Stephen Beardsley · Piano
07305 641500
Live piano & vocals for your celebration

Music for the moments
that call for live piano.

Live solo piano — with vocals if required — for wedding receptions, dinners and private events across the South East.

More than notes on a page

A performer, not just a pianist

Great music at an event isn't only about playing the right notes — it's about how it makes the room feel. That's the part Stephen loves most.

He reads a room and plays to the people in it, with a warmth that invites guests to look up, listen, and settle into the moment. Years of performing have taught him how to connect with an audience, not just play for one.

It's that connection that turns lovely background music into a moment people remember.

What's played

Services

Drinks Reception

Warm, unobtrusive piano while your guests arrive and mingle — setting the tone before the evening begins.

Wedding Breakfast

Elegant dinner music through the meal, from the Great American Songbook to gentle modern favourites.

Evening Reception

Lift the room as the celebration builds — piano alone, or piano with vocals if you'd like a song or two.

Private & Corporate

Dinners, anniversaries, retirements and private parties. Any occasion with an ear for something tasteful.

The man at the piano

About Stephen

Stephen has spent a lifetime around music and the arts. Alongside performing, he's a working artist — the same eye for mood and detail goes into every set he plays. Warm, easy company at any event, he's as comfortable in a grand country house as a quiet village hall.

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A sense of the evening

Repertoire

The Great American Songbook Gershwin, Porter, Berlin
Jazz Classics & Standards Sinatra to Nat King Cole
Modern Standards Timeless, tastefully arranged
Songs to Sing Along To The ones everyone loves
A Little Country & Folk Warm and easy-going
Requests & Favourites Your special songs, by arrangement
Booking details

Good to know

"Guests were still talking about the piano weeks after the reception. Exactly right, every moment."
— A recent wedding client

Check your date

Weekend dates go early — the sooner you enquire, the more likely it's free.