The Devon Harpist - Harpist
This Devon based wedding harpist was born in Hampshire. She read music at Exeter University, travelling to the Royal College of Music in London for her harp studies. She now gives around one hundred performances a year from formal recitals in historic houses or on specialist arts cruises to weddings and funerals. Her compositions have been used by ITV, the BBC and by Irish, Japanese and Canadian film, radio and television.
In 2006 she was the only British performer to be shortlisted for Best Classical Event Award in the combined Brighton Festivals, England's largest Arts Festival.
Her unique research into Victorian Fairy Harp Music has led to many quaint adventures - a CD with worldwide distribution; radio and TV broadcasts including a half-hour Radio 4 documentary; a West End stage show with actor Simon Callow for which she also wrote the songs; appearances at the Royal Academy of Art exhibition of Victorian fairy paintings and at Prince Charles' unveiling of the restored Elfin Oak Tree in Kensington Gardens; involvement in the major French exhibition Dragons, Elfes et Fées, and an appearance in the award-winning Canadian television documentary The Fairy Faith: all this and more besides making her England's unofficial Fairy Harpist!
Her uniquely rich tone on the harp has graced several film/TV soundtracks including more than fifty episodes of ITV's magical children's series Bernard's Watch which has been shown in over 30 countries including America, Canada, Iceland, Kenya, Iran, South Africa, Poland and Cyprus.
Weddings
The golden harp is perfect for weddings! It is romantic and stylish. During civil ceremonies - which can so easily be short and soulless - it adds grace and dignity and lifts the event into an entirely different league.
In a church the magical sound is sparkling and unforgettable. A harp solo beautifully fills the time whilst the bride and groom disappear into the vestry to sign the registers.
During the reception the music creates a relaxing ambiance, cushioning the conversation so there are no awkward silences, and generally enhancing the atmosphere, without ever being intrusive. She plays a huge cross-section of musical styles from light classical to popular song tunes, so there is something for all the guests to enjoy.
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The Devon Harpist - Harpist Repertoire
POPULAR MUSIC
Adams - Everything I do, I do it for you
Adams - Baby, you’re all that I want
Adele - Set Fire to the Rain
Adele - Someone Like You
Aznavour, Charles - She may be the face I can’t forget
Beach Boys - Wouldn’t it be nice?
Beatles - And I love her
Beatles - Eleanor Rigby
Beatles - Here, There, Everywhere
Beatles - I’ve just seen a face
Beatles - In my Life
Beatles - Lady Madonna
Beatles - Let it Be
Beatles - Norwegian Wood
Beatles - Penny Lane
Beatles - The Long and Winding Road
Beatles - Yellow Submarine
Beatles - Yesterday
Berlin, Irving - White Christmas.
Berryman, Guy - Clocks
Ben E King - Stand by Me
Blunt, James - You’re Beautiful
Bricusse/Newley - Feeling Good
Legend, John - All of Me
Cohen,Leonard - Hallelujah
Clapton, Eric - Wonderful Tonight
Crain, Brian - Butterfly Waltz
Crain, Brian - Song for Sienna
Denver, J - Annie’s Song
Des’ree/Tim Atack - I’m Kissing You
Dylan, Bob - Make You Feel My Love
Einaudi, Ludovico - Nefeli
Einaudi, Ludovico - Fuori dalla notte
Einaudi, Ludovico - I Giorni
Fain, S - Love is a Many Spendoured Thing
Gershwin - Ain’t Misbehaving
Gershwin - An American in Paris/Rhapsody in Blue
Gordon, I - Unforgettable
Harrison, George - Here comes the Sun
Jackson, Michael - I Just Can’t Stop Loving You
Joel, Billy - She’s Always a Woman
John, Elton - Your Song
Jones, I - It had to be you
Keane - Somewhere Only We Know
Kern,J - Smoke gets in your eyes
Kosma, J - Autumn Leaves
Lady Gaga - Shallow
Lennon/McCartney - All you need is Love
Lennon/Yoko Ono - Oh My Love
Livingstone, Jerry - The Twelfth of Never
Lloyd Webber - Aspects of Love
Lloyd Webber - All I ask of you
Lloyd Webber - Don’t Cry for my Argentina
Lloyd Webber - I don’t know how to love him
Lloyd Webber - Love changes everything
Lloyd Webber - Love Never Dies
Lloyd Webber - Memories
Lloyd Webber - Music of the Night
McVie, Christine - Songbird
Mancini, Henry - Moon River
Mandel, J - The Shadow of your Smile
Martin/Coulter - Congratulations
Mars, Bruno - Marry You
Metallica - Nothing Else Matters
Mraz, Jason - I’m Yours
North, Alex - Unchained Melody
Perri, Christina - A Thousand Years
Richie, L - Endless Love
Rogers & Hammerstein - You’ll Never Walk Alone
Rush, Jennifer - The Power of Love
Scott, Mike - How Long Will I Love You
Shapiro - Walking back to Happiness
Sheeran, Ed - Thinking Out Loud
Simon, Paul - Bridge over Troubled Water
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
Steinberg/Kelly - Eternal Flame
Stephens/Adams - Ordinary People
Sting - Fields of Gold
Styne - Time after time.
