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Around The World In 15 Minutes

John Garner

Violin

A jet-setting selection of traditional music from across the globe. Stops along the way may include the Middle East, Eastern Europe and East Asia.

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£30

Grow Young Together

Mel Latimer

Singing, Acoustic Guitar

America by Simon & Garfunkel, Keep Your Heart Young by Brandi Carlile, Moon River (Audrey Hepburn Version)

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TV Themes for a virtual pub quiz

Chloë Vincent

Flute, piccolo, alto flute

See if you and your guests can recognise these famous TV themes with the added challenge that they are performed on the flute!

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£30

Disney Classics

Marie Schreer

Violin, Viola

From The Lion King to Frozen, choose this set to reminisce with some Disney Classics!

Featured performers

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£60

Mainly Two

Classical, Jazz, Bluegrass, Folk, Latin, Klezmer

Violin Duo

With four records to their name, Mainly Two is a quirky and vibrant violin duo with a repertoire ranging from classical & jazz to folk tunes, waltzes & latin dances.

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£30

Lydia Griffiths

Classical, Musicals, Film, Covers

Oboe, Cor anglais

Oboist and cor anglais player, regularly performing with orchestras around the UK as well as in the West End. Soloist and chamber musician, has recorded for Stormzy and toured with a Carpenters tribute band.

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Mel Latimer

Acoustic Covers, Folk, Rock, Americana, Classic Country, 90s, Originals

Singing, Acoustic Guitar

Mel is an American musician based in the UK. Her repertoire consists of everything from sweet and sultry acoustic covers to foot stomping Johnny Cash tunes. If you're looking for an acoustic gal who loves to sing you cover tunes, you've come to the right place.

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Anna Astesano

Classical, Covers, Pop, Film Music, Musicals, Traditional songs

Harp

Italian born, Anna is a professional harpist based in London, working with some of the best orchestras in the city. Classically trained, she loves to perform film music, pop covers, traditional songs, in addition to a wide classical repertoire.

Quotes from customers

✍ Family music quiz

Helen booked singer-songwriter DG Solaris to do the music round at her weekly family quiz. She said: “It was such a laugh. Danny fitted seamlessly into our strange family banter!”

He played the intros to 5 different songs and people had to guess the artist and song title. “We chose songs from his repertoire that we knew people from different generations would recognise. His acoustic covers were spot on!” 😁

🎈 83rd Birthday

Simone booked cellist Abi Hyde-Smith to perform two of her grandma Mag’s favourite pieces by Mozart & Purcell for her Birthday.

Mags, 83, said: “That was such a memorable birthday. Amazing ❤. So many thanks Abi! I’m on cloud nine ⭐ What a birthday I’ve had 😀”

🎁 30-something Birthday

Chiara booked singer-songwriter Ant Henderson for her friend Ludo’s 30-something-th birthday. He chose some classic tunes.

His favourite from the gig was Baba O'Riley by the Who. But he also loved listening to Ant perform Handbags and Gladrags and Drift Away 🎸

🏡 House warming gift

Alex booked violinist Marie Schreer as a housewarming gift for a friend. He said: "It was great. We had two pieces and they were beautiful. It was so special to have live music piped into your home"

"My friends had moved into a new house; we couldn’t meet in person due to the lockdown and I wanted to give them something that wasn’t the usual booze as a present. Music into their new home seemed a perfect gift." 🎁

🧙Harry Potter themed birthday quiz

Brian booked cellist Abi Hyde-Smith to play the Harry Potter theme tune for his wife’s surprise virtual birthday party with 14 of her friends and family.

They had a Harry Potter themed celebration, including a quiz, and she absolutely loved it. Brian said it was “Magical!” of course 😜

Support musicians in challenging times...

Meet John, one of our Lockdown Performers, a violinist and composer who when not in lockdown when not in lockdown tours with jazz and chamber ensembles in the U.K. and internationally. When you book a gig, 80% of the price goes directly to the artists and the rest goes to our charity partners.

... and help frontline charities

For every gig booked, we make a donation to charities helping with the impact of the coronavirus crisis that have seen a huge increase in demand for their vital services. Our charity partners are Age UK (supporting isolated older people), Refuge (helping women and children facing domestic violence) and Mind (providing mental health support, including to NHS staff).

Charity Partners

Lockdown Presents is 100% volunteer-run. All of our profit is donated to our three charity partners.