Bowfiddle is an all female ensemble which specializes in classical and light music entertainment for weddings, functions, corporate events, parties and concerts. The group can be hired as a String Quartet, a Trio (violin, viola and cello), a Duo (violin and cello), solo cello or can be expanded into a small string orchestra comprising of six to eight musicians. Presentation can be formal or more relaxed; co ordinated ball gowns, evening wear or smart casual. Bowfiddle has performed at a wide range of prestigious venues such as Buckingham Palace, Blenheim Palace, Goodwood House, Spencer House, Wallace Collection, Claridges, Woburn Abbey and many top London hotels. The players have worked with the likes of Joan Armatrading, Take That, Alesha Dixon, Spice Girls, Shirley Bassey, Madonna, Peter Gabriel to name a few; and on another note The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Opera, Moscow City Ballet; plus West End shows Matilda, Ghost, Les Miserables and Lion King again to name a few.“You sound brilliant” Gordon Ramsay
Price Guide :Two hours- Duo £375 Trio £480 Quartet £640
Three hours- Duo £400 Trio £530 Quartet £700
Four hours -Duo £470 Trio £580 Quartet £770
(Within 25 miles of central London, thereafter a small mileage charge might be incurred)
The Bowfiddles were such an amazing and delightful part of our event (engagement). Despite myself having to coordinate everything from the United States, Laura (our point of contact from the Bowfiddles) remained proactive, clear and excellent with her communication to ensure the event went without a hitch! They were even able to play sheet music for a specific requested song that was not on their usual set list. I would 100% work with them again in the future!
Bow Fiddles were really responsive and helpful when booking, they played beautifully on the day and were really well received by the guests
We are really happy with Bow Fiddle Strings , Laura made our wedding service so special . Professional in every way . A service we would highly recommend. Turned up on the day and did not let us down . Played exquisitely and added a real touch of class . Thank you so much ! John & Sarah Abbiss
They played at our wedding! They were fantastic, our guests loved their song choices and it just started the day perfectly!! Highly recommend!
Laura was amazing, she was so accommodating to my needs and doing a suprise performance outside for a proposal. She was also lovely and created the perfect moment for the proposal. Can't wait to have her play again at our wedding!
Bowfiddle Strings played at my daughter's wedding on Saturday and were absolutely excellent. Their choice of music was just right for the event and their performance was fantastic. I would definitely recommend them.
Thank you for playing at our son's wedding. Your music provided a lovely ambiance to the outdoor ceremony and drinks reception. I was so impressed how you moved location between the two. Lovely ladies, very prompt and obliging.
Absolutely amazing, such talented, lovely ladies. Really bought something extra to our drinks reception x
"Professional and friendly trio. I would not hesitate to recommend them. Smartly dressed and with a varied and appropriate catalogue of music. They kept in touch throughout the booking process and were extremely pleasant at every point.
Talented musicians for sure!"
it was amazing. the music was beautiful and I found bowfiddle strings very flexible and helpful on the run up to the day
"""Dear Laura Sorry for the delay in emailing you but I seem to have lost 6 days this week. The wedding and subsequent days were a complete blur. My husband and I :-) would to thank you and the artists who played at our wedding on Saturday 20th October 2018. I did not get a chance to meet and greet and introduce myself to them as I was banished to my hotel room as Mark was practising standing up in the wedding room so I couldn't come down and then we didn't get a chance again. I'm sure you experience this all the time but I felt a bit rude. We only got to hear Sweet child O' mine as we insisted on sitting down to listen but even then were ushered away as people wanted us announced so they could eat their meal.....how very rude we were trying to listen to you guys :-). Everyone said they enjoyed the music and how lovely to have live music. Not what they expected us to choose at all. We had such a fab day that went far too quickly. We have decided to have a first anniversary party next October and would really like BowFiddle to play again and this time we might get to hear you. I will be in touch once we have a date to see if you're available. Kind Regards Jennifer Kane"
"Dear Laura,
Just to say thanks to you both so much for playing at our wedding. Everybody said how wonderful you were and we agreed with them of course, you were both great and of course very very talented. The music was beautiful. We hope that you had time to have something to eat?
Please feel free to add these comments to your website. We will highly recommend ‘Bowfiddle’
Best wishes
Jan & David X
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Dear Laura Thank you so much to all of you for playing at our wedding. I am so sorry I didn't come and say hello and thank you on the day. It felt very special having you there, you were truly brilliant. Thank you again Sarah
Dear Laura, Just a short note to say a huge thank you for the wonderful performance at our sons wedding. We were blessed with a beautiful day, and what a lovely setting. You and your ladies' performance added greatly to the ambience and as you know my favourite (Massenet Meditation) was very much appreciated. Vivaldi Spring was also very well received by my friends. So sorry I never saw you prior to your departure, to thank you in person, you know how weddings are! Once again, many many thanks.
