| Description | Price |
| Solo performance up to 1 hour | £200 |
| Solo performance up to 2 hours | £300 |
Chris is an established solo Celtic harpist. He has been a professional musician for 38 years, and has recorded 22 albums, mostly in collaboration with other artists.
He is a multi-instrumentalist, with the harp featuring as his principal instrument. On harp he specialises particularly in traditional Celtic music including much Irish, Welsh, and Scottish material, plus some Breton, Manx and Cornish music. He also has a considerable repertoire of early/medieval/renaissance music, and plays some original material and live improvised music.
His other main instruments include fiddle, Irish bouzouki, electric mandolin, whistle, and saxophone.
Chris has performed all over the UK & beyond, and has played in widely varied venues including arts centres, concert halls, theatres, arts festivals, folk festivals, castles, hotels, museums, folk clubs, cruise ships, restaurants, on a number of TV and radio programmes, at open air concerts, green fairs, and 2 Glastonbury festivals. He has also played at an enormous number of private events such as weddings, garden parties, banquets and corporate events.
He was the official harpist at Caernarfon Castle in North Wales for 9 years, performing there several times per week during the summer months, and also played many live events at other castles throughout Wales, for CADW.
Based in Talybont (Gwynedd), Gwynedd
= areas covered (up to 100 miles)
= free travel (up to 10 miles)
Sample repertoire; Trad. Irish:
CAITLIN TIRIALL
AIRDE CUAN
GENTLE FAIR ELLIE
THE WILD GEESE
FIRST TUESDAY OF AUTUMN
THE SOUTH WIND
DANNY BOY
BRIAN BORU'S MARCH
SHE MOVED THRO' THE FAIR
GIVE ME YOUR HAND
MISS HAMILTON
THE PARTING GLASS
MARCH OF THE KINGS OF LAOISE
DOWNFALL OF PARIS
CARRICKFERGUS
AN SPEIC SEOGHEACH
THE MUNSTER CLOAK
THE MAY MORNING DEW
EASTER SNOW
LIMERICK'S LAMENTATION
EILEEN A RUIN
THE EAGLE'S WHISTLE
TAIMSE IM CHOLADH
THE COOLIN
BURNS' MARCH
CARRICKDHOUN
THE SALLY GARDENS
THE SPAILPIN'S LAMENT
THE LAKES OF PONTCHARTRAIN
THE BLACKBIRD
SI BHEAG SI MHOR
ROISIN DUBH
WOMEN OF IRELAND
SEAN O'DWYER OF THE GLEN
THE CURRAGH OF KILDARE
THE TRIP WE TOOK OVER THE MOUNTAIN
INISHEER
CAPE CLEAR
AN PAISTIN FIONN
MORRISON'S
O'FARRELL'S WELCOME
LARK IN THE MORNING
UP IN THE AIR
CREEL OF TURF
BANISH MISFORTUNE
MONAGHAN'S
GANDER IN THE PRATIE HOLE
QUEEN OF THE RUSHES
DONNYBROOK FAIR
KESH JIG
SPORT OF THE CHASE
NEWPORT LASS
RAMBLING PITCHFORK
SPORTING PITCHFORK
ROLLING WAVE
OUT ON THE OCEAN
THE BUTTERFLY
KID ON THE MOUNTAIN
HARDIMAN THE FIDDLER
CAROLAN'S FAVOURITE (Mary O'Neill's)
WILLIE COLEMAN'S
PAY THE RECKONING
LILTING BANSHEE (Eastern Harper)
THE BOOLEY HOUSE
ROSCOMMON REEL
MILLINER'S DAUGHTER
MAN OF THE HOUSE
MUSICAL PRIEST Bm
OTTER'S HOLT Bm
PINCH OF SNUFF
BOYS OF MALIN
DUNMORE LASSES
MOUNTAIN ROAD
CURRAGH RACES
CUP OF TEA
VIRGINIA REEL D
JACKIE COLEMAN'S
MAUDABAWN CHAPEL
DROWSY MAGGIE
CHATTERING MAGPIE
TOSS THE FEATHERS
BOYNE HUNT
ROLLING IN THE RYEGRASS
DRUNKEN LANDLADY
MUSIC IN THE GLEN
TAM LIN (GLASGOW REEL)
JACKIE COLEMAN'S
MAID BEHIND THE BAR
MORNING STAR
THE FAIRIES' HP
THE RIGHTS OF MAN
HARVEST HOME
THE BOYS OF BLUE HILL
THE HOME RULER
MRS. DWYER'S
THE GOLDEN CASTLE
WALSH'S HP
CHIEF O'NEILL'S FAVOURITE
THE POL HA'PENNY
THE BLACKBIRD
THE DOWNFALL OF PARIS
I need an armless chair of normal height, and a mains power point for my amplification, if the venue requires it.
I provide a small but high quality 100Watt amplifier for the harp.
I need the exact location of the venue.
No, I do not provide a Spotify or DJ service.
Yes, I can perform completely acoustically, if the venue is reasonably small with good acoustics, and minimal background noise. However, in most modern settings it is advisable to use a little amplification.
Yes, I normally use a small but high quality 100Watt amplifier for the harp.
I can also provide a battery powered 20 W amplifier for situations without mains electricity.
I played privately for H.M. Queen Elizabeth II at her first visit to Conwy castle.
I was influenced early in my career by the playing of Alan Stivell, Alison Kinnaird, Robin Williamson, Maire NI Chathasaigh.
I have been a working musician for most of my life.
These days I enjoy relaxed background type gigs as much as recitals.
I like to arrive about 1 hour before the start of performing, in order to let the harp settle into the environment, but I can tune up and set up in approx. 10 minutes.
I'm happy to perform outside, providing the temperature is a minimum of 17 degrees C, and I require shelter from the elements of rain, wind and direct sunlight on the harp.
I can learn one or two specific requests for events such as a wedding, but normally I play from my own repertoire.
My music has been described as atmospheric, magical and captivating.
CADW
Encore agency
Find a Performer agency
Wimborne Festival
S4C TV
BBC Wales TV
Glastonbury Festival
St. David's Hall, Cardiff
Caernarfon Castle
Edinburgh Folk festival
Rhinns Celtic Festival, Isle of Islay
Tower Bridge, London
De Coste Center, Pictou, Nova Scotia
Wedding
Private Event
Corporate Event
Hotel / Restaurant Event
Funeral / Memorial
Medieval / Early Music
Folk
Ceilidh
Traditional Irish Folk
Traditional Scottish Folk
Traditional Welsh Folk
PAT tested
Instrumental
100% acoustic (no power)
Can provide battery amplifier
Public liability insurance
PA / sound system included
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