Singer/pianist for hire. Singer and pianist for weddings in Essex, London, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and UK

How long does it take you to set up?
About half an hour

How much performance space do you need?
Width: 3m x Depth:2m

Are you happy to perform outside?
Yes weather permitting and in the shade/undercover.

Can you learn requests or a first dance?
Yes with notice.

How long do you play for?
It varies depending on your requirements. A solo gig will usually last for around 3 hours.

Do you provide your own lighting?
Ambient light is sufficient

What do you do during your break(s)
We can leave an iPod running with suitable background music if required.

My venue has a sound limiter – is that a problem?
We have no problem with sound limiters.

Where are you based?
Essex based covering London, Hertfordshire, Kent, Surrey, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Suffolk and UK

Pop/Modern
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
All of Me -John Legend
All Time Love – Will Young
All Woman - Lisa Stansfield
American Boy – Estelle
Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
Can You Feel The Love Tonight? - Elton John
Can’t Help Fallin in Love With You – Elvis Presley
Can't Buy Me Love -The Beatles
Can't Take My Eyes Off of You – Franki Valli / Andy Williams
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Come Away With Me - Norah Jones
Desperado - The Eagles
Don’t Know Why - Norah Jones
Eleanor Rigby – Beatles
Englishman In New York – Sting
Fields Of Gold – Sting
First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
Get Here - Oleta Adams
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
Have I Told You Lately? - Van Morrison
Hero - Mariah Carey      
How Deep is Your Love – Bee Gees
How Sweet it is to be Loved by You - James Taylor
I Can See Cleary Now - Jimmy Cliff
I Have Nothing -Whitney Houston
I Say A Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys
Isn't She Lovely? - Stevie Wonder
It Must Be Love – Labi Siffre / Madness
It's Too Late - Carole King
Just The Two Of Us - Bill Withers
Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars
Killing Me Softly - Roberta Flack
Kiss Me More – Doja Cat
Kissing A Fool - George Michael
Landslide – Fleetwood Mac
Lately - Stevie Wonder
Let It Be - The Beatles
Let's Stay Together
Love And Affection - Joan Armatrading
Love is All You Need - Beatles
Love Me Tender – Elvis Presley
Love Story – Taylor Swift
Loving You - Minnie Ripperton
Make You Feel My Love – Adele
Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson
Million Dreams – The Greatest Showman
Moondance - Van Morrison
My Cherie Amore - Stevie Wonder
Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Piece Of My Heart - Janis Joplin
Rainbow Connection – Kermit, the Muppets
Rainy Night In Georgia - Randy Crawford
River - Joni Mitchell
Roxanne – Police
Say A Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin
Send In The Clowns - Judy Collins
Shallow- Lady Gaga
Since I Fell For You - Gladys Knight
So Amazing - Luther Vandross
Son of a Preacher Man – Dusty Springfield
Songbird - Eva Cassidy
Stand By Me - Ben E King
Street Life - Randy Crawford
Sway – Michael Buble
Sweet Child Of Mine - Guns 'n Roses
Sweet Love - Anita Baker
Take A Bow - Rihanna
The A-Team - Ed Sheeran
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
The Greatest Love of All – George Benson / Whitney Houston
The Look Of Love - Dusty Springfield
The Rose - Bette Midler
The Way We Were - Barbara Streisand
The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
Thinking Out Loud -Ed Sheeran
This is Me -The Greatest Showman
This Masquerade - George Benson
Three Times A Lady - Lionel Richie
Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
To Love Somebody - Bee Gees
Touch My Heart - Beth Nielsen Chapman
Unfaithful – Rihanna
Valerie - Amy Winehouse
Walk On By - Dionne Warwick
When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge
When You Wish Upon a Star – Disney
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? - Carole King
You Are the Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder
You Do Something To Me - Paul Weller
You Send Me - Sam Cooke
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’- The Righteous Brothers
Your Song - Elton John
You're So Vain - Carly Simon
You've Got a Friend - Carole King

Disney Classics (Claire has a 2 hour repertoire of Disney)

