ALBION BAND

Albums recorded by The Albion Band, with release dates and UK CD availability.

 

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Battle Of The Field [as Albion Country Band]

04/76

New

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The Prospect Before Us [as The Albion Dance Band]

02/77

New

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Rise Up Like The Sun

03/78

New

4

Lark Rise To Candleford (A Country Tapestry)

11/80

New

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Light Shining

--/82

 

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Shuffle Off! [as The Albion Dance Band]

--/83

 

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Under The Rose

11/84

 

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A Christmas Present From The Albion Band

--/85

New or Used

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Stella Maris

--/87

New or Used

10

The Wild Side Of Town [with Chris Baines]

10/87

New or Used

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I Got New Shoes

--/87

New or Used

12

Give Me A Saddle, I'll Trade You A Car

05/89

New or Used

13

1990

08/90

New or Used

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Songs From The Shows Volume I

02/91

New

15

Songs From The Shows Volume II

02/91

New

16

The Unreleased Radio Tapes

--/92

 

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The Albion Band Live In Concert

08/93

New or Used

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Acousticity

11/93

New or Used

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Captured

04/94

New or Used

20

Albion Heart

06/95

New or Used

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Demi Paradise

03/96

New or Used

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Along The Pilgrim's Way

03/98

New or Used

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The BBC Sessions

04/98

New

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Happy Accident

04/98

New or Used

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Live At The Cambridge Folk Festival

09/98

New

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Before Us Stands Yesterday

04/99

New or Used

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Christmas Album

11/99

 

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Road Movies

03/01

New

29

An Evening With The Albion Band

04/02

New or Used

30

An Albion Christmas [as The Albion Christmas Band]

04/02

New

31

Acousticity On Tour

03/04

New

32

Albion Heart On Tour

09/04

New

33

Winter Songs [as The Albion Christmas Band]

10/06

New

34

Dancing Days Are Here Again [as The Albion Dance Band]

02/07

New


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1) BATTLE OF THE FIELD

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Albion Sunrise
Morris Medley: Mouresque/London Pride/
So Selfish Runs The Hare/Maid Of The Mill/
Sheriff's Ride
I Was A Young Man
New St George/La Rotta
Gallant Poacher
CheshireRounds/The Old Lancashire Hornpipe
Hanged I Shall Be
Reaphook And Sickle
Battle Of The Somme


Paul Beer
Martin Carthy
Sue Harris

Ashley Hutchings
John Iveson
John Kirkpatrick


Dave Mattacks
Simon Nicol

Martin Nicholls
Colin Sheen
Roger Swallow

Producer:

Sackbut (Track 5)
Vocals, Guitar
Hammered Dulcimer, Oboe, Vocals
Vocals, Bass
Sackbut (Track 5)
Vocals, Anglo Concertina, Button Accordion, Melodeon, Electric Piano
Percussion (Track 8)
Vocals, Guitar, Dulcimer, Synthesiser
Sackbut (Track 5)
Sackbut (Track 5)
Drums, Percussion

John Wood

2) THE PROSPECT BEFORE US

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Uncle Bernard's/Jenny Lind
The Hunt Is Up
Varsovinna
Masque
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
On Christmas Night All Christians Sing
Merry Sherwood Rangers


Shirley Collins
Michael Gregory
Ashley Hutchings
Dave Mattacks
Simon Nicol
Phil Pickett


John Rodd
John Sothcott
John Tams
Graeme Taylor
Eddie Upton

Producer:

Vocals
Drums, Nakers, Percussion
Bass, Vocals
Drums, Piano, Electric Piano
Guitar, Piano
Curtal, Shawm, Recorder, Crumhorn, Bagpipes, Racket, Chalumeaux, Synthesiser
Concertina, Tambourine, Vocals
Vielle, Eitole, Crumhorn
Vocals, Melodeon
Guitar, Piano
Caller, Vocals

