Hire Chan Reid | Fiddler in East Sussex

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Chan Reid (voice) - IMDL 'Solos at Home' mini concert series - St Patrick's Week 2021

Albion Irish Session

Bold Reilly at the Dolphin in Hastings March 21

About Chan

Irish singer, lute, concertina and fiddle player with a huge repertoire of tunes and “sean nos” songs in the English/Irish language.

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Hastings

Public liability insurance of £1 million

Raised in Ireland and now based in Hastings, Chan (aka Sian) is an accomplished singer, fiddle and concertina player specialising in Irish music and in particular “sean nos” old style Irish singing. Chan has featured in a number of Irish and English language television and feature length documentaries and performs regularly with her Celtic duo Bold Reilly (with Dan Stewart) and as a solo artist as Woodland Folk as well as guest singer with renowned trad group “The London Lasses”, Chan has performed all over the Uk, Ireland and Europe as a soloist and ensemble player and is sought after at ceilis and parties looking for lively, authentic traditional Irish music. Chan is an experienced celebrant at funeral and non-religious ceremonies and has a substantial repertoire of songs suitable for any celebration (weddings and funerals). Chan is a “saothar” (living composer) and her compositions are included in the prestigious Irish Traditional Music Archive.

Chan's Reviews

Chan was a pleasure to deal with, so professional and calm in difficult times while we grieved our mother. She gently guided us through the songs and music suitable for the church service and wake and performed beautifully as a soloist singing in Irish and playing with her Celtic duo for the wake. We cannot recommend Chan more highly.

Chan wrote a newly commissioned song especially for my husband and I on our wedding, which was magnificent and made everyone cry! She then performed with her full ceili band at the wedding party and the managed to get the whole place dancing. Absolutely brilliant fun and so professional and courteous at all times, 10 Gold Stars!

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Chan's Song list

All Our Lonely Ghosts

A Stor Mo Chroi

Black IsThe Colour

Black Velvet Band

Bold Young Farmer

Bonnie Blue Eyed Lassie

Bog Braon don Seanduine

Bonie Blue Eyed Lassie

Bury Me Slow

Dark Horse On the Wind

Dooley Gate

Factory Girl

Daffodil Mulligan

Donal Og

Free and Easy

I Met My Love

In London So Fair

Johnny, I hardly Knew Ye

Loving Hannah

Magpie

May Morning Dew

My Johnny was a shoe maker

My Love Is Like a Red Red Rose

Ned of The Hill

Raglan Road

River Finn

Rocky Road To Dublin

Roisin Dubh

She Moved Through The Fair

Sadhbh Ni Bhrunelle

Si Do Mhaimoe

Spancil Hill

Sweet Inniscealtra

The Black Rose

The Clogher Road

The Emigrants Farewell

The Foggy Dew

The Month of January

The Night Visiting Song

The Parting Glass

The Shores of Loch Bran

The Snows They Melt The Soonest

The Streets of Lorado

The Water Is Wide

The Wind That Shakes The Barley

There Was an Old Man Lived Over The Sea

Treasure

Wexford Mummers Song

Whisky In the Jar

Wild Rover

Who Killled Cock Robin?

Chan's Prices

Last updated: 2025

Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.

Duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£50
Up to 1 hour	£125
Up to 2 hours	£250
Up to 3 hours	£375

Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

How authentic our sound is, our excellent comms before the event, our professionalism and politeness, the fact that we are always open to learning new material for special occasions, the breadth of our repertoire (we can switch between Celtic, old time, bluegrass and Americana) and that we write so many of our own songs and tunes.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

So many folk clubs all around the UK, the most recent being: The Cellar Upstairs (London), The Green Note (London), Walthamstow Folk Club (London), Lewis Folk Club (Sussex) as well as numerous festivals including Boomtown, Broadstairs, Sidmouth, Fat Tuesday, Glastonbury and many more. We play at bars, clubs and private parties all over the Uk and Ireland

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

Flook, Altan, Lunasa, Joe Heaney, Foghorn Leghorn, anything at all from the Irish, Americana, Old Time or Bluegrass world.

What is the most high profile gig you've performed?

very grateful to have performed at the National Concert Hall in Dublin

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

You can let me know and I will work to those new timings as long as you tell me in advance please!

Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?

yes we can and we can tailor it to the event and provide the PA needed if you want a DJ service after your live music event.

How much time do you need to set up?

an hour is best but we can do it faster if needed!

Can I pick the pieces you play from the set list?

we can work together to ensure the set is exactly as you want it from our extensive repertoire or we can suggest tunes/songs for you

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

we bring all the equipment we need to perform and can play via PA or acoustically

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

If a song is not included in my song list I can learn it for you as long as I am given enough time to do that (a week is ideal)

Musicianship

Genres:

Traditional Irish folk, Folk, Ceilidh, Country, Irish rock, Traditional Scottish folk, Bluegrass

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Instruments:

Fiddle, Guitar, Concertina, Singer, Piano

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Event types:

Bar / Club / Venue event, Wedding, Virtual event, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Cruise, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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Other skills:

Arranger, Composer, Lyricist, Songwriter, Fluent sight-reader, MC, Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching, Singing teaching, Composition teaching, Community music worker

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