Rachael Gladwin
ROMANTIC & WEDDING FAVOURITES:
- 1+1 - Beyonce
- A Million Love Songs - Take That
- A Thousand Years - Christina Perri / Twilight
- All I Ask - Adele
- All of Me - John Legend
- Always and Forever - Luther Vandross
- Amazed - Lonestar
- Ave Maria - Beyonce
- Beautiful Crazy - Luke Combs
- Better Together - Jack Johnson
- Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley
- Endless Love - Lionel Richie & Diana Ross
- First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
- Flying Without Wings - Westlife
- Forever After All - Luke Combs
- From This Moment On - Shania Twain
- Have I Told You Lately - Van Morrison / Rod Stewart
- How Long Will I Love You - Ellie Goulding / The Waterboys
- I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith
- I Knew I Loved You - Savage Garden
- If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys
- Is That Alright? - Lady Gaga
- Just the Way You Are - Bruno Mars
- Kissing You - Des'Ree / Romeo & Juliet
- Love Me Like You Do - Ellie Goulding
- Love Story - Taylor Swift
- Lover - Taylor Swift
- Make You Feel My Love - Adele / Bob Dylan
- Marry You - Bruno Mars
- Over and Over Again - Nathan Sykes & Ariana Grande
- Perfect - Ed Sheeran
- Photograph - Ed Sheeran
- Say You Won't Let Go - James Arthur
- Songbird - Eva Cassidy / Fleetwood Mac
- Stand by Me - Ben E. King
- Swear It Again - Westlife
- Tenerife Sea - Ed Sheeran
- The Joker and the Queen - Ed Sheeran & Taylor Swift
- Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
- Truly Madly Deeply - Savage Garden
- Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers
- You Are the Reason - Calum Scott
- You Raise Me Up - Westlife / Josh Groban
- You're Still the One - Shania Twain
- Young and Beautiful - Lana Del Rey
- Your Song - Elton John
POP & MODERN COVERS:
- 2 Become 1 - Spice Girls
- Adore You - Harry Styles
- Angels - Robbie Williams
- Beautiful Things - Benson Boone
- Birds of a Feather - Billie Eilish
- Budapest - George Ezra
- Chasing Pavements - Adele
- Dancing on My Own - Calum Scott
- Despacito - Luis Fonsi / Justin Bieber
- Enchanted - Taylor Swift
- Fireflies - Owl City
- Flowers - Miley Cyrus
- Get Lucky - Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
- Girls Like You - Maroon 5
- Halo - Beyonce
- Happy - Pharrell Williams
- Hello - Adele
- Hey Brother - Avicii
- Ho Hey - The Lumineers
- Hold Back the River - James Bay
- I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
- Levitating - Dua Lipa
- Moving On Up - M People
- Ordinary - Alex Warren
- Put Your Records On - Corinne Bailey Rae
- Rather Be - Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne
- Rolling in the Deep - Adele
- Rule the World - Take That
- Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush / Stranger Things
- Shallow - Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
- Shape of You - Ed Sheeran
- Shotgun - George Ezra
- Sky Full of Stars - Coldplay
- Slow Hands - Niall Horan
- Someone Like You - Adele
- Sugar - Maroon 5
- Symphony - Clean Bandit
- Take On Me - A-ha
- The Door - Teddy Swims
- Titanium - David Guetta & Sia
- Wake Me Up - Avicii
- Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
- Wildest Dreams - Taylor Swift / Bridgerton
MANCHESTER, INDIE & ROCK:
- All the Small Things - Blink-182
- All I Wanted - Paramore
- Believer - Imagine Dragons
- Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve
- Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell
- Champagne Supernova - Oasis
- Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
- Clocks - Coldplay
- Come As You Are - Nirvana
- Counting Stars - OneRepublic
- Creep - Radiohead
- Don't Look Back in Anger - Oasis
- Don't Panic - Coldplay
- Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
- Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
- Everlong - Foo Fighters
- Every Breath You Take - The Police
- Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac
- F.E.A.R. - Ian Brown
- Fix You - Coldplay
- Half the World Away - Oasis
- Heartbeats - Jose Gonzales
- Heroes - David Bowie
- High and Dry - Radiohead
- Hotel California - Eagles
- I Am the Resurrection - The Stone Roses
- I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons
- Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
