Karen Burciaga is a versatile violinist and fiddler based in Boston. She performs classical music, pop songs, soundtracks, Irish tunes, and more in many different settings including concert halls, churches, historic homes and colonial taverns. Karen often performs along with cello, guitar, harp, or bagpipes but is always available for solo engagements.
Karen is happy to work with clients to find just the right music for each and every occasion!
Additional musicians:
Daniel Meyers — uilleann pipes, Irish flute, bodhran
Shelley Otis — harp
Matthew Wright — guitar, Irish bouzouki, vocals
Rebecca Shaw/Arreaux Strings — cello and string trios/quartets
Björn Wennås — guitar
Joy Grimes — fiddle
43 reviews
Lorie K.
November 27, 2025The music and the storytelling were inspirational. We listened to beautiful compositions and learned the background of each. A wonderful tour of Ireland and Scotland through music.
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Sharlene
October 28, 2025She kept people warm on a chilly day
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Martha P.
August 10, 2025Karen and her cellist added beautiful music for my daughter’s wedding ceremony! Absolutely perfect!
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Jackie K.
June 10, 2025Karen was so easy to work with from the start! We hired her and a cellist for my outside wedding ceremony and everything came together beautifully. The music added such a classy touch to the wedding and guests loved hearing the beautiful live music. Highly recommend Karen!
Hired as: Violinist
Ben C.
May 10, 2025Karen was perfect for my proposal plan to my girlfriend! Very talented. Thank you!
Hired as: Violinist
Price range: $250 and up
Languages: English , German
Gig length: 30 - 180 minutes
A classically trained musician with a Master of Music degree, Karen has explored various folk fiddle traditions. She plays with Seven Times Salt, an early music ensemble dedicated to music of the 16th-17th centuries. Her trio, Ulster Landing, plays Celtic music on fiddle, harp, and uilleann (Irish) pipes. She has fiddled for Newpoli, a Southern Italian folk band, and numerous English country dances in New England. In addition, her knowledge of classical violin repertoire gives her a wide variety of music to select from.
Karen is happy to provide solo violin, or can arrange a duo or trio with additional musicians playing cello or guitar. Feel free to ask about different music options!
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Wedding Ceremony
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Salem, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
10:30am - 12:00pm
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Groton, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
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Groton, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
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Hampstead, NH
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Wedding Ceremony
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Danvers, MA
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Personal Occasion
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Cambridge, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
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Rindge, NH
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Wedding Ceremony
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Groton, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
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Nahant, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
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Beverly, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
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Wakefield, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
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Beverly, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
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Pawtucket, RI
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Wedding Engagement
7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Winthrop, MA
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Surprise
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Amesbury, MA
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corporate event
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concert
4:00pm - 5:30pm
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wedding and cocktail hour
4:30pm - 6:30pm
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music workshop
9:30am - 2:00pm
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wedding and cocktail hour
4:00pm - 6:00pm
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English country dance
7:30pm - 10:30pm
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Easter service
11:00am - 12:30pm
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Easter service
8:00am - 9:30am
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House Party
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Waltham, MA
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luncheon
11:30am - 12:30pm
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private event
2:00pm - 3:00pm
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wedding ceremony
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St. Patrick's Day event
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concert
3:00pm - 4:00pm
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church service
10:30am - 11:30am
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Wedding Ceremony
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Derry, NH
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concert
8:00pm - 9:00pm
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St. Patrick's Day party
8:30pm - 10:00pm
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Celtic fiddle
2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Valentine's Day event
11:00am - 12:00pm
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celtic fiddle
12:00pm - 1:00pm
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wine tasting
4:00pm - 6:00pm
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Wedding Ceremony
5:00pm - 6:00pm
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Boston, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
12:00pm - 3:00pm
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Rockport, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
