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Chris Conway is difficult to sum up in a few paragraphs as he is active in so many genres of music – singer-songwriter, new age, jazz, Celtic, world music, and electronic. This genre hopping makes him a moving target as an artist and keeps him below many people's radar, but there is a growing crowd of those in the know who enjoy the relentless creative flow of his music.
He has worked with a very diverse set of top musicians - he's played with members of Jethro Tull and Fairport Convention and toured with Peter Tork (Monkees). He's also played with composer Gavin Bryars, tabla man Talvin Singh, violin virtuoso Dr L Subramanium, and UK folk singer Martin Carthy. Brazilian jazz diva Ithamara Koorax and UK folk artist Vikki Clayton and Irish singer Bridget McMahon have all recorded his songs.
Chris Conway is a true multi-instrumental wizard - playing piano, keyboards, 9string acoustic & electric guitars, low, tin & twin whistles, live electronics, kalimba, theremin, zither, and vocals.
Chris Conway has a prolific recorded output, releasing over 100 CDs under his own name or with his bands. His music has been heard on UK National TV, Radio, and film. He has sold over 75,000 CDs worldwide.
Current activity includes
- singer-songwriter concerts or in duo with Dan Britton.
- Celtic band Govannen.
- Indo-jazz band Re-Orient (a.k.a. Jazz Orient).
- electronic ambient music duo Memory Wire.
- new age recordings and production for the Paradise Music label.
- solo jazz piano & vocals, or in duos/trios.
- solo improvised sets on piano or theremin & electronics.
Genre by Genre
Singer-songwriter
His song concerts are hugely entertaining shows - moving and humourous songs are drawn from his 10 songs albums releases, plus irresistable laid back chat between songs. His songs sets are backed by guitar, piano, and kalimba, with features for his Irish flutes and sometimes even theremin, and sometimes by a band.
Jazz
Chris Conway is an amazing jazz pianist, vocalist, composer and songwriter and is at home in modern jazz, standards, ballads, bossas, and blues, recording many albums in various groupings.
World Music Fusion
Blending music influences from India, the Balkans, Celtic music and beyond, Chris has released 10 albums of with world fusion groups The Rain Garden, Jazz Orient/Re-Orient and worked with the likes of Talvin Singh, and Dr L Subramanium.
Ambient & New Age
Chris Conway has recorded many top selling ambient and new age albums and has gained a reputation as a producer for other artists in the genre and has sold over 40,000 new age and ambient albums.
Celtic Music
At the heart of the Govannen band, and in his own song sets, Chris's magical Irish tin and low whistles have become a trademark, as is his ability to come up with fresh new Celtic music.
Electronic
With his theremin and a raft of electronics Chris Conway weaves amazing electronic soundscapes. He has recorded many albums of improvised electronic music and runs a monthly Quadelectronic music event.
Filk
Filk is science-fiction folk music. Chris has travelled the world as Guest Of Honour at 5 filk conventions in the USA, Canada and the UK, and has won 3 Sam Awards (UK filk oscars).
Chris Conway has worked with ....
Pop/rock - Peter Tork (Monkees) , Martin Barre (Jethro Tull) , Maartin Allcock (ex-Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull), Clive Bunker (ex-Jethro Tull), and more....
Folk/singer-songwriter - Vikki Clayton, Pete Morton, Sally Barker, James Lee Stanley, Cathy Lesurf (ex-Albion Band), Martin Carthy, Jackie Leven, and more....
Jazz/world music -Talvin Singh, Dr L. Subramanium, Ithamara Koorax, Sakari Kukko (Piirpauke), Thiago de Mello, Ramesh Mishra, Martin Speake, Derek Bailey, Partho Sarathi Mukherjee, Baluji Shrivastav, Andy Sheppard, Tommy Emmanuel, Guy Barker, and more....
New Age/Ambient - Llewellyn & Juliana, Kevin Kendle, Clookai, France Ellul, Marie Bruce, and more....
Electronic/Ambient - Gavin Bryars, Lydia Kavina, Barbara Buchholz, and more....
Chris Conway has opened for ...
Bob Geldof, Richie Havens, Roy Wood, Joan Baez, Country Joe McDonald, Jefferson Starship, Arthur Brown, Dean Friedman, and Irish star Frances Black amongst others.
So check out Chris Conway's music and hear some extraordinary creativity and some beautiful songs.
