Acoustic instrumental music by Joel McDermott

Joel McDermott composes and arranges acoustic instrumental music for  guitar and mandolin. He has been playing fretted stringed instruments for more than 30 years, and  has performed across the UK at festivals, concerts, weddings and private functions. His compositions and recordings have been played on radio stations around the world.

Joel teaches guitar and mandolin from beginner to advanced level in Ilfracombe, NorthDevon. Click here for more information. Joel plays romantic solo mandolin and guitar music for weddings and functions in Devon, Cornwall and South West UK. Visit www.lovelyweddingmusic.com for more information.

"McDermott allows the great sensitivity of his touch, playful and inventive arrangements and an obvious delight in the beautiful tone of his mandolin and guitar to come to the fore." Simon Mayor

A Row of Pins (McDermott) Solo Guitar

Reels (trad.) mandolin, banjo & guitar

Night Music of the Streets of Madrid, Allegro (Boccherini) mandolin & guitar

Whiskey before Breakfast (trad.) guitars Matthew Ord & Joel McDermott​

Cheek to Cheek (Berlin arr. McDermott) solo mandolin

La Partida (Trad. Venezuela arr. McDermott) cuatro duet

​Guitar and Mandolin Lessons in North Devon / Ilfracombe

Lessons in Ilfracombe with expert guitar teacher and mandolin teacher Joel McDermott. For beginners to advanced players.

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Romantic solo guitar & mandolin music for wedding ceremonies & receptions

• performing in Ilfracombe, Barnstaple, Devon and Cornwall
• live music for functions, events and parties

• polite, smart, flexible and friendly service
• premium sound  with top quality instruments and amplification
• debit and credit cards accepted online with Paypal (no account needed).
• suitable for any size venue, including outdoor events
• visit www.lovelyweddingmusic.com for more information

• large and varied repertoire
• prices from £375 with no agency fees

​Romantic solo mandolin & guitar music for wedding ceremonies & receptions

performing in Ilfracombe, Barnstaple, Devon and Cornwall
live music for functions, events and parties
polite, smart, flexible and friendly service
premium sound  with top quality instruments and amplification
debit and credit cards accepted online with Paypal (no account needed)
suitable for any size venue, including outdoor events
visit www.lovelyweddingmusic.com for more information
large and varied repertoire
prices from £375 with no agency fees

Joel McDermott plays live music for wedding ceremonies and receptions. Solo guitar and/or solo mandolin. Large repertorire of ambient background music. A typical wedding ceremony performance includes solo mandolin or guitar music while guests enter the venue, during the bride's arrival and walk up the aisle, signing the register, leaving the venue, and at any other pre-agreed points in the service. Joel will also provide accompaniment for guest singers or other soloists if required. After the ceremony Joel usually moves on to the reception venue and plays for a further 1 – 3 hours during reception, meal, early evening drinks etc. The reception performance usually has a 15 minute interval break.