A beautiful autumnal wedding at the very lovely Rockbeare Manor. Always love playing here. Beautiful venue with really lovely staff. I played for 20 mins before the ceremony as the guests took their seats and then there was a lovely moment. The grooms two boys had recorded a message for him before they came into the ceremony room which was followed by a message from his wife to be. I was asked to play 'I can't help falling in love' quietly in the background of these messages which worked really well. There wasn't a dry eye in the room! After the ceremony I played for an hour while everyone had a drink and a catch up. This included two brand new arrangements 'Dancing in the Moonlight' and 'Mr Brightside'. We got the party started! A great gig. www.musiciandevon.co.uk www.exevalleystringquartet.co.uk Exe Valley String Quartet

What a weekend! I had the absolute time of my life at Abbey Road Studios this weekend conducting 320 of my lovely Rockies from South Devon Rock Choir. We managed to record four tracks and I am so very proud of everyone. Thanks to Rock Choir for yet another amazing experience and as Beatles fan of many years Im not sure that it will get any better then this. Feel very proud and very privileged to have had such wonderful opportunities in my music career.

Lively gig in Tavistock last night at the Town Hall in support of the Tavistock Lions. Always a good night. Well done to all the Plymouth Rockies for singing so well after a very busy week of rehearsals. Great audience who love to sing along and dance along and its always lovely to see children having a good time and coming up to you afterwards saying that they would love to be in the Rock Choir. Thanks everyone for a good night. One more week of rehearsals and then off to London and Abbey Road. It's a very exciting time to be a South Devon Rockie! Rock Choir

Cracking local gig yesterday with Rockies from all the South Devon choirs. Abbfest 2026. Always a fun gig singing in the field while people have a drink and something to eat. Great to see the friendship and camaraderie between all the rockies. Great feeling of 'one choir' even though we rehearse in different towns. The rockies were on top form and sounded fantastic and as always we all looked really smart! Thanks to the organisers for the invite, always nice to sing in the local community.

Another little road trip on Friday, this time down to the beautiful village of Tamerton Foliot and St Mary's Church. Its always so lovely to play in a church where the acoustics really help enhance the sound of the strings. Richard played a solo version of 'Can't help falling in Love with you' for the bridal party entrance. The rest of the ceremony was very much rock and pop with 'I don't want to miss a thing' and 'Always remember us this way' for the signing and Bon Jovi 'Living on a prayer' for the exit music. We also played a short set of rock and pop classics before the ceremony while the guests arrived and took their seats. www.exevalleystringquartet.co.uk

Brickhouse Vineyard. September 2026. Sometimes I am asked to play at an elopement where the ceremony and celebrations are intimate and very romantic. Last Monday I played for a lovely ceremony and drinks reception at this very beautiful venue near Exeter. Emma walked into one of my favourite melodies to play on solo violin - Concerning Hobbits from The Lord of The Rings. I played two new arrangements in the ceremony as well - Truly Madly Deeply by Savage Garden and Beautiful Crazy by Luke Combs, both gorgeous to play. To complete the elopement I then played for an hour or so while the family and guests had a drink and had photos taken. A Lovely wedding! #weddingviolinist #devonviolinist #FreelanceViolinist

Road trip yesterday with Exe Valley String Quartet as we played for a wedding at the stunning Huntsham Court Country House, Devon. Always looks amazing in the Devon sunshine. Pre ceremony was full of classical music which is always nice to play and we got to play one of our brand new arrangements for the couples exit - Accidently in Love by Counting Crows! Its a busy September with weddings on every weekend. Love my job!

Sunday 23rd August 2026. Rock Choir Summer Sessions - 'Feeling Good'. What an amazing musical experience that was for everyone in the Great Hall yesterday. 800 singers learning and singing and recording a brand new arrangement of 'Feeling Good'. Such emotion in the room. It was a real priviledge to be up on the stage taking in the wonderful sound. More pictures and videos to come. Another very proud choir leader moment on my Rock Choir journey. Well done everyone!