Swandt/Andree - Dream a little dream of me
Twain, Shania - From This Moment On
Van Morrison - Have I told you Lately
Vernon, Justin - Skinny Love
Weiss - Can’t help falling in Love
Young - Love Letters
Young - When I fall in Love
FILM / TV MUSIC
Arlen, H - Somewhere over the Rainbow
Armstrong, Craig - Glasgow Love Theme (Love Actually)
Bart, L - From Russia with Love
Bernstein - There’s a place for us (Westside Story)
Bernstein - One Hand, One Heart (Westside Story)
Bock, J - Sunrise, sunset (Fiddler on the Roof)
Borodin - And this is my beloved (Kismet)
Churchill, F - Some day my prince will come (Snow White)
Djawadi, Ramin - Game of Thrones Theme
Glover, Dana - It Is You I Have Loved (Shrek)
Gilkyson, T - The Bare Necessities (Jungle Book)
Harline, L - Love Song from Titanic
Horner, James - For the Love of a Princess (Braveheart)
Hurwitz - The Fools Who Dream (La La Land)
Lai, F - Love Story
Lunn, John - Downton Abbey Theme
Jarre, Maurice - Lara’s Theme (Doctor Zhivago)
Legrand, M - I will wait for you. (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg)
Legrand, M - Windmills of your Mind (The Thomas Crown Affair)
Leiber, J - Jailhouse Rock (Elvis)
Mancini - Moonriver
Menken, Alan - Beauty and the Beast
Morriconi - Gabriel’s Oboe
Myers,S - Cavatina (Deerhunter)
Navarrete - Lullaby (Pan’s Labryinth)
North, Alex - Unchained Melody (Ghost)
Nyman, M - The Piano
Perkins, C - Blue Suede Shoes (Elvis)
Rogers, Richard - Climb Every Mountain (Sound of Music)
Rogers, Richard - You’ll never walk alone (Carousel)
Sainte-Marie/Nitzche - Up where we belong (Officer and a Gentleman)
Sheeran, Ed - I See Fire (Lord of the Rings)
Sherman, R - Chim Chim Cher-ee (Mary Poppins)
Steiner - My Own True Love (Gone with the Wind)
Williams, J - Schindler’s List Main Theme
Wrubel, A - Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah (Song of the South)
CLASSICAL MUSIC
Popular Classical music arranged for Harp
Mendelssohn - Wedding March
Wagner - Bridal Chorus
Delibes - Flower Duet
Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata
Mozart - Aria: Voi che Sapeto
Saint-Saëns - The Swan
Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake
Fauré - Pie Jesu
Fauré - Pavane
Franck - Panis Angelicus
Grieg - Morning from Peer Gynt
Offenbach - Barcarolle
Puccini - Oh my beloved father
Early Music
Cabezon, Antonio - de Pavane and Variations
Cabezon, Antonio - de Romanza
Cabezon, Antonio - de Hachas
Anon - My Lady Hunsdon’s Puffe
Anon - Pavane
Baroque
Bach, C PE Solfeggietto
Bach, JS - Piece en sol
Bach, JS - Prelude in E Flat
Bach, JS - Jesu Joy of my Desiring
Bach, JS - Preludes 1, 3 and 8
Bach, JS - Variation 13 from Goldberg Variations
Bach, JC - Angloise
Handel - Passacaille
Handel - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Handel - Tema and Variazioni
Handel - Allegro
Handel - Chaconne
Clarke, J - Chaconne
Paradisi - Toccata
Pachelbel - Canon
Purcell - Trumpet Tune
Purcell - Ground
Classical Period
Naderman - Sonata in c minor
Naderman - Sonata in d minor
Dussek - Sonata in c minor
Bochsa - Studies 2,4,7,10
Romantic Nineteenth Century
Bovio - La Danza degli Spiriti
Burgmuller - L’Harmonie des Anges
Chatterton - Recollections of the Enchantress
Godefroid - Ballade de la Fée
Godefroid - Choeur de Nymphes
Hoburg, M - Polonaise
Lorenzi - Ondina
Oberthür - A Fairy Legend
Oberthür - Conte de Fées
Oberthür - In Fairyland
Oberthür - In Twilight Hour
Oberthür - Le Reveil des Elves
Thomas - The Seasons - Summer
Thomas - The Seasons - Winter
Thomas - The Minstrel’s Adieu to his Native Land
Zabel - Marguerite am Spinrade
Twentieth Century Classical
Baldry, EJ - Fairy World Suite
Blyton - Shoal of Fishes
Chertok - Round the Clock Suite
Debussy - Arabesque
Debussy - Claire de Lune
Gamley, D - Little Suite for Harp
Hasselmans - Guitarre
Hasselmans - La Source
Mathias - Improvisations
Pierné - Impromptu Caprice
Renié - Au Bord du Ruisseau
Renié - Legende
Salzedo - Song in the Night
Salzedo - Studies: Flight /Mirage
Satie, Erik - Gymnopedie
Satie, Erik - Gnossiennes
Tournier - Prelude no 3
Tournier - Au Matin
York Bowen - Arabesque
TRADITIONAL MUSIC OF THE BRITISH ISLES
English Tunes
Scarborough Fair
Barbara Allen
I Gave my Love a Cherry
The Water is Wide
Elfin Knight
Oh the Oak and the Ash
Irish Tunes
Danny Boy
The Harp that Once through Tara’s Hall
Sweet Innisfallen
Finnegan’s Wake
Carrickfergus
Foggy Dew
Scottish Tunes
Loch Lomond
Will Ye Nae Come Back Again?
