Click through the genre tabs below (hymns, contemporary, Irish/folk, classical, Christmas weddings) to browse my full repertoire list for ceremonies and receptions.
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* = only available with piano
A Mhuire Mhatháir
Ag Críost an Síol – an Offertory hymn
Alleluia (5 options on claireheffernan.com/listen)
Amazing Grace
Ar nAthair (Our Father) (O’Riada)
As I Kneel Before You (Maria Parkinson)
Ave Maria (Schubert)
Be Still For The Presence of The Lord
Be Thou My Vision
Bi Iosa Im Croise
Christ Be Our Light
Could It Be (Lawton)
(An) Ephesian Prayer
From A Distance
God’s Plan (Derek Ryan)
Hail, Queen Of Heaven, The Ocean Star
Here I Am, Lord
Hiding Place
Lady Of Knock NEW
Let There Be Peace Shared Among Us
Make Me A Channel Of Your Peace
May The Peace Of The Lord Be With You NEW
Mo Ghrá’sa, Mo Dhia
Oh Holy Night – for Christmas weddings
Pie Jesu (Andrew Lloyd Webber)
Queen Of The May
The Clouds Veil
The Deer’s Cry – I Arise Today (Shaun Davey)
The Lord Is My Shepherd (Celtic Expressions)
When Love Is Found
Wherever You Go (Song of Ruth)
You Raise Me Up
… and various festive carols during the Christmas season
500 Miles (Sleeping At Last) NEW
A Hundred Hearts (Hannah Christianson)
A Million Dreams (The Greatest Showman) NEW
A Thousand Years (Christina Perri)
*A Whole New World (Aladdin)*
All I Ask Of You (Phantom of the Opera) – instrumental
*All You Need Is Love (The Beatles)*
Angel (In the Arms of an Angel)
Annie’s Song (John Denver)
Arithmetic (Brooke Fraser)
At Last
Ave Maria (Beyonce) – note: not a hymn
*Berlin Song (Ludovico Einaudi)*
Better (Boyzone / Tom Baxter)
Bless Us All (The Muppets Christmas Carol)
Bring Him Home – instrumental
*Butterfly Waltz (Brian Crain / Twilight)*
Caledonia
Can You Feel The Love Tonight
Candy (Paolo Nutini) NEW in 2019
Can’t Help Falling In Love (Ingrid Michaelson)
Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol)
*Cinema Paradiso Theme*
Clocks (Coldplay) – instrumental
Come Away With Me (Nora Jones)
*Come What May (Moulin Rouge Soundtrack)*
Comptine D’un Autre Été (Amelie Soundtrack) – available with harp but better suited to piano
Concerning Hobbits (Lord of the Rings Soundtrack) – Candle Ceremony or Exit Music only
Cosmic Love (Florence and the Machine)
*Dawn (From Pride And Prejudice Soundtrack)*
Dreams (Gabrielle) NEW in 2019
Everglow (Coldplay) – instrumental
Everlong (Foo Fighters, wedding instrumental arrangement)
Everytime We Touch
Falling Slowly – instrumental
Feels Like Home (Chantal Kreviazuk)
Fields of Gold
Flightless Bird (Iron & Wine)
*Footprints In The Sand (Leona Lewis)*
*For Once In My Life (Stevie Wonder)*
For The Love of a Princess / Gift Of A Thistle (Braveheart) – for Candle Ceremony only
From This Moment (Shania Twain)
Future Days (Pearl Jam)
Game of Thrones (GoT) Theme
*Glasgow Love Theme (Love Actually)*
God Bless The Broken Road (Rascal Flatts)
Groovy Kind Of Love
Grow Old With Me (John Lennon)
Grow Old With Me (Tom Odell)
Hallelujah (Leonard Cohan) – with optional church wedding lyrics
Halo (Beyoncé)
*Happy Together (The Turtles)*
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Heaven (Bryan Adams)
Heartbeats (Jose Gonzales version)
*Here Comes The Sun – instrumental*
Higher And Higher (Jackie Wilson)
Higher Love (James Vincent McMorrow)
Ho Hey (The Lumineers)
How Long Will I Love You (Ellie Goulding)
I Do It For You (Bryan Adams) – instrumental
I Choose You (Ryann Darling)
I Giorni (Ludovico Einaudi)
I Loved Her First
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
I Will Love You Ev’ry Time (The Fureys)
I Will Wait (Mumford & Sons)
In A Country Churchyard (Chris de Burgh)
*In My Life (The Beatles)*
Into My Arms (Nick Cave) – with edited lyrics for weddings
Is This Love (Bob Marley) NEW
Kentish Town Waltz (Imelda May)
Kissing You (Des’ree / Romeo and Juliet)
*La La Land – Mia & Sebastian’s Theme – short instrumental for Candles*
Lean On Me
*Legends Of The Fall, piano theme*
Let It Be (The Beatles)
Love Me Like You Do (Ellie Goulding)
Lucky (Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat) NEW
*Make You Feel My Love (Adele)*
*Married Life (Up Soundtrack)*
