Richard is a versatile piano player based in County Durham, known for his ability to seamlessly transition between classical, jazz, and popular music genres. Whether you’re hosting an elegant wedding, a sophisticated corporate event, or a lively private party, Richard’s extensive repertoire and adaptable style ensure that the musical ambiance perfectly matches your vision. Available for events nationwide, Richard tailors each performance to suit your specific requests, creating memorable experiences through his exceptional talent and professionalism.
i can also play organ if required!
Based in Bishop Auckland, County Durham
= areas covered (up to 500 miles)
= free travel (up to 20 miles)
Clocks Coldplay
Hotel California - Eagles
Your Song - Elton John
Waterloo - Abba
Fly Me To The Moon
Mack The Knife
Phantom of the Opera
On My Own
Memory
Sweet Caroline
Arrival Of The Queen of Sheba
Wedding Marches
Coronation Scot
Funiculi Funicula
Right here waiting
What The World Needs Now Is Love -Jackie DeShannon
The Last Waltz -Engelbert Humperdinck
I Left My Heart In San Francisco -Tony Bennett
MacArthur Park - Richard Harris
Fly me to the moon Frank Sinatra
My Way - Frank Sinatra
Que sera Sera - Doris day
Sway - Dean Martin
What a wonderful world- Louis Armstrong
Somewhere My Love
Piano Man - Billy Joel
When Irish Eyes are Smiling
Angel - Sarah Mclaughlan
Easy (like Sunday morning)- The Commodores
U2 - Still haven’t found
Fix you - Coldplay
Don’t look back in anger - Oasis
Right here waiting - Richard Marks
Edelweiss - sound of music
You raise me up - Josh Groban
Karma cameleon - culture club
All of me - John Legend
Imagine - John Lennon
A thousand years by Christina Perri
Set fire to the rain - Adele
Sailing - Christopher Cross
Hymne à l’amour - Edith Piaf
Ballade pour Adeline - Richard Clayderman
Le cygne (Camille Saint Saens) - from carnaval des animaux
Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring (J.S. Bach)
Canon in D (J. Pachelbel)
Fly me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra (1954)
My Way - Frank Sinatra (1968)
I’ve got you under my Skin - Frank Sinatra (1966)
The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra (1936)
Strangers in the Night - Frank Sinatra (1966)
Something stupid - Frank & Nancy Sinatra (1967)
Autumn leaves - Nat King Cole (1945)
L.O.V.E - Nat King Cole (1964)
Yesterday - The Beatles (1965)
Let it be - The Beatles (1970)
The Sound of Silence - Simon And Garfunkel (from The Graduate) (1964)
Bridge over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel (1970)
Can’t help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley (from Blue Hawaii) (1961)
What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong (from Good Morning Vietnam) (1967)
La Vie En Rose - Edith Piaf (1947)
Beyond the Sea/La Mer - Bobby Darin/Charles Trenet (1946/1959)
Somewhere my Love (From Dr Zhivago) (1965)
I left my heart In San Francisco - Tony Bennett (1962)
Where Do I Begin (theme from Love Story) - Andy Williams (1970)
Smile - Charlie Chaplin (1954)
Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers (1965)
The Sound of Music - Main theme (1965)
My favourite things - Julie Andrews (from The Sound of Music) (1965)
Your Song - Elton John (1970)
Theme from Godfather - Nino Rota (1972)
Weekend in New England - Barry Manilow (1976)
Thank you for the Music - ABBA (from Mamma Mia) (1977)
Handbags and Gladrags
John Lennon - Imagine (1979)
Morning has Broken - Cat Stevens (1971)
Open Arms - Journey (1981)
Careless Whisper - George Michael (1984)
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen (1984)
I Will Always Love You - Dolly Parton/Whitney Houston (from The Bodyguard) (1974/1992)
Theme from Shindler’s List - John Williams (1993)
Zombie - The Cranberries (1994)
My Heart Will go On - Céline Dion (From Titanic) (1997)
Angel - Sarah McLachlan (1997)
Let it go - Gary Barlow
The Scientist - Coldplay (2005)
Home - Michael Bublé (2005)
All of Me - John Legend (2013)
A million Reasons - Lady Gaga (2016)
Mia And Sebastian’s Theme - Theme From La La Land (2016)
Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi (2018)
Budapest - George Ezra
Shotgun - George Ezra
2nd Waltz - Shostakovich
Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
a-ha - Take On Me
ABBA - The Winner Takes It All
Air Supply - All Out Of Love
B-52's - Love Shack
The Bangles - Eternal Flame
Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth
Ben E. King - Stand By Me
Bette Midler - The Rose
Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire
Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
Bryan Adams - Summer Of '69
The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star
The Captain & Tennille - Do That To Me One More Time
Chris DeBurgh - The Lady In Red
The Clash - Rock The Casbah
Club Nouveau - Lean On Me
Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over
Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
David Bowie - Life on Mars
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - Endless Love
Dionne Warwick and Friends - That's What Friends Are For
Elton John - I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
Elton John - I'm Still Standing
Elton John - Nikita
Elton John - Sad Songs (Say So Much)
Enya - Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is