"Hello Laura, Thank you so much for your playing at Mum's party on Sunday, she was delighted and we have had so many lovely comments! You absolutely understood what was required and delivered it perfectly, we will certainly recommend you. I particularly appreciated the quick change into ""Congratulations"" after a premature singing of ""Happy Birthday""!"""
Hi Laura Many thanks for your playing at Paul and Milena's wedding reception on 9th August. There have been lots of very favourable comments, and Paul and Milena were delighted with the ambience you created. Also a request whether you have a CD that could be purchased? All the best, Andrew
Our Chairman would like to express his thanks for the wonderful music you provided at his Reception on the 9th March. Both Cllr Shepherd and I received very positive feedback from guests. I thought you might like to view the photographs from the evening which includes one or two of you!
Dear Laura, I wanted to thank you for your performance at my husband's funeral reception, it was just as I expected, and though I know it wasn't a concert audience, it was wonderful to be able to have you there, the music could be clearly heard and provided the right setting for the occasion as well as it would have been a performance that Muzahim, my late husband, would have deeply appreciated. My thanks again and kind regards, Beatrice
weddings, corporate functions, fundraisers, parties, funerals and wakes, concerts, sessions
completely flexible, but with breaks. usual booking length is 3 hours with a break
usually we play acoustically, but we can provide an engineer and PA if required. we have our own music stand lighting
yes
2.5 metres by 1.5 for the quartet and a little less for the trio and duo
I'm happy to look for arrangements that are not on our music listings and where they are not available to buy our arranger can write out bespoke sheet music
we are flexible but we do need a reasonable break/breaks depending on length of booking
CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE – Composers in alphabetical order
Belle of the Ball Waltz – Anderson
Adagio – Albinoni
Air on a G String – J.S. Bach
Double Violin Concerto – J.S. Bach
Brandenburg Concertos nos 2 and 3 – J.S. Bach
Badinerie – J.S. Bach
Sheep May Safely Graze – J.S. Bach
Minuet in G (Anna Magdalena) – J.S. Bach
Arioso from Cantata no 156 – J.S. Bach
Bist Du Bei Mir – J.S. Bach
Cantata no 140 – J.S. Bach
Two Chorale Preludes – J.S. Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – J.S. Bach
Violin Concerto mve. 1 in E major – J.S. Bach
Ave Maria – Bach/Gounod
Adagio for strings – Barber
Rumanian Folk Dances – Bartok
Adagio Cantabile from the Pathetique Sonata – Beethoven
5th Symphony, mve 1 – Beethoven
Fur Elise – Beethoven
Ode to Joy – Beethoven
Selection from Carmen – Bizet
Prince Igor – Borodin
Hungarian Dances – Brahms
O Sole Mio – Capua
Selection of Waltzes – Chopin
Polonaise – Chopin
By the Sleepy Lagoon – Coates
Dambusters March – Coates
Sailors Hornpipe – Coates
Hoe-down from Rodeo – Copland
Saturday Night Waltz from Rodeo – Copland
Christmas Concerto – Corelli
Clair de Lune – Debussy
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair – Debussy
Cake-walk – Debussy
Copelia Medley – Delibes
Flower Duet from Lakme – Delibes
Funiculi Funicula – Denza
Toccata – Dubois
Humoresque – Dvorak
Largo from the New World Symphony – Dvorak
Waltz from Symphony no. 8 – Dvorak
Chanson de Matin and Nuit – Elgar
Salut d’Amour – Elgar
Nimrod – Elgar
Pavane – Faure
Panis Angelicus – Frank
Prelude no. 2 – Gershwin
Morning from Peer Gynt – Greig
Gavotte from Holberg Suite – Greig
Norwegian Dance no 2 – Greig
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen – Greig
Ave maria – Gounod
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba – Handel
Water Music – Handel
Largo – Handel
Violin Sonata in D major – Handel
La Rejouissance – Handel
Serenade – Haydn
Gypsy Life – Herbert
Anniversary Waltz – Ivanovici
Allegretto – Kreisler
Caprice Viennois – Kreisler
Liebesfreud – Kreisler
Leibeslied – Kreisler
Midnight Bells Waltz – Kreisler
Schon Rosmarin – Kreisler
The Old Refrain – Kreisler
Merry Widow Waltzes – Lehar
Adagietto from Symphony 5 – Mahler
Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana – Mascagni
Meditation from Thais – Massenet
