The music on this album was created originally as the soundtrack to a BBC TV series called "Birdman" which followed R.S.P.B. (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) officer Iolo Williams. The BBC liked the music enough to produce an album of it on BBC Worldwide. The series itself had beautiful Welsh scenery and rare birds throughout, and with Siān’s music playing, it was captivating.

Siān said:

"There was in fact something appropriate about asking a Welsh traditional singer to compose a soundtrack with birds as its theme. The reason being that birds have always played a significant part in the Celtic culture of Wales. They play a central role in several of our legends eg. Blodeuwedd, Branwen and Rhiannon. Birds were also relied upon to foretell events. There are countless sayings in the Welsh language that refer to the flight paths and other activities of birds as being indicative of present and future events. And of course our folk songs are littered with ornithological references, the llatai or messenger song, (where young men send birds to their lovers to ask them if they love them) is one of our most common types of traditional song.

In Celtic culture the bird is a symbol of the highest forms of friendship, love, and affection, and I sincerely hope that through this album I have been able to capture some of these emotions in my music."

To buy a copy of the album please send a cheque made out to sian James for US$18:00 or GB£13:00 (inc. p+p) or your currency's equivalent and a return address to:

Siān James
PO Box 56
Y TRALLWM
Powys
Cymru
SY21 0WP
U.K.

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