Claire Semple

Cabaret, Pop, Jazz, Soul, Musical Theatre Singer

About Claire Semple's Music

Music Genre:Classical, Popular, Country, Scottish & Irish and Musical Theatre
Area Covered: Throughout Scotland

What Makes Claire Semple Special?

• Clear, warm, trained voice
• Widely experienced, loves singing for weddings
• Versatile singer offering classical, popular, country, Scottish, Irish and musicals
• Recorded backing or live accompanists
• Travels all over Scotland

Claire has had a passion for singing all her life, spending three years singing with The Royal Scottish National Youth Choir before performing in Musical Theatre and entering music competitions such as the Glasgow Music Festival where has been well placed in both Musical Theatre and Classical Singing.

For several years I have enjoyed entertaining the public in various venues including clubs and retirement homes. She uses a PA system and backing tracks so she can cater for all musical tastes - from popular songs to Scottish, Irish and country to musicals and Classical.

Claire has sung at many church and civil weddings and has been asked to sing many different styles of music. At Catholic church weddings the choices are often beautiful classics such as Ave Maria or Panis Angelicus, whereas other denominations. For the Civil Ceremonies, of course, there are a wider range of requests, including: 'The Greatest Day' and 'Come What May'

“I particularly enjoy Wedding Ceremony singing as it allows me to sing special special songs for the couple, and in such stunning venues around the country. I have been singing at Weddings for a number of years now and am always thrilled when a bride chooses me to sing her songs, as the Wedding Ceremony is the central and most important point in the whole day.”

As well as solo, with recorded accompaniment, Claire also sings with a variety of musicians including string quartet and guitarist. She still takes singing lessons with her inspiring teacher since she believes it’s vitally important to continually maintain and improve her voice.

Sample Song List

• Classical and Religious Songs
  
• Abide with me (Traditional)
  
• Amazing Grace (Traditional)
  
• Ava Maria (Sebastian Bach)
  
• Ave Maria (Sebastian Schubert)
  
• Holy, Holy, Holy (Franz Schubert)
  
• O Perfect Love (Franz Schubert)
  
• Panis Angelicus (Cesar Frank)
  
• The Lord bless you and keep you (Peter C. Lutkin)
  
• The Prayer (Covered by Charlotte Church)
  
• Aarons blessing (Traditional)
  
• Hymns
  
• Amazing Grace
  
• All that I am
  
• As I kneel before you
  
• A new Commandment
  
• Ave Maria
  
• Be still and know that I am God
  
• Be thou my vision
  
• Bind us together
  
• Colours of Day
  
• Eagles Wings (Psalm)
  
• For the beauty of the lord (Church of Scotland Hymn)
  
• Fill my house
  
• Fill your hearts with joy and gladness
  
• Go tell everyone
  
• God’s Plan
  
• Gifts of Bread and wine (offertory)
  
• Give me joy in my heart
  
• Here I am Lord
  
• I will be with you
  
• Let there be love shared among us
  
• Love is his word
  
• On Eagles Wings
  
• One Bread, One Body
  
• Praise my soul, the king of heaven
  
• Make me a channel of your peace
  
• O perfect love (Church of Scotland)
  
• Peace perfect peace
  
• Praise my soul the king of heaven
  
• The Lord my shepherd
  
• The Wedding
  
• The love I have for you, my Lord
  
• This is my body
  
• Caro mio ben
  
• Agnes Dei
  
• Pie Jesu (Andrew Lloyd Webber)
  
• Pie Jesu (Faure)
  
• Pokarekare Ana (Hayley Westerna)
  
• Nella Fantasia
  Non-Religious Classical Songs
  Caro mio ben
  Agnes Dei
  Pie Jesu (Andrew Lloyd Webber)
  Pie Jesu (Faure)
  Pokarekare Ana (Hayley Westerna)
  Nella Fantasia
  

• Scottish Songs
  
• Ae Fond Kiss (Traditional)
  
• Afton Water (Traditional)
  
• Caledonia (Dougie McClean)
  
• Lochnagar (Traditional)
  
• O my love is like a red, red, rose (Traditional)
  
• She will find me(Dougie McClean)
  
• She moved through the fair (Covered by Sinead O’Conner)
  
• Wild Mountain Thymne
  
• Irish Songs
  
• Aaron’s Blessing (Traditional)
  
• Ae Fond Kiss
  
• Annie’s Song
  
• A Bunch of Thyme (Traditional)
  
• Could I have this Dance (Anne Murray)
  
• Danny Boy
  
• Danny’s Song (Anne Murray)
  
• Galway girl
  
• Old Irish Blessing (Traditional)
  
• She moved through the fair (Traditional)
  
• Steal Away (Traditional)
  
• The Irish Wedding Song (Traditional)
  
• Queen of Ireland (Traditional)
  
• Popular Music
  
• All I do is dream of you (Dean Martin)
  
• All the Way (Celine Dion)
  
• Breath (Faith Hill)
  
• Amazed (Lonestar)
  
• A Million Love Songs (Take That)
  
• And I Loved her (Paul McCartney)
  
• Because you loved me (Celine Dion)
  
• Can’t help falling in love with you (Elvis)
  
• Can’t take my eyes of you (Frankie Valli)
  
• Come what may (Moulin Rouge)
  
• Come away with me (Nora Jones)
  
• Close to you (Karen Carpenter)
  
• Crazy for you (Madonna)
  
• Don’t know why (Nora Jones)
  
• Eternal Flame (The Bangles)
  
• Evergreen (Will Young)
  
• Everything I do I do it for you (Bryan Adams)
  
• Everything (Michael Buble)
  
• Fields of Gold (Eva Cassidy)
  
• From this Moment (Shania Twain)
  
• Galway Girl ((Steve Earle)
  
• Get here (Olleta Adams)
  
• God’s Plan
  
• Greatest Day (Take That)
  
• I Have a Dream (Abba)
  
• I love how you love me (Camera Obscura)
  
• I’ll be there (Jackson 5)
  
• I’m Kissing you (Des’ree)
  
• Isn’t she lovely (Stevie Wonder)
  
• It had to be you (Frank Sinatra)
  
• I will always love you (Whitney Houston)
  
• Kissing You (Des’e’ree)
  
• Let’s stay together (Al Green)
  
• Make you feel my love (Adele)
  
• Now and Forever (Richard Marx)
  
• One hand, one heart (West Side Story)
  
• Right here waiting for you (Richard Marx)