Plymouth Rockies @Pretty Muddy 2023!

What a lovely way to spend a Sunday morning. Our Plymouth Rockies supported this amazing event in Central park. We sang lots of our favourite songs, danced, clapped and cheered as the participants ran by. This event is like the Race for Life but with some added obstacles, water and mud! We all stayed dry and clean though and had a very rewarding time together. Onto the summer workshops now!

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Lark Ascending in the music room at Powderham Castle

I played for a special wedding yesterday at Powderham Castle. Congratulations to friends Michelle and Alan on a beautiful ceremony in the music room in the castle. Wow! Great acoustics and it was a pleasure to play The Lark Ascending for Michelle. Bit of a pressure gig though as Michelle is not just a friend she is also a professional musician and we work together often. Hope it was ok! Lovely wedding at a lovely unique venue.

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Abbotskerswell Village gig with Rock Choir.

Great gig in the lovely Devon village Abbotskerswell. We had a lovely time singing and supporting the local primary school and local community. The weather stayed dry and the rockies enjoyed a bit of country dancing with the band. We all had a great day together and the singing was fantastic!

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Back to Bovey Castle with EVSQ.

Beautiful wedding today at one of our most popular venues Bovey Castle. Bit wet today so we played indoors. A set of classical favourites before the ceremony followed by a few gentle pop songs and ballads during the drinks reception. Always lovely to hear a live singer sing during the signing of the register! The rain couldn't stop us having a great day playing music! Lovely day with the Exe Valley String Quartet. #weddingquartet #exevalleystringquartet #weddingmusic

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EVSQ return to Deer Park Country House.

Lovely summer wedding at the very beautiful Deer Park Country House with Exe Valley String Quartet One of our favourite venues. Unfortunately we had to play indoors because of the showers but we still had a great time playing a set of pop and rock classics. Lovely to play Gabriels Oboe for the bridal party entrance - such a beautiful piece of music - perfect for strings! #weddingquartet #WeddingMusic #exevalleystringquartet Also the ladies of the quartet got to wear their new dresses today. Very smart!

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Back to Elfordleigh Hotel.

Another beautiful sunny day for a Devon summer wedding. This time I was playing in the beautiful surroundings of Elfordleigh in Plympton. Electric violin day today with lots of pop and rock covers including Coldplays A sky full of stars. The A38 didn't beahve itself today so I had a few detours down the Devon Country lanes but we got there in good time.

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Rock Choir at Teignmouth Airshow.

Teignmouth Airshow 2023. What a great gig we had yesterday at the Teignmouth Airshow. Great atmosphere on the Den and the Teignmouth Rock Choir where fantastic. What a great sound. Lots of great feedback from the crowd and well done with our new songs - I think that they went down really well! Special shout out to Pam, Wendy, Jeanne on your first gig with Rock Choir. You were amazing!  Four gigs in three days - Loved them all but glad they are all over now!

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Double Header 1st July!

Two wedding gigs in one day today. First up I joined the Exe Valley String Quartet and played for a lovely traditional church wedding in Dunchideok. We played A Thousand Years and Canon in D as well as Blinding Lights and Abba!  A real mixture.  After that it was a quick change and off down to the Royal Cornwall Hotel for a solo gig playing for the wedding breakfast. This time on electric violin and lots of rock and pop classics.  Busy day filled with lits of music!

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Devon Beach Wedding!

A wedding with a twist today. A lovely traditional church wedding in Woodbury where I played a new arrangement of ‘kiss me’ by Sixpence non the Richer. Then off to Branscombe beach for an hour of electric violin tunes including lots of film and Disney classics. A real Devon wedding!

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Plymouth Armed Forces Day - Rock Choir.

Plymouth Armed Forces Day 2023. A very warm gig but an exceptional performance from the Plymouth Rock Choir! I am so proud of each and every one of you for being so professional! You sounded fantastic and the audience loved it! You also looked very smart (well done - I know it was hot). Thank you for being awesome at such a special event for Plymouth. Big shout out to our newest rockies performing at their first gig! You smashed it! Rock Choir #plymouth Plymouth Armed Forces Day.

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Beaconside House Solo.

Lovely sunny June wedding. This time over at the very beautiful Beaconside House . We had a host of pieces for the entrance of the wedding party including 'Everything' by Michael Buble, 'Ain’t no sunshine' by Bill Withers and 'At Last' by Etta James for the brides entrance. Lovely ceremony with a beautiful singer as well. Drinks reception included requests 'Come on Eileen', 'Crazy in Love' and 'Take on me'. A great time was had by all especially me playing these fun songs on electric violin.

