Saffron Strings Award-winning string duo for your special occasion.

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Backed by over a decade of experience playing at the most prestigious and elegant venues in the South of England, including playing for HRH The Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace and for VegFest at Olympia, Saffron Strings duo can provide perfect music for your special event no matter whether it's at a palace, castle, country house hotel or private address! We studied at the Royal Academy of Music and offer the highest standards of musicianship and professionalism. We have a huge repertoire ranging from classical favourites to a stunning collection of recent chart material and Bridgerton-style covers and offer a fully bespoke service for civil and church wedding ceremonies. If your special song is not on our play-list we can usually have it specially arranged for inclusion on the day. Recent corporate clients include Waitrose, VegFest, and Liberty's and we cover Berkshire, Hampshire (except Isle of Wight), and adjoining counties. We are founding members of the Association of British Wedding Businesses and have been widely recognised for our extensive experience and excellence in providing music for weddings including Wedding Music Award Winner (Hitched 2023), Silver Excellence Awards (Bridebook 2018 & 2019), Customer Services Award National Finalists (Guides for Brides 2018, 2019 & 2020),The Wedding Industry Awards Best Wedding Music Regional Finalists 2016 & 2015.

Reviews (76)

There are currently 76 user ratings for Saffron Strings

AVERAGE RATING

10 / 101

Location

Based in Newbury, Berkshire

Will travel up to 50 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 50 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.

Sample Repertoire

Classical

Tango Albeniz

Greensleeves Anon

Air on the G String Bach

Anna’s Minuet Bach

Arioso Bach

Ave Maria Bach-Gounod

Badinerie Bach

Bourrée Bach

Brandenburg 3 Bach

Gavotte ou la Musette BWV 808 Bach

Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring Bach

My Heart Ever Faithful Bach

Sheep May Safely Graze Bach

Two Part Inventions Bach

Wachet Auf Bach

Fur Elise Beethoven

Minuet and Trio Beethoven

Ode to Joy Beethoven

Chanson Boheme from Carmen Bizet

Habanera from Carmen Bizet

Minuet Boccherini

Hungarian Dance No 5 Brahms

Prelude from Te Deum Charpentier

Trumpet Voluntary Clarke

Clair de Lune Debussy

Flower Duet Delibes

Humoresque Dvorak

Largo from New World Symphony Dvorak

Divenire Ludovico Einaudi

I Giorni Ludovico Einaudi

Primavera Ludovico Einaudi

Chanson de Matin Elgar

Salut d’Amour Elgar

Pavane Fauré

Panis Angelicus Franck

Tambourin Gossec

Spanish Dance No 2 Granados

Norwegian Dances Grieg

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Handel

Largo from Xerxes Handel

Music for the Royal Fireworks Handel

Sarabande (Theme from “Barry Lyndon”) Handel

The Water Music Handel

Romanze Haydn

Palladio Karl Jenkins

Meditation from Thaïs Massenet

Wedding March Mendelssohn

Gabriel’s Oboe Morricone

Duets for Violin and Cello Mozart

Minuet Mozart

Non piu andrai from Marriage of Figaro Mozart

Romance from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Mozart

Turkish Rondo Mozart

Barcarolle Offenbach

Canon Pachelbel

Nessun Dorma Puccini

Rondeau from Abdelazer Purcell

Trumpet Tune Purcell

Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini: 18th Variation Rachmaninov

