Welcome to Quartet Cabaret!

"Thank you so much for a great day of fantastic music"

Ken Chadwick

Meet the team...

Tessa Newton dip. ARSM - Violin

Gilly Liebeck Grade 8 ABRSM - Viola

Dave Lycett GRNCM, PGCE - Viola and Violin

Sarah Balfour BMus(Hons) , PGCE- Violin

Catherine Young Grade 8 ABRSM - Cello

Sarah Jackson BA (Hons), Dip. Acting, PGCE, Grade 8 ABRSM - Violin

Richard Snape BMus(Hons) PGCE, PGDip(Ed) - Violin

Catherine Porter GGSM - Violin and Viola

We are having a wonderful time playing together at beautiful venues across Cheshire and Staffordshire.  Also, "Bridgerton" Themed parties are proving to be very popular and we have delighted many guests with our wonderful renditions and arrangements from Netflix series.

Welcome to our web site for Quartet Cabaret.  We are delighted you have found us. Let us introduce ourselves...

We are qualified string specialists providing wonderful string music for every special occasion. We play as a string quartet, solo violin or as a string duo known as The Elbow Swingers for wedding ceremonies, civil partnership ceremonies, wedding receptions, parties, and corporate events.  We even perform at care homes throughout the North West and love to entertain the residents. We have had the wonderful opportunity to perform at beautiful wedding venues throughout Cheshire and Staffordshire and throughout the North West and most recently we are playing with the wonderfully talented Northern Soul band Soul Brothers Syndicate and touring the UK with sell out shows in theatres featuring the amazingly talented singer, Darrell Smith.

We are dedicated to providing the very best quality and variety of string music including all musical genres to suit all tastes and to appeal to all ages. From baroque to rock and pop, classical to jazz and RnB we hope to create the perfect wedding entertainment with a touch of sparkle to accompany and compliment any occasion.

Please call us for a quote and we can save your date for you in our diaries.

We hope you enjoy browsing through our pages and look forward to meeting you this year!

"A magical and personal touch to our special day"

Wedding ceremonies
Civil partnership ceremonies
Parties

Care home concerts
Corporate events
Concert Hall performances

LIVE EVENTS

Appearing with Soul Brother Syndicate, featuring Darrell Smith, Judith Ude and Grace Curran
at  
New Vice Theatre, Newcastle Under Lyme, 29th, 30th , 31st January, 26
Wigan 14th February, 26
Buxton Opera House, 23rd February, 26
Malvern Theatres, 11th March, 26​
Princess Theatre, Hunstanton, 28th March, 26
Bridlington Spa, 4th April, 26
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, 17th April, 26
Lichfield Cathedral, 25th April, 26
King's Hall, Stoke, 2nd May, 26
Peterborough New Theatre,  5th June, 26
Cheltenham Everyman Theatre, 25th June, 26
Great Yarmouth Britannia Pier, 10th July, 26
Darlington Hippodrome, 24th July, 26
Kidderminster Town Hall, 19th September, 26
Birmingham Town Hall, 27th November, 26
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Playing a full programme of Northern Soul.  We can't wait and hope to see you there!  

The Flint Mill, Cheddleton, Staffordshire

Quartet Cabaret with Soul Brothers Syndicate, The Storyhouse, Chester, 24th July, 2025

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Playing with SBS at Wigan Edge Theatre, 9th June, 2025

Quartet Cabaret playing with SBS at The Band on the Wall, Manchester, 6th November, 2024.  Featuring Darrell Smith, Grace Cunran and Sam Johnson.

Watch and listen to our demo videos!

Contact us now to book your very own String Quartet.  Contact Sarah for further details. ​​

"Having you play on our special day was worth every penny!"  Tim and Claire

Mbl: 07967 662886

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