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Shelley Otis
Harp
Piano | Harp | See all
Bristol, Rhode Island
Will travel 250 miles from Bristol
About
With a set list of nearly 400-songs (and growing!), Shelley's music has delighted bridal couples and audiences throughout New England. Her keen sense of musicianship, wide-ranging repertoire and refreshing approach to the harp offer versatility in planning weddings & events. Whether you want the classic Canon in D, Bach, Beatles, Celtic dances, spicy Latin American tunes, jazz improvisation, or Led Zeppelin, Shelley plays it all, and her gentle manner will make you feel at ease. And if there's a song you want that isn't on her list, she delights in arranging music of all types for the harp and is committed to making your day special.
"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)
With nearly ten years professional experience, Shelley has performed at weddings, private parties, business functions, coffeehouses, and concerts throughout New England and France. 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, Boston's Liberty Hotel, the Block Island Concert series, and Chez Ducrot.
Love the harp but want something a little more? Shelley is a multi-instrumentalist who also plays the piano & organ, and is connected to a network of collaborating musicians who can mix the harp with violin, cello, Uilleann pipes, recorders, and hand percussion & more.
"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)
With nearly ten years professional experience, Shelley has performed at weddings, private parties, business functions, coffeehouses, and concerts throughout New England and France. 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, Boston's Liberty Hotel, the Block Island Concert series, and Chez Ducrot.
Love the harp but want something a little more? Shelley is a multi-instrumentalist who also plays the piano & organ, and is connected to a network of collaborating musicians who can mix the harp with violin, cello, Uilleann pipes, recorders, and hand percussion & more.
- Anniversaries
- Bachelor Parties
- Bachelorette Parties
- Banquets
- Birthday Parties
- Children's Birthday Parties
- Celebrations
- Christenings
- Christmas Parties
- Church Services
- Clubs
- Community Events
- Conventions
- Corporate Functions
- Dinner Dances
- Festivals
- Fund Raisers
- Funerals
- Graduation Parties
- Grand Openings
- Picnic
- Private Parties
- Proms
- Restaurants
- Reunions
- Sweet 16 Parties
- Weddings
- Wedding Ceremonies
- Wedding Cocktail Hours
- Wedding Receptions
- *nearly 400 songs; for a more complete list, see website
- Going to California Led Zeppelin
- Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring J.S. Bach
- Funky Town Lipps Inc.
- Trumpet Voluntary J. Clarke
- Someone I Used to Know Gotye
- Ripple Grateful Dead
- Carolan's Concerto Turlough O'Carolan
- La Vie en Rose Edith Piaf
- Llegada Trad. South American
- 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
- 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
- Crying Tim Hardin
- Fulsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash
- All You Need is Love The Beatles
- Watermark Enya
- Halleluia Leonard Cohen
- 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
- Ambient Harp
- Broadway Harp
- Celtic Harp
- Chamber Music Harp
- Classical Harp
- Harp
- Irish Harp
- Meditational Harp
- Organ
- Piano
- Pop Harp
- Singer
- Wedding Singer
Reviews (23)
Wedding Ceremony
in East Lyme, CT
on 09/09/2012
"Shelley Otis was a wonderful addition to our wedding in September at Rocky Neck State Park in Connecticut. We were able to hand pick harp music that we wanted for our ceremony and loved that we had a diverse choice of songs and genres. She has a very informative website where you can listen to her incredible music. She was very kind, accommodating, and professional. Her music was one of our favorite parts of the day. It added such a wonderful atmosphere. We did not have a microphone for our officiant and she lent her portable amplifier to him, saving the day. We would HIGHLY recommend her. Absolutely delightful."
- Amanda N.
Memorial Service
in Providence, RI
on 05/13/2013
"Shelly played the harp at a comittal service forr my mother. She is a stand alone performer with great talent and poise. I contacted her several months prior to our scheduled event and she complied with all my requests.
You will be delighted to have Shelly at your function and know that she will not let you down in any way.
Paula "
- Paula E.
Wedding Ceremony
in Portsmouth, RI
on 06/28/2012
"A pleasure to work with throughout the process and nicely varied repertoire (plenty of modern standards that were fun to hear on the harp). Highly recommended."
- Bill H.
Wedding Reception
in Newport, RI
on 05/05/2012
"Shelley was terrific! She was professional and very accommodating. I wanted harp background music during the dinner at my daughter's wedding. She had a varied and extensive playlist and performed our many requests beautifully. Her flexibility and ease at the wedding was truly appreciated, since one never knows the exact start and finish time.
I highly recommend this delightful, accomplished musician."
- Mary N.
Wedding Ceremony
in Westport, MA
on 11/20/2011
"Shelley was wonderful! She was very prompt in getting back to me throughout the planning process of my wedding and performed beautifully! I have heard so many compliments from my guests- everyone loved the music...it was perfect!"
- Elizabeth L.
Corporate Function
in Salem, MA
on 09/25/2012
"Many favorable comments from the group. Contemporary music was refreshing. Shelley was professional, elegant in manner & appearance, and delightful to work with. Highly recommend!"
- Deb C.
Wedding Ceremony
in Old Saybrook, CT
on 10/02/2011
"Shelley performed at our wedding ceremony on October 2nd. She is an amazing harpist. She was a pleasure to deal with before the wedding too. She was very professional and she performed beautifully. Almost a week later I still have guests telling me how beautiful she played. We couldn't have asked for anyone better than Shelley for our wedding.
