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.

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!

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.

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.

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!

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!

A double header of Rock Choir gigs across South Devon for the Kings Coronation celebrations.  First off we sung in sunny Torquay on Sunday overlooking the English Riviera. A beautiful backdrop for a gig.  The rockies were on fire creating a terrific atmosphere as the crowds all joined in and sung with us and danced with us.  On Monday we did exactly the same in Dawlish.  Two fantastic gigs which we are very proud of. Great singing, great crowds and great atmosphere at both gigs.  Well done South Devon Rock Choir!

Fabulous wedding today at Kingston Estate Weddings near Totnes. Lots of music in the ceremony and reception including Hoppipola, Spring 1 from Bridgerton and Handels music for the Royal Fireworks. The drinks reception included some Guns and Roses and AC/DC. You have to be flexible in this job! Nice to be back with the string quartet today. Exe Valley String Quartet.

Had a lovely day in Sidmouth playing in the orchestra for Sidmouth choral society spring concert. Mozart, Handel, Stanford on the programme which was all in preparation for the coronation next week. Many thanks to Kris Emmett for a great concert.

My final solo wedding gig of a busy Easter. This time I played at the beautiful @elfordleigh in Plympton. This time for Ellie and James drinks reception outside overlooking the golf course. Just over an hour of pop and rock favourites on electric violin. Lovely afternoon.

What a great way to start the brand new summer term. We love singing at the MaltingsFest and there is always a great crowd and great atmosphere. 90 rockies came together today with no rehearsals after five weeks Easter holiday and were brilliant. I hope you all enjoyed Toomer's challenge - 16 songs, 2 sets and all of the new ones from last term! Great gig, well done everyone. Shout out to the guys on their first gig today. You were awesome! Looking forward to the new term on Monday! Rock ChoirCaroline Redman Lusher #newtonabbot

Third gig in a busy Easter week. A lovely church wedding in Kingskerswell followed by the drinks reception at the @bickleymill. Beautiful traditional church service which included A Million Dreams. Electric violin for the drinks reception to play some lively tunes. We even had the guests singing and dancing! Beautiful wedding at stunning venues in beautiful sunshine!

A busy week started at the lovely St Audries Park Wedding Venue nr Taunton. This was for a wedding vows renewal drinks reception. Always like drinks receptions because it gives me the opportunity to play through different repertoire. Music requests included ‘You’ve got the love’ by Florence and the Machine.

Beautiful and very intimate Easter wedding on Monday at Brickhouse Vineyard. I played a variety of music while the couple enjoyed their champagne afternoon tea. I also enjoyed playing some new repertoire including Concerning Hobbits from Lord of the Rings and Closing Time by semisonic. Congratulations to Jessica and Stuart and not forgetting Bernard. Its a busy week this week and Im off to St Audries Park Wedding Venue on Friday and then Bickleigh Mill on Saturday.

I love playing new pieces. Dvorak Stabat Mater is new to me but I had a great day playing it with Plymouth Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra. Lovely to play with such a good orchestra and fabulous choir. Good to catch up with orchestra friends as well. #freelanceviolinist #musiciandevon

Well what a day that was! I am emotionally drained. 150 Rockies from South Devon Rock Choir came together today to record the video for our 'Fix You' by Coldplay project. Each and every one of you should be immensely proud of today. What an amazing performance of a beautiful arrangement of 'Fix You'. You sang with such expression and so much emotion. I cannot wait to see the final video and hear the thousands of voices on the track. Well done everyone and Thank you. Rock Choir Caroline Redman Lusher Mental Health Foundation #mentalhealthawareness.  Look out for the final video with Richard playing a violin solo in the song.

Saturday 18th March 2023. Mercure Exeter Rougemont Hotel. Wedding drinks reception and wedding breakfast. Another lovely afternoon playing a mixture of classical and popular favourites. We played some Bach, Dvorak, Massenet, Coldplay, Bastille and even some 007! Lovely wedding in another lovely venue.  #ExeValleyStringQuartet.

Deer Park Hotel - March 11th 2023. Great wedding gig at the lovely Deer Park Country House near Honiton. This is a popular and regular venue for us and we always get a warm welcome from the staff. This was a particularly unique wedding as we only played classical pieces throughout the day. Being classically trained musicians we enjoyed playing through this part of our repertoire. Mozart, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Vivaldi, Bach, Grieg and lots of others. #weddingquartet. Next stop Mercure Exeter Rougemont Hotel on Saturday evening.

Exclusively Elvis Vocal Workshop March 4th 2023. Jailhouse Rock, I can't help falling in love with you, Burning Love. I love these workshops because we start from nothing and leave a few hours later with this wonderful arrangement of songs in three and four part harmony. A great achievement from all involved. What a great way to start a Saturday. What shall we do next? 60 Rockies from all over Devon.  It's always lovely to join up together and work with Vikki and her members.  Great day!

I played the violin as part of a lovely funeral yesterday at St Stephens Church in Saltash. Its always a difficult gig because the music plays such an important part in setting the right feel and tone for such an occasion. I played a few pieces as a solo before the service started and then played 'Nearer my God to Thee' during a quiet moment for reflection. This is such a beautifully constructed melody and sounds so emotional with a celtic feel. The funeral was full of great music including a piper playing before and after the service. #musiciandevon