Plymouth Armed Forces day 2025. This has become a real highlight for Plymouth Rockies. We have so many connections with the armed forces so to be able to sing at this event in the big arena every year is a real honour and privilege. We are all very proud to be able to give something back. The choir were awesome! Plymouth Rockies take a bow, you sounded fantastic and you looked very smart and very professional. well done everyone.

Two beautiful weddings over the weekend.  Saturday the quartet travelled to Cockington Court near Torquay for a lovely summer wedding and then on Sunday we went to one of our regular venues, Rockbeare Manor, where we are one of the highly recommended suppliers.  Two very different weddings where we tested our versatility! My Chemical Romance one minute through to Vivaldis Spring the next.  We love playing such a wide range of styles as it keeps things interesting. We even played some Bridgerton as well and the theme tune to The Hobbit for Bilbo the dog to enter the ceremony with the rings!

We are so fortunate to work with some top musicians. I was busy yesterday but my quartet friends Exe Valley String Quartet accompanied Roderick Williams OBE for a classical wedding in Totnes. Roderick is a well known baritone and composer and he arranged a bespoke version of Ave Maria for the wedding ceremony.

Lovely local gig today. We were invited to sing at Sefton Hall birthday celebrations this afternoon in the summer sunshine. Always a privilege to sing in our local community. Lovely to entertain the residents. #newtonabbot #Torquay #plymouth. Rock Choir Caroline Redman Lusher

A slightly different gig tonight. We played for the Exeter Cathedral Staff Summer Garden Party in the gardens behind the beautiful Cathedral. Fantastic place to play and we got free ice cream!

Road trip for the quartet today. This was our first ever visit to Glebe Barn Weddings. What a stunning venue in the very heart of Devon and perfect for a wedding. We played a brand new arrangement of 'I like you better' by Lauv for the brides entrance followed by some classic tunes 'Iris' and 'Can't help falling in love with you' for the signing and we ended the ceremony with 'I'm Yours'. Then we played for an hour or so for the drinks reception with the stunning Devon countryside as our back drop. Fab venue. Congratulations Layla and Liam.

Back out on the road as a solo violinist today. Really enjoyed playing at Brickhouse Vineyard for a small intimate wedding ceremony. Today was a nice surprise for the brides mother who used to play the violin. My versatility was put to the test today playing the Imperial March from Star Wars and then discreetly merging into Pachabels Canon for the brides entrance!! Cool idea. I then went to the other extreme and played Sweet Child of Mine for the exit of the bridal party and guests. #weddingviolinist #dawlishfiddler #musiciandevon.

Plymouth Race for Life 2025. One of our favourite gigs of the summer season. Over 100 Plymouth Rockies singing and cheering the runners and walkers for nearly two hours! I think we got through about 20 songs today. Wow! We even sang a snippet of the elusive 'Shake it Off'. Shout out to those rockies on their first gig - you were awesome. You all sounded wonderful this morning and I know that the Race for Life team really appreciate us being there and so do the runners and walkers. Massive well done to you all. Rock Choir Caroline Redman Lusher #plymouth. What a great Rock Choir weekend!

English Riviera Airshow 2025. Back with a bang! After a year away we returned to perform at the Airshow today and what a gig it was. The Rockies were on fire and performed at the very top of their game today. The huge audience loved it and joined in which was great. It was lovely to see other Rockies in the crowd as well enjoying themselves. The feedback afterwards was unbelievable. I am so proud of everyone in my South Devon Rock Choirs. You always look and sound sooooo good. Top professional attitude all round. Such a good day. Thank you everyone #newtonabbot #torquay #plymouth Rock Choir Caroline Redman Lusher

Kingsteignton Ram Roasting Fair 2025. Its the first time we have performed at this event and it was a real treat. 90 rockies singing their hearts out with lots of the local community there to support us. Lots of lovely feedback. Well done everyone and a special shout out to those rockies singing at their first gig with us today! Great gig... Great performance... Great day all together. #proud #southdevonrockchoir #kingsteignton #torquay #newtonabbot Rock Choir Kingsteignton Ram Fair.

