About Fantasia
Key Features
- Classically trained violinist with over thirty years of playing, covering the Highlands, the Islands and the whole of Scotland
- Holds three ABRSM diplomas – the ARSM with distinction, the DipABRSM, and the LRSM Licentiate with merit
- Former member of the First Violins in the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra, at concert halls in Edinburgh, York and Aberdeen
- A finalist in two categories at a Scottish wedding awards in 2026, including Best Ceremony Entertainer
- Classical repertoire, film music, pop covers and traditional Scottish fiddle tunes
- Plays an amplified acoustic violin through her own portable sound system
- Plays with backing tracks for a fuller sound, or entirely solo if you prefer
- Choose three of your own requests – for the aisle walk, the signing of the register and your exit
- An experienced violin teacher, and a member of the Independent Society of Musicians
- £10 million public liability insurance
Worked With
- Dunrobin Castle
- Achnagairn Castle & Estate
- Loch Ness Country House Hotel
- St Machar’s Cathedral, Aberdeen
- Dornoch Castle Hotel
- Pittodrie House, Aberdeenshire
- Delnabo Lodge, the Cairngorms
- Inverness Botanic Gardens
- The Highland Club, Fort Augustus
- The Drumossie Hotel
- The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra
Biography
Fantasia is a classically trained violinist with more than thirty years of playing behind her, and one of the most highly qualified violinists on our books. She started at the age of eight, worked her way through all eight ABRSM grades, and has since gained three ABRSM diplomas: the ARSM with distinction, the DipABRSM, and in 2026 the LRSM Licentiate, with merit.
She is half Scottish, and plays traditional Scots fiddle as naturally as she plays Bach. She was a member of the First Violins in the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra, playing concert halls in Edinburgh, York and Aberdeen, and her music runs from Vivaldi, Elgar and Tchaikovsky to Robert Burns, Caledonia and Flower of Scotland.
For your day, her song list is long and full of the music couples actually ask for: Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, ABBA, Disney, Bridgerton and The Lord of the Rings, alongside the ceremony classics. She plays an amplified acoustic violin through her own portable sound system, usually with backing tracks for a fuller sound, or entirely solo if you would rather. You can choose three of your own requests for the aisle walk, the signing of the register and your exit. The most unusual so far was the Top Gun anthem for a bride walking down the aisle.
She has played at castles, cathedrals, country house hotels and lochside lawns all over the Highlands, and travels right across Scotland, including the islands. In 2026 she was a finalist in two categories at a Scottish wedding awards, including Best Ceremony Entertainer. Her couples talk about how much she cares about the details, from what she wears to getting every song just right.