Sinfonia and Final Duet (L’incoronazione di Poppea) – Monteverdi
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik – Mozart
Divertimeni in D, Bb and F – Mozart
Marriage of Figaro (wedding march) – Mozart
Allelujah – Mozart
Figaro Overture – Mozart
Symphony in G Minor – Mozart
Wedding March – Mendelsson
Cavatina – Myers
Barcarolle – Offenbach
Canon – Pachelbel
Che Gelida Manina from La Boheme – Puccini
Musetta’s Waltz – Puccini
Chacony – Purcell
Trumpet Tune – Purcell
Trumpet Voluntary – Purcell
Two Rondeaux from The Fairy Queen – Purcell
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini – Rachmaninov
Vocalise – Rachmaninov
Bolero – Ravel
Menuet from Le Tombeau de Couperin – Ravel
Pavane pour une infante defunte – Ravel
Selection of Waltzes – Richard Rogers
Barber of Seville – Rossini
William Tell Overture – Rossini
The Swan – Saint Seans
Romanza Andaluza – Sarasate
3 Gymnopedies – Satie
Ave Maria – Schubert
Standchen – Schubert
Traumerei – Schumann
Romance – Schostakovich
Two Hearts in Three-Quarter Time – Stolz
Czardas from Die Fledermaus – Strauss
Blue Danube Waltz – Strauss
Die Fledermaus Waltzes – Strauss
Pizzicato Polka – Strauss
Radetzky March – Strauss
Tales from the Vienna Woods – Strauss
Trish Trash Polka – Strauss
Wiener Blut Waltzes – Strauss
Der Rosenkavalier – Strauss R.
Cantabile – Tartini
Amazing Grace – Traditional
Greensleeves – Traditional
Golden Earrings – Traditional
Russian Dance – Tchaikovsky
Selection from the Nutcracker – Tchaikovsky
Waltz from Sleeping Beauty – Tchaikovsky
Four Seasons – Vivaldi
Concerto Grossi in A and D minor – Vivaldi
La Forza del Destino – Verdi
Bachianas Brazileiras – Villa Lobos
Ride of the Valkyries – Wagner
Tannhäuser Overture – Wagner
Bridal Chorus – Wagner
LIGHT REPERTOIRE
All I Ask of You from “Phantom”- Lloyd Webber
America from “West Side Story” – Bernstein
An American in Paris – Gershwin
Angels – Robbie Williams
Annie Highlights – Strouse
Anything Goes – Porter
Ashokan Farewell from “The Civil War” – Ungar
As Time Goes By – Hupfield
A Thousand Years – Perri
At Last – Etta James
Bad Romance – Gaga
Bass Vile Blues – Devinez
Beatles Selection – Beatles
Beautiful Day – Evans/Clayton/Hewson/Mullen
Begin the Beguine – Porter
Blue Tango – Anderson
Beside the Seaside – Glover
Beethoven’s Five Secrets – Beethoven
Bittersweet Symphony – Jagger
Bohemian Rapsody – Queen
Cabaret – Kander/Ebb
Can’t Help Falling in Love – Clapton
Can You Feel the Love Tonight? – Elton John
Charlie Brown – Coldplay
Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
Chicago – Fisher
Chi Mai – Morricone
Clocks – Coldplay
Cock Linnet – Collins/Leigh
Come in From the Rain – Manchester
Come What May from Moulin Rouge – Baerwald
Country Medley – Trad.
Czardas – Monti
Dances with Wolves – John Barry
Danzas Argentinas No 2 – Ginastera
Dark Eyes – Trad
Dexter’s Tune (Awakenings) – Newman
Do It Again – Gershwin
ELO – Mr Blue Sky
El Choco Tango – Villoldo
Embraceable You – Gershwin
Evergreen – Streisand
Everlong – Foo Fighters
Every Time we say Goodbye – Porter
Everything I Do – Adams
Everywhere – Mc Vie
Faulty Towers theme – Wilson
Feelings – Albert
Fields of Gold – Sting
Forgotten Dreams – Anderson
For Just a Moment – Foster
Gabriel’s oboe – Morricone
Game of Thrones – Djawadi
Get Lucky – Pharrell Williams
Gimme, Gimme, Gimme – Andersson
God Only Knows – The Beach Boys
Goldfinger – Barry
Goodbye to Love – Carpenters
Happy – Williams
Have I Told You Lately – Van Morrison
Hawaii Five 0 Theme – Setzer
Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter – John Williams
Hey Soul Sister – Train
Hoppipolla (Planet earth theme)
Hotel California – The Eagles
How Long Will I Love You – Ellie Goulding
Hushabye Mountain (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) – Sherman
I Don’t Know How to Love Him – Lloyd Webber
I Feel Pretty from “West Side Story” – Bernstein
I got Rhythm Variations – Gershwin
I Love Paris – Porter
I’m Yours – Jason Marz
Inspector Morse Theme – Pheloung
Irish Sherry – Trad./Carolan
If You Could Read My Mind – Lightfoot
In the Mood – Garland
It Don’t Mean a Thing – Ellington
James Bond Themes – Norman/ Barry
Jalousie Tango – Gade
Jeeves and Wooster Theme – Dudley
Jurassic Park Theme – Williams
Just Another Rhumba – Gershwin
Just the Way You Are – Bruno Mars
King and I selection – Rogers
Kiss From a Rose – Seal
La Bamba – Trad.
