Carl Bradford Violin Violinist for Weddings and Events

Based in United Kingdom

Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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LOCATION
Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom

TRAVEL
up to 100 miles

PRICE
from £100 (GBP)

RATED
10 / 10 from 4 reviews

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Price Guide

Description Price
Wedding Ceremony - This includes music before the service begins, entrance music, during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave.£290 (GBP)
Ceremony + Drinks reception - Ceremony music as above, plus two performances of up to 45 mins each during your drinks reception.£450 (GBP)
Wedding ceremony + Drinks reception + Dinner - Ceremony and reception music as above, plus 2 x 45 min performances as dinner is being served.£550 (GBP)
Performance up to 1 hour£250 (GBP)
Performance up to 2 hours£350 (GBP)
My prices include VAT. There may be additional charges for travel over 10 miles.

About / Biography

Carl Bradford is a classically trained violinist who performs on an acoustic violin, accompanied by professional backing tracks. He can perform covers of your favourite songs from the 50s to the present day in addition to classical pieces, jazz tunes, and folk. Carl uses professional backing tracks with either a portable speaker or PA depending on size of the venue. He has all the necessary equipment needed for your wedding or special event and is happy to take specific song requests in advance. On the day, he can perform as guests arrive before accompanying every key stage of the ceremony, including walking down the aisle, signing the register, and your exit as newlyweds. You can also enlist his musical talents during the drinks reception or wedding meal. Carl is also available to perform at other special events and often performs in restaurants, bars and coffee shops. As well as solo playing, he performs in a String Duo, Trio and Quartet who are also available for bookings- Please get in touch for more information.

Wedding Packages:

Ceremony
-This includes music before the service begins, entrance music, during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave.
£290

Ceremony + Drinks reception
- Ceremony music as above, plus two performances of up to 45 mins each during your drinks reception.
£450

Wedding ceremony + Drinks reception + Dinner
- Ceremony music as above.
- 2 x 45 min performances at the drinks reception.
- 2 x 45 min performances as dinner is being served.
£550

Reviews (4)

There are currently 4 user ratings for Carl Bradford Violin

AVERAGE RATING

10 / 101

Location

Based in United Kingdom

Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Travels up to 100 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 100 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 10 miles)
Travel areas on the map are approximate (distances may vary) free quote

Carl Bradford - Violin - Repertoire List

Modern Day Hits/Popular Covers (90s to present day)

Adele:

Make You Feel My Love

Rolling In The Deep

Someone Like You

Set Fire To The Rain

Avicii:

Wake Me Up

Bruno Mars:

Marry You

Just The Way You Are

Grenade

When I Was Your Man

Treasure

Locked Out Of Heaven

Carlos Santana:

Smooth

Charlie Puth:

We Don’t Talk Anymore

Attention

Christina Perry:

A Thousand Years

Clean Bandit:

Symphony

Real Love

Coldplay:

Adventure Of A Lifetime

Yellow

Magic

Viva La Vida

Something Just Like This

David Guetta:

Titanium

Dr Dre:

Still D.R.E

Dua Lipa:

Cold Heart

Scared To Be Lonely

New Rules

Levitating

Ed Sheeran:

Shivers

Bad Habits

Shape Of You

Perfect

Castle On The Hill

Photograph

Galway Girl

Thinking Out Loud

Enrique Iglesias:

Hero

George Ezra:

Green Green Grass

Harry Styles:

As It Was

Jack Johnson:

Better Together

James Arthur:

Say You Won’t Let Go

James Bay:

Let It Go

James Blunt:

Carry You Home

Jason Mraz:

I’m Yours

Lucky

I Won’t Give Up

Jessie J:

Price Tag

John Legend:

All Of Me

Josh Groban:

You Raise Me Up

Keane:

Somewhere Only We Know

Sovereign Light Cafe

Leonard Cohen:

Hallelujah

Lewis Capaldi:

Pointless

Someone You Loved

Lizzo:

Juice

Luis Fonsi:

Despasito

Maroon 5:

Payphone

Sugar

She Will Be Loved

Miley Cyrus:

Flowers

One Republic:

Apologise

Passenger:

Let Her Go

Pharrell Williams:

Happy

Pink:

Never Gonna Not Dance Again

Radiohead:

Creep

Rag’n’Bone Man:

Human

Rihanna:

Stay

We Found Love

Robbie Williams:

Feel

Angels

Sam Smith:

Stay With Me

I’m Not The Only One

Dancing With A Stranger

Shawn Mendez:

If I Can’t Have You

Señorita

Sia:

Elastic Heart

Cheap Thrills

Snow Patrol:

Chasing Cars

Sting:

Fields Of Gold

Take That:

Rule The World

Taylor Swift:

Anti-Hero

Toploader:

Dancing In The Moonlight

Westlife:

My Love

You Raise Me Up

50s/60s Hits

Beach Boys, The:

God Only Knows

Beatles, The:

All You Need Is Love

Lady Madonna

Eleanor Rigby

Penny Lane

Blackbird

Get Back

Hey Jude

I Want To Hold Your Hand

Yesterday

Love Me Do

Let It Be

Ben E. King:

Stand By Me

Bobby Darin:

Beyond The Sea

Cliff Richard:

Summer Holiday

Elvis Presley:

Always On My Mind

Can’t Help Falling In Love

Jailhouse Rock

Hound Dog

Suspicious Minds

Love Me Tender

Etta James:

At Last

Frankie Valley & The Four Seasons:

Can’t Take My Eyes Off You

Gerry And The Pacemakers:

You’ll Never Walk Alone

Guy Mitchell:

Singing The Blues

Henry Mancini:

