North East Soiree
Live Wedding Music - ceremony and evening bands
String Trio £440 or String Quartet £550- ceremony and drinks
Violin and Piano Duo £330 - ceremony+drinks
Jazz Trio (Sax, Piano and Bass) £440 - wedding breakfast
Ceilidh Band with caller (Scots style) and DJ £450
Prices & Key Facts
Prices
Price Band: £ - ££
Typical Price: £500
Price Range: £250 - £1,250
Based in the North East of England with performance area... Whitby to Brough to Haltwhistle to Otterburn and up to Lindisfarne. No hidden extras. No charge for arranging special requests for ceremony - all arrangements done in house.
About North East Soiree
North East Soiree is one small team of musicians who provide live music for weddings in the North East of England. Including Duos, Trios, String Quartet, Jazz, Ceilidh band with caller, add guitar and vocals for a Party covers band and finish with our own DJ.
North East Soiree was formed in 2002 and has performed at over 1500 weddings and events in all the popular venues across the North East of England. The group is all run by Gordon Callander and bring together whatever musicians are required throughout the day. It's all one team, not an agency so you are dealing directly with the musicians who will be there on the day.
Example pricing (updated April 2025):
Violin and Piano Duo for civil ceremony and 90 minute drinks reception at the same venue is £330.
String Trio for civil ceremony and 90 minute drinks reception at the same venue is £440.
String Quartet for civil ceremony and 90 minute drinks reception at the same venue is £550.
Jazz Trio for 2 hour set (during drinks reception or meal) is £440.
Ceilidh Band (Scots Style) with caller and full demonstrations, then DJ till midnight is £450.
The Details
Type
Ceremony Music
Contact & Location
North East Soiree
12 Marske Way, Spennymoor, Spennymoor, DL16 7FL, County Durham, United Kingdom
FAQs
String Quartet (String Trio also available) - any style from Classical, Jazz, Folk, Films and Popular music. Violin and Piano - same range of music as String Quartet. Ceilidh Band with caller - Scottish style band and caller. Party Covers band - 60's up to date party hits.
Whitby to Bamburgh and Brough to Haltwhistle and Otterburn.
£250 Violin and Piano Duo for ceremony and drinks reception (or 2 hours). £350 Trio (either String or Jazz) for ceremony and drinks reception (or 2 hours). £450 String Quartet or Jazz Quartet for ceremony and drinks reception (or 2 hours). £400 for Ceilidh band with caller up till 11:30pm. £450 for Ceilidh band with caller up till 11:30pm and DJ till midnight. £750 for Party Covers Band 2 sets or up to 1 hour and DJ till midnight. £800 for Ceilidh band with caller and Party Covers band till 11:30 and DJ till midnight.
We allow 1 hour but can often set-up in less especially if we have played in that venue before.
3 hours is the absolute maximum time we can hold up a violin or viola - any longer than that and the players will end up with neck and shoulder strain. We would need a half hour recovery break in the middle to play longer than 3 hours but we need to charge significantly higher fees for anything above 2 hours. Ceilidh sets are up to 2 hours as longest single set but we are happy to play 2 sets if everyone is able to dance that long. The singers voices get tired and so we need to limit the party band sets to 45 minutes with a short break or 1hour with a long break (both based on 2 sets). We can do up to 85 minutes as a single set if time is tight and we try to be as flexible as possible if the wedding is running late to make best use of the time available.
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