Chris Jones - Dacw'r Tannau

Chris Jones has been singing traditional folk songs from Wales and beyond for over 20 years and has been described as a contemporary folk balladeer. He has picked up songs as a student in England and from singing in festivals and sessions throughout the nations of the British Isles for over 20 years. Chris was originally an unaccompanied traditional singer, but later he integrated the songs into his own arrangements and interpretations on guitar and bouzouki in the traditional folk idiom in both Welsh and English. He sees the process of Folk Music very much as an historic and living tradition in development.'When Chris recorded a session for Georgia Ruth's C2 programme at the tail-end of 2013, the yearning, unaffected beauty of his songs � the truth in his rich baritone - reduced the battle-hardened engineers and production staff to tears. And yes, that's as rare an occurrence as you might imagine.' BBC Radio Wales presenter Adam Walton