And Ye Shall Walk in Silk Attire
Charlie is my Darling
Ca’ the Ewes to the Knowes
Over the Sea to Skye
Welsh Tunes
All through the Night
The Ash Grove
David of the White Rock
Let Now the Harp
Men of Harlech
Hunting the Hare
The Devon Harpist - Harpist Feedback
“I was so glad to have her play the harp on our wedding day. We booked her a year and a half before the date and she
immediately got in contact with us. Communication was excellent, so I never had any worries. On the day, she played Moon River as I walked down the aisle which will always be a highlight of the day because she played it so magnificently. She was extremely friendly to talk to and her music throughout the whole day including the drinks reception was outstanding.
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“Everything went smoothly and the arrangements were easy and straightforward. The harpist made contact early and was easy to communicate with, she was very flexible about times and arrangements which was so helpful, she arrived early to set up and followed the programme - and mood - of the evening.
She is a lovely, warm person with a great energy, she accommodated all our requests and played beautifully during the reception drinks and during our meal, bringing people together that had not seen each other for a long time. It became so much more of a celebration having such wonderful live music to accompany our evening.
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“Many thanks for your wonderful playing. Everyone said how wonderful it was and how amazing you looked. We heard a lot from the registrar office and during the ceremony. It made the special day just perfect.
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“Thank you for playing at our wedding on Sunday. All of our guests commented on how much they enjoyed listening to you play your harp - it was all perfect! I was delighted to hear one of my favourites (Somewhere from West Side Story) as we signed the register. Thank you also for playing Sailing as I walked in. I would not hesitate to book you again for another event or function.With best wishes
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“Just so lovely that you could be part of Lucy & Naca's special day - thank you so much. Your empaty, ability and sheer good fun just shine through.
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“I just wanted to say thank you again for playing at our wedding. We had a lovely day and it really added to the atmosphere. I think it actually made me feel less nervous when I heard it before walking in!
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“Thank you so much for your beautiful playing last Saturday at our wedding. All our guests were commenting on how amazing your playing was throughout the day. Many thanks again for creating such a romantic mood for our wedding - we couldn't have asked for anything more.
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“We would like to thank you for playing the harp so beautifully for Liz and Rob. It was a wonderful service and so many guests commented how much they enjoyed the harp. It really was the icing on the cake .
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“Just wanted to write to thank you for the fantastic job you did on Saturday, making Simon and Joe's wedding breakfast so special. So many people said to us afterwards how lovely your playing was. It was a special moment when you played for the little ones, and let them play the harp.
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“Thank you for making our Wedding Day Perfect.It was so lovely walking into the Bathing Hut and seeing you look so lovely playing beautiful music. You were a joy to have there with us and a joy to listen to such beautiful playing. Sending lots of love to you.
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“It was wonderful having you play for us. You are a very special person, and it was lovely to have spent time in your company.
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“Everyone said that you absolutely made the wedding. We cannot thankyou enough for all your support and good will. From our very first conversation, your enthusiasm and energy made me very excited about you being part of our day. It was a real pleasure to have you touch our lives.
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“We were all enchanted by your presence and delighted by the magical sound of your playing. You really did add something extraordinarily special that far exceeded our expectations.
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“We wanted to tell the harpist how lovely her music was and how special she made it all for us. We are so happy the whole day went wonderfully! Even though I did not have a spare second to speak to her about the music beforehand she took it in her stride and played a beautiful selection of harp music with absolutely no notice. It was really appreciated! I would recommend her to anyone in a heartbeat. Very impressed indeed. Best wishes
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