About The London Kanklės – professional Kankles Player based in London, UK
The London Kanklės is a professional classical and folk musician who began studying the kanklės in Lithuania from an early age, developing a deep connection to the instrument and its cultural roots.
She has been playing the kanklės for 15 years and has been awarded the title of the National Laureate of Lithuania twice.
The kanklės is the Lithuanian National instrument, which remains relatively unknown to many.
The London Kanklės is passionate about sharing the kanklės with new audiences, promoting the diversity of Lithuanian culture.
Now a regular performer in the UK, with her recent solo shows in Paris, she continues to engage audiences with her ability to integrate the kanklės into diverse genres, including classical, contemporary and folk music.
5 Verified Reviews
"Not only was Emilija beautifully presentable, but her playing was truly exceptional—graceful, emotive, and captivating. She created a warm and inviting ambiance that our guests couldn’t stop talking about."
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"Emilija played at our wedding in the Ashmnolean Museum, and was perfect. The music was beautiful and she was."
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"The Kanklės was the perfect instrument and so beautifully played by Emilija. It was just right, with it's harp-like tones, with such a calming sound and creating interest in all the guests."
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"We cannot express how delighted we were with Emilija, her music was played so beautifully and she also took the time to learn two new songs that she had never done before. Emilija is a true professional and we would highly recommend her to anyone, she really made our wedding renewal special."
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"Emilija is an absolute superstar, she played beautifully at our wedding and I would 100% recommend! She is responsive, attentive and incredibly talented 😊"
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Popular Music (Covers):
A Case Of You - Joni Mitchell
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
A Sky Full of Stars - Coldplay
Adore you - Harry Styles
Africa - Toto
Amazing Grace - Traditional American Melody
And So It Goes - Billy Joel
Annie's Song - John Denver
All I Want - Kodaline
All of Me - John Legend
All You Need is Love - The Beatles
Always Remember Us This Way - Lady Gaga
Angels - Robbie William
Another Love - Tom Odell
Arrival of the Birds - Cinematic Orchestra
As it Was - Harry Styles
At Last - Harry Warren
Autumn Leaves - Joseph Kosma
Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran
Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi
Believer - Imagine Dragons
Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
Blowin’ in the Wind - Bob Dylan
Can You Feel the Love Tonight - Elton John
Can’t Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Clocks - Coldplay
Could I Have This Dance - Wayland Holyfield
Dance Monkey - The Tones
Dancing In The Moonlight - Toploader
Dancing On My Own - Robyn
Dancing Queen - ABBA
Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen
Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
Dreams – Fleetwood Mac
Endless Love – Lionel Richie & Diana Ross
Eternal Flame – The Bangles
Everglow – Coldplay
Everlasting Love - Buzz Cayson/Mac Gayden
Every Breath You Take - The Police
Faded – Alan Walker
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
Fields Of Gold - Sting
Fireflies - Owl City
Fly Me to the Moon – Bart Howard/Frank Sinatra
Follow You - Imagine Dragons
From This Moment On - Shania Twain
Gravity - Embrace
Gypsy - Fleetwood Mac
Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen
Halo – Beyonce
Hall of Fame - The Script
Havana - Camilla Cabello
Heartbeats - Jose Gonzalez
Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles
Here, There And Everywhere - The Beatles
Hey Jude - The Beatles
Ho Hey – The Lumineers
Hold Back The River - James Bay
How Long Will I love you - The Waterboys (Ellie Goulding)
Hymne - Vangelis
I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
Imagine - John Lennon
I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing - Aerosmith
I Just Called to Say I love You – Stevie Wonder
I Have a Dream - ABBA
I Say a Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin
I Will - The Beatles
I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
I Won’t Give Up - Jason Mraz
If I Ain’t Got You – Alicia Keys
If I Were A Boy - Beyonce
If the World was Ending - JP Saxe
I’m Yours - Jason Mraz
Imagine - John Lennon
Jar of Hearts - Christina Perri
Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars
Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
La Vie En Rose – Edith Piaf
Leave a Light On - Tom Walker
Let Her Go - Passenger
Let It Be - The Beatles
Love Me Like You Do - Ellie Goulding
Love Me Now - John Legend
Love of My Life - Queen
Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
Love Story - Taylor Swift
Lover - Taylor Swift
Lovely - Billie Eilish