- Just Like Heaven - The Cure
- Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
- Lovesong - The Cure
- Lucky Man - The Verve
- Mr. Brightside - The Killers
- No Surprises - Radiohead
- North Country Boy - The Charlatans
- Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
- One Day Like This - Elbow
- Paradise - Coldplay
- Sally Cinnamon - The Stone Roses
- She Bangs the Drums - The Stone Roses
- She's a Star - James
- She's Electric - Oasis
- Sit Down - James
- Somewhere Only We Know - Keane
- Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
- The Scientist - Coldplay
- This Charming Man - The Smiths
- This Is the One - The Stone Roses
- Under the Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Viva La Vida - Coldplay
- Waterfall - The Stone Roses
- Where Is My Mind - Pixies
- With or Without You - U2
- Wonderwall - Oasis
- Yellow - Coldplay
CLASSICAL & BRIDGERTON FAVOURITES:
- Air on the G String - J.S. Bach
- Ave Maria - Franz Schubert
- Ave Maria - J.S. Bach / Gounod
- Bridgerton Theme - Kris Bowers / Bridgerton
- Canon in D - Johann Pachelbel
- Clair de Lune - Claude Debussy
- Flower Duet - Léo Delibes
- Gabriel's Oboe - Ennio Morricone
- Gymnopédie No. 1 - Erik Satie
- Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana - Pietro Mascagni
- Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - J.S. Bach
- Meditation from Thaïs - Jules Massenet
- Moonlight Sonata - Ludwig van Beethoven
- Nessun Dorma - Giacomo Puccini
- Ode to Joy - Ludwig van Beethoven
- Panis Angelicus - César Franck
- Pie Jesu - Gabriel Fauré
- Spring (The Four Seasons) - Antonio Vivaldi
- Swan, The - Camille Saint-Saëns
- Trumpet Voluntary - Jeremiah Clarke
FILM, TV, DISNEY & MUSICALS:
- A Million Dreams - The Greatest Showman
- A Whole New World - Aladdin
- All I Ask of You - Phantom of the Opera
- As Time Goes By - Casablanca
- Beauty and the Beast - Disney
- Can You Feel the Love Tonight - The Lion King
- Cinema Paradiso Theme - Ennio Morricone
- Concerning Hobbits - Lord of the Rings
- Feed the Birds - Mary Poppins
- Game of Thrones Theme - Ramin Djawadi
- Hedwig's Theme - Harry Potter
- How Far I'll Go - Moana
- I Dreamed a Dream - Les Misérables
- Into the Unknown - Frozen 2
- Kiss From a Rose - Batman Forever / Seal
- La Vita è Bella (Life is Beautiful) - Nicola Piovani
- Love Theme from The Godfather - Nino Rota
- Moon River - Breakfast at Tiffany's
- Music of the Night - Phantom of the Opera
- My Heart Will Go On - Titanic
- Over the Rainbow - The Wizard of Oz
- Rewrite the Stars - The Greatest Showman
- Some Day My Prince Will Come - Snow White
- Sound of Music Theme - Rodgers & Hammerstein
- Star Wars Main Theme - John Williams
- When You Wish Upon a Star - Pinocchio
- You've Got a Friend in Me - Toy Story
R&B, SOUL, MOTOWN & REGGAE:
- Ain't Nobody - Chaka Khan
- All Night Long - Lionel Richie
- Back to Black - Amy Winehouse
- Could You Be Loved - Bob Marley
- Fallin' - Alicia Keys
- Get Let's Stay Together - Al Green
- I Just Called to Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder
- Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
- Jamming - Bob Marley
- Just the Two of Us - Bill Withers
- Killing Me Softly - Roberta Flack
- Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
- My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder
- One Love - Bob Marley
- Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See - Busta Rhymes
- Respect - Aretha Franklin
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours - Stevie Wonder
- Stand by Me - Ben E. King
- Superstition - Stevie Wonder
- Thinking of You - Sister Sledge
- Three Little Birds - Bob Marley
- What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
- You Might Need Somebody - Shola Ama / Randy Crawford
JAZZ, SWING & VINTAGE STANDARDS:
- A Foggy Day - George Gershwin
- All of Me - Gerald Marks & Seymour Simons
- Autumn Leaves - Joseph Kosma
- Beyond the Sea - Bobby Darin
- Cheek to Cheek - Ella Fitzgerald
- Come Away With Me - Norah Jones
- Don't Know Why - Norah Jones
- Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra
- Georgia on My Mind - Ray Charles
- L-O-V-E - Nat King Cole
- Misty - Erroll Garner
- My Funny Valentine - Richard Rodgers
- Night and Day - Cole Porter
- Summertime - George Gershwin
- Sway - Dean Martin / Michael Bublé
