This is my new original violin song 'Crusade'. This is my favourite original song yet! I compose, produce and record all of my original music by myself (with a little advice from my Dad towards the very end of it being completed). This original piece was inspired by soundtracks from How To Train Your Dragon , Pirates of the Caribbean and sea shanties.
We met this amazing street performer in Nashville and as we were walking after he made an impromptu rap for my brother, he asked if it was a violin case on my back and if I could play something before we left. So I set up my violin and we did this impromptu improvised song on the spot right there and then. I promise, this was not staged or pre-planned in any way, just a real fun moment that I’m excited to share with you.
Hey everyone! This is the behind the scenes of my new original violin song 'Crusade'. This is my favourite original song yet! I compose, produce and record all of my original music by myself (with a little advice from my Dad towards the very end of it being completed) and so I wanted to share with you the entire process in one video from over the past year. This original piece was inspired by soundtracks from How To Train Your Dragon , Pirates of the Caribbean and sea shanties.
I watched How To Train Your Dragon so much when I was younger and loved it (and still do!) As the How To Train Your Dragon live action remake has just come out, I thought it would be fitting to play one of the most well tracks from one of my favourite movie soundtracks. I hope you’ll enjoy my violin cover of Test Drive by John Powell.
I’m so grateful the past couple of years when in 2022, Elton picked me as one of two winners for his competition to cover his song ‘Cold Heart’ and I got tickets to see his concert in Barcelona 2023. During the lockdown in 2020, I came across this one and I think the orchestra is beautiful and I couldn’t wait to perform it We filmed it last year on 31st March 2024 at the Grand Canyon and thought the location would match perfectly! I hope you enjoy my violin cover of Indian Sunset by Elton John.
I finally went to Nashville! This has been on our bucket list for a while and we love country music, my mum especially! It is such a vibrant and fun place to be and an amazing atmosphere to be apart of. We only had one night here and so we made the most out of it! We managed to purchase a cowboy hat, go in 3 bars, I performed an impromptu, improvised song on the spot with no rehearsal with a busker I met 5 minutes beforehand and we had a blast!
After the recent news of Taylor Swift getting engaged to Travis Kelce, I thought it would be appropriate to post this song. I enjoyed playing this song on the beautiful Santa Monica Pier last year. I hope you enjoy my violin cover street performance of Love Story by Taylor Swift. This has been a very popular song for me to play this year as a wedding violinist. Taylor, if you're reading this, this is my audition to play at your wedding, I have availability!
It was 4th July in New York on the second day of our trip which was our final day in New York. We stopped by at some famous filming locations for the TV series Sex In The City, and the TV series Friends. And we payed a visit to the Music Inn, We went to more famous movie spots including filming locations for Spiderman and saw the ‘Charging Bull’ and we then visited the 9/11 memorial. We had a picnic in Brooklyn watching the Macy’s 4th July fireworks and walking the Manhattan Bridge.
Me and my mum really love this song and singing it on karaoke, we also always have it stuck in our heads on repeat. I loved learning this and love to play it anytime I can, I hope you enjoy my violin cover (street performance) of I Love This Bar by Toby Keith.
What does a violinist’s day look like? Well here is a peek into one of my busiest days yet as a violinist, I had 2 gigs to get to and from: first, playing at a beautiful wedding ceremony and reception, then to a unique birthday party Theo Mayne from The Traitors. Although it was busy, it was a lot of fun so I hope you enjoy taking a peek into my day as a violinist.
I hope you enjoy my violin cover of Across The Stars (Love Theme from Star Wars: Attack Of The Clones) by John Williams and London Symphony Orchestra. This beautiful piece has always stood out to me for its emotional depth, and I really enjoyed reinterpreting it through the violin. The melody is so iconic, and I hope I’ve done it justice with my version.
A couple years ago, me and my mum and dad realised that when I was playing Titanium, that Viva La Vida fits perfectly in the chorus, so this is how the way I play the song. I hope you enjoy my violin mashup of Titanium by Sia and David Guetta and Viva La Vida by Coldplay.
Hey everyone! This is the behind the scenes of my new original violin song 'Crusade'. This is my favourite original song yet! I compose, produce and record all of my original music by myself (with a little advice from my Dad towards the very end of it being completed) and so I wanted to share with you the entire process in one video from over the past year.
Hello everyone! I hope you enjoy my violin cover of Just The Way You Are by Bruno Mars. This video is from a wedding from last year in summer. It was a beautiful day and I can’t wait for this year’s wedding performances! They are always such a lovely atmosphere.
One of my favourite movies is Back To The Future and I love the trilogy!I hope you will enjoy my violin cover of my favourite song from the 80s, ‘The Power Of Love’ by Huey Lewis and the News from Back To The Future. It is one of my favourite songs to play!
