soft background music for guest arrival?

Did i read correctly that you normally listen to screamy shouty music?

Yep lol

How about some celtic music? Lots of beautiful tunes and mostly soft and quiet.

Or something instrumental? Some classical perhaps?

Michael Buble all the way

Like the idea of celtic music

Something classical is always good, it sets a lovely atmosphere and is easy for everyone to relax and talk whilst its on rather than being distracted by it. If youre using a ipad/cd player then why not download a compilation album.

How about something like The Piano Guys - they do piano covers of popular songs. I had one of their tracks to talk down the aisle.

All excellent suggestions- thanks so much!

i'll spotify the lot and cobble something together

and i'll be having a nice shouty/screamy playlist whilst i'm setting up and taking down keeps me calm and focused

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASkButmwOp8

hehehe- gotta love a bit of my husband playing while i work ^_^ eeee lol

thanks again all- very grateful!

Cool, well as a fellow screamy shouty music fan here is what we will be doing...

as people will be arriving, we will be playing the softer side of heavy music, off the top of my head:

Good enough - evanecense

Not strong enough - apocalyptica

Planet caravan - pantera

Some slow flyleaf

Sorry... Gone brain dead, but im sure you see where i am going. Is that an option for you?

Ah you lady are a genius! i'm going to chuck some softer metal on the end of my playlist for setting up in case any guests arrive early! ^_^ thank you!

Ah you are very welcome :-) \m/

The Piano Guys, interesting, never heard of them before. Will check them out on Spotify.

Can't really help on the soft side (also a shouty fan, saw royal Blood last night!) but was recommended a band called the war on drugs earlier, was told they're like chill out metal. Haven't had a chance to listen yet. Will also have a nose at your hubby playing!

Hmmm i may have to check out war on drugs too MrsShep! How were royal blood? I must say i do like them too :-)

You can also find mr winter here:

Vitamin string quartet do covers of alternative music which might suit? I think that's what we'll go for, we are both of the screamy shouty, rock or inappropriate comedy rock music style...

They were great! Think it was the cheapest gig I've ever been to but they were so good. Never seen a duo before either (last gig was slipknot, just a couple more people!) but it didn't feel wrong.

You're a slipknot girl? i knew i liked you for a reason hehe

i finished my wedding day in my wedding dress and slipknot hoodie! lol ^_^ and last dance of the night was duality ^_^

Ha! Amazing. I know HMM is a slipknot girl too, she saw them a couple of days after me!

Yet more reasons why i'll never leave this forum i love you ladies! ^_^

Ooh, miss winter I love hubby's band! Shame he had to leave them. Will be sending that along to my hubby now for a listen!

It is a shame in some ways, but in others i must admit to being quite glad. i couldn't do my degree if he was off on the euro tour- life was hard enough during the uk tour! lol

a few of the guys have left now, the drummer who's our daughters god father, mr winter, and the dreaded singer, but the guys who replaced them are equally awesome and they're going from strength to strength.

we're still really good friends with them all- old and current members. they were nicknamed 'the naughty table' at our wedding lol

but latitudes will forever be my favourite song of theirs, partly because of mr winter being in the band at the time, and partly because it's just awesome ^_^ lol

Damn straight im a slipknot girl!! i also must check out mr. Winters band :-) my h2b was in a band, unfortunately it turned sour - the bassist was a bit if a pr!ck, wouldnt let them play their songs after he left (he did write some of each song so fair enough), so they basically put the whole band to bed. They only got to release one album, but that was something my OH could tick off his bucketlist!!

Anyone got anymore good gigs lined up this year?

Thanks for all the awesome music suggestions—this thread is gold! 😍 I’ve been curating a playlist too for a small gathering and needed the same kind of soft, chill background music to keep the vibe relaxed. I even found a few instrumental and ambient sound collections through apps like mxpalyerapk.com which lets you play just about any format or stream in the background without interruptions—super helpful if you're using your phone or tablet for the music. 🎶 Just thought I’d share in case anyone else is setting up their own playlist like me!

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You don’t need anything too fancy — just light and relaxing tracks that won’t overpower conversation. Think acoustic instrumentals, soft jazz, or even some chill piano covers of popular songs. That way, the vibe feels welcoming but not distracting. 🎶

If you want ready-made ideas, I usually check out curated playlists with calm vibes before the party starts. I’ve found them super handy when setting up for gatherings. One good place I used recently this site , it makes it easy to line up a soft background set before switching to disco later.