Glenn Mederios - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For
Irene Cara - Fame
Irene Cara - Flashdance...What A Feeling
Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
Katrina And The Waves - Walking On Sunshine
Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton - Islands In The Stream
Kim Wilde - Kids in America
Kylie Minogue - The Loco-Motion
Laura Branigan - Gloria
Madonna - La Isla Bonita
Madonna - Like A Prayer
The Manhattan Transfer - Chanson D'Amour
Men At Work - Down Under
Michael Jackson - Heal the World
Michael Jackson - Earth Song
Neil Diamond - America
Neil Diamond - Hello Again
Neil Diamond - Love On The Rocks
Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
Phil Collins - Groovy Kind Of Love
The Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited
The Police - Every Breath You Take
Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain
Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Queen - Radio Ga-Ga
Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
Sheena Easton - Morning Train (Nine To Five)
Simply Red - Holding Back The Years
Simply Red - If You Don't Know Me By Now
Spandau Ballet - True
Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger
Taco - Puttin' On The Ritz
Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now
Tina Turner - Private Dancer
Tina Turner - The Best
Tina Turner - We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)
Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It?
Toto - Africa
U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
UB40 - Red, Red Wine
USA For Africa - We Are The World
Van Halen - Jump
The Weather Girls - Its Raining Men
Wham! - Careless Whisper
Wham! - Freedom
Whitney Houston - Greatest Love Of All
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who
Loves Me)
Yes - Love Will Find A Way
Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart
"We need a performance space of at least 8 meters x 5 meters. We require 2 x 13 amp power sockets and 1 parking space.
"Yes, we’re completely self contained. We bring our own PA system to all of our gigs as well as a simple lighting rig."
"We need to know any directions that will help us find the venue and find the right place to load in our equipment. We’d also need to be informed if there’s a sound limiter in the venue."
"Yes, we’re happy to play music from Spotify before, after and between our sets. We’re happy to choose the music ourselves or let the client choose the music."
The Thistle hotel in Liverpool on the 175th Anniversary of Cunard
Elton John: His iconic pop and dance music have always been a crowd favourite, and we love incorporating hits like Crocodile Rock and Rocket Man into our sets."
18th October 1992 –
I went to church this morning with my Mum, it was a different church this morning as it was a joint service between the 2 Methodist churches in Tauranga – but for some reason it was all quiet – no music was playing – the organist was there well before everyone else playing as we came in. I was not really interested though; I was only a middle of the road teenager. 9.30am and the service started, and the vicar (Neil Keesing) processed in as normal, well not normal there was still no music.
Suddenly Neil said do we have any musicians in the congregation our organist has not turned up. So, me being me I went up and said I could play one finger as I had had brass band experience of 6 years. I knew the notes, later on we all got invited to a BBQ and I noticed a Yamaha AR100 which I have at home now (not the same one!!)
We love playing at all sorts of events but weddings are our favourite! The guests are always happy and it’s easy to get them dancing."
Rick and Rowen Entertainments. was founded in 2022 by Richard and Rowen Ellis Hawley
Rick and Rowen Entertainments Ltd. provides exceptional music and entertainment services for various events, including funerals, weddings, and other special occasions.
"We normally arrive 1 hour before the performance to set up. We normally perform 2 x 45 minutes or 2 x 60 minute sets. We’re happy to play a bit longer or shorter but we’ve found that these set times suit us and our audiences best."
We’re happy to play outside but we ask for shade, a flat level surface and a power supply close to the performance area."
"We can learn specific songs before the event but we usually limit this to 5 songs. The clients are welcome to pick a set list from our repertoire or let us choose the music for them."
"Previous customers would describe us as a high energy group that loves to get the audience on their feet dancing."
Richard Ellis Hawley is a highly accomplished musician, excelling as a pianist, organist, keyboard player, and brass player. His extensive repertoire allows exceptional performances in various genres.
Rick and Rowen Entertainments. stands out due to their commitment to excellence, rich musical talent, and their ability to add a unique touch to sacred ceremonies, making each performance truly special and unforgettable.
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St Mary's Cockfield - Wedding / Funeral / Childrens activities
St Thomas - Harelaw
St Mary Magdalene, Faceby
St Mary the Virgin - Holy island of Lindisfarne
Atlantic Tower Liverpool
Colwick Hall Hotel Nottingham
Royal York Hotel York
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