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Weddings, restaurants, festivals and one or two places I did not expect to end up. All three instruments are in here somewhere.

Canada is not new to me. I lived and worked there, and it has always held a special place in my life.
From my time in Canada. The piano came first, long before the violin, and it has never quite gone away.
From my time in Canada, and an instrument worth kneeling next to.
Mid-ceremony, under the trees, which is where a lot of the best ones happen.
Mid-phrase, and looking at you rather than at the music. Most of a wedding is played from memory.
Late light over the water on a Highveld farm. Outdoors is where most South African weddings happen.
Close enough to the table to take a request, far enough not to be in the photographs.
On the rocks at low tide. The sea is loud, so this one was for the photographs.
Not every moment is solemn.
The moment it all lands, which is usually about four bars into whatever I am playing.
Playing through the reception, close enough to the tables to take requests.
A wedding in the forest. Small, quiet, and one of my favourite settings to play in.
The accordion, which I started in 2022 and which restaurants love.
Not always alone. Duo, trio and quartet bookings are available in South Africa.
Waiting for the ceremony to start, which is most of the job.
Between sets at a garden venue. A long day is mostly waiting, and the waiting is part of the job.
The violin travels everywhere with me, which is how a coastal ceremony in the morning and a reception that evening both work.

Two evenings worth naming

I performed in the VIP Diamond Lounge at the Andrea Bocelli event, playing to guests before and between the main programme.

A Gatsby-inspired celebration, where live violin carried the whole atmosphere of the room.