Moon River

James Brown:

I Feel Good

Louis Armstrong:

What A Wonderful World

Platters, The:

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Only You

Temptations, The:

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough

My Girl

The Righteous Brothers:

Unchained Melody

Tom Jones:

It’s Not Unusual

UB40:

Red Red Wine

Van Morrison:

Brown Eyed Girl

80s Hits

Ah-ha:

Take On Me

Barry Manilow:

Copacabana (1978)

Weekend In New England (1976)

Blondie:

Call Me

Carpenters:

We’ve Only Just Begun (1970)

Chris De Burgh:

Lady In Red

Dolly Parton:

Nine To Five

Earth Wind And Fire:

September

Eric Clapton:

Wonderful Tonight (1977)

Gipsy Kings:

Bamboleo

Guns N’ Roses:

Sweet Child O’Mine

Journey:

Open Arms

Michael Jackson:

Smooth Criminal

Heal The World (1991)

Man In The Mirror

Human Nature

Black Or White (1991)

Phil Colins:

Paradise

Against All Odds

Police, The:

Every Breath You Take

Queen:

The Show Must Go On (1991)

I Want To Break Free

Soft Cell:

Tainted Love

Spandau Ballet:

Gold

Through the Barricades

Suzi Quatro:

Stumblin’ In (1978)

Toto:

Africa

UB40:

Red Red Wine

Musicals/Movies

A Star Is Born:

Shallow

Alladin:

A Whole New World

Blood Brothers:

Tell Me It’s Not True

Breakfast At Tiffanies:

Moon River

Cats:

Memory

Deer Hunter, The:

Cavatina

Dr Zhivago:

Lara’s Theme

Evita:

Don’t Cry For Me Argentina

Game Of Thrones:

Game Of Thrones Theme

Jenny Of Oldstones

Gladiator:

Now We Are Free

Godfather, The:

Speak Softly My Love

Gods & Generals:

Going Home

Greatest Showman, The:

A Million Dreams

Rewrite The Stars

James Bond:

Writings On The Wall (Spectre)

Jesus Christ Superstar:

I Don’t Know How To Love Him

Les Misérables:

Bring Him Home

I Dreamed A Dream

Empty Chairs And Empty Tables

On My Own

Lion King, The:

Can You Feel The Love Tonight

The Circle Of Life

Man Of La Mancha:

The Impossible Dream

Mission, The:

Gabriel’s Oboe

Moulin Rouge:

El Tango De Roxanne

Pearl Harbour:

Tennessee

Phantom Of The Opera, The:

All I Ask Of You

The Music Of The Night

Rent:

Seasons Of Love

Scent Of A Woman:

Por Una Cabeza

Song From A Secret Garden:

Theme

Starwars:

Cantina Band

Sweeney Todd:

Johanna

Sweet Charity:

The Rhythm Of Life

Toy Story:

You Got A Friend In Me

West Side Story:

I Feel Pretty

Somewhere

Maria

Classical/Ballroom

Abreu, Zequinha:

Tico-Tico No Fubá

Albeniz, Isaac:

Tango in D 212

Bach, J.S:

Jesu Joy Of Man’s Desire

Brandenburg Concerto No.3

Beethoven, L.V:

6 Menuette

6 Ländler

Ode To Joy

Brahms, J:

Hungarian Dance No.5 218

Elgar, Edward:

Chanson de Matin

Salut D’amour

Farrés, Osvaldo:

Quizás (Perhaps)

Gardel, Carlos:

Por Una Cabeza 221

Mascagni, Pietro:

Cavalleria Rusticana, Intermezzo

Massenet, Jules:

Meditation from ‘Thais’

Monti, Vittorio:

Csárdás

Mozart, W.A

12 Menuette K.599

Pachelbel:

Canon In D

Piazzolla, Astor:

Libertango

Puccini, Giacomo:

Nessun Dorma

Rodríguez, Gerardo Matos:

La Cumparsita

Sanders, Julio César:

Adiós Muchachos

Sartori, Francesco:

Con te Partirò

Schubert, Franz:

Ave Maria

Shostakovich, D:

Waltz No.2

Velázquez, Consuelo:

Bésame Mucho

Villoldo, Ángel:

El Choclo’ Tango

Jazz tunes

Arthur Hamilton:

Cry Me A River

Bart Howard:

Fly Me To The Moon

Charles Trenet:

Beyond The Sea

Fats Waller:

Ain’t Misbehavin

George Gershwin:

Summertime

Henry Betti:

C’est Si Bon

Henry Creamer:

After You’ve Gone

Irvin Berlin:

Puttin On The Ritz

James Johnson:

Charleston

Jerome Kern:

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Joseph Kosma:

Autumn Leaves

Paul Desmond:

Take Five

Richard Rogers:

Blue Moon

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

Power sockets required for my portable speaker/PA.
For small venues I can use a battery powered speaker so no power supply necessary.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

20-30 mins set up time before the event

Each set is normally 45 mins.
Multiple sets have a 15 min break in between.

Popular Wedding Packages:

Ceremony
-This includes music before the service begins, entrance music, during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave.
£290

Ceremony + Drinks reception
- Ceremony music as above, plus two performances of up to 45 mins each during your drinks reception.
£450

Wedding ceremony + Drinks reception + Dinner
- Ceremony music as above.
- 2 x 45 min performances at the drinks reception.
- 2 x 45 min performances as dinner is being served.
£550

Recent Clients

Carl Bradford Violin has performed for these clients:

Heavenly Desserts, Tooting Bec

Heavenly Desserts, Canterbury

Rosemont Restaurant & Cocktail Bar

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