I will record unusual global folk instruments on your track

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About this gig

I'm a specialist in traditional and contemporary Irish music on Celtic whistle and guitar, and I have extensively studied percussion techniques from India and the Middle East. I play, compose for, and record a variety of wind, percussion, and fretted string instruments from around the globe and can work on music of any genre.


Please contact me to discuss how I could add textures, sounds, and ideas to your music.


Instruments I offer:

Celtic low whistles, Celtic high whistles, acoustic guitar (accompaniment and melodic), tabla, kanjira, frame drum (lapstyle, studied with percussion master Yshai Afterman), tar, bendir, daf, darabuka, calabash, djembe, udu, congas, bongos, ngoma, mbira, berimbau, shakers such as kayamba, caxixi, organic shells and seed pod rattles, various chimes and metallic effect perc, koncovka/overtone flute, bombarde, fipple kaval, baglama saz.


Please contact me before booking to discuss the best way to work on your project. Everyone's needs are different and I like to work flexibly with people. I record in Logic and can share project folders if you also work in Logic.

Get to know Ford C

Ford C

UK Trad and Global Fusion Musician

  • FromUnited Kingdom
  • Member sinceFeb 2026
  • Languages

    English, French
I am a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and recording artist with over a decade of experience. My main instruments/styles are Irish trad and contemporary low whistle, Celtic style accompaniment/melodic acoustic guitar, and hand percussion including middle eastern frame drum (aka tar/bendir) which I've studied with Yshai Afterman, Indian tabla and Kanjira, and an array of other sounds and textures. I have extensively toured the UK and NZ, won a Celtic Connections Danny Kyle Award, and composed and recorded the soundtrack for a production of the Secret Garden at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.