A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes – Cinderella
A Star Is Born – Hercules
A Whole New World – Aladdin
Almost There - The Princess and the Frog
Be Our Guest - Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast - Beauty and the Beast
Belle - Beauty and the Beast
Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo – Cinderella
Burning Love- Lilo & Stitch
Can You Feel the Love Tonight - The Lion King
Circle of Life - The Lion King
Colours of the Wind" – Pocahontas
For the First Time in Forever – Frozen
Hakuna Matata - The Lion King
I Just Can't Wait to Be King - The Lion King
I See a Light – Tangled
I See the Light" – Tangled
I Won't Say (I'm in Love) – Hercules
I'll Make a Man Out of You – Mulan
It's a Small World - Disneyland Theme Song
Let It Go – Frozen
Love Is an Open Door" – Frozen
Out There - The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Part of Your World - The Little Mermaid
Reflection – Mulan
So This is Love – Cinderella
Someday My Prince Will Come - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious - Mary Poppins
The Bare Necessities" - The Jungle Book
The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers - The Tigger Movie
Under the Sea - The Little Mermaid
When I See an Elephant Fly – Dumbo
When She Loved Me - Toy Story 2
When Will My Life Begin – Tangled
When You Wish Upon a Star – Pinocchio
Why Should I Worry" - Oliver & Company
You'll Be in My Heart – Tarzan
You've Got a Friend in Me - Toy Story
Zero to Hero – Hercules

Jazz Standards
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square - Nat King Cole
Ain’t Misbehavin’ - Fats Waller
Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers
All Of Me - Sinatra
Almost Like Being In Love - Nat King Cole
Angel Eyes – Frank Sinatra
April In Paris - Count Basie
As Time Goes By – Sinatra
At Last – Etta James
Autumn Leaves - Nat King Cole
Bare Necessities – from ‘Jungle Book’
Beginning To See The Light - Louis Armstrong
Bewitched – Sinatra / Ella Fitzgerald
Black Coffee - Peggy Lee
But Not For Me - Ella Fitzgerald
C Jam Blues - Oscar Peterson
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man - Ella Fitzgerald
Can’t We Be Friends? - Sinatra
Charade - Ella Fitzgerald
Come Fly With Me - Sinatra
Cry Me A River - Ella Fitzgerald
Do Nothing ‘Til You Hear From Me - Duke Ellington
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore - Etta James
East Of The Sun - Les Paul, Mary Ford
Embraceable You - Judy Garland
Every Time We Say Goodbye - Ella Fitzgerald
Everything Happens To Me - Sinatra
Exactly Like You - Nat King Cole
Fly Me To The Moon - Sinatra
Foggy Day - Sinatra
For All We Know - Billie Holliday
Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles
Get Happy - Judy Garland
Get Out Of Town - Ella Fitzgerald
Glory Of Love, The - Bette Midler
Good Morning Heartache - Billie Holliday
Have You Met Sir Jones? - Sinatra
Here’s That Rainy Day - Sinatra
How Deep Is the Ocean? - Perry Como
How Long Has This Been Going On? - Ella Fitzgerald
I Can’t Get Started - Sinatra
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love - Dean Martin
I Get A Kick Out Of You - Sinatra
I Love Paris – Ella Fitzgerald
I Only Have Eyes For You - Art Garfunkel
I Thought About You - Sinatra
I’m Confessing That I Love You - Dean Martin
I’m Old Fashioned - Ella Fitzgerald
I’ve Got A Crush On You - Sinatra
I’ve Got You Under My Skin - Sinatra
It Had To Be You - Tony Bennett
It’s Alright With Me - Sinatra
It’s De-Lovely - Ella Fitzgerald
Just Friends - Chet Baker
Just One Of Those Things - Al Jolson
King of the Swingers – from ‘Jungle Book’
Lady Be Good - Ella Fitzgerald
Lady Is A Tramp - Sinatra
Lets Face The Music & Dance - Nat King Cole
Love For Sale - Ella Fitzgerald
Love Me Or Leave Me - Nina Simone
Lullaby Of Birdland - Ella Fitzgerald
Making Whoopee - Ella Fitzgerald
Manhattan - Ella Fitzgerald
Misty - Ella Fitzgerald
Moon River - Andy Williams
Moonlight In Vermont - Sinatra
More Than You Know - Anita Baker
My Favourite Things - Julie Andrews
My Funny Valentine - Ella Fitzgerald
My Romance - Ella Fitzgerald
My Shining Hour - Ella Fitzgerald
Nice Work If You Can Get It - Sinatra
Night & Day - Ella Fitzgerald
Night In Tunisia - Ella Fitzgerald
On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Sinatra
One For My Baby - Nina Simone
Our Love Is Here To Stay - Ella Fitzgerald
Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland
Pennies From Heaven - Sinatra
'S Wonderful - Ella Fitzgerald
Satin Doll - Duke Ellington
Secret Love – Doris Day
September In The Rain - Dinah Washington
Someone To Watch Over Me - Ella Fitzgerald
Stardust - Nat King Cole
Stomping At The Savoy - Benny Goodman
Stormy Weather - Etta James
Summertime - Gershwin
Take 5 - Dave Brubeck
That’s All - Michael Buble
The Nearness Of You - Norah Jones
These Foolish Things - Ella Fitzgerald
They Didn’t Believe Me - Sammy Davis Jr
Too Close For Comfort - Sammy Davis Jr
Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
What A Difference A Day Makes - Dinah Washington
What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
What Is This Thing Called Love? - Ella Fitzgerald
When I Fall In Love - Nat King Cole
Why Don’t You Do Right - Peggy Lee
Wouldn’t It Be Lovely - Julie Andrews
You Go To My Head - Billie Holliday
You Make Me Feel So Young - Sinatra
You Took Advantage Of Me - Ella Fitzgerald
You’re Getting To Be A Habit With Me - Sinatra

