Hire Harpists in the UK

Make your wedding day, party or other event truly memorable with the stunning sounds of harp. Browse, listen and book.

A harpist is suitable for many different types of event and is fantastic at providing elegant and graceful music, which is perfect as background music or the main source of entertainment. Many book harpists to perform during a wedding ceremony (sometimes along side the organ), eating or whilst guests are getting to know each other and sharing stories of the happy couple.

With a soothing and elegant tone, the wonderful sound of a harp also makes it suitable for birthday parties, functions and corporate events. The atmosphere a harpist can create is perfect for business events where commerce and networking is the main aim.

When searching for a suitable Harpists for your event, listen to live recordings and read through their testimonials to see how previous clients felt of their performance. Professional harpists have a varied repertoire of well-known pop, folk and classical songs so you should be able to find a harpist that will play the style and genre of music you’re looking for.

Harp players, like all musicians have various technical requirements, which will need to be provided. Unlike bigger bands, who need drum kits and amplifiers, a harpist will only need a chair (without arms), appropriate parking near the venue, and possibly a dressing room if requested.

Anyone who’s booked live music before will know that it’s crucial all musicians are covered by public liability insurance. Public liability insurance protects the public and all musicians covered if any possible accidents were to occur. It’s also very important that all electric equipment is PAT tested to help prevent any accidents.

By booking a harpist to perform at your event you’ll be letting your guests into a real treat. The beautiful ambience set by the harp is second to none and it’s perfect for almost any event.

Some beautiful choices for weddings:

Thinking about Wedding Music? The harp is undeniably a beautiful instrument. Steeped in History, the harp is originally of Persian origin, it has been intrinsic to Gaelic and folk traditions for centuries.

Harp music has historically entertained everyone from royalty to peasantry and was the traditional instrument of the Bards or Planxties of Celtic culture who were charged to honour their clans by recording histories and great deeds in music. Forever a symbol of Ireland, when played well its music is calming, peaceful and romantic; a perfect choice for a Wedding ceremony or dinner event. Wedding harpists will usually have a repertoire which stretches from Classical music and Hymns to Pop music and Show Songs.

In addition to sounding great, the harp will also look fantastic at your event. Elegant and delicate as the instrument is, more often than not, the harpist will match! A popular choice is to add a flute to play with the harp as a duo. Solo Harpists or the duo could be hired as a great alternative to the traditional organist for the ceremony, or either would be equally fitting providing background music for a champagne reception or photo session. In whatever the capacity, when planning your event a wonderful additional feature is harp wedding music.

The best advice is to ask your harpist for their repertoire or make some suggestions. Some popular choices, however, are as follows:

Through The Eyes of Love – Hamin
Some Enchanted Evening – Rogers & Hammerstein
La Vie en Rose – Louieguy
Cannon in D – Pachelbel
Bridal Chorus (Here Comes The Bride) – Wagner
Air from Water Music – Handel
Music of the Night (Phantom of the Opera) – Andrew Lloyd Webber
18th Variation on the Theme of Paginini – Rachmaninov
Ave Maria – Shubert
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – J.S Bach
All I Ask Of You (Phantom of the Opera) – Andrew Lloyd Webber
Trumpet Voluntary – Clarke
Hornpipe (from ‘Water Music’) – Handel
Hawaiian Wedding Song - King
Edelweiss (Sound of Music) – Rodgers & Hammerstein
Wedding March – Mendelssohn
Barcarolle (from Les Contes d’Hoffmann) – Offenbach
Ode To Joy - Beethoven

About the Harp

The harp is an ancient instrument which can found in many different configurations. The modern hap features tensioned strings and various pedals which change the sound of the instrument. Have a look at these Wedding Harpists if you are planning a marriage ceremony or event. For more information on the instrument itself see this article: The Harp.

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