Marry You (Bruno Mars)
*May Each Day*
May It Be (Enya / Lord of the Rings)
*Moon River*
My Heart Will Go On (Celine Dion / Titanic)
Night Visiting Song (Luke Kelly)
No One (Alicia Keys)
Nothing Else Matters (Metallica) – instrumental NEW
Nuvole Bianche (Ludovico Einaudi)
Once In A Lifetime (Landon Austin)
One Day Like This (Elbow)
Paradise (Coldplay) – instrumental
Perfect (Ed Sheeran: Wedding Version with Pachelbel’s Canon) – instrumental, ideal for entrance music
Perfect (Ed Sheeran / Ed Sheeran & Beyonce)
Perhaps Love (John Denver)
Photograph (Ed Sheeran)
Portuguese Love Theme (Craig Armstrong, Love Actually)
*Rainbow Connection*
*Raindrops (Regina Spektor)* NEW
*Real Love (Regina Spektor)*
Rule The World (Take That) – with option have it sang in Italian
Say You Won’t Let Go (James Arthur) – instrumental or with edited lyrics
September Song (JP Cooper) NEW
Sky Full of Stars – instrumental version, for Candle Ceremony only
Somewhere Only We Know (Keane)
Somewhere Over The Rainbow (traditional, or, *Eva Cassidy version*)
Songbird (Eva Cassidy)
*Sparks (Coldplay)* NEW
Stand By Me
*Stella Del Mattino (Ludovico Einaudi)*
Tale As Old As Time / Beauty And The Beast – instrumental: shortened version available for harp, or full version for piano.
Take My Hand (Picture This)
The Book Of Love NEW
*The Notebook Theme*
The One (Kodaline)
The Power of Love (Gabriela Alpin)
The River Flows in You (Yiruma)
The Rose (McBroom / Bette Midler)
*The Wedding (You By My Side)*
This I Promise You (Ronan Keating)
Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheeran)
Three Little Birds (Don’t Worry About A Thing) (Bob Marley) NEW
Time After Time (Cindy Lauper) NEW
True Colours (Cyndi Lauper)
Truly Madly Deeply (Savage Garden)
Turning Page (Sleeping At Last, Twilight Soundtrack)
Us (Regina Spektor) NEW
*Waiting For A Star To Fall (Boy Meets Girl)* – for piano, but shortened version available for harp
Walking In The Air / The Snowman – for Christmas weddings
Warm (The Coronas)
What A Wonderful World (Sam Cooke) NEW
When I Look At You (Miley Cyrus) NEW
Winter Song (Sara Bareilles, Ingrid Michaelson) – for Christmas weddings
With Or Without You (U2)
When We Were Young (Adele) – instrumental
Wherever You Will Go (The Calling)
World In Union
XO (John Mayer / Beyoncé)
You Make My Dreams Come True (Hall & Oates)
*You’ll Never Walk Alone* – can be sang with harp/piano. Instrumental version is piano only.
You’re Still The One (Shania Twain) NEW
*You’re Still You (Josh Groban)*
*You’ve Got A Friend In Me (Toy Story) – instrumental*
Young And Beautiful (Lana Del Ray)
Ashokan Farewell
Bright Blue Rose
Caledonia
Carolan’s Dream (harp)
Carolan’s Concerto (harp)
Carolan’s Draught (harp)
The Coolin / An Chúilfhionn
Danny Boy (instrumental)
Eleanor Plunkett
Greensleeves
Inishirr
La Serenissima (Loreena McKennitt)
Mise Eire (from RTÉ’s Centenery, Sibéal Ní Chasaide & Patrick Cassidy)
Mo Ghile Mear
Planxty Dermot Grogan
Planxty Irwin
Pokarekare Ana (trad. New Zealand)
She Moved Through the Fair
Si Bheag Si Mhór (harp)
The Gael
The Voyage
The Water Is Wide
Woodbrook (Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin) – available for harp but better suited to piano
…and many more slow airs suited to ceremony and receptions
*Air On a G String*
Ave Maria (Schubert)
Bridal March (“Here Comes the Bride”)
Gabriel’s Oboe
*Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring*
Ode To Joy
Pachelbel’s Canon in D
Trumpet Tune (Purcell)
…and various light classical piano pieces on request, suited to ceremony instrumentals and reception music.
Carols
Away In A Manger
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Oh Holy Night
Once In Royal David’s City
Silent Night
The First Nowell
… and many more available on request.
Please remember that the music for HSE civil ceremonies must have no connection to religion, and so, these carols would most likely not be suitable.
Secular
Bless Us All (The Muppets Christmas Carol)
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
This Christmas (Picture This) NEW
Walking In The Air
Winter Song NEW
… and many more available on request.
* = only available with piano