A gig with a difference. Tonight we took the trio to the RAMM in Exeter to play for a drinks reception. It was the 30th anniversary of Wilkinson Grant Estate Agents. Always a pleasure to play for corporate events. Our job is to add that extra layer of interest to the evening so its important to quietly and discreetly add our music to the atmosphere for the evening. We played a real mix of music from Bach to Mascagni to Guns and Roses and Oasis! Quite an unusual venue to play but still a great place to play. #corporatestringquartet. www.exevalleystringquartet.co.uk

Shilstone Weddings. Some pictures from yesterday afternoons drinks reception at Shilstone House. A nice relaxed occasion while guests have a drink and catch up with each other. I put together a set list of popular upbeat songs that guests recognise (and sometimes sing along to). Having live music at this point in your wedding day adds a nice touch to the day. Thank you for all your lovely feedback and kind words afterwards. It was a pleasure!  After this gig it was a short journey up to Exeter and the Rougement Hotel to meet up with the Exe valley String Quartet to play for a very special dinner. It was the 15th wedding anniversary for a couple that the quartet played for at their wedding ceremony all those years ago.  It was a very intimate and romantic evening full of emotion and love. Love working as a violinist in Devon. #weddingviolinist #dawlishfiddler #exevalleystringquartet www.musiciandevon.co.uk

Lovely afternoon out playing at Kingston Estate Weddings near Totnes with Exe Valley String Quartet. In a beautiful setting the bridal party walked down the isle to 'A Thousand Years' and danced out to 'Shut up and dance'. For the signing of the register we had the opportunity to play a couple of new arrangements, 'A sky full of stars' by Coldplay and 'Rewrite the stars' from The Greatest Showman. A lovely wedding in a beautiful setting. #weddingquartet www.exevalleystringquartet.co.uk

Lovely evening gig at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery tonight with the Exe Valley String Quartet. We are not just a traditional wedding ensemble we are also available to play for corporate events, drinks and dinners. A string quartet is the perfect backdrop for a reception. We put together a varied set list of mainly upbeat pop and rock classics and covers at the organisers request. The music was very much appreciated. #corporatemusicians #corporatestringquartet www.exevalleystringquartet.co.uk

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!

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.

Yesterday we played our last wedding of the year at the very beautiful Higher Eggbeer Farm. It felt very Christmassy in the barn with the twinkling lights and roaring fires. The bride walked in to ‘The most beautiful girl in the world’ by Prince and we played ‘Dancing in the kitchen’ by Lany for the bride and groom’s exit.

Another fabulous afternoon playing at a beautiful wedding at the very beautiful Rockbeare Manor. Thanks to Steph and the staff as always for looking after us. We had an afternoon of classical music which is always nice. We played the very gorgeous 'La Califfa' for the brides entrance - what a melody that is! We played for just under 4 hours today for the guests who were very appreciative. #weddingquartet #exevalleystringquartet #devonquartet

Lovely Wedding at Upton Barn & Walled Garden near Collumpton last Friday. We are becoming regular visitors to this venue now and it is set in the beautiful Devon countryside. We played Pachelbels Canon for the Bridal party to enter, Arrival of the Queen of Sheeba and Marry You by Bruno Mars for the signing of the register an then we played one of our new arrangements 'The Theme Tune from Friends' for the exit of the guests. A very appreciative crowd with lots of lovely feedback.

What a fabulous weekend we spent together. Saturday was our very first trip to Higher Egbeer Farm nr Cheriton Bishop which was beautiful and rustic. Sunday we returned to a very familiar venue Rockbeare Manor nr Exeter. Today we played a very special request. 'English Rose' by Paul Weller was very close to the bride's heart and was chosen for her entrance music. We always love writing special arrangements for couples because it makes their day even more special and personal.  5 weddings played at in June with another 3 to go.  Loving our jobs!  #weddingquartet #exevalleystringquartet

Lovely road trip with my string quartet Exe Valley String Quartet.Not everyday we get to accompany two opera singers. It was a special experience. #flowerduet.

On Saturday we travelled down to Dartmouth for another beautiful wedding in a stunning location. The ceremony was at the Guildhall in Dartmouth and then we took the ferry over to Kingswear Yacht Club playing with the River Dart in the background. Lots of new requests today including Hymn to the fallen, Out of Africa and Lift me up from Black Panther. Lots of film music today with a sprinkling of classical favourites and even Guns and Roses. The couple were lovely and extremely appreciative of our music.

It's a busy few weeks for the string quartet now as we enter the wedding season. Today was our first visit to Watermouth Cove Weddings in North Devon. Well worth the drive up from Dawlish. What a stunning place to get married. Beautiful grounds and beautiful views. Fantastic staff who were so helpful. Great gig today. Music requests included Concerning Hobbits and 'Married Life' from the film 'Up'. We then got to play through a whole set of rock and pop classics as the guests mingled on the beach!

Busy weekend with Exe Valley String Quartet. Saturday we played at Deer Park Country House and Sunday we played at Rockbeare Manor It was lovely having the chance to play through lots of our pop and rock repertoire. From Pachelbel to Coldplay, The Beatles to Ella Fitzgerald. #exevalleystringquartet #exevalleystringquartet #devonviolinist #musiciandevon

What a beautiful way to end 2022. Back at our most popular venue Rockbeare Manor which was looking so festive and romantic for this Christmas wedding. This time we played as the Exe Valley Trio. 'I can't help falling in love with you', 'What a wonderful world', 'Everything I do I do it for you' and 'All you need is love' were the special requests. We also got to play a few classical favourites as well which is always lovely. It was a special way to finish a very busy but hugely rewarding 2022. All of us at the Exe Valley String Quartet would like to thank all of our couples, our clients, our friends and supporters and families for everything. You are all fabulous!

I have just returned with Exe Valley String Quartet from a beautiful traditional autumnal wedding at the very lovely Huntsham Court Country House, Devon nr Tiverton. The wedding party arrived on foot from the local church accompanied by a piper and then we played a range of contemporary songs and pieces while the guests had drinks. We played our new bespoke arrangement of 'Thank U Next' which is from the Bridgerton soundtrack by Ariana Grande. It set the scene just right.

Back at a very popular venue of ours. Rockbeare Manor. Lovely autumnal wedding with the Exe Valley String Quartet. Some lovely music choices today including Over the Rainbow and a new arrangement of the original Cinderella tune ‘So this is love’. We even got to meet two very special guests. The Alpacas from @littleorchardalpacas . Great day playing in the October sunshine.

What a great day. Exe Valley String Quartet had a road trip on Sunday to South Wales to play for the amazing Rock Choir. 1500 voices in the choir - what a sound! So nice to be invited and to add some string harmonies to the beautiful ballads that the choir sing. We thoroughly enjoyed the musical experience. Big thank you to Wales & West Rock Choir Region. Would love to this again ! Caroline Redman Lusher.

Lovely autumn wedding today at Pynes House. Lots of classical repertoire today including Meditation and Claire de Lune. Entrance music was the gorgeous Kissing You. Great to be back playing with Exe Valley String Quartet after a few solo gigs away.  So nice to play some challenging classical repertoire as well for a very appreciative audience.