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  • 1. Harp and Marie-France
  • 2. June 2011
  • 3. Celtic harp

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Overview

  • Solo harpist
  • Duo with harp and flute or violin
  • Wide repertoire from classical to present day.
  • Can provide amplification if required.

She is based in Bristol, but plays regularly in Gloucester, Cheltenham, Tetbury, Malmesbury, Bath, Frome, Weston - super-Mare, Taunton, Chard and further afield.


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  1. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You - Van Morrison
  2. Wedding March - Mendelshonn
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    About this Act

    Marie-France Riboulet, experienced, professional harpist for all occasions plays live harp music for weddings and other events.

    Originally from East Sussex, but now based in Bristol, Marie-France has been playing her harp for over 39 years. She has studied at the conservatoire of Besancon and has played in the finest venues in the South West of England.

    Her vast repertoire includes popular music from 20th and 21st century with some jazz and latin, light and romantic classical, traditional Welsh, Scottish and Irish pieces and music from shows and musicals.

    Set List

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    Classical
    Wedding Processionals and Recessionals (entrance and exit)
    Handel – Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, Chaconne, Hornpipe, Air, La Rejouissance
    Mendelsohn – Wedding March from Midsummers Night Dream
    Pachelbel – Canon in D
    Purcell – Trumpet Voluntary, Trumpet Tune, Roundo
    Wagner – Bridal March (Here Comes the Bride)
    Suggestions for the Signing:
    Albenitz – Sonata in D
    Albinoni – Adagio in G
    Anon – Variation on a theme of Mozart, Pavane XVIc, Greensleeves
    Bach – Air for the G String, Sarabande from Partita 1, Preludes 1 and 8, Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, Sleepers Wake, Ave Maria (Gounod), Arioso
    Beethoven – Moonlight Sonata, Ode to Joy, Fur Elise, Minuetto.
    Bizet – Habanera from Carmen
    Brahms – Celebrated Waltz, Lullaby.
    Boccherini – Minuet
    Debussy – First Arabesque, Claire de Lune, Little Shepherd.
    Delibes – Flower Duet, Waltz from Coppelia
    Dusseck – Sonata in C minor
    Elgar – Chanson de Matin, Nimrod from the Enigma Variations.
    Faure – In Paradisium, Berceuse
    Franck – Panis Angelicus
    Gilbert and Sullivan - I am the capitain of the Pinafore, With cat like tread, When a merry maiden marries, When a wooer goes a-wooing and others.
    Glinka – Variation on a theme of Mozart
    Grandjany – Fantaisie, Prelude number 1
    Grieg – Morning from Peer Gynt Suite
    Handel – Passacaglia, Theme and Variations, Sarabande and Variations from Suite number 4 , La Rejouissance, Hornpipe and Air from Fireworks music, Concerto in B Flat.
    Haydn – Theme Varie
    Hasselmanns – La Source, Theme and Variations from Haydn
    Holst – Jupiter from The Planets
    Ivanivici – Waves of the Danube and other Viennese Waltzes
    Mascagni – Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
    MacDowell – To a Wild Rose
    Mason – Joy to the World
    Massenet – Meditation
    Mozart – Elvira, Opera selections from Magic Flute and Marriage of Figaro, Variations on Twinkle
    Offenbach – Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffman
    Opera selection various Puccini, Verdi and Mozart
    Pachelbel – Canon in D
    Puccini – O Mio Babbino Caro
    Purcell – Trumpet Tune, Trumpet Voluntary, Roundo
    Ravel – Bolero, Pavane pour une infante defunte, Pavane
    Rodrigo – Second Mouvement Concerto de Aranjuez
    Sartori – Canto Della Terra, Time to Say Goodbye
    Satie – Gymnopedies 1 and 3, Gnossiennes 1
    Sibelius – Finlandia
    St Saens – The Swan from Carnival of the Animals
    Tschaikovsky – The Sleeping Beauty Waltz, Valse des Fleurs
    Tournier – Etude de Concert, Berceuse Russe, Preludes 2 and 4, Six Noels
    Vivaldi – The Four Seasons Suite, Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.
    Traditional / Folk (also jigs and reels)
