Siân James (musician)

For other people named Sian James, see Sian James (disambiguation).

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.

Siân James live on stage at the Festival Interceltique de Lorient (2002)

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

• 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

• Tylluan Wen (1997)