Time Out Magazine of London said of him, "Rootsy multi-instrumentalist Conway is a master of witty, touching acoustic songs. He purveys a lilting and melodic music of depth and emotion"
He has worked with a very diverse set of top musicians - he's played with members of Jethro Tull and Fairport Convention and toured with Peter Tork (Monkees). He's also played with composer Gavin Bryars, tabla man Talvin Singh, violin virtuoso Dr L Subramanium, and UK folk singer Martin Carthy. Brazilian jazz diva Ithamara Koorax and UK folk artist Vikki Clayton and Irish singer Bridget McMahon have all recorded his songs.
Chris Conway is a true multi-instrumental wizard - playing piano, keyboards, 9string acoustic & electric guitars, low, tin & twin whistles, live electronics, kalimba, theremin, zither, and vocals.
Chris Conway has a prolific recorded output, releasing over 100 CDs under his own name or with his bands. His music has been heard on UK National TV, Radio, and film. He has sold over 75,000 CDs worldwide.
Current activity includes
- singer-songwriter concerts or in duo with Dan Britton.
- Celtic band Govannen.
- Indo-jazz band Re-Orient (a.k.a. Jazz Orient).
- electronic ambient music duo Memory Wire.
- new age recordings and production for the Paradise Music label.
- solo jazz piano & vocals, or in duos/trios.
- solo improvised sets on piano or theremin & electronics.
Genre by Genre
Singer-songwriter
His song concerts are hugely entertaining shows - moving and humourous songs are drawn from his 10 songs albums releases, plus irresistable laid back chat between songs. His songs sets are backed by guitar, piano, and kalimba, with features for his Irish flutes and sometimes even theremin, and sometimes by a band.
Jazz
Chris Conway is an amazing jazz pianist, vocalist, composer and songwriter and is at home in modern jazz, standards, ballads, bossas, and blues, recording many albums in various groupings.
World Music Fusion
Blending music influences from India, the Balkans, Celtic music and beyond, Chris has released 10 albums of with world fusion groups The Rain Garden, Jazz Orient/Re-Orient and worked with the likes of Talvin Singh, and Dr L Subramanium.
Ambient & New Age
Chris Conway has recorded many top selling ambient and new age albums and has gained a reputation as a producer for other artists in the genre and has sold over 40,000 new age and ambient albums.
Celtic Music
At the heart of the Govannen band, and in his own song sets, Chris's magical Irish tin and low whistles have become a trademark, as is his ability to come up with fresh new Celtic music.
Electronic
With his theremin and a raft of electronics Chris Conway weaves amazing electronic soundscapes. He has recorded many albums of improvised electronic music and runs a monthly Quadelectronic music event.
Filk
Filk is science-fiction folk music. Chris has travelled the world as Guest Of Honour at 5 filk conventions in the USA, Canada and the UK, and has won 3 Sam Awards (UK filk oscars).
Chris Conway has worked with ....
Pop/rock - Peter Tork (Monkees) , Martin Barre (Jethro Tull) , Maartin Allcock (ex-Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull), Clive Bunker (ex-Jethro Tull), and more....
Folk/singer-songwriter - Vikki Clayton, Pete Morton, Sally Barker, James Lee Stanley, Cathy Lesurf (ex-Albion Band), Martin Carthy, Jackie Leven, and more....
Jazz/world music -Talvin Singh, Dr L. Subramanium, Ithamara Koorax, Sakari Kukko (Piirpauke), Thiago de Mello, Ramesh Mishra, Martin Speake, Derek Bailey, Partho Sarathi Mukherjee, Baluji Shrivastav, Andy Sheppard, Tommy Emmanuel, Guy Barker, and more....
New Age/Ambient - Llewellyn & Juliana, Kevin Kendle, Clookai, France Ellul, Marie Bruce, and more....
Electronic/Ambient - Gavin Bryars, Lydia Kavina, Barbara Buchholz, and more....
Chris Conway has opened for ...
Bob Geldof, Richie Havens, Roy Wood, Joan Baez, Country Joe McDonald, Jefferson Starship, Arthur Brown, Dean Friedman, and Irish star Frances Black amongst others.
So check out Chris Conway's music and hear some extraordinary creativity and some beautiful songs.
Time Out Magazine of London said of him, "Rootsy multi-instrumentalist Conway is a master of witty, touching acoustic songs. He purveys a lilting and melodic music of depth and emotion"
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