Lovely day out yesterday with Exe Valley String Quartet. We played at a wedding at one of our very regular venues Deer Park Country House. Such a lovely place to play at the Summer House and then in the main ballroom. #weddingstringquartet

t has been a busy August out playing as a solo violinist. I am so fortunate to be invited to play at such beautiful venues. On Sunday I played at Cockington Court in Torquay which was so lovely. I played a few romantic songs before the ceremony while the guests sat down. Megan walked into 'Enchanted' by Taylor Swift which works so well for violin solo. I played 'Watermelon Sugar' by Harry Styles while the register was signed and then the bridal party and guests went out to 'Wildest Dreams' to add a bit of Bridgerton to the atmosphere. I was paid a really lovely compliment at the end by one of the registrars who wanted me to stay and play all day! www.musiciandevon.co.uk

Well that was a busy week. After two amazing performances conducting my Rock Choirs I played solo violin on Saturday for a private wedding in the very beautiful St Andrews Church in South Tawton near Okehampton. Lovely traditional wedding ceremony with Ave Maria (Schubert), Young and Beautiful (Lana Del Ray) and I get to Love you (Ruelle) amongst the music requests. After that we all headed up to Halford Manor Farm for the rest of the wedding. A marathon session of modern pop and rock songs on electric violin here playing background ambient music for well over two hours. Congratulations to the bride and groom on a lovely wedding day. www.musiciandevon.co.uk

Buckfast Abbey 2026. 340 South Devon Rockies over two days having the time of their lives doing what they do best - singing and having a great time together. This has to be up there with one of our favourite gigs in the summer programme. Great place to sing outside the Abbey as the voices are captured beautifully by the Abbey building. A large and very appreciative audience. Congratulations to the rockies doing their very first gig today. I thought everyone was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed conducting you all. I feel very proud this evening. Well done everyone. Special shout out to Phil and his team at Prosound Solutions SW Limited for doing the sound for us so professionally.

What a beautiful venue for a wedding. I had a lovely day at Thorn House and Gardens yesterday playing solo violin for the wedding of Chloe and Max. I played some classical favourites in the lead up to the wedding and the ceremony included ‘I can’t help falling in love with you’, ‘A Thousand Years’ and ‘The Best Day of My Life’. I then stayed on for an hour to play a set of modern tunes while the guests had a drink and a catch up. www.musiciandevon.co.uk #weddingviolinist

Bovey Tracey Party in The Park 2026. Always a pleasure to sing at this really lovely community event in Bovey Tracey. 120 South Devon Rockies sung their hearts out in front of a great audience who were in the party mood with their picnics. We performed Spaceman and Hold the Line for the first time and the Rockies smashed it! Nice to see everyone chatting and socialising with each afterwards having something to eat and drink together to celebrate another successful gig. Next stop is Buckfast Abbey! Rock Choir www.rockchoir.com Caroline Redman Lusher

A nice summer gig at National Trust Killerton last night in the summer sunshine. This time Exe Valley String Quartet went out as a trio with two violins and a cello to play a few pop and rock tunes while a large group of teachers had a BBQ to celebrate the end of term. Lovely venue. Appreciative audience. Enjoyable gig in the Devon countryside. www.musiciandevon.co.uk

Chaddlewood Farm Community Centre Summer Fair 2026. We had a lovely time this afternoon singing in Plympton. 65 Plymouth Rockies sang beautifully in the warm sunshine to an enthusiastic audience. This is where our new afternoon choir rehearses on a Tuesday afternoon and its a lovely venue within a really supportive and friendly community. Its been a busy summer so far and we haven't finished yet! Next stop is Bovey Tracey Party in the Park followed by the big summer fair at Buckfast Abbey in early August! Well done Plymouth Rockies - time to go and cool off!

Congratulations to Chloe and Shaban for your beautiful wedding yesterday at the gorgeous Deer Park Country House. The sun shone and the ceremony at the summer house was very romantic. My versatility as a violinist was challenged as amongst the music requests were 'flashing Lights' by Kanye West, 'I get the sweetest Feeling' by J Wilson, 'The Only Exception' by Paramore and 'It Must Be Love' by Madness. It was a lovely day in a beautiful setting for a wedding. Richard Toomer - Violinist. www.musiciandevon.co.uk #weddingviolinist #devonviolinist

Lovely local community gig today in Courtney Park in Newton Abbot. Party in the Park 2026. Newton Rockies did everyone proud today as they sang beautifully in the Devon sunshine. Rock Choir Caroline Redman Lusher #newtonabbot

Lovely local gig in Buckfastleigh yesterday to help raise funds for the Orchard Millenium Green in the village. What a beautiful quaint Devon village green and a lovely local community fun day. There were lots of stalls and Punch and Judy and of course the famous Duck Race. Well done to the Torquay and Newton Abbot Rockies who came along and sang so beautifully. Lots of great feedback from the audience. What a great Rock Choir weekend that was.