Ashley Hutchings, Simon Nicol

3) RISE UP LIKE THE SUN

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Ragged Heroes
Poor Old Horse
Afro Blue/Danse Royale
Ampleforth/Lay Me Low
Time To Ring Some Changes
House In The Country
The Primrose
Gresford Disaster


Dave Bristow
Pete Bullock

Martin Carthy
Julie Covington
Pat Donaldson
Andy Fairweather-Low
Michael Gregory
Ashley Hutchings
Dave Mattacks
Kate McGarrigle
Simon Nicol
Phil Pickett

Ric Sanders
John Tams
Graeme Taylor
Linda Thompson
Richard Thompson

Producer:

Synthesiser (Track 3a)
Synthesiser, Piano, Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone, Organ
Vocals (Tracks 1,2,5,8)
Vocals (Tracks 2,4b)
Vocals (Tracks 2,4b)
Vocals (Tracks 1,2,5)

Drums, Nakers, Tambourine
Bass
Drums, Tambourine
Vocals (Tracks 2,4b,6)
Vocals, Guitar
Shawm, Bagpipes, Curtal, Trumpet
Violin, Violectra
Vocals, Melodeon
Guitar
Vocals (Tracks 2,4b)
Vocals (Tracks 2,4b)

Joe Boyd, John Tams

4) LARK RISE TO CANDLEFORD

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The Girl I Left Behind Me
Lemady/Arise And Pick A Posy
All Of A Row
Tommy Toes
John Dory
Witch Elder
All Of A Row
Abroad For Pleasure
Day Thou Gavest
Battle Of The Somme
Grand Circle Dance
Speed The Plough
Snow Falls
Cart Music
Holly And The Ivy
Postman's Knock
Hunt Music
Scarlet And The Blue
Dare To Be A Daniel
Jacob's Well
Jacob's Well (Reprise)

Original LP


2006 CD reissue

Peter Bullock
Bill Caddick
Martin Carthy
Shirley Collins
Howard (Jimmy) Evans
Michael Gregory
Ashley Hutchings
John Kirkpatrick
Doug Morter
Brian Protheroe
Martin Simpson
John Tams
Graeme Taylor

Producer:

Keyboards
Triangle, Vocals
Vocals
Vocals
Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Drums
Bass, Vocals
Accordion, Vocals
Guitar
Keyboards, Vocals
Banjo
Mellophonium, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals

Nic Rowley

5) LIGHT SHINING

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Light Shining
Wolfe
London Dancesong Medley:
Pell-Mell In Pall Mall/ The Kensington Square Square Dance/(Do) The Aldwych
Green Mist
Railway Station
Swift Nick
Always Chasing Rainbow
Sisters
Beware Of The Blue


Ashley Hutchings
Cathy Lesurf
Dave Mattacks
John Maxwell
Simon Nicol

Jean Pierre Rasle
Dave Whetstone

Producer:

Bass, Vocals
Vocals
Drums, Synthesiser
Drums, Percussion
Dulcimer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Vocals, Wind
Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals

Ashley Hutchings,
Dave Mattacks

6) SHUFFLE OFF!

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Froggy's First Jump/Beetle On The Wine
Snowdrop Polka
Gervaise Brawl
Jenny In Her Shift/Tom Jones
Hi! Tequila Tango/High Tea Tango
The Fretful Porcupine
Wiggle, Wriggle - Roll Me Over
October 4th
Seaside Shuffle
The View
The Chaplet/Bantering Billy
Elderwaters
Black Almain/Halek Brawl


Ashley Hutchings
Dave Mattacks
Simon Nicol
Jean-Pierre Rasle

Dave Whetstone


Producer:

Bass
Drums, Keyboards
Guitar
Bagpipes, Crumhorn, Recorder, Harmonica
Melodeon, Concertina, Guitar, Dulcimer, Triangle

Ashley Hutchings,
Dave Mattacks

7) UNDER THE ROSE

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Tomorrow And Tomorrow And Tomorrow
Words
Rascals
Woodland Of England
Heart
Dancing Under The Road
Broken
Sailors Rest Hornpipe/The Shipwreck