Rondeau Rameau

Melody from Scheherazade Rimsky-Korsakov

The Swan Saint-Saëns

Ave Maria Schubert

Scherzo Schubert

The Reaper’s Song Schumann

The Blue Danube Strauss

Pizzicato Polka Strauss

Radetzky March Strauss

Arabian Dance from The Nutcracker Suite Tchaikovsky

Barcarolle Tchaikovsky

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy Tchaikovsky

March from The Nutcracker Suite Tchaikovsky

Russian Dance from The Nutcracker Suite Tchaikovsky

Waltz from The Sleeping Beauty Tchaikovsky

Allegro from Spring (Four Seasons) Vivaldi

Presto from Summer (Four Seasons) Vivaldi

Largo from Winter (Four Seasons) Vivaldi

Bridal March Wagner

Londonderry Air Trad Irish

Contemporary

Make You Feel My Love Adele

One and Only Adele

I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing Aerosmith

Glasgow Love Theme (from Love Actually) Craig Armstrong

Portuguese Love Theme (from Love Actually) Craig Armstrong

Say You Won’t Let Go James Arthur

Pirates of the Caribbean Klaus Badelt/Hans Zimmer

Diamonds are Forever John Barry

God Only Knows The Beach Boys

Wouldn’t It Be Nice The Beach Boys

Here Comes the Sun The Beatles

Halo Beyoncé

You’re Beautiful James Blunt

Thank You for Loving Me Bon Jovi

Bridgerton Theme Kris Bowers

Top of the World The Carpenters

Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton

Rather Be Clean Bandit

A Sky Full of Stars Coldplay

Paradise Coldplay

Viva la Vida Coldplay

Yellow Coldplay

This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) Natalie Cole

Nothing Can Change This Love Sam Cooke

You Send Me Sam Cooke

Wrecking Ball Miley Cyrus

Young and Beautiful Lana Del Ray

Annie’s Song John Denver

Kissing You (from Romeo and Juliet) Des’ree

Game of Thrones Theme Ramin Djawadi

Bad Guy Billie Eilish

One Day Like This Elbow

The Final Countdown Europe

How Long Will I Love You Ellie Goulding

For the Love of a Princess (from ‘Braveheart) James Horner

A Million Dreams (from The Greatest Showman) Hugh Jackman

Billy Jean Michael Jackson

At Last Etta James

Call Me Maybe Carly Rae Jepson

Can You Feel the Love Tonight Elton John

All of Me John Legend

All You Need is Love Lennon & McCartney

Love John Lennon

Yesterday Lennon & McCartney

Hanging by a Moment Lifehouse

You and Me Lifehouse

Let it Go (from Frozen) Kristen & Robert Lopez

Everlasting Love Love Affair

Downton Abbey Theme John Lunn

Material Girl Madonna

Is This Love Bob Marley

Marry You Bruno Mars

In My Blood Shawn Mendes

A Whole New World (from ‘Aladdin’) Alan Menkin

Tale As Old As Time (from ‘Beauty & the Beast’) Alan Menkin

Have I Told You Lately Van Morrison

Whatever Oasis

Wonderwall Oasis

Ghostbusters Theme Ray Parker Jr.

A Thousand Years Christina Perri

Firework Katy Perry

Can’t Help Falling in Love With You Elvis Presley

My Favorite Things Rodgers

You’ll Never Walk Alone Rodgers

Uptown Funk Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars

Mission:Impossible Theme Lalo Schifrin

I Dreamed a Dream Schonberg

Perfect Ed Sheeran

The A Team Ed Sheeran

Thinking Out Loud Ed Sheeran

Concerning Hobbits Howard Shore

Hoppipolla Sigur Ros

Latch Sam Smith

Chasing Cars Snowpatrol

Fields of Gold Sting

Love Story Taylor Swift

Wildest Dreams Taylor Swift

Greatest Day Take That

Africa Toto

Ashokan Farewell Jay Ungar

Bittersweet Symphony The Verve

The Rose Westlife

ET the Extra-Terrestrial John Williams

Harry Potter Theme John Williams

Jurassic Park Theme John Williams

Star Wars (Main Theme) John Williams

Fawlty Towers Theme Dennis Wilson

Now We Are Free (theme from ‘Gladiator’) Hans Zimmer

Standards

Tico-Tico Zequinha Abreu

Over the Rainbow Arlen

What a Wonderful World Louis Armstrong

She Charles Aznavour

Take Five Brubeck/Desmond

Spread a Little Happiness Vivian Ellis

Tango por una Cabeza Carlos Gardel

Summertime Gershwin

They Can’t Take That Away From Me Gershwin

The Entertainer Scott Joplin

Maple Leaf Rag Scott Joplin

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Jerome Kern

Autumn Leaves Kosma & Mercer

The Impossible Dream (The Man from La Mancha) Mitch Leigh/Andy Williams

Moon River Mancini

My Funny Valentine Rodgers & Hart

Tango La Cumparsita Rodriguez

Fly Me to the Moon Sinatra & others

Tango El Choclo Villoldo

Ain’t Misbehavin’ Thomas ‘Fats’ Waller

La Paloma Yradier

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

We need a performance space of at least 3 x 2 metres.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

We arrive 45 minutes before out start time to set up. Most of our booking are for between 1 and 3 hours.


Are you happy to perform outside?

We are happy to play outside if the weather is clement but ask for shade to protect our instruments.


Do the clients have a say in what you play or is it a set repertoire list only?

Our clients can pick anything from our extensive repertoire list. We can usually have string duo arrangements made of any special requests.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

We are immensely proud of our collection of reviews from happy clients!

