Wedding Ceremony (up to 1 hour): £285 Weekdays only, minimum pricing on a weekend is up to 2 hours |
Up to 2 hours: £335 |
Up to 3 hours: £385 |
Up to 4 hours: £446 |
Rachael is a professional freelance harpist based in Manchester. She has been performing at weddings and other functions for over ten years as well as doing a diverse range of other musical work. Music is an important part of any event and Rachael is highly experienced at helping you decide on all the details that are going to make your day extra special, working closely with you to put together a personalised programme that is just right for your occasion. Her repertoire is extensive and spans classical, folk, pop, jazz and original music. If there is a tune you love that isn’t on the list Rachael is always willing to learn a request or two.
Rachael grew up in Lancaster and began playing the harp at the age of 5. She went on to study at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts graduating in 2008 with a first class honours degree in music. Her tutors have included renowned British harpists Eleanor Hudson and Eira-Lynn Jones, as well as international jazz harpist Park Stickney. Rachael works with bands and theatre projects both nationwide and all over the world. On live work, recorded projects and TV appearances she has worked with artists including Corinne Bailey Rae, Gilles Peterson, Susan Boyle and Jimmy Osmond. She is a regular on London’s jazz circuit performing at venues such as Ronnie Scott’s and the Soho Jazz Club, and she has performed for Sir Paul McCartney, premier league footballers and royalty.
Rachael is available for any type of event including weddings, functions, corporate events, christenings, funerals and Valentine’s Day dinners. She covers Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire, Merseyside, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, North Wales and the Midlands, and is willing to travel further by agreement. She performs on a stunning French black and gold pedal harp made by Camac. The harp adds a beautiful aesthetic to any occasion and as an additional visual detail Rachael wears a gown to match your colour scheme, whatever you’ve chosen. She can be booked solo or with her harp and cello duo and provides her own amplification for larger events.
Based in Manchester, Greater Manchester
CLASSICAL
Bach Air on a G String
Gavotte
Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring
Minuet
Prelude 1
Beethoven Minuet in G
Moonlight Sonata
Ode to Joy
Bizet Carmen Suite No.1, Intermezzo
Brahms Waltz
Clarke An Ayre
King William’s March
Trumpet Voluntary (The Prince of Denmark’s March)
Cleber Gaslantaarns
Couperin Troisieme Acte
Debussy Clair De Lune
Delibes Flower Duet from Lakme
Dvorak Humoreske
Einaudi Due Tramonti
Le Onde
Faure Pavane
Gladwin Prelude for Harp
Handel Air and Variations
Air from Water Music
Fireworks Music (last movement)
Gavotte
Hallelujah Chorus
Hornpipe from Water Music
Minuet
Passepied
The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Holst Jupiter (I Vow to Thee my Country)
Lehár Love’s Unspoken Word
MacDowell To A Wild Rose (Op.51, No.1)
Massenet Meditation from Thais
Mendelssohn On Wings of Song
Wedding March
Morricone Chi Mai
Myers Cavatina
Pachelbel Ciacona With Variations
Canon in D
Sarabande
Puccini Musetta’s Waltz from La Boheme
O Mio Babbino Caro from Gianni Schicchi
Purcell Chaconne from The Fairy Queen
Hornpipe
Trumpet Tune
Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Schubert Ave Maria
Strauss Emperor Waltz
The Blue Danube
Vivaldi Spring (first movement) from The Four Seasons
Spring (third movement) from The Four Seasons
Wagner Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin
Watkins Fire Dance
Suite for Harp
POPULAR
Abba Mamma Mia
Adele Chasing Pavements
Make You Feel My Love
Rolling In The Deep
Someone Like You
Air All I Need
Beyonce Ave Maria
Dangerously In Love
The Beach Boys God Only Knows
The Beatles All My Loving
All You Need Is Love
Eight Days A Week
Get Back
Here Comes The Sun
Here, There and Everywhere
Hey Jude
Love Me Do
Norwegian Wood
You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away
Bette Midler The Rose
Bonnie Raitt I Feel The Same
Brian Adams Everthing I Do