Lullabye - Billy Joel
Marry you - Bruno Mars
Memories - Maroon 5
Moon River - Henry Mancini
Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens
My Girl - The Temptations
My Heart Will Go On - James Horner (Titanic Theme)
My Immortal - Evanescence
Never Enough - Benj Pasek
Nocturne - Rolf Lovland
No One - Alicia Keys
Not About Angels - Jasmine Bogaerde
Nothing Compares 2 U - Prince
Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
Ocean Eyes - Billie Eillish
On Top of The World - Imagine Dragons
Only Time - Enya
Open Arms - Steve Perry
Paradise - Coldplay
Perfect - Ed Sheeran
Photograph - Ed Sheeran
Poison and Wine - The Civil Wars
Rolling in the Deep - Adele
River – Joni Mitchell
Rise Up - Andra Day
Rule The World – Take That
Say Something – A Great Big World
Say You Won’t Let Go - James Arthur
Set Fire to the Rain - Adele
Sign of the Times - Harry Styles
Shallow – Lady Gaga
Shotgun - George Ezra
Shut Up & Dance – Walk The Moon
Skinny Love - Bon Iver
Sky Full Of Stars – Coldplay
Slipping Through My Fingers - ABBA
Someone Like You - Adele
Someone You Loved – Lewis Capaldi
Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Harold Arlen
Songbird - Eva Cassidy/Fleetwood Mac
Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Stand By Me - Ben E. King
Stay With Me - Sam Smith
Strangers in the Night - Frank Sinatra
Sunshine on My Shoulders - John Denver
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Sweet Child O’ Mine - Guns N Roses
Take a Chance On Me - ABBA
Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver
Take Me to Church - Andrew Byrne
Take On me - A-ha
Tears In Heaven – Eric Clapton
The Chain - Fleetwood Mac
The Rose - Amanda McBroom
The Sound of Silence - Paul Simon
The Winner Takes it All - ABBA
Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
This Is The One – The Stone Roses
Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper/Eva Cassidy
Time To Say Goodbye - Francesco Sartori
Tiny Dancer – Elton John
Titanium - David Guetta
Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
Video Games - Lana Del Ray
Viva La Vida - Coldplay
Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
We Found Love – Rihanna
What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
What Was I Made For - Billie Eillish
Wildest Dreams - Taylor Swift
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
Yellow - Coldplay
Yellow Submarine - The Beatles
Yesterday - The Beatles
You Are The Reason - Calum Scott
You Light Up My Life - Joseph Brooks
You Raise Me Up - Westlife
Young and Beautiful - Lana Del Rey
Your Song - Elton John
You’re Beautiful - James Blunt
Classical:
Allegro - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Allegretto - Ludwig van Beethoven
Allegretto - Franc Joseph Haydn
Adeste Fideles - J. Reading
Air on the G String - J.S. Bach
Barcarolle - J. Offenbach
Bridal Chorus - Richard Wagner (From ''Lohengrin'' Act III)
Canon in D - Johann Pachelbel
Corrente - G.F. Handel
Chanson de Mai - Alphonse Hasselmans
Chorus from Alceste - C.W. von Gluck
Country Dance - Ludwig van Beethoven
Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orpheus - C.W. von Gluck
Dragonfly in the Sunshine - Carl Reinecke
En Bateau - Claude Debussy
Fantaisie for Harp, Op.95 - Saint-Saëns, Camille
Fur Elise - Ludvig Van Beethoven
Gavote - Christoph W. von Gluck
Gavotte Gracieuse - Franz Joseph Haydn
Glissando Waltz - W. A. Mozart
Gymnopedie No. 1 - Erik Satie
Menuet D'exaudet - Joseph Exaudet
Minuet in F - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Minuet in G - Johann Sebastian Bach
Minuet in G minor - Jean Jacques Rousseau
Musette - Johann Sebastian Bach
Little Prelude No. 1 - Johann Sebastian Bach
Les Coucous Benevoles - Francois Couperin
Lullaby - Johannes Brahms
Nocturne, Op. 43 - Alphonse Hasselmans
Ode to Joy - Ludvig Van Beethoven
On Wings of Song - Felix Mendelssohn
Pavane (Style Renaissance) - Paul Wachs
Prelude in A Major, Op. 28, No. 7 - Frederic Chopin
Prelude in C Major - J.S. Bach
Reverie - Claude Debussy
Such Chiming, Melodious - Wolfganf Amadeus Mozart
Soldiers' March - Robert Schumann
Strolling Musicians - Vladimir Rebikov
Waltz - Franz Schubert
Waltz in Eb - Johannes Brahms, Op. 39, No. 2
Musicals:
A Whole New World - Aladdin
All I Ask of You - The Phantom of the Opera
Bring Him Home - Les Miserables
Beauty and the Beast - Alan Menken
I Dreamed a Dream - Les Miserables
Let It Go - Frozen
Memory - Cats
Over the Rainbow - The Wizard of OZ
Send in the Clowns - A Little Night Music
September Song - Knickerbocker Holiday
Traditional Music:
A wide collection of Celtic Harp Music
Greensleeves - Traditional English Song
The Water is Wide - Traditional Scottish Song
Lament - Carolan
Moving Cloud - Irish Traditional
Scarborough Fair/Canticle - Paul Simon & Arthur Garfunkel
Skye Boat Song - Scottish Folk Song
Movies (soundtrack):
And Then I Kissed Him...- Hans Zimmer
Ashokan Farewell - PBS Series 'The Civil War'
Now We Are Free - Hans Zimmer
The Rose - Amanda McBroom
Saman - Olafur Arnalds
Schindler’s list Theme - John Williams
You'll Be in My Heart - Tarzan
Written on the Sky - Max Richter