Lola's Theme
Shawn Mendes - In My Blood
Swedish House Mafia - Don’t You Worry Child
Sia - Chandelier
Sia - Cheap Thrills
Sigur Ros - Hoppipolla
Sixpence None The Richer - Kiss Me
Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight
The Smiths - Please, Please Please, Let Me Get What I Want
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
Stevie Wonder - Isn’t She Lovely
Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours
Stevie Wonder - You are the Sunshine of my Life
Sting - Fields of Gold
Sting - Roxanne
Take That - Greatest Day
Taylor Swift - Fearless
Taylor Swift - Invisible String
Taylor Swift - Lover
Taylor Swift - Love Story
Taylor Swift - Wildest Dreams
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule The World
The Temptations - My Girl
Tom Jones - Delilah
Tom Odell - Another Love
Toploader - Dancing in the Moonlight
Toto - Africa
Train - Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)
Train - Marry Me
The Turtles - Happy Together
Van Morrison - Have I Told You Lately
Van Morrison - Moondance
The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
Walk The Moon - Shut Up and Dance
Willie Nelson - Bring Me Sunshine
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody
T. Albinoni - Adagio
L.V. Beethoven - String Quartets (Selection)
J.S.Bach - Air on the G String
J.S.Bach - Arioso
J.S.Bach - Bourre Swing
J.S.Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No.3
J.S.Bach - Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
J.S.Bach - Sheep May Safely Graze
J.S.Bach - ‘Sarabande’ in B Minor
Georges Bizet - Habanera from Carmen
Georges Bizet - Toreador’s Song from Carmen
L. Boccherini - Minuetto
J.Brahms - Hungarian Dance No.5
Charpentier - Prelude from ‘Te Deum’
J.Clarke - Trumpet Voluntary
Claude Debussy - Clair De Lune
Leo Delibes - The Flower Song
Einaudi - I Giorni
Einaudi - Le Onde
Einaudi - Nuvole Bianche
Edward Elgar - Chanson De Matin
Edward Elgar - Salut d’Amour
Edward Elgar - Serenade for Strings
Gabriel Faurè - Pavane
Phillip Glass - String Quartet No.2 ‘Company’
Gluck - Dance of the Blessed Spirits
G.F.Handel - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
G.F.Handel - Aria from ‘Xerxes’
G.F.Handel - Sarabande
G.F.Handel - Water Music
G.F.Handel - Zadok The Preist
J.Haydn - String Quartets (Selection)
Franz Liszt - Liebestraum
Martini - Plasir d’Amour
Jules Massenet - Meditation from Thaïs
Felix Mendelssohn - Wedding March
J.J.Mouret - Rondeu
W.A Mozart - Ave Verum Corpus
W.A Mozart - Der Vogelfänger from The Magic Flute
W.A Mozart - Bei Männern from The Magic Flute
W.A Mozart - Drei Divertimenti K.136-138
W.A Mozart - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
W.A Mozart - ‘Wedding March’ from The Marriage of Figaro
Mark O’Connor - Appalachian Waltz
Jaques Offenbach - Barcarolle
Jaques Offenbach - Can Can
Johann Pachelbel - Canon in D
Giacomo Puccini - O Mio Babbino Caro
Henry Purcell - Abdelezar Suite
Henry Purcell - Trumpet Tune
Saint-Seans - ‘The Elephant’ from Carnival of the Animals
Saint-Seans - ‘The Swan’ from Carnival of the Animals
Franz Schubert - Ave Maria
J. Strauss - Voices of Spring Waltz
Tchaikovsky - ‘Dance of the Reed Pipes’ from The Nutcracker
Tchaikovsky - ‘Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy’ from The Nutcracker
Verdi - La Donna e Mobile
Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons (Selections)
Wagner - Bridal Chorus (Wedding March)
Yiruma - River Flows in You
Aladdin - Whole New World
Band of Brothers - Theme
Beauty and The Beast - Tale as Old as Time
James Bond 007 - Theme
James Bond 007 - Diamonds are Forever
James Bond 007 - Nobody Does it Better
James Bond 007 - Goldfinger
James Bond 007 - Skyfall
Barbie - I'm Just Ken
Braveheart - For The Love of a Princess
Breakfast at Tiffany’s - Moon River
Dads Army - Theme
Donkey Kong - Jungle Japes
Downton Abbey - Theme
Downton Abbey - Duneagle
Fiddler on the Roof - Sunrise, Sunset
Final Fantasy VII - Tifa's Theme
Frozen - Let it Go
Forest Gump - Feather Theme
Games of Thrones - Theme
The Godfather - Love Theme
The Greatest Showman - Rewrite the Stars
Hamilton - Helpless
Harry Potter - Hedwigs Theme
Harry Potter - Medley
Inception - Time
Indiana Jones - Raiders March
Inglorious Basterds - Tarantella e Rabbia
Joe Hisaishi - Always With Me
Joe Hisaishi - My Neighbour Totoro
Joe Hisaishi - One Summers Day
Joe Hisaishi - Princess Mononoke
Jurassic Park - Main Theme
Jurassic Park - Jurassic Park
Jungle Book - The Bare Necessities
La La Land - Another Day of Sun
La La Land - City of Stars
The Little Mermaid - Part of Your World
Lion King - Can You Feel the Love Tonight
Lord of the Rings - Concerning Hobbits
Lord of the Rings - Return of the King
Love Actually - Portuguese Love Theme
Miss Marple - Theme
Moana - How Far I’ll Go
Moulin Rouge - Come What May
Notting Hill - She
Phantom of the Opera - All I Ask of You
Peaky Blinders Theme - Red Right Hand
The Pink Panther - Theme
Pirates of The Caribbean - The Curse of the Black Pearl Medley
Pirates of The Caribbean - He's a Pirate
Pinocchio - When You Wish Upon a Star
Pocahontas - Colors of the Wind
The Princess Bride - Storybook Love
P.S. I Love You - Kisses & Cake
Rogers & Hammerstein - You’ll Never Walk Alone
Romeo + Juliet - Everybodys Free
Tangled - I See The Light
Tarzan - You’ll Be in My Heart (Phil Collins)
Toy Story - You’ve Got a Friend in Me
Twilight - Flightless Bird, American Mouth (Iron & Wine)
Twilight - A Thousand Years
The Sound of Music - Maria
Up - Married Life
Slumdog Millionaire - Latika’s Theme
Star Trek - First Contact Main Theme
Star Wars - The Imperial March
Star Wars - The Throne Room
Star Wars - Opening Theme
Super Mario Bros (1985) - Medley
Super Mario 64 - Inside the Castle Walls
The Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda - The Wind Waker
Herp Albert - Spanish Flea
R.A.Eastburn - Little Brown Jug
Etta James - At Last
Carlos Jobin - Girl From Ipanema
Scott Joplin - The Entertainer
Van Morrison - Moondance
Ray Noble - The Very Thought of You
Edith Piaf - La Vie en Rose
Frank Sinatra - Fly Me To The Moon
Frank Sinatra - Love and Marriage
Charles Trenet - Beyond The Sea
Ionel Fernic - I Love The Woman
Carlos Gardel - Por Una Cabeza
Sebastian Iradier - La Palorma Tango
Mädis Javri - Eine Klaine Nacht Tango
A.G Villoldo - El Choclo
American - Down By The River
American - House of the Rising Sun
American - St James Infirmary
American - Teddy Bears Picnic
American - This Little Light of Mine
American - He’s Got The Whole World in His Hands
Czech - Myava
English - For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow
English - Nearer My God to Thee
English - Scarborough Fair
Irish - Danny Boy
Irish - Jig Medley
Italian - Bella Ciao
Italian - Tarantella Napoletana
Jewish - Hava Nagila
Mexican - La Bamba
Mexican - La Cucaracha
Mexican - Mexican Hat Dance
Russian - Korobeniki & Kalinka
Russian - Korobushka
Sea Shanty - The Drunken Sailor
Enoch Sontonga - Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika
Welsh - Calon Lan
Welsh - Cwm Rhondda
Customer questions
What do your clients love most about your performances?
Clients love the sound of my cello. I perform on a French cello from the 1850s. They also enjoy my range of repertoire and ability to take on the spot requests.
Which venues have you performed at in the past?
I have performed in venues across England, Wales and Scotland. I have also performed in the USA and France.
Which artists have you been most influenced by?
I look up to the great solo cellists for sound inspiration. I am also influenced by my teachers from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
What is the most high profile gig you've performed?
I most recently played for David Tennant and have performed for Eleanor Tomlinson.
Do you have different line-up options?
I like to play solo with backing tracks, but I can perform with piano too! I have a pickup on the cello to boost the volume. My speaker is battery powered so I can play without needed electricity.
What if my timings change after I've booked you?
I always try our best to be flexible to help ensure your event runs as smoothly as possible. If timings change slightly in the run up to the event just let us know.
How much time do you need to set up?
I arrive at the venue around one hour before due to play in order to set up.
Can I pick the pieces you play from the set list?
Yes, please make requests or choose from my list. You can also let me choose the pieces I like best.
Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?
Yes, I bring my cello, stand, and speaker.
Can you learn specific pieces before the event?
Yes, if there is a song that is not on my repertoire list please request it. I haven't turned down a request yet. I am always adding more songs, especially the latest hits. It's even hard to keep the list up to date as there are so many additions.
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Wedding, Wedding proposal, Hotel / Restaurant event, Recording session, Concert, Corporate event, Charity event, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Private event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve
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