| Description | Price |
| Solo harp performance, up to max. 90 minutes, local only (within 45 miles radius of Barmouth) | £250 |
| Solo harp performance, up to max. 90 minutes (approximate, depending on travel distance ) | £280 |
| Solo harp, if distance/timing requires overnight accommodation (approx., depending on travel distance ) | £360 |
| Duo with Ben Walker (approx., depending on travel distance ) | £480 |
| Duo with Ben Walker - if distance/timing requires overnight accommodation (approx., depending on travel distance ) | £600 |
Professional Celtic harpist and multi-instrumentalist for 36 years.
Traditional Celtic music, also pop music, and some renaissance/medieval music.
Chris specialises particularly in traditional Celtic music including much Irish, Scottish and Welsh music, also some Breton, Manx and Cornish music, but he also plays other styles of music and has a large repertoire of popular romantic tunes, film themes and similar, and a few light classical pieces, which are available as an alternative to the traditional Celtic material, or in addition to it. He can also offer a set of early/medieval/renaissance music.
Chris is available for public performances, recitals, weddings, corporate events etc. throughout the UK; and also for media & recording session work. (Fee varies with travel distance.)
Chris plays a 34-string Camac Ulysse Celtic harp, an excellent instrument with a lovely sound. The Celtic harp is very portable, so can be easily moved between rooms or venues with a minimum of fuss.
ALSO DUO OPTION: For Irish music bookings, Chris can also offer a duo option- he plays Celtic harp and bouzouki in a duo with the excellent uilleann piper/flute/whistle player Ben Walker. As the 'Gold Ring Duo', they specialise in Irish & Celtic music for weddings, corporate events and other occasions. The Gold Ring duo can offer, for example, solo harp for a wedding ceremony, followed by lively jigs & reels by the duo (Ben on uilleann pipes/flute/whistle, and Chris on harp/bouzouki/cittern) at the drinks reception, then more mellow harp & flute music during the wedding breakfast- all from a duo, giving great instrumental variety through the day, for the one duo fee.
Chris supplies his own small unobtrusive but high-quality PA/amplification as necessary, which is P.A.T. certified. For smaller, quieter gatherings he can play acoustically without amplification if required, or for outdoor settings without electricity supply, a small battery-powered amplifier is available.
He has full Public Liability Insurance cover.
Based in Talybont (Gwynedd), Gwynedd
= areas covered (up to 200 miles)
= free travel (up to 50 miles)
Hundreds of Irish traditional airs, jigs, reels etc.
Irish Carolan tunes.
Over 100 Scottish traditional airs & dance tunes.
Over 130 Welsh traditional airs & dance tunes.
Numerous traditional Breton, Cornish & Manx tunes.
A selection of traditional English folk tunes.
Approx. 60 early/medieval/renaissance tunes.
LARGE REPERTOIRE OF POPULAR TUNES including:
Theme from Zeffirelli film ’Romeo & Juliet’
Theme from ’Braveheart’ (A Gift of a Thistle)
Theme from ’Titanic’ (My Heart will go on)
Wagner's Wedding March ('Here comes the bride')
Cavatina (Theme from ’The Deer Hunter’)
Pachelbel’s Canon in D
Flower Duet(Delibes)
Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Gluck)
Schubert's Ave Maria
Bach's Prelude in C (excerpt)
Birds Flew Over the Spire (Gary Ryan)
Women of Ireland
Have I told you lately that I love you (Van Morrison)
Wonderful Tonight
All of Me (John Legend)
Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheeran)
When a Man loves a Woman
Moon River
Nights in White Satin
Your Song (Elton John)
Sacrifice (Elton John)
Can you feel the Love Tonight (Elton John)
Unchained Melody
You Raise me up
Annie's Song (John Denver)
Autumn Leaves
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
I Can’t Help falling in love with you
Groovy Kind of Love
When I Fall in Love
And I Love Her (Beatles)
Here, There and Everywhere (Beatles)
Norwegian Wood (Beatles)
Jealous Guy (John Lennon)
Scarborough Fair
Fields of Gold (Sting)
Shape of my Heart (Sting)
Fragile (Sting)
Stairway to Heaven
Time after time (Cyndi Lauper)
True Colours ( Cyndi Lauper)
Come away with me (Nora Jones)
Nightingale (Nora Jones)
May it Be (Enya)
Only Time (Enya)
Athair ar Neamh(Father in Heaven) (Enya)
Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol)
Moondance (Van Morrison)
Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison)
The Rose
Halo
Hallelujah
Plaisir d’Amour
Everywhere (Fleetwood Mac) (slower, like Carrie Mac version)
A Thousand Years (Christina Perri)
Let Me Wrap you in my Warm & Tender Love (Percy Sledge)
Songbird (Fleetwood Mac)
Sail Away (David Gray)
Babylon (David Gray)
This Year's Love (David Gray)
Love theme from 'The Godfather'
How Long will I Love you (Ellie Goulding)
Perfect (Ed Sheeran)
Yours (Ella Henderson)
I'm Yours (Jason Mraz)
Clocks (Coldplay)
The First Time ever I saw your face
Killing me Softly
Young & in Love (Lana Del Rey)
Young and Beautiful (Lana Del Rey)
Video Games (Lana Del Rey)
Someone Like You (Van Morrison)
Wings (Birdy)
Angel (Sara Maclachlan)
Let her Go (Passenger)
Marry You (Bruno Mars)
At Last (Etta James)
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Stevie Wonder)
Romeo & Juliet (Dire Straits)
Minimal requirements: chair, mains power point, shelter/shade if outdoors.
