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You’ve got mail – our leaflets are here!
In preparation for the wedding fair we recently played at, we got some fliers printed. A massive 80 of them! Now what shall we do with...
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Our debut of “TBQ Jukebox” – a novel approach to repertoire selection
We were delighted to be asked to play at a 40th birthday party recently. In fact, it was a joint birthday party for father and son who...
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Rhinefield on a sunny afternoon
We had the pleasure of playing at our first wedding of 2012 yesterday! It is quite unusual for us to get to late March before doing our...
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An evening with us at the King Street Tavern
We were delighted when Sam from the King Street Tavern got in touch and invited us to play at his lovely establishment in Southsea. A...
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String Quartet on Isle of Wight
We are often asked to about whether we’ll provide our string quartet on Isle of Wight. There are some really great venues and weddings...
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Osborne House
The English Heritage invited us to play for two evenings in the grounds of Osborne House as part of their summer season of concerts. We...
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Q&A: Sophie
How many years have you been playing your instrument? Well, now that would be telling! and might just give you too much of an idea how...
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Portsmouth Guildhall Wedding Fair Feb 2012
We played at our first ever Portsmouth Guildhall Wedding Fair this month. Now, to be honest, we’re not normally massive fans of...
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Getting some feedback after the day so we can tailor our performance for future bookings…
We all enjoy playing at weddings, but it’s always lovely when a guest takes the time to tell Often the bride and groom are so busy...
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Tithe Barn Petersfield
We love the Tithe Barn Petersfield. This is a really good example of using a barn as a wedding venue. It’s in immaculate condition and...
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My friend wants to do some music at our wedding – can they join up with you?
We know that musically minded friends often want to contribute something personal to your wedding ceremony. This is great, and we welcome...
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60th Birthday Party String Quartet
We recently surprised someone on their 60th Birthday Party by turning up in their garden! Cliff got in touch with us and asked us to play...
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New Repertoire
We’ve got some great new repertoire that we are itching to play at a function near you! Adele: Rolling in the Deep NEW Arcade Fire:...
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Strings vs Pipes : Church Services
We love playing a church wedding ceremonies. Strings sound great in a church with the building’s natural acoustics perfectly...
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Southsea Royal Marines Museum
We love it when we get asked to play at the Southsea Royal Marines Museum (I suppose it’s actually Eastney..) Not only is it nice and...
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HMS Warrior String Quartet
We have been the HMS Warrior string quartet many times now! This fabulous venue is so local to us that we’re always over the moon to take...
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New Arrangement – Kaiser Chiefs “Ruby”
This was a special request from Jim & Jax for their wedding in June. Happy to oblige!
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Southampton Hospital Radio Recordings
As you may have seen from one of our previous posts, we recently shared a concert with the West End Singers (read our blog entry here) at...
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A Decent Proposal
Just before Christmas, Ben got in touch with us and asked us to do something a little different.. We were delighted to be asked to play...
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