Recent Clients

Saffron Strings has performed for these clients:

Waitrose

Liberty London

VegFest

Venues

Saffron Strings has performed at these venues:

The Abbey House Gardens, Malmesbury

Aldermaston Manor

Armourers Hall, City of London

Audleys Wood Hotel

Avington Park

Bailbrook House

Balliol College, Oxford

Barnsgate Manor Vineyard

The Bay Tree, Burford

Beaumont Estate

Beechfield House Hotel

The Berystede, Ascot

The Bingham, Richmond

Bisham Abbey

Bix Manor

Botley’s Mansion

Botley Park Hotel & Spa

Boulters Riverside Brasserie, Maidenhead

Bowood Hotel

Bradenham Manor

Bradfield College

Brockhurst School

Buckingham Palace

Burford Bridge Hotel

Burnham Beeches Hotel

Bury Court, Farnham

Cain Manor

Caswell House

Cheltenham Town Hall

Claremont Fan Court

Clifton Pavillion, Bristol

Cliveden House

Clock Barn, Winchester

The Compleat Angler, Marlow

Cowdray House

Coworth Park, Ascot

Cripps Barn

Danesfield House

Denham Court Mansion

Donnington Grove Country Club

Dorney Lakes

Drakestone House

Easthampstead Park

Egypt Mill

Elcot Park

Elmore Court

The Elvetham

Esseborne Manor

Farnborough Abbey

Farnham Castle

Farnham House Hotel

Fawley Court

Frensham Heights

Froyle Park

Gatestreet Barn, Bramley

Gaynes Park

Gorse Hill Hotel

The Great House, Sonning

Great Tythe Barn, Tetbury

Grittleton House

The Guildhall, Poole

The Guildhall, Windsor

Guyers House

Hall Place, Maidenhead

Hampden House

Hare and Hounds, Tetbury

Hedsor House

Henley Business School

Henley Town Hall

Heron’s Barn, Pangbourne

Heythrop Park

Highclere Castle

Highfield Park

Hillfields Farm

The Hilton, Coventry

The Hilton, Milton Keynes

Hitchen Priory

The Hoddington Arms, Upton Grey

Homewood Park Hotel and Spa

Hook House Hotel

Hyde House

The Inn on the Green, Cookham Dean

The Italian Villa @ Compton Acres

Kensington Olympia

The Kingscote Barn, Tetbury

Kingswood, Bath

Kirtlington Park

Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford

Lains Barn, Wantage

Liberty’s, Regent Street, London

Lillibrooke Manor

Littlecote House

The Long Barn, Norden Farm

L’Ortolan

Loseley Park

The Lost Orangery, Euridge

Lydiard Park

Lythe Hill Hotel

Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons

The Manor at Weston-on-the-Green – NB no shade and unhelpful staff!

The Manor House, Moreton in Marsh

Mapledurham House

Marlborough College

Marsh Farm Hotel, Royal Wootton Bassett

The Marwell Hotel, Winchester

The Master Builders Hotel, Beaulieu

The Medieval Hall, Salisbury

Le Meridien, Piccadilly

Middle Aston House, Oxfordshire

Millbridge Court

Mill Hall

The Mill House, Swallowfield

Missenden Abbey

The Mitre, Hampton Court

Monkey Island Hotel, Bray

Moor Park Mansion

Morden Hall

The National Liberal Club, Whitehall

Newbury Manor Hotel

Northbrook Park

Northcote House

Notley Abbey

Notley Tythe Barn

Oakley Court, Windsor

Oakley Hall, Basingstoke

Oaks Farm, Croydon

Old Luxters

Old Swan and Minster Mill, Winchester

One Whitehall Place

The Pear Tree, Purton

Peke’s Manor, Sussex

The Pembroke Arms, Wilton

Penton Park

The Post Barn, Newbury

Preston Cross Hotel

Rackleys Barn

The River & Rowing Museum, Henley

Rockley Manor

Rookesbury Park

The Royal Adelaide Hotel, Windsor

Royal Holloway College, University of London

The Royal Hotel, Winchester

RMA Sandhurst

Sheraton Grand Park Lane

Shiplake College

Silchester House

Sindlesham Court

The Square Club, Clifton

Stanlake Park

Stanton Manor

Stationers’ Hall, City of London

St Christopher Wren Hotel, Windsor

Stirrups Country Hotel

The Swan, Bibury

The Swan , Streatley

Syon House

Syrencot House

Taplins Farm

Taplow House Hotel

Tylney Hall

Ufton Court

The Vineyard at Stockcross

Warren House Hotel

Warbrook House

Wasing Park

Wellington Barn, Calstone

Wellington College

Wentworth Golf Club

The West Barn, Bradford-on-Avon

Westonbirt School

Whatley Manor

Wilton Windmill

Windlesham Golf Club

Wokefield Park

Woodstock, Ascot

Wotton House

York House, Twickenham

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