Siân James (born 24 December 1961)[1] is a Welsh traditional folk singer[2] and harpist who has recorded for Sain and BBC Records as well as her own label, Bos.
A native of the Mid Wales village of Llanerfyl in Powys,[1] Siân James participated, from an early age, in local eisteddfodau, playing the piano, the violin and later the harp.[1] While still a student at Llanfair Caereinion High School, she began composing her own songs and arranging traditional Welsh music. She went on to read music at the University of Wales, Bangor.[1] She is also well known for her acting work on Welsh language television.
Having been a recording artist for Sain and BBC Records, James has, in the 2000s, recorded her work for Bos at her home studio in Llanerfyl.
James conducts and accompanies a Welsh men's choir called Parti Cut Lloi. In 2009, she performed several times with the choir at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C.
Albums edit
- Cysgodion Karma [Karma Shadows] (1990)
- Distaw [Silent] (1993)
- Gweini Tymor [Serving a Term] (1996)
- Di-Gwsg [Sleepless] (1997)
- Birdman (1999)
- Pur [Pure] (2001)
- Y Ferch o Bedlam [The Girl from Bedlam] (2005)
- Cymun [Communion] (2012)
- Gosteg [Silence] (2018)
Film edit
- Tylluan Wen (1997)
References edit
- ^ a b c d Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1262/3. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ "Siân James". IMDb. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
External links edit
- Siân James official website
- Siân James at IMDb
- Siân James and Parti Cut Lloi on YouTube
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