Out with the old and in with the new! We are pleased to launch our new logo, and updated website for 2018. We have used our old logo for the last 10 years and it has served us well. But time for a new look. We opted for a black logo which represents our typical […]
Want to know how to involve your guests in the live music ? Want something to really make people talk about your event ? We have the perfect solution ; TBQ Jukebox. This is a novel way to ensure your guests get to hear the music they’d like. TBQ Jukebox is our innovative […]
We have enjoyed all of the different requests we’ve received over the years. From custom arrangements to incorporating other instrumentation, we’ve seen a lot of different requests from brides and grooms. Here are 8 Creative Ways to Use A String Quartet At Your Wedding 1. Customised Arrangements We can arrange our own music, exactly how you […]
We are often so busy dashing from one event to another that we don’t have the time to stop and take any photographs. However, after a recent wedding at Lainston House we got James, Amy’s husband, to come along and take some photographs of us after playing at a wedding. We didn’t take long, just […]
If you are considering having a string quartet at your wedding, here is some information about when you might like to have the string quartet playing. Read on for 4 Ways To Use A String Quartet At Your Wedding 1) Your Wedding Ceremony The serious bit. Your guests are gathered. The Groom is Nervous. […]
Read on for a Wedding String Quartet Review from Mr & Mrs Shadwell Your married name: Shadwell How did you meet one another? Local Nightspot Tell us about the proposal Proposed whilst visiting our boat in Gosport Why did you choose your wedding venue? Tell us what you loved about it: Sandford Springs is in a Stunning […]
Married name Mrs Carnaghan How did you meet? At work. We were aware of each other (and fancied each other, as we now know!) but had never spoken. We first met properly as professional colleagues following 9/11; as heads of our respective departments (Procurement & Communications) we were asked by our CEO to work on […]
We love playing at Rhinefield House weddings – a sumptuous venue in the heart of the New Forest with beautiful gardens. It’s one of our most popular requested venues and we can see why! We are delighted to have kicked off the season with a beautiful wedding at Rhinefield House. One of the lovely […]
The Bossard Quartet have a new wedding string quartet demo video to show off their wedding expertise! We were really delighted when we received a short wedding string quartet demo video from Jake Hawkins at The Red Red. Jake had been filming at the Jackman wedding at Rownhams House (a lovely venue just off the […]
How many years have you been playing your instrument? Since I was 6 – so a few years now (but I obviously can’t be revealing exactly how many!). Started on a tiny violin, and didn’t pick up a bow for about a year – perhaps this is why I love playing pizzicato so much – […]
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 were both reaching ‘significant’ milestones. A great day for the Taggert family and the first time we used our TBQ Jukebox It was a real family affair and we […]
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 favourite haunt for us quartet girls, we were sure that we could put on a fun, string quartet-filled evening for the regulars of the KST. So, we played last night […]
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 old I really am!!…..altho if it was how many years had I been playing my current cello, well, that would be about 24, now that sounds better!!! …..Ok, time […]
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We have an ever growing and vast repertoire of pop music now for string quartet. We’ve been so impressed with how much this has taken off in recent years. Not only is it really fun for us to play, but our listeners seem to enjoy it too! Win win! Much of our pop repertoire is […]