    Irish – o’Carolan’s Welcome and Ramble to Cashel, Briget Cruise, Concerto and Lament, Eleanor Plunkett, Give me your hand, March of King Laois, Danny Boy, Carrickfergus, Si Bheag Si Mhor, Brian Boru’s March, The Parting Glass, Star of The County Down, Roving Galway Boy, Castle of Dromore, Last Rose of Summer, Airde Cuan, Lament for Kilcash and others.
    Scottish – Love is like a Red Red Rose, Ae Fond Kiss, Hush – a – bye Birdie, The Queen’s Maries, Fairy Lullaby, Port Patrick, Ellen’s Dream, Mary Young and Fair, Arran Boat Song, Skye Boat Song, The Cutting of the Fern and others.
    Welsh – The Ash Grove, The Queen’s Marsh, David of the White Rock, Merch Megan, Cariad Pur, Dawn Through the Wattle, Sweet Richard, Erddigan Caer y Waun, Cynghansail Cymry and others.
    English – Greensleeves, Scarborough Fair, Kemp’s Jig, Putney Ferry, Lord Willoughby, The Miller’s Dance, She Moves Through the Fair.
    Light Jazz and Latin
    A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square – Sherwin
    Besame Mucho
    Bidin’my Time – Gershwin
    Black and White Rag
    Black Orpheus
    Blue Moon – Rogers
    Brian’s Song – Legrand
    But Not for Me – Gershwin
    Don’t Get Around Much Anymore – Ellington
    Ebbtide
    Embracable You – Gershwin
    Fascinating Rhythm – Gershwin
    Georgia On My Mind
    I Get a Kick Out of You – Porter
    I Say a Little Prayer – Bacharach
    Isn’t She Lovely – Wonder
    In a Sentimental Mood – Ellington
    Killing me Softly with his Song
    Long Ago and Far Away – Kern
    Lover Man
    Lullaby of Birdland – Weiss/Shearing
    Mack The Knife
    Misty – Gardner
    Moonlight Serenade – Miller
    Night and Day – Porter
    Over the Rainbow- Hart/Roger
    Paris Was Made for Lovers – Legrand
    Petite Fleur – Bechet
    Raindrops Keep Failling on my Head – Bacharach
    Secret Love – Fain
    Serenata do Adeus – Moraes
    Smokes Gets in Your Eyes – Kern
    Softly as in a Morning Sunrise – Romberg
    Summertime – Gershwin
    Tenderly
    The Entertainer – Joplin
    The Girl from ipanema – Jobim
    The Look of Love – Bacharach
    The Man I Love – Gershwin
    The Way you Look Tonight – Kern
    The Way you Make me feel
    The Windmills of Your Mind – Legrand
    This Guy is in Love With You – Bacharach
    Vai Doer – Dura
    We Have all the Time in the World – Armstrong
    What a Difference a Day Makes – Grever
    What a Wonderful World – Thiele
    Where is Love
    Where or When – Hart/Roger
    Why Do Fools Fall in Love – Goldner
    Shows and Films
    A Man and a Woman
    All I Ask of You – Fantome of the Opera
    Annie’s Song – Annie
    As Time Goes By – Casablanca
    August
    Bella’s Lullaby – Twilight
    Brideshead Revisited Theme
    Bright Eyes – Watership Down
    Can You Feel The Love Tonight – John
    Cavatina/He Was Beautiful – The Deer Hunter
    Can’t Help Falling in Love with You – Elvis
    Chariots of Fire
    Close Every Door
    Colours of the Wind – Pocohantas
    Dance of Anna and Sir Edward
    Edlewiss
    Endless Love
    Evergreen – A Star is Born
    Gabriel’s Oboe – The Mission
    Glasgow Love Theme – Love Actually
    Gollum’s Song – Lord of the Rings
    Hallelujah – Cohen/Shrek
    Hello Young Lovers
    I Dreamt a Dream – Miserable
    In Dreams – Lord of the Rings
    I Wanna be like You – Jungle book
    James Bond Theme
    Lara’s Theme – Doctor Zivago
    Local Hero
    Love is all Around – 4 Weddings and a Funeral
    Love said Goodbye – Godfather
    Love Story
    Love Theme – Romeo and Juiliet
    Love Theme – Godfather
    Many Meetings – Lord of the Rings
    May It Be – Lord of the Rings
    Memory – Cats
    Moon River – Breakfast at Tiffany
    My Heart will Go On – Titanic
    New York New York
    Pie Jesus – Weber
    Pirates of the Carabean
    PM’s Love Theme – Love Actually
    Portuguese Love Theme – Love Actually
    Rule the World – Stardust
    Schindler’s List Theme
    Some Enchanted Evening
    Somewhere – West Side Story
    Star Light Express
    Strangers in the Night
    That is Amore – Enchanted
    The Battle / Honour Him – Gladiator
    The Heart Asks Pleasure First – The Piano
    The Muppet Show – Henson/Pottle
    The Music of the Night – Fantome of the Opera
    The Rose
    The Sound of Music
    The Wedding / End Titles – Emma
    Unchained Melody – Ghost
    Upstairs / Downstairs – Fans
