Sian Phillips (musician)

For the actress from Wales, see Siân Phillips. For the actress from Lichfield, see Sian Brooke.

Siân Phillips is a Welsh fiddle player specialising in Welsh folk and fiddle music.^[1]

Born in South Wales and raised primarily in Aberaeron, Ceredigion, she gained her knowledge of Welsh folk music from playing with several folk dance groups.^[2][3] She has been a member of the following folk and Celtic bands: Bysedd Main, Constitution Hillbillies, Cromlech, Ysbryd, Wild Welsh Women, Celtish, and the Rowdies^[4] and guested with many more. She organized an annual music festival, the Fiddle Festival of Wales.^[5][6][7] Siân currently has her own business ‘Fiddler’s Elbow Grease‘ making balms from hemp, in North Oxfordshire and retired as a performing musician in 2017 due to fibromyalgia.

Publications

Phillips has arranged and edited a book of Welsh Fiddle Tunes, published by Schott Music Publishers under their Schott World Music Series, which was released in April 2013.^[8][9]

Discography

Albums include:

• Gramundus, Fflach Tradd CD218^[10]
• Jac to Bach, Speedy Kat; SPDKCD01^[11][12]
• "Centrifusion" (band: Celtish)^[13]