- The Girl from Ipanema - Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto
- The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
- What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
BOLLYWOOD & TRADITIONAL WORLD:
- Aaj Sajeya - Goldie Sohel
- Chaudhvin Ka Chand Ho - Mohammed Rafi
- Dil Diyan Gallan - Atif Aslam
- Din Shagna Da - Jasleen Royal
- Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain - Kumar Sanu
- Humko Humise Chura Lo - Mohabbatein
- Jashn-E-Bahara - Jodhaa Akbar
- Kabira - Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
- Kal Ho Naa Ho - Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
- Kesariya - Brahmāstra / Arijit Singh
- Kuch Kuch Hota Hai - Jatin-Lalit
- Pee Loon - Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai
- Pehla Nasha - Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
- Raataan Lambiyan - Shershaah
- Suraj Hua Maddham - Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
- Tere Liye - Veer-Zaara
- Teri Ore - Singh Is Kinng
- Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai - Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
- Tum Hi Ho - Aashiqui 2
About
Rachael Gladwin is a Manchester-based contemporary harpist, composer, and session musician performing across the UK and internationally.
Endorsed by French harp makers Camac, Rachael performs on the 44-string electro-acoustic pedal harp (Little Big Blue) and the 30-string electric lever harp (Baby Blue). As an event musician, she delivers tailored solo harp sets for wedding ceremonies, drinks receptions, and corporate functions. Her expansive repertoire spans classical masterworks, modern pop and rock arrangements, jazz standards, film and TV soundtracks, Disney themes, and Bollywood covers. She provides fully amplified, self-contained setups for both indoor and outdoor venues.
As a composer and sound designer, Rachael specialises in original scores for theatrical, site-specific, and large-scale outdoor productions. Her commission and performance portfolio includes work for international street theatre company La Machine (France), York Theatre Royal, B-Arts, and Walk the Plank Pyrotechnics. She also works as a session harpist and musical director, recording remotely from her home studio for commercial albums, television, and film scores.
Projects
Rachael and the Red Socks
Rachael’s flagship original music project showcases her identity as a singer, songwriter, and arranger. Combining harp, lead vocals, and global folk influences with a rotating backing ensemble of strings, accordion, and percussion, the project blends acoustic pop with rich, storytelling soundscapes. The group’s discography includes studio releases such as Melodies and Time and Somewhere by the Moon, serving as her main outlet for original compositions and festival performances.
Theatre Soundtracks & Commissioned Scores
Rachael composes, arranges, and produces complete original scores for theatrical productions, puppet theatre, and site-specific performances. Writing and recording from her studio, she builds multi-layered soundscapes using acoustic and electric harps, vocals, accordion, guitar, and subtle sound design for dramatic works, including original productions such as Ig and the Imaginaries.
Session Recording & Studio Composition
Operating from a dedicated home studio setup, Rachael provides remote harp tracking, bespoke arrangement, and session performance for commercial albums, film soundtracks, and production music libraries. Performing on both her 44-string electro-acoustic pedal harp (Little Big Blue) and 30-string electric lever harp (Baby Blue), she delivers high-definition multi-track stems, blending pure acoustic capture with customized ambient effects processing.
Duo Bellatando (Harp & Cello Duo)
Duo Bellatando brings together electro-acoustic harp and cello for an intimate, creative alternative to a standard string quartet. Combining classical technique with modern arranging, the duo performs at concerts, private galas, and high-end events across the UK. Their repertoire spans classical masterworks, modern pop, cinematic film scores, and custom arrangements written specifically to suit the tonal warmth of the two instruments.
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