"Hi Tim, thank you so much for all your help finding Claire and the band for my party on Saturday. They were perfect! I’ve had several people ask where I got the great band from and I’ve told them all about you but please let me know if there is somewhere I can write a recommendation too. It has been wonderful to deal with someone who was not pushing their agenda but instead had my best interests at heart and worked very hard to find the perfect match. All the hard work definitely paid off and I had an amazing time. Thank you again."
Sara Neary, 30th Birthday Party, Docklands, London

"Just a short note to thank you very much for your lovely singing and playing at Kirstie & Joe’s Wedding on Saturday, I was sorry not to get chance to thank you in person, I was caught up in the emotion of the day, as you would expect. It is a lovely venue and the piano playing made the ceremony extra special. I know that our wedding co-ordinator – Gaynor Pearson, was very impressed and hopefully you may be able to make further contact for future work."
Beverley Gentry (Mother of the Bride), Wedding, Essex

"One of the best jazz evenings held here, and musicianship that was second to none.
Jazz Night, The Brentwood Theatre, Essex

"Just to say thank you for a great performance on Saturday night,  you went down a storm with everyone. There were plenty of very positive comments and everyone said what a lovely voice you have. Thank you again and I will certainly recommend you to anyone who asks.
Camilla and Steve, Wedding, Essex

"Thank you so much for making our day extra special. You were fantastic and everybody was so impressed."
Tina and Darren Taggart, Wedding, Essex

Thankyou so much for putting Claire my way to play at my retirement party. She and the double bass man were simply wonderful, just perfect for the occasion. So many people made compliments about the duo, so thank you so much.
Linda Porter-Cohen, Retirement Party, Cambridgeshire

"Thankyou so much for a truly wonderful wedding reception. We had such a fantastic day and having you play in the evening made the day even more memorable. So many of our guests made a point of telling us how much they enjoyed the music. Your arrangement of 'Can't Help Falling In Love' was so romantic. It was perfect."
Sarah and John Roberts, Wedding, Essex

"Many thanks for Saturday and making our lunch party go with a swing. Everyone had a great time and loved your sultry jazz - fantastic day! Can't believe how lucky we were to have you and your sax player - he was great."
Karen and Simon Cooper, Lunch Party, Essex