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Scarlett Taylor

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About Scarlett

"Versatile, Glamorous, Spectacular" North East Violinist. Experience for weddings and corp events. Pop to Classical, I’ll provide!
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Newcastle upon Tyne

Scarlett and her violin have been inseparable from the age of 6 and have travelled the world together! (It's true, she's like my child.) Classically trained, with both a first class Music degree and a Masters degree in Music Therapy, alongside a DipABRSM in violin performance, Scarlett started booking events 5 years ago. She has played orchestrally for 15 years, and has travelled all over Europe performing in orchestras. Closer to home, Scarlett has performed at many weddings, solo and in a quartet, birthdays, and corporate events. (It goes without saying, I'd happily hop on a plane for another worldwide gig please!) Later in life, Scarlett is now based primarily in the North-East but travels up and down the country. Her playing has expanded after becoming inspired by Country musicians Zach Bryan and Philip Bowen. Combining a unique blend of Classical violin and country fiddle sets Scarlett apart. (I'll let you know now that I don't try to turn Canon in D or Wedding March into a country tune...) Another string to her bow is Scarlett's choral singing career. Having performed to the Queen at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in St Paul's Cathedral, Scarlett is no stranger to high-stakes and large audiences! (Had to get that in there!) Reviews of Scarlett include her striking stage presence, her personality and professionalism. These reviews are testament to how much Scarlett enjoys playing at client's events, and setting the auditory scene for such special moments. (I really, truly do love my job.)

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Scarlett's Reviews

From Encore customers:

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Karen R
2 years ago
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5 out of 5

Absolutely excellent. Would highly recommend. Will definitely book Scarlett again! Superb! X

Reply from Scarlett
2 months ago

Thank you so much Karen. It was an absolute delight to play your father's original song. x

From other customers:

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Niraali P
4 months ago, for a Wedding in North Shields NE29
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5 out of 5

Scarlett was amazing from start to finish and made everything easy for us. Great choice in songs and beautifully played. Got on with all the guests too! Bonus!

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Amber K
4 months ago, for a Charity event in Worcester WR4
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5 out of 5

Scarlett was perfect for our fundraiser, what a find. Great songs, played beautifully of course. Also lots of upbeat ones which I'd never heard on the violin and the crowd loved. Seemed to follow the energy of the evening. Had loads of compliments and I'd be sure to book again.

