Stuart Collingwood

Stuart Collingwood has been playing Piano as a professional for over 20 years and has worked all over the World with many stars of the entertainment world . Some of the artists he has worked with include:- Bob Monkhouse, Gerard Kenny, Little and Large, Ken Dodd, The Nolans, Peter Grant, Brotherhood of man, Norman Wisdom, Anita Harris, Joe Longthorne, Faye Tozer, Stan Boardman, Chubby Brown, John Miles, Russ Abbot, Bobby Davro, Gary Wilmot, Claire Sweeney, Cheryl Tweedy (Cheryl Cole), Brian Johnson (ACDC) and Tim Healy among many others. Also regular engagements as a Musical Director with P&O and on Queen Mary 2. Stuart also from 2004 has worked as a Musical Director for Tony Christie, and has played on many TV shows including Top of the pops, GMTV, CDUK, Queenmania, Best Party songs ever (BBC) Des and Mel and BBC News with the hit single "Is This the Way to Amarillo" , also for the Variety Club of Great Britain at the Grosvenor House London in front of special guest Michael Caine and a performance at The Royal Albert Hall. Also with Tony Christie at many festivals, including T4 in the Park, Guidfest, Rimpellrock in Belgium and the V festival in front of 65,000 people! He has recently recorded albums with John Miles (writer of "Music" was my first love) called "Big Band John" also on an ITV special, with singer Jason Issacs on his album "Fever"( Winner of the Alan Titchmarch "Crooner " contest in March 2010) and appears with the band on Tonys “Live at the V festival DVD” in 2005. In 2010 Stuart also appeared in comedian Bobby Pattinson,s DVD "Just Joking" . Currently playing casual dates with Joe Longthorne and also various touring shows including, Back to Bacharach, Bye Bye Baby, Frankly Sinatra, Lee Memphis King (Elvis impersonator) Islands in the Stream, Bowie Starman tribute, Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond tribute) Ultimate Buble tribute (Mark Daniels) The Rat Pack is back featuring hit recording star Anita Harris, recently appeared in a new ITV series "Last laugh in Vegas". Also dates with Faye Tozer band (Strictly) 2022 started with some gigs with hit sax man Snake Davis (Take that, M people, James Brown, Ray Charles) Stuart also enjoys playing jazz and Solo Piano at many Weddings and Occasions across the United Kingdom.