Pur CD by Sian James: Voice & Harp CDs

Pur (Pure), this Welsh harp and voice CD by Siân James, was recorded live with no over-dubs. The performances captured here are very powerful and are evidence of her experience and understanding of traditional songs that are close to her heart. Apart from Mordaith I America (Sea Voyage to America) and the arrangement of Dylan Thomas' Evening Prayer, all the songs are traditional, and all but 3 are sung in Welsh.

Includes:
Y Deryn Pur (The Pure Bird)
Ei Di'r Deryn Du (Wilt Thou Go My Blackbird?)
Ar Fore Dydd Nadolig (On the Morning of Christmas Day)
Mordaith I America (Sea Voyage to America)
Dacw 'Nghariad (There is My Sweetheart)
My Donald
Ym Mhontypridd (In Pontypridd)
Yr Eneth Glaf (The Sick Girl)
Cariad Cyntaf (First Love)
Evening Prayer
Y Glomen (The Dove)
Hiraeth Am Feirion (A Longing for Meirionydd)
Yr Eneth Gadd Ei Gwrthod (The Girl Who Was Refused)
Llangollen Market
Cyfri'r Geifr (Counting the Goats)

Sian James is an actress, harpist and a highly regarded Welsh traditional folk singer. Raised in a Welsh-speaking family, in a small village in the heart of Wales, Sian has been performing on stage since the age of three. She learned piano at age 6, violin at 8 and harp at 11. At 14 she began her concert career and shortly after began arranging and composing. She went on to study music at college. She has made a number of critically acclaimed recordings, and has toured extensively. Her music has appeared on various BBC programs and several film scores, including The Englishman Who Went up a Hill and Came down a Mountian. She has also appeared in person as an actress in several BBC TV shows, including the Welsh drama Iechyd Da, and hosted a six-part series on Celtic music for Welsh television network S4C.