Haunting, Enchanting & Ethereal 
Celtic, Contemporary, Alternative & Chamber Folk

Beck Sian was born in Australia, but with Welsh and Irish blood, it seems only natural that Beck was going to be drawn to all things Celtic – everything from the Celtic artwork and mythology, Druidic reverence for nature and trees, tales of banshees, wraiths and faeries, to the musical instruments and haunting singing-styles.

Beck Sian’s original music is often influenced by the natural environment and folklore surrounding her, as well as the otherworldly and mystical side of things - tales of ghosts and the supernatural are a common lyrical theme, as are her observations of the changing seasons, the weather, atmospheric places… Beck Sian paints soundscapes, and she also loves to paint on canvas and watercolour paper.

Related to English singer Kate Bush, it was her influence and artistic inspiration (as well as having a talented artist for a father) that sparked Beck's own desire to dance, sing and create.

Beck Sian traveled the UK in mid 2006 for her first British tour, and ended up touring and living in the UK and Europe for ten years! She finally returned home to the forest-covered mountains of the Dandenong Ranges in Victoria, Australia in late 2016, and this is where she is now based, with her husband - musical collaborator and performing partner - David Brimacombe.

Beck Sian was the winner of the Ranges Folk Festival Songwriting Award 2004, for her song ‘Under Thunderous Skies’, featured on her ‘Unfurling’ album.

'Unfurling' is Beck's debut album (released in 2005), featuring didgeridoo, harp, Australian birdsong and enchanting themes, all set within a moss and fern-covered forest.

Beck felt very honoured to be asked to sing on two albums by unique Australian prog band 'The Merlin Bird' - a magical experience!

Beck's second album, 'Luminous Wings & Unseen Things', was released in 2009. It is an atmospheric and haunting collection of music and lyrics set within topiary gardens, secret gardens and castle gardens. Influenced by Beck Sian's love of 'Jane Eyre' by Charlotte Brontë and 'The Secret Garden' by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Featuring original songs and Beck's interpretations of traditional ballads that fit the ghostly garden theme.

Beck's third full-length CD was released in 2012. 'Ye Olde Silent Inn' is set up on the West Yorkshire moors and Brontë Country. Filled with tales of ghostly highwaymen, vampires, elemental spirits and haunted wayside inns, this is a brooding, sensual and moody collection. A little bit spooky, a little bit unsettling, a little bit Gothic and very beautiful.

2013 saw Beck collaborating on several projects ('Stations of the Sun' by MOOCH features Beck's singing, and she also guested as vocalist for Prog-Rock band LEGEND (their new CD 'Spirit' was released on the 31st of October to critical acclaim).

November 2014 heralded the release of Beck's fourth album, 'In the Winter Dark'... a haunting, frosty collection of songs of Winter landscapes and supernatural tales set in snow and ice. Reviews are favourably calling 'In the Winter Dark' Beck's best album yet! 2014 was also the year that saw Beck traveling across Europe in a van with acclaimed guitarist Jonathan Kershaw, to perform at the largest Gothic festival on the planet: the Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig, Germany.

Fast forward to now… What's next? After a very long break, and some time out to recover from a cancer scare and major surgery, Beck Sian has started writing new songs:

Beck Sian won the Birrarung Riverfest River Rhythms Singer Songwriter Competition on 6th September 2025, with her new song ‘From the Ranges to the Sea’. 

Her song ‘Banshee’ has also been shortlisted (Lyrics category) in the Top 30 of the ASA (Australian Songwriters Awards) 2025…

… and the recording of a fifth full-length album has begun, with David Brimacombe of Blue Door Studio driving the recording desk.
 

"Some singers have only to utter a note and instantly, you're transfixed. They've reached out, touched your soul. Beck Sian has that rare quality. In Beck, you sense she's on a journey and, for a short while at least, you're a traveling companion. She draws inspiration from the subtropical rainforests of her native Australia, creating what she fittingly calls 'Haunted Forest Music', through voice, guitar, whistle and didgeridoo. It's mystical, magical music, spiritual and enchanting. There are touches redolent of Kate Bush, to whom Beck is related, but these are mere brush-strokes of influence. Overall, it's as distinctive as it's original. With a soprano voice to die for, her approach is highly individual, the ambiance emotional and utterly entrancing. She's charismatic, convivial and funny on stage - in short, a real show-stopper! Her outstanding debut album is called 'Unfurling'. And artistically, that is precisely what Beck is doing. Unmissable." (Julian Badcock - Wheaton Aston Folk Festival 2007)

“A multi-layered unique artiste with a vocal gift to carry her anywhere.” Judith Durham (The Seekers)

“Really great. She’s got an amazing voice…” Reg Presley (The Troggs)

“Bucketloads of charisma and a fabulous, enchanting delivery…” Steve Harley (Cockney Rebel)

“She is fabulous!” Genevieve Tudor (‘Sunday Folk’ BBC Radio Shropshire)

“It is one thing to be admired by the Folk Establishment and a whole other matter to be taken into the hearts of the audiences, which Beck Sian is. Everything about Beck tells you she is a star.” Bob Lines (St. Valentine’s Charity Folk Festival, U.K. 2007)

“Her presentation is impeccable: between her songs she tells her story in her soft Australian accent, on equal terms with her audience. It’s like listening to a new friend. Her beautiful voice delivers her beautiful words wrapped in velvet: she captivates.” Tony Charnock (Topic Folk Club, U.K. 2006)

“Her vocal range and haunting delivery raises the hairs on the back of your neck.” David Parker (The Beat International)