Phil Beer
Matt Clifford
Trevor Foster
Ashley Hutchings
Cathy LeSurf
Doug Morter

Producer:

Guitar, Fiddle, Mandolin, Vocals
Synthesiser, Saxophone
Drums
Bass, Vocals
Vocals
Guitar, Vocals

Albion Band, Mick Dolan

8) A CHRISTMAS PRESENT FROM THE ALBION BAND

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In The Bleak Midwinter
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
Extract From Philip Stubbes'
Anatomie Of Abuses, 1583
The Official Branle (Ding Dong Merrily On High)
Worcester
Christmas Must Be Tonight
Bells Of Paradise/I Sing Of A Maid
Extract From Charles Dickens'
A Christmas Carol
Welch Rabbit
Shepherds Arise
Personent Hodie
Extract From Thomas Hardy's
Under The Greenwood Tree
On Christmas Night All Christians Sing
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
Keep The Home Fires Burning/Extracts From Parnell's History Of The First World War/Es Ist Ein Ros
Somerset Wassail


Phil Beer

Matt Clifford
Trevor Foster
Ashley Hutchings
Cathy Lesurf
Doug Morter
John O'Connor

Producer:

Fiddle, Mandolin, Guitar, Vocals, Spoken Word
Keyboards
Drums, Percussion
Bass, Vocals, Spoken Word
Vocals, Spoken Word
Guitar, Vocals, Spoken Word
Vocals

9) STELLA MARIS

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Broomfield Hill
Such A Paradise
Medley:
Vive L'Amour/Masters Of The Hall/ Dirty Harry's Jig
Orion's Belt
The Ship
The Rose And The Rock
'Til The Time We Meet Again
The Task:
Sunday In The Rain/Lace Tell/Lacemaker's Song/
The Call Of The Corncrake/The Busy Gardener/
Lady Of The Manor's Song/Bacchus' March/
From The Alcove/All Those Lies


Phil Beer
Martin Bell
Dave Burland
Paul Downes
Trevor Foster
Eric Hine
Ashley Hutchings
Cathy Lesurf
Philip Pickett


Producer:

Guitars, Mandolin, Oud, Vocals
Synthesisers, Fiddle, Vocals
Vocals
Vocals
Drums, Percussion
Synthesiser
Bass, Vocals
Vocals
Recorder, Curtal, Synthesiser,
Shawm

Eric Hine

10) THE WILD SIDE OF TOWN

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Bird-Watching
Harvest Anthem
Laura's Song
Butterfly Galliard/Falling Star
I Was The Child
Another World In The Night
Fox On The Rails/Dance Of The Starlings
Woodlands Of England
See This Lake, Son?
My Beautiful Bomb Pit
Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer
Tomorrow's Too Late
Why Have You Stolen Our Earth?


Chris Baines
Phil Beer
Eric Hine
Ashley Hutchings
Trevor Foster
Andy Grappy
Cathy Lesurf
Paul Nieman
Steve Waterman
Pete Whyman
Bill Zorn
Pete Zorn

Producer:

Vocals, Spoons
Guitar, Fiddle, Mandolin, Vocals
Keyboards
Bass
Drums, Percussion
Tuba
Vocals, Bodhran, Tambourine
Trombone
Trumpet
Clarinet
Backing Vocals, Brass
Backing Vocals, Brass

Eric Hine

11) I GOT NEW SHOES

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I Got New Shoes
Medley: Bell Tower Polka/Seneca Two Step
Medley: Hopping Down In Gwent/Welsh Girls
I Only Wanna Dance With You
The Leaving Of Wessex
Medley: Loose Hornpipe/Dancing Till Monday Comes Around
The Three-Toed Tumbler
A Trip To Bath
You Ain't Natalie Wood And I Ain't James Dean
The Gloucestershire Almain
Young Love On The Dance Floor


Phil Beer
Polly Bolton
Simon Care
Trevor Foster
Ashley Hutchings
John Shepherd
Bill Zorn
Pete Zorn