Bruno Mars Marry You
The Carpenters Close To You
Celine Dion My Heart Will Go On
The Colour Of My Love
Charles Aznavour She
Chris De Burgh Missing You
Christina Perri A Thousand Years
Clean Bandit ft Jess Glynne Rather Be
Coldplay Clocks
Don’t Panic
Fix You
Yellow
Corinne Bailey Rae Just Like A Star
Put Your Records On
Craig Armstrong Balcony Scene
Glasgow Love Theme
Cyndi Lauper True Colours
David Bowie When The World Falls Down
Des’ree Kissing You
Diana Ross When You Tell Me
Ed Sheeran Photograph
Thinking Out Loud
Elbow One Day Like This
Ellie Goulding How Long Will I Love You
Love Me Like You Do
Elton John Can You Feel The Love Tonight
Your Song
Elvis Can’t Help Falling In Love
Enya Watermark
Eric Clapton Wonderful Tonight
Eva Cassidy Fields of Gold
Songbird
Time After Time
Fleetwood Mac Songbird
The Foo Fighters Everlong
Gabrielle Dreams Can Come True
Hans Zimmer You’re So Cool
Jack Johnson Better Together
James Bay Hold Back The River
James Morrison I Won’t Let You Go
Jason Mraz I’m Yours
You Give Me Something
John Denver Annie’s Song
John Legend All Of Me
John Lennon Imagine
John McLaughlin So Close
Johnny Mercer Moon River
The Jonas Brothers When You Look Me In The Eyes
Joni Mitchell Both Sides, Now
Refuge of The Roads
Woodstock
Jose Gonzales Heartbeats
Journey Don’t Stop Believing
Katie Melua Nine Million Bicycles
The Closest Thing To Crazy
Keane Somewhere Only We Know
Lana Del Rey Lucky Ones
Young and Beautiful
Leonard Cohen Hallelujah
Louis Armstrong We Have All The Time In The World
What A Wonderful World
Madness It Must Be Love
Melissa Manchester Through The Eyes Of Love
Metallica Nothing Else Matters
Michael Bublé Home
Minnie Riperton Loving You
Morecambe and Wise Bring Me Sunshine
Nat King Cole When I Fall In Love
Nick Drake Pink Moon
Norah Jones Come Away With Me
Don’t Know Why
Oasis Songbird
Wonderwall
Owl City Fireflies
Passenger Let Her Go
Pharrell Williams Happy
Phil Collins Groovy Kind Of Love
Pixies Where Is My Mind
The Pretenders Let’s Get Married
Procol Harum A Whiter Shade of Pale
REM Everybody Hurts
Richard Marx Right Here Waiting For You
The Righteous Brothers Unchained Melody
Roberta Flack Killing Me Softly
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Sam Smith Stay With Me
Savage Garden Truly, Madly, Deeply
Secret Garden Sleepsong
Shania Twain From This Moment
You’re Still The One
Simon and Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water
For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her
Snow Patrol Chasing Cars
The Stereophonics You’re My Star
Stevie Wonder Isn’t She Lovely
Signed Sealed Delivered
Sting and The Police Every Breath You Take
Fields of Gold
The Stone Roses Waterfall
Take That A Million Love Songs
Back for Good
Greatest Day
Rule The World
Shine
Train Hey Soul Sister
Tori Amos Winter
Westlife Flying Without Wings
Swear It Again
You Raise Me Up
Wet Wet Wet Goodnight Girl
MUSICALS AND DISNEY
Aladdin A Whole New World
Beauty and the Beast Be Our Guest
Tale As Old As Time
Cats Memories
Chess I Know Him So Well
Frozen Do You Want To Build A Snowman
Let It Go
The Jungle Book Bare Necessities
The Little Mermaid Kiss The Girl
Mary Poppins Chim Chim Cher-ee
Feed The Birds
Let’s Go Fly A Kite
The Music Man Till There Was You
Oliver As Long As He Needs Me
Where Is Love
Phantom Of The Opera All I Ask Of You
Pinocchio When You Wish Upon A Star
Show Boat Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man Of Mine
Snow White And The Seven Dwarves Some Day My Prince Will Come
South Pacific Some Enchanted Evening
Part Of Your World
Up Married Life (Theme)
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Pure Imagination
The Wizard Of Oz Over The Rainbow
JAZZ AND JAZZ ARRANGEMENTS
Burke/Garner Misty
Duke Ellington/Tizol Caravan
Eggar Strumjam
Fain/Webster Secret Love
Gershwin Summertime
Somebody Loves Me
Gummoe, John Rhythm Of The Rain
Hancock, Herbie Cantaloupe Island
Howard Fly Me To The Moon
Hubbard, Freddie Little Sunflower
Mercer, Johnny Autumn Leaves
Dream
Mercer/Bloom Fools Rush In
Mercer/Mancini Days of Wine and Roses
Romberg/Hammerstein Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
Lover, Come Back To Me
Piaf, Edith La Vie En Rose
Stickney, Park Mosenberg Jam
Red Door Blues
Where’s Mary Ford?
