Rachael (Harpist) Professional freelance harpist based in Manchester

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Price Guide

The guide prices below are for events in Manchester, Greater Manchester. Outside this area extra travel expenses will apply. Please get in touch for an accurate quote.
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
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About / Biography

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.

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AVERAGE RATING

10 / 101

Location

Based in Manchester, Greater Manchester

Will travel up to 100 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 100 miles)
Please note that the circles shown on the map are calculated "as the crow flies". By road distances may vary, so please get in touch for an accurate quote.

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

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