| Description | Price |
| Duo performance 1 hour | £375 |
| Duo perfomance up to 2 hours | £450 |
The Gold Ring is an instrumental duo playing traditional Celtic music; predominantly Irish, but also some Scottish, Welsh, Breton, Cornish & Manx music.
Their music ranges from beautiful evocative, haunting slow airs, through toe-tapping jigs, to fast exhilarating reels.
Chris Knowles and Ben Walker are two professional musicians who have played together for over 26 years, and they also both play solo. They have performed at numerous festivals, concerts, and also for a very large number of private events such as weddings and corporate events, and have recorded 6 albums together.
In this duo Ben plays uilleann pipes, flutes, whistle and low D whistle, and Chris plays fiddle and Irish bouzouki.
Based in Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire
= areas covered (up to 155 miles)
Hundreds of traditional Airs, Jigs, Reels, Hornpipes etc.
We require a performance space of approx. 2 x 3 metres, a mains power point if we are providing our own P.A., plus 2 armless chairs of normal height. If playing outdoors: minimum temperature 15 degrees C., and we require shelter from any rain, and shade from direct sunlight on our instruments.
We provide our own compact but high quality 200 Watt P.A. system.
We do not provide any lighting equipment.
We need the exact location of the venue, and what parking is available.
We do not provide any Spotify or DJ service.
Yes, all our instruments are acoustic instruments, so we can play without amplification, if the venue is small enough and quiet enough. However, for most larger venues or large audiences, or noisier situations like wedding receptions etc., we do need some amplification for the music to be heard properly. We supply our own high quality P.A. system.
We played to an audience of 4,500 people as the sole support act to the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, at an open air 1 day concert.
We have been influenced to some degree by the styles of Paddy Keenan, Davy Spillane, Liam O'Flynn, Matt Molloy, Mary Bergin, Planxty, The Bothy Band, Martin Hayes, The Gloaming.
Chris has been a professional musician for 38 years, and he and Ben have played together professionally for 27 years.
We prefer events where people are listening to the music e.g. recitals or festival performances, but we are also happy to play as background live music for weddings, corporate events etc.
We can usually set up in approx. 20-30 minutes after getting our equipment to the performance area. We normally play 2 sets of 45-55 minutes each, with a break mid-way, or 1 set of 60-75 minutes.
We are happy to play outside, as long as the minimum temperature is 15 degrees C. , and we are sheltered from any rain, strong wind, and we need shade from any direct sunlight onto our instruments.
We play mainly our own repertoire, but we are happy to consider clients' requests for a few pieces.
Previous clients have described our music as beautiful, haunting, joyous, exciting, and atmospheric.
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