The Piano Boat

29/09/2025

It has been a real honour to be featured in the October issue of BBC Music Magazine! My huge thanks to Joe Phelan who put together a lovely article about The Piano Boat, and enormous gratitude to everyone else who has contributed both directly and indirectly to the content of this article - including making it possible for there to be any content in the first place!

Looking forward to the wonderful cruises with very special musicians over the next few months! Come and join us!

14/09/2025

It’s been another wonderful and busy weekend of cruising with both Jill Morton - Pianist and Juanjo Blázquez performing. Here’s a mesmerising bit of Debussy from Saturday!

10/08/2025

For Telegraph readers, a new article came out yesterday online. It was a pleasure to work with Lianne Kolirin, the writer, who was very sensitive and gentle about it all.

Though it's rather a sorry tale, I hope there is some light and hope in it too. After all, it's all just life.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/life/my-husband-set-up-dream-life-canal-boat-died/

Photo credit: Kris Worsley

06/08/2025

The sun didn't shine quite like it did 5 years ago but returning to the boatyard for the first of many regular maintenance trips was a daunting prospect made simple by the wonderful team at P&S Marine, some of whom had been there for the first launch of The Piano Boat in July 2020.

Time does strange things in my mind sometimes and it didn't seem so long ago at all that we were waiting anxiously as the boat was craned off the back of a lorry onto trestles, and the piano slowly lowered in through the roof. We (the boat and I) inevitably have a few more scrapes to tell the passing of time but it was another first, the success of which has given me confidence for future occasions.

I'm hugely grateful for the support and kindness of so many people, and at every step along the way, making each one feel possible.

My sincerest thanks to all at P&S Marine for the experience!

05/08/2025

New cruise dates in October and November now available! All 1pm-5pm, departing from Harefield, UB9 6PD.

Saturday 11th October - 'Moments Musicaux' Cruise with David Gordon, piano ('Americans in Paris')

Saturday 8th November - Afternoon Tea Concert Cruise with Martin Roscoe, piano

Sunday 9th November - Afternoon Tea Concert Cruise with Noriko Ogawa, piano

Saturday 15th November - 'Moments Musicaux' Cruise with Emilie Capulet, piano

Sunday 16th November - 'Moments Musicaux' Cruise with David Gordon, piano ('Americans in Paris')

Sunday 30th November - Afternoon Tea Concert Cruise with Yoriko Wakabayashi, piano & Maya Caskie, voice ('Folk tunes of Japan and the British Isles')

Details, bookings and more dates available here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thepianoboat

Photo credit: Kris Worsley

03/08/2025

It's an exciting time for The Piano Boat as I am in the process of finalising all the events for the rest of the year - and we have an amazing calendar line-up coming!

Almost all of the summer cruises have sold out so it's recommended that you book early if you'd like to join us on board.

There are a few dates published already, and more coming very soon so keep an eye out!
https://buytickets.at/thepianoboat

- Photo credit: Kris Worsley

28/06/2025

To see the world through a photographer's work seems to be a brief glimpse into a world of both stillness and motion at once, with an underlying quiet that the rest of us often miss.

I have been incredibly fortunate to work with the incredible artist, Kris Worsley, and his work really is art with its own language that makes complete sense in the most awe-inspiring way.

He will be leading an event on The Piano Boat in collaboration with Music on the Water which will incorporate his award-winning wildlife photography, performances of nature-inspired piano music (because aside from the photography, he's also an outstanding musician), some of his own compositions, poetry and literature.

Lunch, drinks and refreshments included throughout the day.

Limited tickets still available: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thepianoboat/1707647

Sunday 13th July 2025, 11am-6pm

Photo of yuzu possets in progress by Kris Worsley

24/06/2025

'A day so carefully crafted around The Piano Boat... an experience which will be difficult to reproduce anywhere else because it's really built and designed around that particular space...'

I am so excited to share this latest interview! The Wonderful Kris Worsley is returning in July with a completely new kind of event that will combine music, photography, poetry and nature into an immersive day on the water.

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thepianoboat/1707647

This event is in collaboration with The Piano Boat's partner charity, Music on the Water.You can see examples of Kris's work here, combining his award-winnin...

29/05/2025

The most commonly-asked question about The Piano Boat!

29/05/2025

Thank you to Flo for this news piece in Classical Music!

Following the passing of her husband and co-founder Masayuki Tayama, Rhiana Tayama has relaunched the floating concert venue bringing music to London’s waterways

23/05/2025

We’re at the Crick Boat Show until Monday, in the Boating Marquee! Stop by and say hello, and enter to win 2 free tickets on a cruise this year!

18/05/2025

A very exciting and very wonderful event is coming up in July!

Visions of Nature: live music, wildlife photography and poetry with Kris Worsley