Ladies in Lavender – Hess
Laura – Raskin
La Vie en Rose – Louiguy
La Cumparsita – Rodrigez
La Paloma – Iradier
Leaving on a Jet Plane – Denver
Lets Do It – Porter
Let’s go Fly a kite – Sherman
Let’s Stay Together – Green
Libertango – Piazzolla
Livin’ on a Prayer – Bon Jovi
Londonderry Air – Trad.
Looney Tunes Fugue – Naughtin
Love Theme from “The Godfather” – Rota
Love Yourself – Justin Beiber
Loyko – Trad.
Make you Feel my Love – Adele
Makin’ Whoopee – Donaldson
Mamma Mia – Anderson
Manha de Carnaval from “Black Orpheus” – Bonfa
March from Star Wars – John Williams
Maria from “West Side Story” – Bernstein
Marry You – Bruno Mars
Memory from “Cats” – Lloyd Webber
Mission Impossible – Schifrin
Misty – Garner
Moondance – Van Morrison
Morenita do Brazil – Fragrant
Music of the Night from “Phantom” – Lloyd Webber
Music to Watch Girls by – Velona
My Funny Valentine – Rogers
My Girl – The Temptations
My Heart Will Go On from “Titanic” – Horner
Natal Variations (Happy Birthday) – Naughtin
New York New York – Xander
Noites Cariocas – Bandolim
Nothing Else Matters – Metallica
One Day Like This – Elbow
One Hand One Heart from “West Side Story” – Bernstein
Orange Blossom Special – Rouse
Over a Rainbow – Arlen
Palladio – Jenkins
Paradise – Coldplay
Pennies From Heaven – Johnson
Poirot Theme – Gunning
Portuguese Love Song from Love Actually – Armstrong
Por Una Cabeza Tango from “Scent of a Woman” – Gardel
Pride and Prejudice Theme – Davis
Purple Haze – Hendrix
Ragtime Dance – Joplin
Raiders March (Raiders of the Lost Ark) – John williams
Red Sails in the Sunset – Williams
Romeo and Juliet Love Theme – Rota
Rule the World – Take That
Say Something – McCartney
Scarborough Fair – Trad./Bowles
Selection of Christmas Music/Carols – Various composers
Selection of Hymns – Various composers
Selection of Rags – Joplin
Send in the Clowns – Sondheim
Someone to Watch Over Me – Gershwin
Somewhere from “West Side Story” – Bernstein
Stormy Weather – Arlen
Suddenly – Diamond
Sunrise Sunset – Bock
Sway/Cherry Pink – Beltran
Sweet Child O’Mine – Guns and Roses
Take the A train – Strayhorn
Tale as Old as Time (Sleeping Beauty) – Menken
The Folks who Live on the Hill – Kern
The Greatest Day – Take That
The Gremlin Rag (Gremlins) – Jerry Goldsmith
The Harry Lime Theme – Karas
The Magnificent Seven – Bernstein
The Prayer (Quest for Camelot) – Sager/Foster
The Throne Room (Star Wars) – John Williams
Theme from “Summer of 42” – Legrand
Thunderbirds Theme – Gray
Tanguedia – Piazzolla
Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
Tico-Tico – Abreu
Tonight – Bernstein
Truely – Richie
Viva la Vida – Berryman
What’s New? – Haggart
What are you Doing for the Rest of Your Life? – Brooks
When I First Saw You – Krieger
Wonderful Tonight – Clapton
Without You – David Guetta
You Make me Feel Like a Natural Woman – King
You Really Got Me – The Kinks
You’re the Inspiration – Foster
You’ve Got a Friend in Me (Toy Story) – Newman