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Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude | J.S. Bach

Bourrée / Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: VII. Gigue | Trad. / J.S. Bach

FILKIN'S DRIFT - Clywai'r Tabwrdd

About Hafren

Welsh folk guitarist and singer. Featured live on BBC Radio 3, played Glastonbury three times, and tours across Europe with Tanita Tikaram.

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Chris Roberts (aka Hafren) is a folk guitarisr and singer who works regularly across the UK and Europe. As a collaborative guitarist spanning multiple genres, he has featured live on BBC Radio 3’s 'In Tune', as well as performing three times at Glastonbury Festival, and touring Europe with pop-singer Tanita Tikaram. He recently devised and undertook an 870-mile walking tour with his folk duo Filkin’s Drift. This radical approach to sustainable touring earned the duo global attention from major news outlets including BBC News, Billboard, The i, Radio New Zealand, Canadian Broadcasting Company, and The Times. Chris has a master's degree with distinction in classical guitar from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.

Hafren's Reviews

Gorgeous close vocal harmonies

A lovely performance

Hafren's Song list

Wild Mountain Thyme, Trad.

Auld Lang Syne, Trad.

Danny Boy, Trad.

The Wild Rover, Trad.

She Moved Through the Fair, Trad.

The Skye Boat Song, Trad.

Sally Gardens, Trad.

Parting Glass, Trad.

Beeswing, Richard Thompson

Pound a Week Rise

Water is Wide, Trad.

Shenandoah, Trad.

Hiraeth, Trad.

Bugeilio'r Gwyneth Gwyn, Trad.

Leaving of Liverpool, Trad.

Blowin' in the Wind, Bob Dylan

Ar Lan y Mor, Trad.

Lisa Lan, Trad.

Scarborough Fair, Trad.

John Barleycorn, Trad.

Loch Lomond, Trad.

Carrickfergus, Trad.

Black Velvet Band, Trad.

Adar Man y Mynydd, Trad.

Matty Groves, Trad.

Musicianship

Genres:

Folk, Contemporary Christian, Classical crossover, Traditional English folk, Welsh folk, Light music, Easy listening

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Instruments:

Guitar, Singing guitarist

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Event types:

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

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Other skills:

Accompanist, Instrumental teaching, Composition teaching, Community music worker, Arranger, Composer, Transcription, Fluent sight-reader, Fluent improviser

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