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Bedford, NH
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Wedding Ceremony
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Pawtucket, RI
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Wedding Ceremony
5:30pm - 6:30pm
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Boylston, MA
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Anniversary Party
3:00pm - 5:00pm
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North Andover, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
4:00pm - 6:00pm
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Canton, MA
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Birthday Party
3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Reading, MA
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Wedding Reception
5:00pm - 6:00pm
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Scituate, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
2:30pm - 3:00pm
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Atkinson, NH
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Wedding Ceremony
4:00pm - 6:00pm
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Plymouth, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
4:30pm - 6:30pm
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Boston, MA
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Cocktail Party
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Boston, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Beverly, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
5:00pm - 6:00pm
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Boston, MA
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Wedding Reception
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Foxborough, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
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Durham, NH
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Wedding Ceremony
5:00pm - 5:45pm
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Rowley, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
12:30pm - 1:30pm
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Sudbury, MA
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Baby Shower
11:30am - 1:00pm
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Salem, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
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Dorchester Center, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
12:30pm - 1:30pm
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Rye, NH
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Cocktail Party
6:30pm - 8:00pm
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Boston, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
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Hampton, NH
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Birthday Party
6:00pm - 9:00pm
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Ipswich, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
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New Bedford, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
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Mashpee, MA
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Retirement Community Event
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Newburyport, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
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Derry, NH
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Religious Celebration
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Grafton, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
3:30pm - 4:30pm
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Sandown, NH
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Wedding Ceremony
5:30pm - 6:30pm
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Beverly, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
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Gloucester, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
5:00pm - 7:00pm
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Newport, RI
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Birthday Party
12:30pm - 1:00pm
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Harvard, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
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Belmont, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
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Durham, NH
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Wedding Ceremony
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Wedding Ceremony
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New Bedford, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
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Boston, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
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Wells, ME
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Wedding Ceremony
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Kingston, MA
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Corporate Event
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Quincy, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
3:30pm - 4:30pm
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North Hampton, NH
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Wedding Ceremony
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Tewksbury, MA
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Canton, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
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New Bedford, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
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York, ME
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Nonprofit Event
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Duxbury, MA
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Birthday Party
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Boston, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
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Woburn, MA
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Funeral/Memorial Service
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Newport, RI
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Wedding Ceremony
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Nahant, MA
