Vintage Strings are a high-quality acoustic duo who masterfully blend classical & contemporary styles with modern rock & pop to create a beautiful and distinctive sound.
Based in Worcestershire, the duo is made up of cellist Rebecca Rose & guitarist / vocalist Colin Stevenson.
Rebecca is an internationally renowned and award-winning cellist. After being awarded scholarships to the venerable Purcell School and Royal College of Music, she has since performed across the world and at revered UK-based venues including Birmingham Symphony Hall and Buxton Opera House. She also has the royal seal of approval having performed solo for then-Prince, now King Charles!
Colin is an accomplished singer, songwriter and guitarist with over 30 years of live performance experience. A professional and versatile artist, and engaging performer, he is equally at home in intimate ceremonies, lively wedding receptions and on festival main stages.
With a diverse repertoire spanning classical, film music and modern rock & pop, Vintage Strings offer an exceptional & unforgettable musical experience that can be tailored to any setting. Vintage Strings are perfect choice for any occasion, including wedding ceremonies, receptions and corporate events.
Add a touch of the timeless to your event.
Based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire
This list is continually growing as we regularly add new material to our repertoire.
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri (Instrumental)
Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet
A Little Respect - Erasure
All You Need Is Love – The Beatles
All Of Me – John Legend
Beat It - Michael Jackson
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
Believe – Cher
Beauty And The Beast (Instrumental)
Bridgerton Theme (Instrumental)
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Champagne Supernova - Oasis
Common People - Pulp
Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis (instrumental)
Delilah - Tom Jones
Dancing Queen - Abba
Dakota - Stereophonics
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
Every Breath You Take - The Police
Everywhere – Fleetwood Mac
Good Riddance – Green Day
Harvest Moon – Neil Young
If You Wanna Come Back - Vaccines
I Feel Good - James Brown
I Wanna Be Like You - The Jungle Book
Imagine – John Lennon
I Giorni - Einaudi (instrumental)
Lose Control – Teddy Swims
Love Is All Around – Wet Wet Wet
My Girl - The Temptations
Mr Brightside - The Killers
Marry You - Bruno Mars
My Heart Will Go On (Theme from Titanic) – Celine Dion (instrumental)
Only You - Yazoo
One - U2
O Mio Babbino Caro – Puccini (instrumental)
Perfect 10 - The Beautiful South
Perfect - Ed Sheeran (instrumental)
Photograph – Ed Sheeran (instrumental)
Run - Snow Patrol
Sit Down - James
Stand By Me – Ben E King
Simply The Best - Tina Turner
Sex On Fire - Kings Of Leon
Sweet Child Of Mine - Guns And Roses
Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
To Make You Feel My Love – Billy Joel / Adele
Take On Me - Aha
Too Sweet – Hozier
Turning Page – Twilight (instrumental)
Tainted Love – Soft Cell
Use Somebody - Kings of Leon C
Uprising - Muse
Valerie - The Zutons / Amy Winehouse
Viva La Vida - Coldplay
With Or Without You - U2
Wake Me Up - Aviici
Wonderwall – Oasis
Wildest Dreams – Taylor Swift
You Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry
Yellow – Coldplay
Your Song - Elton John (Instrumental)
We will require a small playing space of around 3 metres x 3 metres (minimum) with plug sockets, and a maximum of 2 parking spaces.
We are a fully self contained acoustic act consisting of cello, acoustic guitar and vocals. We can play fully 'unplugged' with no amplification or through a PA system as required, (we can provide our own PA). Every show is 100% live with no backing tapes or electronic gadgets.
We need the venue address.
We can play appropriate background music between our sets. Alternatively, if you wish to provide a device with your own playlist we will be more than happy to accomodate you.
We typically take around 30 minutes to set-up and soundcheck and will arrange a suitable arrival and set-up time with yourself prior to the event.
We typically play 2 x 45 minute sets, however we are completely flexible with both the show format and timings and are willing to work with you to play whatever format you require.
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Yes. Let us know in advance of your event if there is any specific special song or piece of music you would like us to play for you and we will do the rest. arram. We also welcome requests of any songs from our repertoire and we will try to accommodate as many of these as possible.