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