a Truly Wonderful Fiddle Gram Experience
San Francisco October 21, 2008
It’s with a feeling a great privilege and enthusiasm that I recommend James-Steven’s performance as an addition to an upcoming special event or ceremony. While planning my father’s 80th birthday celebration, it became clear that I wanted to have “something special” to really cement the happy memory of the event for him, as well as for the family and friends attending the party. I researched many different options - musical and otherwise. Many performers were out of my budget, and furthermore required a minimum booking time of more than an hour and a half - which was too long in this case.
I came across James-Steven’s website and learned about his Fiddle Gram service - perfect! He responded quickly to my email and was so accommodating and fun to work with. I was able to request some specific music that I knew my father would enjoy. James-Steven also did a wonderful job of interpreting my needs when I said, “I just want some fun fiddle music that will make my dad happy.”
The day of the party, James-Steven arrived quietly through the back gate and surprised my father and the guests with a bouquet of balloons, a message he had obtained from me ahead of time - and the promise of music in honor of my father. My dad was floored!
James-Steven played a variety of music to suit my father’s pallet including Irish, Scottish and Appalachian songs, as well as a number of special requests from my father. We laughed, cried, clapped and danced - everything that should happen at an 80th birthday party! My children and their friends arrived home from a soccer game during the performance and joined in with their version of a jig. I should add that James-Steven did a wonderful job of involving the children in his performance, which pleased my father immensely!
James-Steven is a wonderful person and a talented fiddler and performer. His sensitivity to his audience sets him apart and no doubt takes a tremendous amount of impromptu effort on his part. I will absolutely call James-Steven again to add a little magic to another event!
With kind regards,
Diane Hayward
It’s with a feeling a great privilege and enthusiasm that I recommend James-Steven’s performance as an addition to an upcoming special event or ceremony. While planning my father’s 80th birthday celebration, it became clear that I wanted to have “something special” to really cement the happy memory of the event for him, as well as for the family and friends attending the party. I researched many different options - musical and otherwise. Many performers were out of my budget, and furthermore required a minimum booking time of more than an hour and a half - which was too long in this case.
I came across James-Steven’s website and learned about his Fiddle Gram service - perfect! He responded quickly to my email and was so accommodating and fun to work with. I was able to request some specific music that I knew my father would enjoy. James-Steven also did a wonderful job of interpreting my needs when I said, “I just want some fun fiddle music that will make my dad happy.”
The day of the party, James-Steven arrived quietly through the back gate and surprised my father and the guests with a bouquet of balloons, a message he had obtained from me ahead of time - and the promise of music in honor of my father. My dad was floored!
James-Steven played a variety of music to suit my father’s pallet including Irish, Scottish and Appalachian songs, as well as a number of special requests from my father. We laughed, cried, clapped and danced - everything that should happen at an 80th birthday party! My children and their friends arrived home from a soccer game during the performance and joined in with their version of a jig. I should add that James-Steven did a wonderful job of involving the children in his performance, which pleased my father immensely!
James-Steven is a wonderful person and a talented fiddler and performer. His sensitivity to his audience sets him apart and no doubt takes a tremendous amount of impromptu effort on his part. I will absolutely call James-Steven again to add a little magic to another event!
With kind regards,
Diane Hayward