Producer:

Vocals, Guitar, Fiddle, Mandolin
Vocals
Melodeon, Concertina
Drums
Vocals, Bass
Keyboards, Synthesiser
Backing Vocals
Saxophone, Backing Vocals

Mick Dolan, Ashley Hutchings

12) GIVE ME A SADDLE, I'LL TRADE YOU A CAR

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Ash On An Old Man's Sleeve
Geoff Collings
Thomas' Morris/Postman's Polka
Set Their Mouths To Twisting
Seven Curses
Cardhouse
Striking For Another Land
Bury My Eyeballs On Top Of Boot Hill
Kitty Come Down The Lane
Think It Over


Phil Beer
Simon Care
Trevor Foster
Ashley Hutchings
John Shepherd
Cliff Stapleton
Bill Zorn
Pete Zorn

Producer:

Vocals, Guitar, Fiddle, Mandolin
Melodeon, Concertina
Drums
Vocals, Bass
Keyboards
Hurdy Gurdy (Track 6)
Backing Vocals
Alto & Soprano Saxophone, Vocals

13) 1990

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Yellow Dress
The Power And The Glory
Fairford Breakdown
Fossie Shuffle
Rambleaway
The Flood
Nameless Kind Of Hell
Adam And Eve
Lock Up Your Daughters
The Party's Over


Scott Barnard
Phil Beer
P Tristan Brill
Caleb Brown
Simon Care
Julian Dawson
Judy Dunlop
Trevor Foster
Matthew Horner
Ashley Hutchings
John Shepherd
John Tams
Bill Zorn

Producer:

Trumpet
Vocals, Guitar, Fiddle, Mandolin
Trumpet
Euphonium
Melodeon, Concertina
Harmonica
Vocals
Drums
Trombone
Vocals, Bass
Keyboards
Vocals
Backing Vocals, Banjo

Phil Beer, Ashley Hutchings

14) SONGS FROM THE SHOWS VOLUME I

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Here We Come A-Wassailing
While Shepherd's Watched
Ashley Reads 'Charles Dickens'
Rudolph Blues
Run Rudolph Run
Phil Reads from 'Under The Greenwood Tree'
Broom Dance
Cathy Reads 'And Death Shall Have No Domain'
In The Cross Of Christ
Tramp On The Street
Lamb Of God
Sweet Themmes Run Softly
Poor Old Horse
Howard Reads from 'Three Men In A Boat'
Simon (As A Swan) Recites A Poem By Spike Milligan
Swan-Upping Song
Lemady/Arise And Pick A Posy
Foxy Comes To Town
Dominion Of The Sword
When The Fighting Is Over

Reissued as a double CD with SONGS FROM THE SHOWS VOLUME II

Original Issue


Double CD

Chris Baines
Phil Beer
Pete Bullock
Trevor Foster
Howard Goorney
Michael Gregory
Ashley Hutchings
Cathy LeSurf
Carolyn Moody
Doug Morter
Simon Nicol
Philip Pickett
Ric Sanders
John Shepherd
June Tabor
John Tams
Graeme Taylor

Producer:

Spoons, Vocals
Guitar, Fiddle, Vocals
Keyboards, Clarinet
Drums
Vocals
Drums
Bass, Vocals
Bodhran, Vocals
Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Woodwind, Cittern
Fiddle
Keyboards
Vocals
Vocals
Guitar

15) SONGS FROM THE SHOWS VOLUME II

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Rumor Hill
Bells Of Paradise
Cathy Lesurf Introducing a John Clare Poem Read By Ashley
Snow Falls
Key To The North
Life On The River
The Sheep Shearing Song
The Building Of Our Bridge
Twickenham Ferry
Letters
Horse Music
Burning The Clavie
Speed The Plough
All In The Morning
Judas
Jesus And Shall It Ever Be
Poor Old Man
The Wastelands Of England
Big Yellow Taxi/New Jerusalem
Wayfaring Stranger
Dragonfly
Haxey Hood Game/Estampie