Chris supplies his own compact, unobtrusive, high-quality amplification system as necessary.
For the duo with Ben Walker, they also supply their own P.A. system.
I need to know the exact location of the venue.
No DJ service provided.
For solo harp, I require only 1 armless chair of normal height, and a mains power point near to where I am to be playing.
I played privately for H.M Queen Elizabeth II at her visit to Conwy castle. I've also played at 2 Glastonbury festivals, headlined at various folk festivals, and have featured on a number of TV and radio programs for BBC, HTV, S4C, & Radio Scotland.
Regarding Celtic harp, I like Alan Stivell, Alison Kinnaird, Wendy Stewart, Maire Ni Chathasaigh, Robin Williamson. Otherwise, I have eclectic musical tastes and enjoy a very wide range of music.
I have been a full time professional musician for most of my working life, both live performance and recording, including some session recording for other artists, as well as releasing 22 albums as a main featured musician. I play a number of instruments, in several genres of music, but the Celtic harp is my principal instrument. Other main instruments I use for work are Irish bouzouki, whistle, saxophone, fiddle, and electric mandolin.
I enjoy performing at concerts, festivals & recitals, but I'm also happy to play background music at weddings and other events.
Solo set up time- approx. 20 minutes.
Performance time- normally up to 2 and a half hours max. , with a couple of breaks.
I'm happy to play outside as long as the temperature is 15 degrees C. or above, but I require shade from direct sun onto the harp, and shelter from any rain. I must have level ground for my chair and the harp.
I'm willing to learn 2 or 3 songs as special requests for weddings etc., as long as they are suitable for the instrument. Clients are welcome to pick favourites from my repertoire, otherwise I will select pieces that I consider suitable and appropriate for the occasion.
Clients frequently describe my music performances as beautiful, magical, and atmospheric.
Celtic Cruise ships (JAC Travel)
CADW- Welsh Historic Monuments (Harlech Castle)
BBC TV
S4C TV
HTV
National Eisteddfodd, Wales
Celtic Royal Hotel, Caernarfon
Wimborne Folk Festival, Dorset
Dragon Theatre, Barmouth
Tower Bridge, London
Glastonbury Festival
Caernarfon castle
St David's Hall, Cardiff
Cambridge Folk Festival
Manchester Town Hall
Pontardawe Folk festival
Shepperton Studios, Middx.
Sychnant Pass House Hotel- N. Wales
Swan Hotel- Bedford
Kelmarsh Hall, Northants
Mytton Fold Hotel- Lancs.
Hazlewood Castle- Leeds
Matfen Hall- Northumberland
Langshott Manor Hotel
Mallory Court- Warwickshire
Knebworth Barns- Herts.
Vaulty Manor- Essex
The Great Barn, Aynho
Orchardleigh House & Estate
Tewin Bury Farm Hotel
Markenfield Hall - Ripon
Bodysgallen Hall - North Wales
Meols Hall, Southport
Ashfield House- Standish
Ruthin Castle - North Wales
Highfield Park- Hampshire
Seiont Manor Hotel -Caernarfon
Rhinefield House- New Forest, Hampshire
Nether Winchendon House, Bucks
Wedderburn Castle - Scotland
Swiss Gardens, near Biggleswade
Woodcote Park Golf Club, Surrey
Eilean Donan Castle - Scotland
Parklands-Quendon Hall, Essex
Bury Court Barn, Hants.
Thornton Manor, Wirral
Kingston Maurward House, Dorset
Hotel du Vin, Birmingham
Clayton Crown Hotel, London
Glanusk Estate, Crickhowell
China Fleet Country Club, Cornwall
Knowsley Hall, Prescot
Bron Eifion Country House, Criccieth
Healey Barn, Northumbria
Cooling Castle Barn, Kent
Wolfscastle Country Hotel, Pembs.
Elmore Court, Gloucs.
The Cruin, Loch Lomond
Audleys Wood Hotel, Basingstoke
Flodigarry Hotel, Isle of Skye
Tower Bridge, London
Bae Abermaw Hotel- N. Wales
Peckforton Castle- Cheshire
Gretna Green- Scotland
The Reid Rooms- Essex
Mitton Hall- Lancs
Rowton Castle- Shrewsbury
Gatton Manor- Surrey
Orsett Hall- Essex
Great House at Sonning
Haigh Hall -Wigan
Sheldon Manor- Wiltshire
Lulworth Castle, Dorset
Birmingham Town Hall
Farington Lodge, Preston
Buckland Tout-Saints Hotel- Devon
Firle Place, Sussex
Castle Campbell, Dollar, Scotland
Wild Boar Hotel, Beeston
Great Fosters, Surrey
Arrow Mill, Warwickshire
Gorcott Hall, Warwickshire
Stoke Park, Bucks
Plas Gwynfryn, North Wales
Celtic Royal Hotel, Caernarfon
Inglewood Manor, Wirral
Swinfen Hall, Lichfield
Cripps Barn, Bibury
Aldermaston Manor
Pentre Mawr Country House, Denbigh
Solsgirth House, Dollar, Scotland
Caer Rhun Hall, Conwy
Nant Gwrtheyrn, North Wales
Kingscote Barn, Tetbury
Gwydir Castle, Llanwrst
Howard's House Hotel, Teffont Evias
The Barrandov Opera, Suffolk
Valentines Mansion, London
The Wild Boar Inn, Windermere
Hestercombe Gardens, Somerset
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