House Of The Rising Sun - Acoustic Cover by Lilly May and Holly May (Guitar, vocals and violin)
I filmed this when I was at Santa Monica Pier because only a short walk away was Venice Beach (which we visited also) and some famous scenes of the Barbie movie were filmed very close by at Venice Beach so I wanted to have my performance close to it and patiently waited to post it on the anniversary of the movie. I hope you enjoy my violin covers from the Barbie soundtrack.
Santa Monica Street Violinist | Sweet Child O’ Mine - Guns N’ Roses - Holly May Violin Cover Busking
EVERYBODY IS DANCING | Despacito - Ibiza Electric Violinist
Despacito - Ibiza Beach Party - Violin Cover - Summer 2022
Golden Hour - JVKE | Violin Cover - Holly May Violin (Street Performance)
I hope you enjoy my violin cover of ‘Golden Hour’ by JVKE. I had finished filming my videos in this performance but then the sun came around and I thought that this song would fit so well so thank you to my Dad for filming this
Until I Found You - Stephen Sanchez | Violin Cover by Holly May Violin
Marry You - Bruno Mars | Beautiful Farm Wedding Performance - Violin Cover by Holly May Violin
What Was I Made For - Billie Eilish (from ‘Barbie’) Violin & Piano Duet - Holly May & Lilly May
All You Need Is Love - The Beatles | Romantic Wedding Violin Performance - Holly May
On this day in March, I tried out a new spot to street perform and I had a great time! I hope you enjoy my violin cover of Mamma Mia by ABBA.
Enchanting Virtual Duet - All Is Found - Holly May Violin & Karoline Flute (Frozen 2 Cover)
Your Song - Elton John | Violin Cover - Holly May
Livin’ On A Prayer - Bon Jovi | Violin Cover - Live Stage Performance - Holly May Violin
In today’s video, I unbox and show you two new electric violins (‘Crozz’ and ‘Duchess’) that were sent to me by Kinglos Neo Classical. I also give a sound demo at the end of the video for both violins. If you are interested in purchasing either of these violins, make sure to use code ‘Holly20’ for $20 discount off of your purchase, or visit the shop using this link - https://neoclassical.kinglos.com/disc...
Until I Found You - Stephen Sanchez, Em Beihold | Violin Cover by Holly May Violin
Can’t Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley | Dad & Daughter Duet - Holly May Violin & Chris Marsden Sings (cover)
I hope you enjoy our voice and violin cover of this timeless song ‘Can’t Help Falling In Love’ by Elvis Presley
Glimpse Of Us - Joji - Violin Cover by Holly May Violin - Ibiza
I loved playing at this gig in Ibiza last year, especially this moment when everyone sang along to ‘Country Roads’ by John Denver! I hope you enjoy my violin cover!
Hey! I thought I’d make this vlog video on how my street performances went in Santa Monica in March. Performing on the pier was the most difficult performance in my life because I was convinced that my bow was going to fly away in the wind. However, I loved performing, despite the wind and rain. Santa Monica has a great system for street performing and from the weekend I was there, it seemed to work really well and so it is my favourite place I have street performed so far!
In this video, I show you the behind the scenes of one of the most beautiful wedding’s I have played at, the venue was stunning! I hope you enjoy
La valse d’Amélie - Magical Virtual Duet Cover - Holly May Violin and Kalina Mascord
Five Nights At Freddy’s - The Living Tombstone | Violin Cover - Holly May Violin
Karolina Protsenko & Holly May Perform Dance Monkey In Santa Monica - Violin Cover
In March, it was 5 years since I started to play violin again after previously quitting. I when I started again, I could not remember how to read sheet music and I decided not to restart lessons but I began teaching myself and ‘Despacito’ was the first song I learnt by myself. I have already done a 4 year progress video of my playing last year, so I thought I would share 5 years of progress in a different way through 1 song. I hope you enjoy it!
As some of you know, I am a big Five Nights At Freddy’s fan and I loved the games and songs growing up. I hope you enjoy my violin cover of ‘Join Us For A Bite’ by JT Music.
In today’s video, me and Emma Sušilo collaborated on a duet together! Even though I live in England and Emma lives in Croatia, we still found a way to duet. We hope you enjoy our virtual violin duet of ‘Arcade’ by Duncan Laurence.
It was spooky season and almost Halloween so I was asked by York Dance Space if I would accompany them in their Halloween dance for a Halloween charity event we were both booked for and it was so much fun and the dance was beautiful and haunting. I hope you enjoy our performance of ‘Nothing Else Matters’ (originally by Metallica, Apocalyptica arrangement).
Hey everyone! I thought I would document the process of my new song ‘Quest’ over the past couple of months to show you how it came to be and what goes into composing, producing and recording an original song on violin!
As we are currently in the middle of Autumn, I really wanted to film a video at this beautiful lake so I thought I’d play Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John as all of the leaves are yellow… and brown and red. I hope you enjoy my violin cover!