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"Mark's repertoire during our wedding breakfast was amazing. We Cannot thank him enough for the musical accompaniment to our special day. He is very warm and friendly, and communication was excellent. Andy and I can't recommend him highly enough - he played our favourite songs on request with gusto and our guests loved every minute! A great addition to our venue at Stratton Court Barn, Oxfordshire."
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"Venezuelan soprano Sofia slipped in, in splendidly soulful isolation, in sleepy-slinky Barnes. Sofia’s charm comes from an ability to engage with her audience with vivacity, a slow waving of the arms or a thumbs-up cheekily pepping things up. This was a two-way process, for the audience, although in their own homes, were there via a livestream chat facility, commenting, praising and importantly requesting numbers. What were requested? Jazz standards, show numbers and some current pieces rubbed shoulders with languid classics sung in French or torrid numbers in her native Spanish. The jazz standards were impressively and beautifully sung. Cole Porter’s 1944 classic, Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye and Meredith Willson’s 1950 show tune ‘Til There Was You, had just the right balance of poignancy and warmth of these post-war nostalgic gentle pieces. The mood changes, but not the sincerity of the singing, with the traditional folk song, The House of the Rising Sun, retaining the blues feel of a song that became the “first folk rock hit”. Then, we were transported to the late sixties with the Aretha Franklin version of I Say a Little Prayer For You. Her skill in Latin American music was epitomised by the famous bolero, written by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez, Bésame Mucho. Sofia’s soft but passionate treatment of the lyrics harked back to the dreamy sensuality of the 1940 original. I expect many of her fans were responding by blowing her lots of kisses. Nevertheless, it was not in a Spanish song that Sofia excelled, but in French. Of course, it had to be Edith Piaf’s immortalised song to love, La Vie en Rose. Perfectly rendered, both in words and music, and fervent in its performance, she expressed exactly the powered of infatuated love. Great stuff, and good to see today’s vie en rose. In these straightened times, we all need occasionally to see the world through rose-tinted spectacles. "
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"Mark was sensational, we all had a fantastic time. He was really accommodating and played whatever that we had requested for...perfectly! He had me in tears walking down the aisle. Mark is professional and lovely, kept in touch regularly to finalise plans for the final day and everything went smoothly! Would highly recommend him!"
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"I cannot recommend Nigel highly enough! He performed at our wedding for the ceremony and drinks reception and was just perfect. We had a couple of requests which he learned beautifully and the rest we just let him work his magic. Do not second guess your decision to book him, Nigel is a true professional and was faultless both in the run up and on the day."
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"What can we say, Nigel was a fantastic edition to our weeding day, On the build up to our wedding we had spent a lot of time listening to piano based music trying to find something suitable for various parts of the day. People entering the ceremony, the bridal walk, the music during dinner etc, we then stumbled accros Nigel who was local to us in Milton Keynes, not only did he provide a wide range of fantastic music for weddings he also allowed us some requests of which added a personal touch to our day. It felt a privilege that Nigel had taken the time to learn some songs that had been apart of our journey as a couple, it was beautiful to hear them on the day to not only settle the nerves but to have our guests recognise them!! Nigel is professional throughout the day playing a fantastic array of songs suitable for weddings, even taking requests from the kids, highly talented and a master of his craft it was a joy to watch our daughters face as she recognised “let it go” being played as her request. We would recommended Nigel for any wedding or party event, an absolute please to deal with though out the whole process, he took a lot of the stress away from us which ultimately was the goal… Thank you Nigel The Crosbie’s"
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"Sorry for the Late review. Glen played for the reception drinks and then afterwards for drinks and Canapes. He made the baby grand piano sound beautiful. Many guests commented on how accommodating he was with requests. A friendly and charming chap - highly recommended."
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"We had Laura for our wedding and she was amazing! Had loads of guests complimenting how good she was. Thank you again! Sarah and James"
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"Excellent. Good repertoire. Caught the required mood perfectly. Even played a few requests."
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"What a find Alan is, he is polite, well dressed and above all talented. With the exception of one request from us we left him to play his choice of music based on the room and he did a fantastic job. Music was balanced, entertaining and never over powered the conversation. Alan even managed to find time to play some queen tunes at the end of the evening for a guest who used to be a Freddie tribute singer. Thanks once again for helping to make our evening so special, I would whole heartedly recommend you and will happily use you again should the opportunity arise. Regards, Kerry & Stewart. "
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"Last Minute Sirens delivered a workshop and performed at the school today and the children and I loved every minute. It was particularly lovely for the children to listen to you perform as they don't often get the chance to hear classical music live. Please come back!"
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"Nigel is the resident pianist at our hotel and we are always getting such lovely comments about how wonderful his music is. We hired him for our re-branding launch party and couldn’t have asked for anything better. He’s extremely reliable and is always accommodating – I could not recommend him highly enough."
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"having witnessed with my own eyes and ears the jaw dropping talent of this musician, yes I would highly recommend him..exceptional talent and all round lovely chap."
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"Our event took place on the 1st September 2023 at Horwood House. Nigel performed at the ceremony. The ceremony went off well and Nigel played beautifully for this special wedding ceremony. The ceremony would not have been the same without him as he added that special touch. Nigel was patient with us in deciding the choice of the songs and was very professional. Thank you Nigel, the bride and groom were so pleased and our guests really loved it and there was so much praise for how well you played. "
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"Jeremy played at our wedding at Eastnor Castle last Month and he created the perfect ambience with a blend of mellow jazz on the saxophone during our drinks reception, and classical grand piano during our wedding breakfast. He is the complete professional, on time, dressed smartly and an exceptionally talented musician. Perfect, thank you Jeremy! An asset to any event."
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"Nigel was amazing from the moment we booked him. His repertoire of songs is vast and so is his talent. Throughout he was always quick to respond to messages and always happy top help. We also asked for a recording of a song for walking down the aisle and it was incredible and now a part of the wedding we can keep forever. We would 100% recommend Nigel for any wedding, he was perfect."
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