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Scarlett's Song list

This is a sample list!!
ABBA – Chiquitita
ABBA – Dancing Queen
ABBA – Does Your Mother Know
Adele – Chasing Pavements
Adele – Easy On Me
Andy Williams – Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Beyoncé – Baby Boy
Beyoncé – Crazy In Love
Blue Öyster Cult – Don't Fear The Reaper
Britney Spears – Baby One More Time
Bruno Mars – Count On Me
BTS Ft. Halsey – Boy With Luv
BTS – Dynamite
Camila Cabello Ft. Ed Sheeran – Bam Bam
Christina Aguilera – Beautiful
Christina Perri – A Thousand Years
Coldplay – Adventure Of A Lifetime
Coldplay – A Sky Full Of Stars
Coldplay – Atlas
Coldplay – Clocks
Daniel Caesar – Best Part
Delta Goodrem – Born To Try
Destiny's Child – Dangerously In Love
Diana Ross – Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Duncan Laurence – Arcade
Echosmith – Cool Kids
Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill
Etta James – At Last
Etta James – A Sunday Kind Of Love
Faith Hill – Breathe
Fall Out Boy – Centuries
Gerry Rafferty – Baker Street
George Ezra – Budapest
Gershwin – A Foggy Day (In London Town)
Gershwin – But Not For Me
Ginuwine – Differences
Green Day – 21 Guns
Green Day – Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
Imagine Dragons – Believer
Jackson 5 – ABC
James Blunt – 1973
Jessie J – Domino
John Legend – All Of Me
John Legend – Conversations In The Dark
Justin Bieber – Anyone
Justin Timberlake – Can't Stop The Feeling
Kanye West – American Boy
K-Ci & JoJo – All My Life
Keane – Bedshaped
Kendrick Lamar – All The Stars
Lennon & McCartney – A Day In The Life
Lennon & McCartney – All My Loving
Lennon & McCartney – Eleanor Rigby
Lewis Capaldi – Before You Go
Leona Lewis – A Moment Like This
Luke Combs – Beautiful Crazy
Luis Fonsi Feat. Justin Bieber – Despacito
Mabel – Boyfriend
Mabel – Don't Call Me Up
Madonna – American Pie
Mariah Carey – All I Want For Christmas
Meghan Trainor – All About That Bass
Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
Neon Trees – Animal
Nico & Vinz – Am I Wrong
One Direction – Best Song Ever
OneRepublic – Apologize
OneRepublic – Counting Stars
Pixie Lott – All About Tonight
Queen – Bicycle Race
Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen – Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Queen – Don't Stop Me Now
Richard Hawley – Coles Corner
Rihanna – American Oxygen
Robbie Williams – Angels
Rod Stewart – Baby Jane
Sam Smith – Dancing With A Stranger
Sigala N Ella Eyre – Came Here For Love
Simon And Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water
Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars
Sia – Cheap Thrills
Soundgarden – Black Hole Sun
Swedish House Mafia – Don't You Worry Child
Taylor Swift – 22
Taylor Swift – Cardigan
The Beatles – All You Need Is Love
The Beatles – Blackbird
The Beatles – Hey Jude
The Beatles – Yesterday
The Corrs – All The Love In The World
The Corrs – Breathless
The Dixie Cups – Chapel Of Love
The Lovin' Spoonful – Daydream
The Pogues – Dirty Old Town
The Police – Don't Stand So Close To Me
The Script – Breakeven
The Supremes – Baby Love
The Weeknd – Blinding Lights
The Weeknd – Can't Feel My Face
Tom Jones – Delilah
Tones And I – Dance Monkey
Van Morrison – Brown Eyed Girl
Vanessa Carlton – A Thousand Miles
Zayne Feat. Sia – Dusk Till Dawn
Films:
Twilight:
Turning Page - Sleeping At Last
Bella’s Lullaby
Decode
Eyes On Fire
Full Moon
Go All The Way (Into The Twilight)
Leave Out All The Rest
Spotlight (Twilight Remix)
Supermassive Black Hole
Tremble For My Beloved
Moulin Rouge:
Come What May
Ratatouille
Le Festin
Amelie:
Main Theme
Titanic:
My Heart Will Go On
Moana:
How Far I’ll Go
I Am Moana (Song Of The Ancestors)
Know Who You Are
Shiny
We Know The Way
Where You Are
You’re Welcome
Maleficent:
Once Upon A Dream
Pirates of the Caribbean:
The Medallion Calls
The Black Pearl
Blood Ritual/Moonlight Serenade
He’s A Pirate
I’ve Got My Eyes On You
Jack Sparrow
The Kraken
One Last Shot
To The Pirates’ Cave!
Two Hornpipes
Underwater March
Wheel Of Fortune
Romeo and Juliet:
Love Theme
Casablanca:
As Time Goes By
Love Actually:
Both Sides Now
American Idiot:
Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
The Lion King:
Can You Feel The Love Tonight
Circle Of Life
I Just Can’t Wait To Be King
Diamonds Are Forever:
Diamonds Are Forever
The Wizard of Oz:
Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead
Follow The Yellow Brick Road
Over The Rainbow
Goldfinger:
Goldfinger
Ghostbusters:
Ghostbusters
Harry Potter:
Hedwig’s Theme
Armageddon:
I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing
The Notebook:
The Notebook Main Theme
Star Wars:
Star Wars Theme
Superman:
Superman Theme
Toy Story:
You’ve Got A Friend In Me
When She Loved Me
Beauty and the Beast:
Beauty And The Beast
Belle
Casablanca:
As Time Goes By
Rocky III:
Eye Of The Tiger
The Bodyguard:
I Will Always Love You
Dirty Dancing:
(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life
Hungry Eyes
She's Like The Wind
Batman Forever:
Kiss From A Rose
Mannequin:
Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now
Pretty Woman:
Oh, Pretty Woman
Saturday Night Fever:
Stayin’ Alive
Musicals:
Hamilton:
Alexander Hamilton
Dear Theodosia
Shoot My Shot
You'll Be Back
Helpless
Phantom of the Opera:
Think of Me
Masquerade
All I Ask of You
Angel of Music
Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
The Greatest Showman:
The Greatest Show
A Million Dreams
Come Alive
The Other Side
Never Enough
This Is Me
Rewrite the Stars
Tightrope
From Now On
High School Musical:
Start of Something New
Get’cha Head in the Game
What I’ve Been Looking For
When There Was Me and You
Bop to the Top
Breaking Free
We’re All in This Together
I Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You
Stick to the Status Quo
Hairspray:
I Can Hear the Bells
It Takes Two
Without Love
Good Morning Baltimore
Welcome To the 60's
Big, Blonde, and Beautiful
West Side Story:
Prologue
Jet Song
Something’s Coming
The Dance at the Gym
Maria
Tonight
America
Cool
One Hand, One Heart
I Feel Pretty
Somewhere
Frozen:
Do You Want to Build a Snowman?
For the First Time in Forever
Love Is an Open Door
Let It Go
Reindeer(s) Are Better Than People
In Summer
For the First Time in Forever (Reprise)
Fixer Upper
Wicked:
Defying Gravity
One Short Day
Dancing Through Life
For Good
I'm Not That Girl
Les Misérables:
Prologue: Work Song
At the End of the Day
I Dreamed a Dream
Who Am I?
Castle on a Cloud
Master of the House
Look Down
Stars
Red and Black
Do You Hear the People Sing?
In My Life
A Heart Full of Love
One Day More
On My Own
Drink with Me
Bring Him Home
Empty Chairs at Empty Tables

