Richard Ellis Hawley

About Richard Ellis Hawley

Richard is a self-taught modern musician and entertainer who uses Forscore on iPad. He has played at hundreds of wedding and special events, from intimate occasions with a handful of guests to the largest, most lavish of celebrations.

He adds a beautiful ambience to any occasion with a professional and outgoing personality and fabulous arrangements in a repertoire of piano interpretations of contemporary pop and rock music. With the ability to play from most sheet music, Richard is understandably very much in demand on the wedding and events circuit.

Richard is a versatile modern, multi-instrumentalist and entertainer from Evenwood, County Durham, also placed highly on the national map. He began learning the piano and organ at the age of 16, and by the age of 19 was playing as a self-taught local church organist, developing into a keyboard entertainer and continuing a love and passion for brass. He has continued his interest by studying HND music at The College of Bishop Auckland in 2019, specializing in Theory, the local music industry, and creative research projects.

Today, he is an award-winning, professional, and in-demand Wedding and Events pianist. He can read music with the right hand and chord as well as perform the best pop music of the modern era, spanning the last 50 years and beyond. He supplies a large library of music, with the option to easily access more if necessary.