Early Music Ensembles for hire Near You

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Hire Gaita Medieval Music ensemble Early music ensemble with Encore
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£500 - £750
Early music ensembleEdinburgh

Gaita is a specialist medieval music ensemble performing the secular and courtly music of Medieval Europe.

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Hire Caliban's Dream Early music ensemble with Encore
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£375 - £940
Early music ensembleNewton Abbot

Costumed medieval or Tudor music for banquets, weddings, historical events, education. Duo or trio. Bagpipes, hurdy gurdy, harp, recorder...

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Hire Sounds of Time Early music ensemble with Encore
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£400 - £600
Early music ensembleBraintree

Sounds of Time are able to offer period work in the medieval, renaissance or Victorian periods.

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Hire Euphony Voices Early music ensemble with Encore
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£662.50 - £800
Early music ensembleLondon

Euphony Voices specialise in weddings, funerals and corporate events. Euphony's carol singers have featured on TV and radio.

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Hire Sandra & Paul Early music ensemble with Encore
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£500 - £1400
Early music ensembleLondon

Sandra & Paul, engaging and colourful instrumental duo, violin and guitar (no singing)

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Hire Brass Effect Early music ensemble with Encore
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Early music ensembleLondon

Specially crafted brass performances, tailored to your event.

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Hire Caperbility Early music ensemble with Encore
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£562.50 - £1062.50
Early music ensembleBraintree

Caperbility is able to play for different occasions, whether a standard ceilidh, barn dance, Playford or contradance. As seen on TV!

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Hire Adamas Voces Early music ensemble with Encore
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From£1600
Early music ensemblePembrokeshire

Adamas Voces is an ad hoc choir, compromising of professional musicians from various locations across the UK.

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Hire Little Oak Ceilidh Band Early music ensemble with Encore
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£550 - £825
Early music ensembleCambridgeshire

Little Oak is a small but lively folk line-up for your event or ceilidh.

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Hire Essentially Brass Early music ensemble with Encore
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£1125 - £1312.50
Early music ensembleNottingham

A versatile and modern professional brass ensemble, regularly performing high quality chamber, easy listening & pop music throughout the UK.

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Hire Oysland Klezmer Band Early music ensemble with Encore
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£250 - £375
Early music ensembleLondon

Top-notch contemporary Klezmer!

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Hire Spirit Strings Early music ensemble with Encore
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£330 - £920
Early music ensembleTwickenham

Spirit Strings is an outstanding instrumental ensemble composed of high calibre professional musicians with experience in world tours.

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Hire Phantasia Early music ensemble with Encore
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£375 - £875
Early music ensembleIsle of Wight

Recently featured on Classic FM, Phantasia specialises in dynamic performances of classical, folk and popular music on period instruments.

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Hire Cosmati Duo Early music ensemble with Encore
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£500 - £1400
Early music ensembleLondon

Experienced string duo based in London and Buckinghamshire, available for weddings, work parties, formal dinners, charity events, and more.

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Hire Willow Station Early music ensemble with Encore
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Early music ensembleWelshpool

Multi-instrumental close harmony duo, specialising in Bluegrass, Folk and Post-Modern; including 50s/60s/70s covers with a rockabilly twist.

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Hire Loshn Klezmer Band Early music ensemble with Encore
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£750 - £1125
Early music ensembleLondon

An exciting collaboration between some of the UK's most established and acclaimed Klezmer musicians!

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Hire Teine (Chenna)  Early music ensemble with Encore
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£300 - £500
Early music ensembleStone

Folk duo playing folk, traditional, jazz, popular classics.

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Hire Eledone Quartet Early music ensemble with Encore
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£937.50 - £1250
Early music ensembleLondon

Vibrant string quartet based in London. We've played at Westminster Abbey and the Tower of London and would love to perform for you!

Latest reviews of our Early Music Ensembles

Gaita Medieval Music ensemble
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"They were extremely friendly and adapted well to the crazy event going on around them. The dances we were taught went down extremely well land everyone loved listening to the very skilled musicians"

Kay hired Gaita Medieval Music ensemble for a Private event

Verified Review, 3 February 2024
Caliban's Dream
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"We had the pleasure of having Caliban's dream playing for the afternoon at our viking wedding. We cant thank them enough for the PERFECT performance!!!! Thanks to them, the afternoon was even more amazing that what we imagined it to be! Their music took us back in time and it truly felt like a dream. Every single guest was amazed by them and felt like they were in a film set!! They are extremely talented, they were very flexible and they adapted perfectly to our needs and the weather. Thank you thank you thank you!!! Adam & Noe "

Noelia hired Caliban's Dream for a Wedding

Verified Review, 4 August 2023
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"Lovely people and brilliant musicians - they made our party!"

Mark hired Caliban's Dream for a Private event

Verified Review, 22 July 2023

FAQs about hiring Early Music Ensembles in the UK

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Can any early music ensemble play my favourite song?

Professional early music ensembles will often take requests, but you will need to give them plenty of notice. Please also keep in mind that early music ensembles may ask for an small additional fee to prepare songs that aren't already on their song list. You can view the early music ensemble's song list on their Encore profile.

How much time do early music ensembles take to set up?

Your early music ensemble will usually arrive about an hour or so before their performance begins to set up and get settled before they start playing. To avoid any delays, make sure the performance space is ready for the early music ensemble prior to their arrival.

My venue has asked for the performer’s PLI & PAT inspection certificates. What are these?

PLI stands for Public Liability Insurance. This insurance covers damage to another person or their property (it is also known as third party insurance). As many of our early music ensembles are members of the Musician's Union, they are already covered by PLI up to £10 million. PAT stands for portable appliance testing. Most of our early music ensembles will already have a PAT inspection certificate for their musical equipment/PA system, which they can provide to your venue if they need it.

Hiring a Early Music Ensemble Near You

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Pop, Classical, Jazz
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9 hours
Busiest times:
June, July, August

How much does it cost to hire a Early Music Ensemble in the UK?

The typical price per group member for Early Music Ensembles is:
£Budget£220
££Pro£330
£££High-end£400+

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