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About Ruth Potts

Electric and acoustic violinist based in Cardiff.

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Electric Violinist

Cardiff

Public liability insurance of £10 million

Ruth is a versatile violinist and electric violinist based in Cardiff. She is available for events, tours, weddings, shows and recordings across the UK and around the world. With a vast repertoire of classical and popular music, Ruth can tailor her sets on both acoustic and electric violin to create the perfect ambience for your event. As a graduate of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and the University of Aberdeen Ruth has been trained to the highest of standards. She has performed internationally, touring China, Russia and Germany as well as touring extensively across the UK.

Ruth Potts

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Punctuality

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5 out of 5

Excellent, nothing was too much trouble. Really appreciated it, many thanks x

5 out of 5

Ruth was absolutely incredible, had all the guests talking about her performance throughout the day, she was so polite and professional throughout. Thank you Ruth for making our ceremony and welcome drinks so special ☺️

4.8 out of 5

Ruth was fantastic, made my the entrance at our wedding ceremony feel magical.

5 out of 5

Ruth was perfect. Her playing was exquisite and made our big day complete. Our guests and venue staff were blown away by her sublime playing. Ruth was so approachable and classy. Made us feel calm and everything was seemless. We highly recommend Ruth!

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What can I say but wow, absolutely fantastic!!

What an absolutely amazing performance, we had a great evening.

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4th Anniversary

This act has been working with Encore for over 4 years

Ruth Potts' Song list

Popular:

A Thousand Years – Christina Perri

Ain’t Nobody – Jasmine Thompson

All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor

All of Me – John Legend

At Last - Etta James

Before You Go – Lewis Capaldi

Beneath Your Beautiful – Labrinth ft. Emeli Sande

Better Together – Jack Johnson

Blackbird – The Beatles

Born This Way – Lady Gaga

Budapest – George Ezra

Can’t Help Falling in Love – Michael Buble

Can’t Help Falling in Love – Hayley Reinhart

Cardigan – Taylor Swift

Castle on the Hill – Ed Sheeran

Chandelier – Sia

Conversations in the Dark – John Legend

Crazy in Love – Beyonce

Creep – Radiohead

Dance Monkey – Tones and I

Despacito – Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee

Diamonds – Rihanna

Don’t Call Me Angel – Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Lana Del Rey

Don’t Call Me Up – Mabel

Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones

Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen

Love Me Like You Do – Ellie Goulding

Empire State of Mind – Alicia Keys

Everglow - Coldplay

Every Breath You Take - Police

Everything I Wanted – Billie Eilish

Faded - Alan Walker

Fly Me To The Moon – Frank Sinatra

From this Moment on - Shania Twain

Galway Girl – Ed Sheeran

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper

Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley

Halo – Beyonce

Havana – Camila Cabello

Here Comes The Sun – The Beatles

Holy – Justin Bieber ft. Chance the Rapper

Hymn for the Weekend – Coldplay ft. Beyonce

I Choose You – Sara Bareilles

I Love You – Billie Eilish

I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston

I’m Yours – Jason Mraz

If I Ain’t Got You – Alicia Keys

Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars

Let It Be – The Beatles

Levitating – Dua Lipa

Love on Top – Beyonce

Love Story – Taylor Swift

Lovely – Billie Eilish and Khalid

Make You Feel My Love - Adele

Memories - Maroon 5

Moon River – Barbra Streisand

No One – Alicia Kyes

Perfect – Ed Sheeran

Photograph - Ed Sheeran

Power of Love - Gabrielle Aplin

Power of Love - Celine Dion

Put Your Records On – Corinne Bailey Rae

Rather Be – Clean Bandit and Jess Glynne

Rockabye – Clean Bandit ft. Sean Paul and Anne-Marie

Rolling in the Deep – Adele

Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran

She Will Be Loved – Maroon 5

Songbird – Eva Cassidy

Spectrum – Florence and the Machine

Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams

Sunrise – Norah Jones

Sweet Child of Mine - Guns n Roses

Symphony – Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson

The Edge of Glory – Lady GaGa

The Only Exception – Paramore

This Love - Taylor Swift

Titanium – David Guetta ft. Sia

Toxic – Britney Spears

True Colours - Cyndi Lauper

Tum Hi Ho – Arjit Singh

Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars

Us Against the World - Coldplay

Valerie – Amy Winehouse

Viva La Vida – Coldplay

We Found Love – Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris

What a Wonderful World – Eva Cassidy

Wildest Dreams - Taylor Swift

Wings – Birdy

Wonderwall – Oasis

Yellow - Coldplay

You’ve Got the Love - Florence and the Machine

Disney & Film:

A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes – from Cinderella

A Million Dreams – The Greatest Showman

Always Remember Us This way – A Star is Born

Beauty and the Beast – from Beauty and the Beast

Can You Feel The Love Tonight - from The Lion King

City of Stars – La La Land

Colours of the Wind – from Pocahontas

Edelweiss – from Sound of Music

Hakuna Matata – from The Lion King

How Does a Moment Last Forever – from Beauty and the Beast

How Far I’ll Go – from Moana

I Dreamed a Dream – Les Miserables

I See The Light – from Tangled

Into The Unknown – from Frozen 2

Let It Go – from Frozen

Over The Rainbow – Eva Cassidy

Part of Your World – from The Little Mermaid

Pure Imagination – Willie Wonka

Shallow – A Star Is Born

Skyfall - Adele

Somewhere – West Side Story

Classical and Folk:

Ae Fond Kiss - Trad.

Air in G - Bach

Brose & Butter - Trad.

Comin' Thru The Rye - Trad.

Largo from Winter - Bach

Habenera - Carmen

Pachelbel's Canon - Pachelbel

Ruth Potts' Prices

Last updated: 2025

Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.

Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£250
Up to 1 hour	£350
Up to 2 hours	£437.50
Up to 3 hours	£500

Drinks Package

This include 2 x 45 minute sets during drinks reception.

£350

Ceremony Package

This includes up to 30 minutes as guests are seated in the ceremony room, entrance, signing of the register and exit.

£350

Ceremony and Drinks Package

This includes up to 30 minutes as guests are seated in the ceremony room, entrance, signing of the register and a 1 hour set during the drinks reception.

£437.50

Musicianship

Genres:

Covers, Acoustic, Classical crossover, Classical, Fanfare, Contemporary classical, Film / TV music, Musical theatre, Traditional Scottish folk, Pop

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Instruments:

Electric violin, Violin, Viola

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Event types:

Wedding, Virtual event, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Birthday party, Recording session, Concert, Theatre / Show, Burns night, New Year's Eve, Christmas party, Private event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Corporate event, Hotel / Restaurant event, Charity event

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Other skills:

Arranger, Transcription, Fluent improviser, Fluent sight-reader

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