Scarlett's Prices

Last updated: 2024

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)£50
Up to 1 hour£150
Up to 2 hours£312.50
Up to 3 hours£437.50
Packages
Wedding ceremony
This includes music before the service begins, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave.
£250
Drinks reception
Two performances of up to 45 mins each during your drinks reception
£270
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.
£450

Add-ons

Online Consultation and 3 New Songs Learned
+£35
Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

Flexibility and fun! From learning unique songs, to filling unexpected time, to livening up a dance floor. With me, you’ll get a seamless, no-fuss experience, and clients love this. Each performance you hear is a truly Scarlett performance, with stellar stage presence, and I put my all into making sure my clients are impressed.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

Spanish City - Whitley Bay St Helen's Church - Whitley Chapel, Hexham Low House - Hexham The Farmhouse - Hexham Chase Park Centre- Whickham The Hilton - Nottingham Church of St Mary the Virgin - Nottingham Manor by the Lake - Evesham Parade Gardens - Bath Symphony Hall - Birmingham Brammal Music Hall - Birmingham Among many others!

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

Zach Bryan and Philip Bowen! I am a country music lover, and the violin (or fiddle) glides over so many country tracks and sounds like it was always meant to be there. Philip Bowen's Appalachian fiddle playing was introduced to me a few years ago and put that inspiration into my covers of pop songs!

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

At an event I had an unexpected jam session with a popular North-East icon who once sang a cover of The Climb on a famous TV singing programme...

Do you have different line-up options?

I can offer solo violin, violin and singing and violin and piano - but the latter requires a higher fee.

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

If you let me know ASAP of any timing changes, I will try my best to accommodate. I’m usually flexible with timings up to an hour each way, but only with 48 hours notice.

How much time do you need to set up?

If you require solo violin or violin and singing, I need 30 minutes to set up - I won’t be in your way!

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

Yes of course, if you have any other requests I am happy to talk those through. I ask my clients to give me a week’s notice to learn your set list.

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes, absolutely! It’s just me, a music stand, an amp and my music! If the event is particularly long or if anything changes, I will enquire with you to make sure the event runs seamlessly.

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

I can try my best to learn specific pieces, the more notice I have (10 days) is preferred though! If a piece is particularly challenging, there might be an extra fee of £20 but this can be discussed.
Musicianship
Genres:
Classical, Baroque, Classical crossover, Contemporary classical, Early music, Film / TV music, Medieval music, Musical theatre, Opera, Renaissance, Covers, Christmas, Contemporary Christian, Traditional church music, 1990s era music, 1980s era music, 1970s era music, 1960s era music, 1950s era music, 1940s era music, 1930s era music, Folk, Ceilidh, Country, Folk rock, Traditional English folk, Traditional Irish folk, Traditional Scottish folk, Jazz, Blues, Gypsy jazz, Easy listening, Light music, Tango, Klezmer
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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, Concert, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Charity event, Birthday party, Christmas party
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Other skills:
Fluent sight-reader, Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching, Music therapy, Singing teaching, Composer, Songwriter, Transcription
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