The Shellac Sisters

I am one of the The Shellac Sisters, a group of DJs who play 78 records on wind-up gramophones. We have an extensive collection of music from the 1920s to the early 1950s. Our gramophones have been specially adapted so that they can be plugged into modern sound equipment, if necessary.

We started just over 10 years ago. A summer picnic in London's Hyde Park with gramophone accompaniment planted the seed of an idea into our heads. Our music proved such a success that we started doing parties, mostly for our various knitting friends with shops and events in and around London. Soon, The Shellac Sisters were doing regular gigs ranging from clubs (both vintage and otherwise) to museums and private parties.

The Shellac Sisters: Jenny, Virginia, Jane and Theodora

We've played in 5 star hotels and basement dive bars. We've balanced on floating platforms in a moat, wowed the crowds in Spiegeltents, and got our heels stuck in the mud at festivals and garden parties!

Here are just a few of the events we have done over the years. If you want to contact us or want some more information please send us an email at info@shellacsisters.co.uk


A Wedding at Claridge's


With Darcey Bussell for the BBC's 
'Darcey Bussell Dances Hollywood'


Wedding at Shoreditch House


               Vintage Festival on London's Southbank               



Event at The Wellcome Collection


Friday Late at the Tate Britain


Newspaper article 


Tea Dance at the Southbank Centre


Outdoor Garden Party


Fashion Event at The Dorchester Hotel


Party at The London Transport Museum


London Swing Dance Society Event


Our first gig - Brit Knit Kits at 
The Dartmouth Arms


 With Len Goodman for the BBC's 
'Dance Band Days'


I Knit Day 2007


 In the 'moat' at The V&A Museum


Nautical event On The Deck at The National Theatre


Posing on a Ford Capri outside the Vauxhall Tavern 


The Royal Academy 


Craft Guerrilla at The William Morris Gallery 



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