Charm Music Entertainment Agency hire live music,gospel choirs,string quartets and covers bands wedding receptions and corporate events

A magnificent addition to any event is to Hire a Harpist , especially for weddings making the moment even more magical and the harpist only take a up a small area with such a wonderful relaxing sound.

Its gentle sounds carry across a room without intruding into conversation, and a harp can go where a piano cannot.

Wherever and whatever your event you can hire a harpist from our selection below from our vast network of harpists covering the whole of the U.K.

Guide to booking a harpist for your wedding.

1. Give yourself time to find a harpist, many harpists are booked months in advance.

2. Set the date and location for your wedding before contacting a harpist. The harpist will need to check her calendar to see if the date is free. Some harpists charge mileage as part of their fee. How far she will have to carry the harp is something else she will want to know. She will also need to know if it's an outdoor wedding; most harpists have special requirements for playing outside.

3. When you contact Charm Music about your chosen Harpist, be prepared to discuss how long she is to play,either an hourly rate or for the wedding ceremony,drinks reception,wedding breakfast or a combination of the above.

4. Once you have chosen your Harpist and we have confirmed availability and prices, we will issue a contract to you and the Harpist to sign.When returning the contract to CharmMusic a deposit will be required with the balance to be paid usually either 7 days prior to the event or on the day.

5. Arrange for someone to be at the wedding location at least half an hour early for the harpist to set up. This person needs to know where the harp is to be located. There also needs to be a person to signal the harpist when it's time to stop the pre-wedding music and begin the music for the bridal entrance.

6. Allow for a 10 to 15 minute break if the harpist is to play for more than 1 hour. If the Harpist is playing during the reception, offer her refreshments during a break.

Call us for more free advice on 0870 0136 660.

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Award winning harpist Paula Popa has performed in front of HRH The Queen, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, the Arch Bishop of Canterbury, Princess Marina Sturdza of Romania, Lord Eddie George (former governor of the Bank of England) to name but a few.

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Rhian is from the Rhondda Valley in South Wales, and is a graduate harpist of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

She received a scholarship to study for her postgraduate diploma at Trinity College of Music, for which she received a distinction. Rhian won second prize in the Junior World Harp Contest in 1994, the Nansi Richards Scholarship and runner-up in the Blue Ribbon Prize at the National Eisteddfod in 1998.

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Claire plays a wide range of musical styles, including popular tunes, songs from the musicals, folk and classical pieces.

She read music at Royal Holloway University of London, graduating in 1998 with BMus Hons. Whilst there she studied Harp under Charlotte Seale, Professor of Harp at the Guildhall School of Music.

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Janet Bennett studied harp and singing at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and has played with many professional ensembles and orchestras including the Scottish National and Northern Sinfonia.

In 2006 she was appointed as the Official Harpist to the Lord Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne and has also had the honour of performing to the King of Spain, the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland and her Majesty the Queen.

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After completing her studies at the The Royal Academy of Music Carys went on to perform in many top West End musicals, some of which are: Oliver, Beauty and the Beast, The King and I, The Phantom of the Opera ... and she can be heard on many original cast albums.

She is also established as a freelance orchestral player and soloist, both here and abroad. Carys enjoys playing at weddings, birthdays, anniversaries as well as corporate events.

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Alexandra graduated from the University of Huddersfield with an Upper Second Degree in Music, having previously studied Piano at Trinity College of Music, in London.

Previous engagements include providing music at a drinks reception for HRH Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to the University of Huddersfield, at the new London Venue King’s Place for their corporate opening ceremony, on Channel 4’s television series Come Dine With Me, and for a party hosted by rock band The Cure.

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Jessica King-Holford is a young, enthusiastic musician who has played the harp since the age of eight.

Over the years Jessica has won many competitions in the South West area performing frequently and has developed an extensive repertoire of music.

Jessica is a Dorset and Somerset based harpist who has played in many top hotels and venues including Wells Cathedral, Bath Assembly Rooms, Pembroke College; Oxford and the Millennium Stadium for BBC Songs Of Praise.

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John Dalton is a Glastonbury based Harpist who has played music from childhood, and his musical tastes are wide.

On harp John can offer Classical, Jazz, Latin American and Celtic repertoires. Plus, several blues tunes, some fado and flamenco, and gypsy music.

John can play solo, and can also arrange accompaniment: singers, percussionists etc.

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