Christopher Sims

I started playing the piano at the age of 6 studying Classical piano with Paul Johns for 10 years, culminating in an appearance at the Chester Music Festival performing the 1st movement of Beethoven’s Pathétique Sonata and began experimenting with music at the age of 13. My compositions still comprise a large part of my repertoire, covering all genres and styles of music. I am particularly renowned for my own rendition of Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells and for playing Boogie Woogie. I have played the piano at a number of locations throughout the world, including Switzerland, Bolivia, Ecuador, The French riviera, the US and notably the Half Moon in Putney, London for the American singer song writer Sierra Hurtt. I was resident pianist at the Royal Hotel Llangollen, at the The Walls Restaurant in Oswestry, played at the Jazz Train (2013) and The Blues Train (2014) for the Llangollen Fringe Festival and recently played at the International Music Eistedfodd in Llangollen (2016 & 2017). I have performed with several local music groups, including Rain and Rough Diamond rock bands, Los Chicos salsa band, The Charlie Jones Band and currently for the Ingredients, enjoying much success across the North West and North Wales. I also sing for Stage to Stage a talented group of amateur singers, whose mission is to bring the magic of professional musical theatre to a stage near you and raise money for local charities in the process. I am available for private hire as a soloist and cocktail pianist or entertainer, teach piano to a range of ages and standards and entertain the residents of EMI and residential care homes throughout North Wales and the North West.