About this vendor
Plum Blossom Music, best known for its string quartet, also provides the following bands for special events:
-->1.) Love Me Do takes all those early, happy Beatles songs, makes them funky, and starts a dance party!
Love Me Do also plays your favorite classic dance hits, like:
Uptown Funk by Bruno Mars;
Celebration by Kool and the Gang;
Stand By Me by Ben E. King;
At Last by Etta James;
and much more!
-->2.) The Early Grove String Band plays upbeat Americana/bluegrass for foot-stomping receptions and can also play stately wedding ceremony favorites.
-->3.) Classical Hillbillies also plays upbeat Americana/bluegrass but has multi-instrumentalists that can provide a more diverse repertoire for the different phases of your event.
--> 4.) What do you want? Ask about our custom options.
Details
Instruments
- Cello
- Fiddle
- Guitar
- Keyboard
- Organ
- Percussion
Music Genres
- Bluegrass
- Celtic
- Classical
- Dance
- Disco
- Folk
Music Services
- Live Music
- Sound Equipment
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
- Ceremony
- Reception
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5
out of 5.014 reviews
We hired the Plum Blossom Quartet to play for our ceremony and cocktail hour as well as to provide any necessary amplification equipment we did not have for our ceremony. Because o...
f the musicians at PB, the atmosphere felt like the garden party I was going for. Like something out of Bridgerton almost. The music was serene and soft but you could here it throughout the entire venue. They were worth every penny and created the heightened high-end atmosphere I was looking for. PB is also so easy to communicate with and coordinate with. They provide you their recommendations and most popular songs, but also defer to you on what theme you’re going for and what you want your guests to feel like during their performance. They were incredible!
We loved having the Plum Blossom Quartet at our wedding! We worked with Peter leading up to the event to arrange a good plan for the day-of. My husband and I didn’t have any experi...
ence with quartets or classical music, but we explained our general idea of what we imagined, and Peter was able to take it from there. When it was time to pick out songs for different parts of the ceremony, we were able to browse the group’s repertoire on their website. They included both traditional and unique options -- we ended up going with la Vie en Rose for the bridal procession, and Ants Marching by Dave Matthews. Beautiful and fun! The quartet played through the cocktail hour and dinner too. We would definitely recommend the Plum Blossom Quartet for future events! Thanks again Peter for all of your help!
We worked with Peter at Plum Blossom to coordinate a duet for our ceremony music. They were absolutely wonderful to work with, and their music is beautiful. It set a lovely and per...
fectly emotional scene for our big day! Can not recommend them highly enough.
Plum Blossom did a fantastic job playing music at our ceremony and cocktail hour! They were incredibly responsive throughout the planning process, and tailored the music to our tas...
te and feedback. I would highly recommend Plum Blossom to those looking for a professional, skillful quartet for wedding festivities!
Trying to find the right fit for my country wedding was no easy feat, especially since, when it comes to music, I'm-shall we say-just a little picky! But I can't say enough great a...
bout the Classical Hillbillies. The quartet were so professional; so versatile (they played an incredible mix of classical, jazz and bluegrass); so talented. The compliments have been quite overwhelming.
Peter worked tirelessly with me in selecting and obtaining music for all of the special songs forming a part of the playlist for my wedding. Many, many conversations took place an...
d it was such fun. Because these were not the standards on their list the musicians had to practice until they were flawless. The trio was awesome!
Plum Blossom Quartet (well, we had a Trio!) swooped in and SAVED THE BIG DAY and I am eternally grateful. The week of our wedding, our string quartet canceled; I was devastated bec...
ause this was the one thing I really, really wanted as part of the ceremony. Peter Markush completely saved the day, finding amazing musicians who were even willing to play a special selection at very late notice. We were incredibly impressed and grateful for their professional and reasonable services. Would recommend them a million times over.
I can't say enough great things about Peter and Plum Blossom! We initially contacted Peter for classical music for our ceremony - of everything I heard online, Plum Blossom sounded...
by far the best. When Peter mentioned that they could also do bluegrass/Appalachian music, I immediately booked them for the cocktail hour as well. Peter was so easy to work with throughout the planning process, and proactively gave us suggestions for certain parts of the ceremony. On the day of, he and the other musicians were punctual and professional. Despite some logistical changes due to the weather, Peter and Plum Blossom impressed us and our guests with their beautiful music (especially our not-so-classical choice for the Recessional)! I just wish I had been able to stick around the cocktail hour to enjoy more of the fun bluegrass music! I would definitely recommend Plum Blossom to anyone planning a wedding in the Charlottesville area.
I loved working with Peter and Molly for our ceremony. Peter was very helpful in picking out ceremony music, and Molly did an wonderful job at our ceremony. Would highly recommen...
d Plum Blossom Music!
Plum Blossom was fantastic! Peter was incredibly professional and easy to work with. On the wedding day, they cam prepared, ready, and required nothing from me. They played beautif...
ully (according to my family and friends) at both my wedding and cocktail hour. I was too nervous to hear/remember anything! I would definitely recommend Plum Blossom!
I cannot stress how terrific it was to work with this band. They were extremely responsive, professional, and helpful in all stages of the planning process. We had them play our ...
ceremony and cocktail hour. The music selection was perfect and everyone really enjoyed their performance. They were prompt on the wedding day, have very few requirements, and just did a wonderful job. I would highly recommend this band to anyone!
5 Stars isn't enough!! The Plum Blossom group turned my wedding ceremony into the perfect fairytale. I was completely blown away by how beautifully they played. I had a specific, n...
on-traditional Irish song in mind for the processional (Pastures New by Nickel Creek) and Peter and his other talented musicians were happily willing to learn it for me. No sheet music was available, so they even had to prepare it just by listening to a You Tube recording. I was hiding up in the loft of the ballroom waiting for the ceremony to begin when I first heard them practice it. I was completely overwhelmed with how perfect it sounded.. they nailed it, even with different instruments than the original. I started to cry from happiness as I listened. It was that moment that it really hit me, I was about to marry my soul mate, and that was my song. I couldn't have asked for a more talented or professional group of people, they turned my dream into reality and I will be forever grateful. Hire no one else!
The Plum Blossoms were wonderful from start to finish! We could not have been happier with their service and their performance. I would HIGHLY recommend them. Thanks for everything...
to help make our day a huge success!
We were very happy to hire Peter and the other two members of the Plum Blossom Trio to provide music during our wedding ceremony and cocktail hour. We never met in person prior to ...
the event and all of our discussion took place over email. Although it might take a couple days to receive a response via email (to be fair, it would take me a couple days to respond to his emails as well), Peter was extremely easy to work with in terms of planning. He was respectful of our budget and offered suggestions to fit our needs. We went back and forth countless times in order to balance more traditional wedding ceremony music with more upbeat/Appalachian music for the cocktail hour (had many suggestions for both). We chose a few specific pieces for certain moments during the ceremony; otherwise left it to the trio to choose what they thought was most appropriate – and couldn’t have been happier.
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1412 Early St., Charlottesville, VA | Mid-Atlantic states
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