Browsholme Hall & Tithe Barn Wedding Pianist | Craig Smith Music

Browsholme Hall and the Tithe Barn offer one of the Ribble Valley’s most characterful wedding settings, combining a historic family estate with a beautifully restored stone barn in the heart of the Lancashire countryside. Wedding pianist Craig Smith provides live piano music here for ceremonies, drinks receptions and wedding breakfasts, whether celebrations take place in the Tithe Barn itself or within the grounds of the estate.

You can explore the venue itself on the Browsholme Hall website.

Most weddings at Browsholme centre around the impressive 17th-century Tithe Barn, a striking stone building with exposed beams and flagstone floors that hosts both ceremonies and wedding breakfasts. A grand piano suits the character of the space beautifully, its sound filling the barn while guests take their seats for the ceremony and again later as everyone enjoys the wedding breakfast. Drinks receptions typically take place in the adjoining lounge or outside in the courtyard, where Craig’s piano provides a relaxed musical backdrop while guests mingle, enjoy drinks and soak up the countryside atmosphere.

Some couples instead choose to marry in the gardens of Browsholme Hall itself, using the historic estate house and surrounding grounds as the setting for their ceremony before celebrations continue in the Tithe Barn with dinner. Few wedding features are quite as dreamy as a grand piano positioned in front of such a beautiful country house, creating an unforgettable setting for live music as guests gather on the lawns. Watch the video below of a guests' arrival, ceremony and drinks reception to see for yourself!

Watch Craig Playing at Browsholme Hall

Craig's Experience as a Browsholme Hall Pianist

Craig has performed at Browsholme weddings for many years, both solo and with his violinist and saxophonist. He understands how music fits into the different settings across the estate, and which equipment will provide the best sound for the very different spaces. A portable baby grand piano is used as standard, and you'll have the choice of white or gloss black to match your chosen decor.

Although perfectly suitable for more mellow music, it is recommended that the baby grand pianos are used alongside a PA system if you choose livelier music in the barn, and this will be included with the booking. Given the piano is usually set up at the end of the long, high space, it is important that the detail of the music isn't lost (ideally, the piano should be positioned centrally in the barn without the need for PA, but that isn't usually possible once tables are in place for the meal).

Live piano works particularly well during Browsholme’s drinks receptions, where the courtyard often becomes a lively gathering point for guests before everyone returns to the Tithe Barn for the wedding breakfast. Whether providing a relaxed musical backdrop for conversation or lifting the energy and taking requests as the celebrations build, Craig’s music becomes an intrinsic part of the atmosphere of a Browsholme wedding.

Browsholme Hall Wedding Music Options

Couples usually choose music for the following parts of the day at Browsholme, depending on which parts of the day are taking place where across the estate.

• Guests’ arrivals
• Wedding ceremony
• Drinks reception
• Wedding breakfast
• Room turnaround / early evening

As you'll have seen in the video above, gentle piano provides an idyllic welcome to guests arriving to such stunning surroundings, and offers all the romance a bride could dream of for the most magical of wedding entrances. Later in the day, why not entertain your guests with totally unlimited requests, which they can make in person or send direct from the dining table using Craig's unique and very popular Electronic Requests System?

Planning a wedding at Browsholme Hall? Get in touch to check availability and discuss music for your day. The Out Barn is another barn venue, with a more modern feel, very close to Browsholme Hall — you might like to have a look there too!