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South Devon Rockies at the Race for Life Plymouth!

Absolutely awesome morning singing with our Plymouth Rockies (and a few guest rockies) at the Cancer Research UK Race for Life on Plymouth Hoe. One of my favourite gigs in the summer calendar this one as we support hundreds of amazing people doing the Race for Life for all sorts of different but very personal reasons. We sing, we clap, we cheer! You all looked and sounded brilliant and well done for singing so well in the humid conditions. I am yet again a very proud choir leader!! Rock Choir

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EVSQ at Hotel Endsleigh! Tavistock.

June 10th 2023 Hotel Endsleigh. Fabulous but very warm summer wedding at the stunning Hotel Endsleigh near Tavistock. Stunning drive from this side of Devon and well worth it. We played Canon in D for the brides entrance, A Thousand Years and Salut D'Amour for the signing of the register. The wedding party and guests made their exit to 'Wedding Day at Troldhaugen' by Grieg. This was a special piece for the groom who was from Norway as were many of the guests. We then played some more classical favourites and some pop classics including our Abba medley for the drinks reception. Great day!
 
 

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Rock Choir Rock the Airshow!

The South Devon Rockies were on fire today singing at the English Riviera Airshow. Thank you each and every one of you for your professionalism and of course your amazing singing. We have had lots of great feedback from the audience. I hope that you have all cooled down a bit now after a warm sing in the sun. Brilliant singing - thank you all for being amazing! I'm a very proud choir leader this evening!

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Private wedding at Beara Farm, mid Devon.

A fantastic day for a wedding at Beara Farm. We played a medley of pop music from Adventure of a life time to Wildest dreams whilst guests enjoyed the sun and drinks. Then after a small break, we serenaded guests whilst they had their wedding breakfast.

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St Audries Park - EVSQ wedding.

Wednesday 31st May 2023. Wedding number three in our busy half term week was at the lovely St Audries Park Wedding Venue in Somerset. We always enjoy playing at this venue with its glorious gardens and beautiful Orangery for the ceremony. We surprised the groom with the theme from Jurassic park (seems to be very popular again!) as he entered. We then played a new piece for us, Beethoven's 5 Secrets, which is absolutely awesome. We love it! Its a combination of the pop style and the classical style. Perfect for a brides entrance!

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Upton Barn and Walled Gardens EVSQ

Monday May 29th 2023. Wedding number two this week at the very beautiful Upton Barn & Walled Garden. Lovely sunshine again but quite windy so a bit of a challenge to keep the music on our stand! There was a lovely atmosphere as we played A Thousand Years, Better Together and Best Days of our Lives as requests. We also played our brand new bespoke arrangement of Oceans by Coasts. We then continued to play a range of pop and classical favourites during the drinks reception. Lots of lovely feedback. Thank you everyone.

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Bickleigh Castle EVSQ May 23

Bickleigh Castle 27th May 2023. Beautiful sunny Devon day and a perfect day for a wedding. Bickleigh Castle, Devon is a stunning venue with beautiful grounds. We played 'A Million Dreams' for the brides entrance and 'Africa' and the very lovely 'Come what May' for the signing of the register. The guests all made their exit to 'Bittersweet Symphony'. After the blessing in the chapel we played a variety of rock and pop classics in the garden to accompany the photographs and drinks reception. Nice to be playing together in the summer sun! #weddingquartet #exevalleystringquartet.

 

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Cadhay House Wedding in May sunshine!

Beautiful sunny May wedding at Cadhay in Ottery St Mary. What a stunning venue! Lovely music choices including Can’t help falling in love with you (Hayley Reinhart version), Hallelujah and I Giorni which is beautiful. Then I played for a couple of hours in the sunshine by the lake for the drinks reception. Congratulations to Amy and James on your special day! It was awesome!

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6 hour 'Boot camp' rehearsal with Plymouth Rockies.

Lovely day with my Plymouth Rockies having a 'catch up' day. Lots and lots of singing! We went through Hold on, Bridge Over Troubled Water, I just haven't met you yet, Shine, She will be loved, This is me and Super Trouper. I think we are all a bit tired now but we feel great after an uplifting day together. Thank you all for working so hard. See you Tuesday!

 

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