Shelley Otis Harpist from Stoneham, MA
Will travel up to 250 miles
- Avg 5.0 | 113 Reviews
- 277 Verified Bookings
- Member Since 2011
- 15 Awards & Badges
- Virtual Services Offered
- Accepts Online Payment
- Starting at $350 per event
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With a set list of over 400 songs (and growing!), Shelley's music has delighted wedding couples and audiences throughout New England for over ten years. Her wide-ranging repertoire, keen sense of musicianship, and refreshing approach to the harp offer versatility in planning weddings and events. Whether you want the classic Canon in D, Taylor Swift, Beatles hits, Celtic dances, jazz improvisation, or Blackberry Smoke, Shelley plays it all, and her gentle demeanor will help you feel at ease. And if there's a particular song you want that isn't on her list, she is skilled at arranging music of all types for the harp and is committed to making your day special. Love the harp but want something a little more? In addition to solo harp music, Shelley collaborates with a network of musicians, and offers several ensemble options, including a classic duo or trio (harp + violin and/or cello) as well as her band, the Boston HarpBeat. Shelley has performed at weddings, corporate events, showers, coffeehouses, and concerts throughout New England and abroad. Past appearances include the Boston Recorder Society Concert Series, Sharon Performing Artists Association, South Shore Folk Music Club, Joe Davies Folk Festival, Soule Homestead Concert Series, the Boston Early Music Festival, the Block Island Concert Series, opening for Maddy Prior with Ulster Landing at the Music Haven in Schenectady, New York; and private events at the Evohe in St. Etienne, France; the Ritz Carlton in San Juan Puerto Rico; and the Westin in Cancun, Mexico. "Shelley is amazing and so much fun! We were trying to cut back on the budget for the ceremony music, so we decided to hire Shelley instead of a group of musicians. I'd never heard a harp at a wedding before, and now I don't know why more people don't choose it–it's the perfect instrument to stand on its own, always sounds good, and can play anything. We didn't want anything too "wedding" sounding (Pachelbel, Here Comes the Bride), and she had plenty of awesome suggestions–I walked down the aisle to "Here Comes the Sun." I wish I held other events I could invite Shelley to play at!" (Chelsea & Steven, August 2012)
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Funeral•Reviewed on July 4, 2024•From Westborough, MA
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- *over 400 songs; for a more complete list, see website
- Times Like These | Foo Fighters
- Going to California | Led Zeppelin
- To Make You Feel My Love | Adele
- All of Me | John Legend
- Trumpet Voluntary | J. Clarke
- La Vie en Rose | Edith Piaf
- Marry You | Bruno Mars
- Carolan's Concerto | Turlough O'Carolan
- Llegada | Trad. South American
- Ripple | Grateful Dead
- A Thousand Years | Christina Perri
- Both Sides Now | Joni Mitchell
- China | Tori Amos
- Time After Time | Cyndi Lauper
- Pink Moon | Nick Drake
- Blue Moon | Richard Rogers & Lorenz Hart
- Blue Skies | Irving Berlin
- Here Comes the Sun | Beatles
- Ave Maria | Schubert & Bach versions
- I Will | The Beatles
- Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring | J.S. Bach
- Peace Piece | Bill Evans
- Come Go With Me | Del Vikings
- Linus & Lucy | Vince Guaraldi
- Hole in the Wall | Purcell/Trad. English
- Fields of Barley | Sting
- Cello Suite in G, prelude | J.S. Bach
- Red is the Rose | Trad. Irish
- Ghazal | Trad. Jewish
- Erev Shel Shoshanim | Trad. Jewish
- Joropo | Trad. South American
- Indian Summer | The Doors
- Fulsom Prison Blues | Johnny Cash
- All You Need is Love | The Beatles
- Halleluia | Leonard Cohen
- Watermark | Enya
- In the Mood | Glenn Miller
- Ruby Tuesday | Rolling Stones
- Omal | Greek Dance
- Carnavalito | Trad. South American
- Gymnopedies | Erik Satie
- Sea of Love | Phil Phillips
- I Can't Help Falling in Love | Elvis
- Grow Old With Me | John Lennon
- La Feria de las Flores | Chucho Monge
- La Llorona | Trad. Mexican
- Gaita | Diego Fernandez de Huete, Spanish Renaissance
- St. Kilda Wedding March | Trad. Scottish
- Love Will Keep Us Alive | The Eagles
- Faure's Pavane | Gabriel Faure
- The Wedding March | Mendelssohn
- Dawn | (from Pride & Prejudice)
- Last Dance | Sarah McLachlan
- Labamba | Ritchie Valens
- Paint it Black | Rolling Stones
- First Day | Bright Eyes
- I Do | Colbie Caillat
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