ARTISTS

BRIDGE

Artists

JESS COX and ROSIE LANGLEY
Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra 2017 tour.

Jess Cox and Rosie Langford play the Golden Tasman cello and 5 string violin.
SETH LAKEMAN
Nominated for the 2005 Mercury Music Prize.

Seth Lakeman has belonged to several musical ensembles but has most recently established himself as a solo act. He will be touring later this year with the legendary Robert Plant.

He plays the Golden Tasman 4 string.
SAUL DAVIES
James

Saul plays an Aquila 4 string violin.
LIZZIE BALL

Lizzie has gained high international visibility with her collaborations with Nigel Kennedy and Jeff Beck. She also appears regularly as a session musician in top London studios, live TV and radio broadcasts.

Credits include work with a host of well-known pop artists including Kanye West, JP Cooper, Rudimental, Rod Stewart, Adele, Kylie and feature films such as Terminator 3.

Lizzie plays a Lyra 5-string electric, Lyra Octave and Golden Tasman 5 string.
JOHN McCUSKER
Mark Knopfler Tour

Musician, Producer, Composer and Arranger.
From the Battlefield Band John has guested with many musicians including Ocean Colour Scene, Paul Weller, Teenage Fanclub, Danny Thompson, Eddi Reader, Tim O'Brien, Linda Thompson and Kate Rusby. He has shared stages with Bonnie Raitt, Patti Smith, Steve Earle, Rosanne Cash, Paolo Nutini and Jools Holland and toured with Mark Knopfler. . He also regularly features in the fabulous Transatlantic Sessions.

John has a Tasman 4 string.
ELLE BEAUX QUARTET
String section for Elbow and Snow Patrol.

The Elle Beaux Quartet play the Tasman electro acoustic instruments.
JESSIE MAY SMART
Toured with Ebow, Sophie Ellis Baxter, Katie Melua. Also the fiddle player for ther legendary Steeleye Span since 2014


Jessie plays the Lyra Dragon 5 string electric. Custom made in the sIlver leaf onyx finish.
JESS COX
Cellist, arranger and founder of QStrings.

ELO, Tom Chaplin, Bjork, Sam Smith, Paul Weller, Goldfrapp. Ellie Goulding, Years and Years, Ocean Colour Scene, The Specials, Brian Wilson, Jamie Cullum, Sophie Ellis Bextor ... and so many more!

Jess plays a custom made Golden Tasman Cello.
JESS COX
Cellist on the BJORK 'The colours of Ostrava' tour 2015

Jess plays the Golden Tasman Cello custom made to her specifications.
JON SEVINK
The Levellers

Jon was our first ever endorsee back in 1996...eek!

Jon plays a custom Aquila with a handcarved Diablo headstock.
LETTICE ROWBOTHAM
Finalist in Britain's got talent, Lettice played at the Queen's 90th birthday party.

Lettice plays a Golden Tasman 4 string.
Q STRINGS
Q Strings form the String Section for many bands and soloists including the following....
Goldfrapp, Ellie Goulding, Paul Weller, Brian Wilson, Ocean Colour Scene, The Specials, Spiritualized
Clean Bandit, Sigma
Years And Years, Band Of Skulls, Marina And The Diamonds.

Q Strings play the Golden Tasman instruments customised to their personal requirements.
ANDY DINAN

Andy Dinan is a force of nature, a master fiddler of great renown. He has won three All-Ireland titles on both Fiddle and Banjo. He has played with The Mike McGoldrick big band, Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds and Barbara Dickson to name a few. He now has a new band called Ducie.

Andy plays a Tasman 4 string.
MARK KNIGHT
Bridge demonstrator and amazing violinist!

Mark plays all our instruments, mostly 5 string versions.
Q STRINGS
On tour with Lana del Rey.
IAN CUTLER
Plays with Feast of Fiddles, Hot Rats and the legends that are Bully Wee!

Ian plays the handpainted Dragon Aquila Ivy violin
Tasman 4 string Aquila Octave.
UNA PALLISER
Una has toured with the following names...
A. R. Rahman, Elbow , Pete Tong with Heritage Orchestra, Michael Buble, Otis Taylor (solo violin), George Michael, Avalanche City, Shakira, Moby, and Take That.

She plays a custom made Aquila violin.
THE STANFORD QUARTET
The Opera Show

Whilst studying at the Royal Academy of Music sisters Laura, Eleanor, and Amy Stanford established the Stanford Quartet with cellist Jessica Cox, winning the John B McEwan quartet prize and receiving awards in the Sir Arthur Bliss and the Wigmore Hall competition.

They play a customised quartet of Golden Tasman instruments.
DIDIER RIEY
Jazz violinist and composer.

Didier plays the Aquila 4 string violin.
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