    Up Where We Belong – An Officer and a Gentelman
    Wallace and Gromit – Notts
    Walking in the Air – Snowman
    When You Say Nothing at All – Notting Hill
    Modern Love Songs
    A Woman in Love – Gibbs
    All my Life – Kci & Jojo
    All You Need is Love – The Beatles
    And it Stoned Me – Van Morrison
    Angels – Williams
    Anniversary Waltz
    Because
    Blackbird – The Beatles
    Candle in the Wind – John
    Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
    Chanson d’Amour – Shanklin
    Clocks – Coldplay
    Closer to You
    Crazy Love – Van Morrison
    Cupid
    Everything – Buble
    Everthing I Do – Adams
    Fair Play – Van Morrison
    Feelings – Albert
    Fields of Gold – Sting
    From Both Sides Now – Mitchell
    From This Moment On – Twain
    Greatest Day – Take That
    Gypsy – Van Morrison
    Happy Birthday
    Handbags and Gladrags – Stewart
    Have I Told You Lately – Van Morrison
    Heaven -Adams
    Heaven – Westenra
    Hine o Hine – Westenra
    How Deep is Your Love – Gibbs
    I am So Tired – The Beatles
    I don’t Want to Miss a Thing – Aerosmith
    I Only Want to be With You – Hawer/Raymonde
    I Swear – Baker/Myer
    I Who Have Nothing – Donida
    Imagine – Lennon
    In My Life – The Beatles
    Kiss from a Rose – Seal
    Kiss The Rain – Yiruma
    L’ Hymn a l’Amour – Piaf
    La Vie en Rose – Piaf
    Lady – Richie
    Let it Be – The Beatles
    Live Forever – Oasis
    Love and Marriage
    Love is a many spendourous Thing
    Love Me Tender – Elvis
    My Way
    My Cherie Amour – Wonder
    Nights in White Satin – Hayward
    On The Wings of Love
    On Your Shore – Enya
    Perfect – Nevia
    Perfect Day – Reed
    Rebel Heart – Corrs
    Save the Best for Last
    Saving all my Love for You – Masser
    Send in the Clowns
    She – Aznavour
    She’s Always a Woman
    Sleepy Shores
    Something Gotten Hold of my Heart – Greenway
    Sometimes When we Touch
    Songbird – McVie
    Song for Guy – John
    Storms in Africa – Enya
    Stairway to Heaven – Page & Plant
    The Air That I Breathe – Simply Red
    The Circle
    The Closest Thing to Crazy – Batt
    The Docks of the Bay – Reading
    The Greatest Love of All – Musser
    The Lady in Red – De Burgh
    The Power of Love
    The River Flows in You – Yiruma
    The Sound of Silence – Simon
    The Way We Were – Hamlisch
    The Wind Beneath my Wings
    The Wonder of You – Wonder
    Three Times a Lady – Richie
    Want to be With You – Moody Blues
    Watermark – Enya
    We Have Only Just Begun – Nichols
    Welcome to My World – Reeves
    What The World Needs Now is Love
    When a Man Loves a Woman
    When I Need You – Sager
    When We Fall in Love
    Without You
    Wonderful Tonight – Clapton
    Wonderwall – Oasis
    Yellow – Coldplay
    You are So Beautiful – Fisher
    You are the One – Twain
    You’re Beautiful – Blunt
    Your Song – Elton
    Christmas
    12 Days of Christmas – Traditional
    Angels from the Realms of Glory – Traditional
    Carol of the Drum – Davis
    Coventry Carol – Traditional
    Deck the Halls – Traditional
    Down in Yon Forest – Traditional
    God Rest you Merry Gentelmen – Traditional
    Good King Wenceslas – Cantiones
    Happy Christmas (war is over) – Lennon and Ono
    Hark the Herald Angels Sing – Mendelssohn
    In the Bleak Midwinter – Holst
    It Came Upon the Midnight Clear – Willis
    Jerusalem – Parry
    Jingel Bells – Pierpont
    Mary’s Boy Child – Hariston
    Merry Christmas Everybody – Holder and Lea
    Morning Has Broken – Stevens
    O Little Town of Bethlehem – Redner
    Silent Night – Gruber
    Sussex Carol – Traditional
    The Angel Gabriel – Traditional
    The First Nowell – Traditional
    The Holly and the Ivy – Traditional
    When a Child is Born – Zacar
    While Shepherds Watched their Flocks – Traditional

    Lineup

    • Solo concert grand harp or decorated celtic lever harp.
      Duo with flute or violin

    This act's standard set times are as follows:

    • Wedding ceremony: upto 20 minutes before plus 4 tunes for the ceremony.
    • Or one to three 1 hour sets with breaks.

    Tags

    • 1 piece / solo
    • 2 piece / duo
    • acoustic
    • christmas music set
    • strings



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