Simon Mayor & Hilary James

29/04/2026

https://youtu.be/WJyrt7c-VLo
Simon plays his Wedding Waltz accompanied by a blue tit, robin, a blackbird and a passing Airbus A350.

9 likes. "The Wedding Waltz - Simon Mayor"

13/03/2026

Simon Mayor's Mandolin Retreats (Feb 2026) at Kenwood Hall, Sheffield, UK. Starts with some hilarity before the music, players at the two day mandolin workshop, who hadn't rehearsed together before, play Simon Mayor's adaptation of the classical guitar piece Danza by Ruiz-Pipó.
https://youtu.be/wXgxnXZ11gk
For news of more workshops visit: mandolin.co.uk

One of three videos from Simon Mayor's Mandolin Retreat (Feb 2026) at Kenwood Hall, Sheffield, UK. Starting with some hilarity before the music, players at t...

26/01/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38IL3HRLwQo

Simon Mayor's 10th Anniversary Mandolin Weekend, Sheffield 27th Feb - 1st Mar 2026. All sizes of mandolin and all ability levels welcome . Booking & Info: ...

23/12/2025

Merry Christmas!

After ten years (we can't believe it!) of producing video Christmas cards, we've decided to wait and ring in the New Year instead with a specially recorded version of the traditional 'Gloucestershire Wassail'. So that will be next week...

In the meantime we'll be posting some of our e-cards from Christmases past. Here's Simon's arrangement of 'I Saw Three Ships' with one of Hilary's time-lapse drawings. https://youtu.be/qZW_a-imJIU
Hope you enjoy!

I Saw Three Ships. Music 'I Saw Three Ships' by SImon Mayor taken from the album 'Winter With Mandolins' by Simon Mayor - https://mandolin.co.uk.Animated ar...

06/12/2025

Simon Mayor's Mandolinquents - Annual Christmas Special
Wed. 17 Dec 7.30pm Goring-on-Thames. Guest: Slim Panatella
Tickets: Tel: 0118 926 8615 - [email protected] - Eventbrite

A RIOT OF MUSIC AND HUMOUR - “Wit and sparkle from the eclectic, virtuosic quartet.” BBC Radio 2

19/11/2025

Hilary James sings the Simon Mayor setting of the beautiful A E Housman poem.Paintings by Hilary James. Violin and guitar played by Simon MayorFrom Hila...

03/11/2025

Simon Mayor's arrangement for solo mandolin of George Gershwin's melody.Available from https://mandolin.co.uk iPad time-lapse drawing by Hilary Jameshttps:/...

24/09/2025

I can't believe it's a whole year since Simon Mayor and I made this little video. The seasons have rolled around, Autumn returns and the birds fly. So in case you missed it last year here it is again. We'll be playing in York and Settle very soon -
Gig details: https://mayorandjames.com
Hope you enjoy. https://youtu.be/-D7r9gktQ68

When The Birds Fly is an original composition by Simon Mayor from his album, Winter With Mandolins, The video artwork is by Hilary James.The album Winter W...

23/09/2025

Looking forward to a lovely three weeks in Yorkshire:l York on Thurs 25th Sept followed by Settle for two weeks of workshops finishing with a concert on the 9th October. Details on our website: https://mayorandjames.com

Across Britain from Shetland to Sark, and across the globe from Vancouver to Singapore, Simon Mayor and Hilary James have brought their special blend of dazzling musicianship. If they have a speciality, it’s an ability to combine a truly diverse array of talents into a hugely entertaining stage sh...