Lovely summers gig in Chudleigh Knighton yesterday raising money for FrieNDs charity. Singing, tea and coffee and cakes on a sunny May afternoon. Very English! We always enjoy our local community gigs down here in Devon. Well done to all the South Devon Rockies for another great performance.

A new venue for us this weekend @Wooladon Estate, Lifton and what a stunner of a place it is. We are so privileged to visit such beautiful places for work. We played Wildest Dreams for the brides entrance and Married life from Up for the signing along with a special request of You’ll be in my heart. Spring 1 from Bridgerton was a fitting way to send the happy couple off on their new married journey down the aisle. What a way to spend a day at work.

Wow! What an awesome gig that was! Over 100 Plymouth Rockies sang their hearts out in the newly refurbished Old Town Square in the heart of Plymouth City Centre. Its part of the new Saturday sessions to entertain the shoppers and visitors. The rockies were magnificent and the feedback has been incredible. Well done everyone and a special shout out to those Plymouth Rockies doing their very first gig. I hope that you enjoyed it as much as I did. We also heard The Cabarats who were brilliant with their reggae, ska, funk style which was perfect for this sunny Plymouth afternoon. Thanks to Michelle for being so helpful as well. A great day. Rock Choir Heyday Events #plymouth

First gig of the year last Saturday at Tuckers Maltings Beer Festival in Newton Abbot. One of the highlights of our gig diary. Always a great atmosphere and great crowd. Two sets, two choirs, 120 Rockies loving the event and absolutely singing with passion and expression and a real joy! Well done everyone and a special shout out to our South Devon Rockies on their first gig - you smashed it! We are looking forward to a very busy summer. Next stop - Plymouth Old Town Square Saturday 3rd May.

What a lovely Easter wedding at St.John’s Church in Bishipsteignton. The sun was shining and the music was glorious. The quartet played a range of pop hits with a new favourite ‘It must be Love’ by Madness for the exit of the bride and groom. Congratulations to the happy couple.

Corporate Violinist for the evening last night. Drinks reception for Armoric Freight as they celebrated together at St Elizabeth's House in Plympton. Love gigs like this. Playing through my repertoire to complement the mood of the evening with a few ballads and then a few more upbeat songs as the champagne flows. I had the nicest of compliments as well last night. 'I love the way you add your own personality to these well known songs'. He said that my style was 'unique' - I think that's a good thing! #corporateviolinist #musicandevon #dawlishfiddler

It is the Spring which means we are now back visiting beautiful wedding venues all over Devon. Yesterday we started the year at one of our favourite and most visited venues Deer Park Country House. A lovely wedding in the spring sunshine. The music requests included 'Wildest Dreams' by Taylor Swift, the theme from The Champions League and 'Shut up and Dance' to send the guests on their way to their drinks reception. Its so good to be back playing as a quartet after our short break and lovely to hear all the positive feedback. Looking forward to a very busy summer season.

Today we went off to BBC Radio Devon to record an interview with Breakfast Radio Presenter John Acres which will be aired while we are in New York preparing for our performance at Carnegie Hall! Very exciting time to be a Rockie in Devon and Cornwall.  Very excited to be conducting and playing violin on the Carnegie Hall stage!  BBC Devon Rock Choir Caroline Redman Lusher

Sunday 9th March 2025! Red Nose Day Sea Swim and Sing. 100 Rockies either in the sea or singing from the beach. Amazing! You are all legends! Lovely to spend the Sunday morning with you all and a big thank you to Jane for the Bacon and Sausage Baps afterwards! Love it! Its all for Red Nose Day and you can donate using this link if you want to. Same again next year? https://www.justgiving.com/page/rock-choir-ltd-12 Rock Choir. Caroline Redman Lusher

Totnes Christmas Market 2024. I don't think we will forget this gig in a hurry! Terrential rain, leaking gazebos, large white horses attacking the MD, light parades.... The Rockies were of course incredible. They sang their hearts out and smiled all the way though the gig. (Two sets as well! Must be mad!) I think its safe to say we put a smile on the face of everyone in Totnes last night with that wonderful performance. We won't mention the very soggy, very grumpy choir leader! He is ok now. merry Christmas everyone and a very Happy New Year.