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Planning a wedding?  We will work closely with you to find the perfect musical background for your special day.  We are classically-trained professional musicians with many years of experience performing weddings and other events.  From classical to cajun, traditional strings to Appalachian stringband, country French to French cabaret, our diverse repertoire covers three centuries of music from Europe and North America.  We accept requests to arrange a special piece.  Our selection of elegant dance music from the 18th and 19th centuries will transport you and your guests back in time.    
 
The variety of instruments we play means we can provide many different types of sounds and unique combinations.  If your ceremony and reception are at the same venue, our slightly livelier dance music is the perfect accompaniment for a cocktail hour, as guests mingle before dinner (and the wedding party does a photo shoot).  

With D'n'A you get a complete package; we handle all the details so you can relax and enjoy the moment.  We provide our own sound system, shade protection and chairs, and offer unlimited email communication on wedding details.  If you desire the sound of a string trio or quartet, we can bring in additional musicians to our group.  
      
 two chairs, a music stand and some flowers

                                                    
 

                                                             


"The music was perfect; it created the right atmosphere
and was exactly what we wanted to hear."  
                                                 --Morgan, Sept. 2010

"Your music was beautiful.  
You made the beautiful ceremony and landscape even more beautiful."
                                         --Bonnie & Ralph., July 2011 

Instrumentation:

Choose from our variety of traditional instruments.  
Many have unique sound qualities which are well-suitable for weddings.
We can add one or two additional musicians on recorder, violin, guitar or percussion. 

Violin
Guitar 
Norwegian Hardanger Fiddle
Viola d'amore
Autoharp
Banjo 
Mandolin
Appalachian Mountain Dulcimer
Vielle a roue (hurdy-gurdy)

guitars, mountain dulcimer, triangle and a banjo around a table

 

Repertoire: (Listen to samples below!)
Baroque & Classical
   (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Handel, Purcell, Bach)
Elegant 18th and 19th century dance music 
Celtic airs and waltzes
Irish, Scottish and French-Canadian jigs and reels      
French and Italian cabaret music from the 1930s-1940s
Jewish and Eastern European wedding music
Tangos, foxtrots and other ballroom dances
Beatles, rags, jazz and pop standards
Old-time Americana banjo tunes 
Cajun waltzes and two-steps 

Have a special request ?
We can play film scores, musicals, pop songs, hymns, etc.

Dress Options: 
Formal Black 
Black with one color on top
(to coordinate with wedding party)
Traditional (Scottish, Scandinavian or French) 
Period (18th-20th centuries)

Rates: 
Ceremony:  $325  
(includes 30 min. prelude and sound system)
Each additional hour:  $100   
Special!!  Ceremony + 1 hr. extra music:  $400
Additional Musician:   $150    
Mileage:  Calculated at $.48 per mile.
(First 50 miles roundtrip from Eugene/Springfield included.) 
          
Payment: 
Due at contract signing:  $150 or 50% of the total, whichever is greater.         a woman wearing traditional Scottish highland dance dress
Remainder due day of event. 

Cancellation Policy: 
Two or more weeks before the wedding, deposit is refundable, but there is a $125 cancellation fee.
Less than two weeks before the wedding, deposit is non-refundable, but there is no cancellation fee. 
In the unlikely event D'n'A is forced to cancel, the deposit is refunded in full.  

Music Samples: