Founded 1972 by former FAIRPORT CONVENTION member ASHLEY HUTCHINGS after some recordings
he made with The BUNCH and STEELEYE SPAN .
see :
ALBION COUNTRY BAND ; Steeleye Span ;
Fairport Convention ; Shirley Collins ; Albion Band ;
Musicians :
Ashley Hutchings - vocals, bass; Shirley Collins - vocals;
John Tams - vocals, melodeon; Eddie Upton - caller, voc.; Simon Nicol - guitars, piano;
Graeme Taylor - electric guitar, piano; Phil Pickett - bagpipes, crumhorns, synth. recorder;
John Rodd - concertina, perc., voc.; John Scothcott - vielle, citole, crumhorn;
Dave Mattacks - drums, piano, electr.piano; Michael Gregory - drums, perc.
Tracks :
Uncle Bernhard's /Jenny Lind
The Hunt is up
Varsovianna
Masque Tune
Huntsman's Chorus
Minuet
Wassail song
Picking of Sticks / The old Mole
Merry Sherwood Rangers
La Sexte Estampie Real
I wish I was single again
The Whim
Hopping down in Kent
Horse's Brawl
Bonus-Tracks :
On Christmas Night all Christians sing
Merry Sherwood Rangers (alternate version)