Stacey and Steve Waldemer Old Saybrook, CT"
- Stacey S.
Wedding Ceremony
in Newport, RI
on 07/08/2011
"Shelley's playing was beautiful and made our ceremony even more beautiful. "
- Danielle I.
Wedding Ceremony
in Narragansett, RI
on 06/25/2011
"Shelley did a great job playing harp music for my wedding ceremony and cocktail hour. It added a special element to our day. She was accomodating in taking our requests for songs to be played and was easy to communicate with. I couldn't be more pleased!"
- Sheila N.
Wedding Ceremony
in Mystic, CT
on 05/29/2011
"Shelley performed at our outside ceremony on a gorgeous day that started as a rainy and foggy one. She was very attentive to our needs and asked questions regarding details that we hadn't discussed in our contract. She was on time and ready to play as discussed, the music was beautiful and everyone commented on the harp music as it added a lovely touch to the event. Thank you Shelley! We will highly recommend you to others that are interested in hiring you! You helped make our day so special, our best to you! The Abbotts "
- Donna A.
Celebration
in Bristol, RI
on 09/23/2011
"Shelley performed for our wedding ceremony, we met a few months previous to our date to discuss music, we had to switch ceremony site at the last minute due to the weather, Shelley was extremely accommodating, she has an amazing talent, she is so sweet & professional. Everyone commented on how beautiful the ceremony was & a lot of the credit should be given to Shelley. Thank you Shelley for making our special day even more beautiful if anyone is looking for a harpist book Shelley you won't be disappointed !!!! I am looking for an excuse just to book you again:)"
- Dolly F.
Wedding
in Plymouth, MA
on 09/02/2012
"She was great! I would hire her again."
- Kim G.
Wedding Cocktail Hour
in bristol, RI
on 08/25/2012
"Shelley was wonderful to work with. She had a personal meeting with us prior to hiring her for our wedding. She was able to play any song we had requested, and she is amazingly talented. We had Shelley play at both our Church ceremony and at our cocktail hour. She played both the organ and Harp, and it was nothing short of beautiful. She was very proactive, going to the reception site prior to become comfortable with her surroundings, and to make sure everything would be perfect for her setup for cocktail hour. She was very responsive and offered many great suggestions for music at appropriate times during the Mass. I highly recommend Shelley!! "
- Karen H.
Wedding Ceremony
in Newport, RI
on 08/19/2012
"Without any reservation, I would certainly recommend Shelley for any event! Shelley played for our wedding ceremony outdoors in Newport Rhode Island and our guests are still talking about how great she was. Beautiful harpist player, the music was varied and provided such a wide array of styles for everyone to enjoy. Shelley certainly made for a memorable ceremony for us on our special day. "
- Melissa R.
Wedding Ceremony
in Providence, RI
on 05/20/2012
"Shelley was simply fabulous!! She arrived early, was extremely professional, dressed in a gorgeous black dress and her harp selections were simply perfect for the setting. She was very easy to work with and offered the record her performance for us to listen to again on anniversaries and the like. I couldn't more highly recommend her! "
- Jill R.
Wedding Ceremony
in Cohasset, MA
on 05/13/2012
"Shelly did a beautiful job ! She was a big hit at our wedding ! Thank you so much !!! "
- Katie S.
Wedding Ceremony
in Narragansett, RI
on 05/11/2012
"Shelley's performance was one of the highlights of our wedding. Her music repertoire was vast. She spent a great deal of time helping me choose music for the ceremony and cocktail hour. Many guests complemented her performance. I could not have been happier! "
- Jill H.
Wedding
in Haddam, CT
on 05/03/2013
"While I didn't first hand experience some of the great music that Shelley played because of wedding day jitters, she truly did a phenomenal job. Everyone had great things to say about her. She played our ceremony and cocktail hour to perfection.
Thanks Shelley! "
- Matthew H.
Wedding Ceremony
in Boston, MA
on 04/26/2013
"Shelley was amazing. She learned two of our favorite songs for us during cocktail hour. She was the perfect addition to our wedding."
- Cheryl L.
Wedding Cocktail Hour
in Assonet, MA
on 02/23/2013
"Beautiful! Wonderful! I would use her over again!"
- Lois A.
Wedding
in Worcester, MA
on 12/12/2012
"We could not be happier with Shelley!! It was one of the best decisions to hire her, all of the guests kept raving about her, and how fantastic she was. The mix between current and classical music was stellar. SO happy!! "
- Renee D.
Wedding Ceremony
in Providence, RI
on 08/18/2012
"Shelly was amazing! Everyone was impressed with her talent! Two days later we went to th venue to pick up things we had left behind and were stopped by staff that were at my wedding and kept talking about how amazing and talented she was! I highly recommend her! "
- Dina O.
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Learn moreIn addition to Bristol, Shelley Otis will also travel to Warren, Barrington, Fall River, Prudence Island, Somerset, Swansea, Tiverton, Portsmouth, Warwick, Albion, Forestdale, North Attleboro, Riverside, Glendale, Chartley, Cranston, East Greenwich, East Providence, Mapleville, Providence, Westport, Dighton, Harmony, Middletown, North Kingstown, Pawtucket, Rehoboth, Rumford, Seekonk, Jamestown and many other locations in and around the Bristol area.
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