Wedgewood, Pamela Fifth Avenue
BOLLYWOOD
1942 A Love Story Ek Ladki Ko Dekha
Kuchh Na Kaho
Aandhi Tum Aa Gaye Ho Noor Aa Gaya Hai
Aashiqui 2 Tum Hi Ho
Chandni Chandni O Meri Chandni
Creature Sawan Aaya Hai
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna
Tujhe Dekha To Yeh Jaana Sanam
Zara Sa Jhoom Loon Main
Duplicate Ek Shararat Hone Ko Hai
Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam
Ek Villain Galliyan
Faasle Hum Chup Chain
Filhaal Nava Nava Dhula Dhula
Gangster Tu Hi Meri Shab Hai
Ghar Tere Bina Jiya Jaaye Na
Henna Main Hoon Khushrang Henna
Humari Adhuri Kahani Hasi
Jackpot Kabhi Jo Baadal Barse
Jism Chalo Tumko Lekar Chale
Mere Khwabon Ka Har Ek Naksh
Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar Pehla Nasha
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Suraj Hua Madham
Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai Chand Sitare Phool Aur Khushboo
Na Tum Jano Hum
Kal Ho Naa Ho Kal Ho Naa Ho
Kati Patang Pyar Deewana Hota Hai
Maine Pyaar Kiya Mere Rang Mein
Paap Man Ki Lagan
Parineeta Piyu Bole
Pardes Meri Mehbooba
Parwana Tumko Hi Chahenge Hum
Prem Rog Yeh Galiya Yeh Chaubara
Prince Tere Liye
Race Pehli Nazar Mein
Race 2 Be Intehaan
Ram Teri Ganga Maili Sun Sahiba Sun
Refugee Mere Humsafar
Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein Soni Soni
Raat Ki Hatheli Par
Satyam Shivam Sundaram Satyam Shivam Sundaram
Shaapit Tere Bina Jiya Na
Silsila Dekha Ek Khwab
Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum
Solva Saal Hai Apna Dil
Thakshak Mujhe Rang De
Yaadon Ki Baraat Churaliya Hai
Yaarana Chhukar Mere Man Ko
FOLK
All Through The Night
Amazing Grace
Arran Boat Song
Blind Mary
Breton Andro
Cader Idris
Carolan’s Air
Down By The Salley Gardens
Eleanor Plunkett
Fields of Athenry
Glass Water
Glen Livett
Greensleeves
Lavender’s Blue
Leaving Lismore
Merch Megan (Megan’s Daughter)
Miss Hamilton
Morgan Magan
Morning Has Broken
Norwegian Long Dance
Petronella
Polska from Ornunga
Salley Gardens
Scarborough Fair
She Moved Through the Fair
Silent Rains
Skye Boat Song
Spagnoletta
Strike, Strike The Harp
Swallowtail Jig
The Ash Grove
The Ashokan Farewell
The Bells of Aberdovey
The Blind Harper
The Burning Bing
The Flowers of Edinburgh
The Foggy Dew
The Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)
The March of the King of Laois
The Parting Glass
The Streams of Lovely Nancy
The Water is Wide
The Wild Mountain Thyme
Tom The Tailor
William Joseph Guppy
Winster Gallop
CHRISTMAS
A Maiden Most Gentle
Angels We Have Heard On High
Away in a Manger
Ding Dong Merrily On High
Good King Wenceslas
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
I Saw Three Ships
It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
Jingle Bells
O Come All Ye Faithful
Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
Silent Night
The Coventry Carol
The Holly and the Ivy
This Endris Night
We Three Kings of Orient Are
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night