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Dinner Party
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Greenland, NH
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Dinner Party
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Cranston, RI
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Funeral/Memorial Service
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Marion, MA
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Wedding Cocktail Hour
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Providence, RI
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Christmas Party
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Boston, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
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Providence, RI
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Wedding Ceremony
4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Griswold, CT
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Wedding Ceremony
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York, ME
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Wedding Ceremony
4:00pm - 4:30pm
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Providence, RI
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Wedding Ceremony
3:30pm - 4:00pm
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Hudson, NH
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Cocktail Party
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Providence, RI
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Wedding Ceremony
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Sudbury, MA
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Cocktail Party
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Cambridge, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Portsmouth, RI
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Wedding Ceremony
4:30pm - 5:00pm
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Stoneham, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
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Nahant, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
5:30pm - 11:00pm
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Foxboro, MA
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Wedding Ceremony
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Wilbraham, MA
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Funeral/Memorial Service
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North Andover, MA
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Wedding Reception
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Bristol, RI
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Wedding - Portsmouth, RI
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Concert - Amherst, MA
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Wedding - Mashpee, MA
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Wedding Reception - Gloucester, MA
7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Concert - Somerville, MA
7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Wedding - Providence, RI
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Wedding - Plymouth, MA
7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Wedding Ceremony
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Bedford, MA
All I Want is You U2
All my Loving LENNON/MCCARTNEY
All of Me JOHN LEGEND
All of Me SUNG BY FRANK SINATRA
All the Single Ladies BEYONCE
All You Need is Love BEATLES
Alleluia LEONARD COHEN
Always on My Mind SUNG BY WILLIE NELSON
Amazing Grace TRADITIONAL
Annie's Song JOHN DENVER
Arioso J.S. BACH
Ashokan Farewell JAY UNGAR
As Time Goes By FROM "CASABLANCA"
A Thousand Years CHRISTINA PERRI
At Last SUNG BY ETTA JAMES
Banish Misfortune TRAD. IRISH
Be Thou My Vision TRAD. IRISH
Beautiful Day U2
Beauty Charming, Fair and Young SCOTTISH TRADITIONAL
Best Day of my Life AMERICAN AUTHORS
Blue Skies IRVING BERLIN
Both Sides Now JONI MITCHELL
Can You Feel the Love Tonight from "The Lion King" ELTON JOHN
Canon in D JOHANN PACHELBEL
Can't Help Falling in Love SUNG BY ELVIS PRESLEY
The Circle of Life FROM "THE LION KING"
Concerning Hobbits FROM "THE HOBBIT"
Count on Me BRUNO MARS
Dirty Water THE STANDELLS
A Dream is a Wish your Heart Makes FROM WALT DISNEY'S "CINDERELLA"
Faithfully JOURNEY
Fanny Power TRAD. IRISH
Fields of Gold STING
Flowers of Edinburgh SCOTTISH TRADITIONAL
From this Moment On SHANIA TWAIN
Game of Thrones theme RAMIN DJAWADI
Gartan Mother's Lullaby IRISH TRADITIONAL
God Only Knows THE BEACH BOYS
The Greatest Love of All SUNG BY WHITNEY HOUSTON
Happy Together THE TURTLES
Haste to the Wedding IRISH TRADITIONAL
Hole in the Wall HENRY PURCELL
Home EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROS
Hornpipe from Water Music G.F. HANDEL
I Will BEATLES
I'm Shipping up to Boston DROPKICK MURPHYS
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring J.S. BACH
Just the Way You Look Tonight SUNG BY FRANK SINATRA
La Vie en Rose EDITH PIAF
L'Appuntamento ORNELLA VANONI
Lass o' Peatie's Mill SCOTTISH TRADITIONAL
Last Dance SARAH MCLACHLAN
"Last of the Mohicans" theme D. MACLEAN
Love Story TAYLOR SWIFT
Lovers' Waltz JAY UNGAR
The Luckiest BEN FOLDS
Mairie's Wedding TRAD. SCOTTISH
Make You Feel My Love BOB DYLAN/ADELE
Man in the Mirror SUNG BY MICHAEL JACKSON
Marry Me TRAIN
Marry You BRUNO MARS
Matchmaker, Matchmaker FROM "FIDDLER ON THE ROOF"
Moon River HENRY MANCINI
My Darling Asleep TRAD. IRISH
Ode to Joy L. VAN BEETHOVEN
One Hand, One Heart from "West Side Story" LEONARD BERNSTEIN
The Prayer SUNG BY CELINE DION
Rights of Man TRAD. IRISH
Sea of Love PHIL PHILLIPS
Sheep May Safely Graze J.S. BACH
Shelter from the Storm BOB DYLAN
Shipping Up to Boston DROPKICK MURPHYS
Siman Tov Mazel Tov JEWISH TRADITIONAL
Skye Boat Song SCOTTISH
Someday my Prince will Come FROM WALT DISNEY'S "CINDERELLA"
Someone Like You ADELE
Somewhere over the Rainbow FROM "THE WIZARD OF OZ"
Song Sung Blue NEIL DIAMOND
Speak Softly Love from "The Godfather" NINO ROTA
"Spring" from the Four Seasons ANTONIO VIVALDI
Strangers in the Night SUNG BY FRANK SINATRA
Summertime GEORGE GERSHWIN
Sunrise, Sunset FROM "FIDDLER ON THE ROOF"
Take Five DAVE BRUBECK
Time after Time CYNDI LAUPER
Trumpet Voluntary JEREMIAH CLARKE
Tumbalalaika
Watermark ENYA
Wedding March from "Midsummer Night's Dream" FELIX MENDELSSOHN
What a Wonderful World SUNG BY LOUIS ARMSTRONG
When You Wish Upon a Star
A Whole New World FROM "ALADDIN"
Yellow COLDPLAY
You Raise Me Up SUNG BY JOSH GROBAN
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