Reissued as a double CD with SONGS FROM THE SHOWS VOLUME I

Original Issue


Double CD

Chris Baines
Phil Beer
Martin Bell
Pete Bullock
Trevor Foster
Howard Goorney
Michael Gregory
Ashley Hutchings
Cathy LeSurf
Carolyn Moody
Doug Morter
Simon Nicol
Philip Pickett
Terry Potter
Ric Sanders
John Shepherd
June Tabor
John Tams
Graeme Taylor

Producer:

Vocals
Guitar, Marimba, Mandolin, Vocals
Fiddle, Keyboards
Accordion, Keyboards
Drums, Percussion
Vocals
Drums
Bass, Vocals
Vocals
Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Guitar, Drums
Recorder, Cittern, Curtal, Bagpipe
Mouth Organ
Fiddle
Keyboards
Vocals
Vocals
Guitar

16) THE UNRELEASED RADIO TAPES

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Ball, Anchor And Chain
Yellow Dress
Horeshoe Hornpipe/Chasing The Jack
The Party's Over
Adam And Eve
Nameless Kind Of Hell
Fossie Shuffle
Go North

Originally a tape only issue, reissued as part of CAPTURED.


Phil Beer
Simon Care
Trevor Foster
Keith Hinchliffe
Ashley Hutchings
Julie Matthews

Producer:

Guitar, Fiddle, Mandolin, Vocals
Melodeon
Drums
Guitar, Cittern
Bass, Vocals
Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals

17) THE ALBION BAND LIVE IN CONCERT

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Uncle Bernard's/Albion Sunrise/ Jenny Lind
Bourée
The Gresford Disaster
La Sexte Extampie Royale
Hopping Down In Kent
Buttered Peas
Postman's Knock/Black Joke
Snowdrop Polka/High Tea Tango/Seaside Shuffle
The Greatest Show On Earth (Soccer Song)
Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow
London Dance Song Medley: Pell-Mell in Pall Mall/
The Kensington Square Square Dance/
(Do) The Aldwych

Tracks 1-6 recorded live in 1977,
Tracks 7-11 recorded live in 1982


Pete Bullock

Michael Gregory
Ashley Hutchings
Cathy LeSurf
Dave Mattacks
John Maxwell
Simon Nicol
Philip Pickett
Jean-Pierre Rasle

Ric Sanders
John Tams
Graeme Taylor
Dave Whetstone


Producer:

Keyboards, Baritone Saxophone (Tracks 1-6)
Drums, Shakers (Tracks 1-6)
Bass, Vocals, Tambourine
Vocals (Tracks 7-11)
Drums (Tracks 1-6)
Drums, Vocals (Tracks 7-11)
Guitar, Vocals (Tracks 7-11)
Woodwind (Tracks 1-6)
Woodwind, Bagpipes, Vocals
(Tracks 7-11)
Fiddle (Tracks 1-6)
Melodeon, Vocals (Tracks 1-6)
Guitar, Vocals (Tracks 1-6)
Melodeon, Guitar, Vocals (Tracks 7-11)

Jeff Griffin

18) ACOUSTICITY

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Flandyke Shore
The Foresters/Nicol's Real Ale Polka/The Travellers/ The Seven Stones
Sister Moon
We Lie
Head-Smashed-In-Buffalo-Jump
Head-Smashed-In-Reel
Black Jack, Blue John And Galena/Blue John Hornpipe
Bitter-Sweet Bed
Fastnet Rock/Man Of War
Carolan's Cap/Sir Festus Burke
Dancer To The Drum
Fiddle On The Washboard


Ashley Hutchings
Simon Nicol
Ashley Reed
Chris While

Producer:

Guitar, Vocals, Bass
Guitar, Vocals
Violin, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals

Simon Nicol

19) CAPTURED

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Ball, Anchor And Chain
Yellow Dress
Horeshoe Hornpipe/Chasing The Jack
The Party's Over
Adam And Eve
Nameless Kind Of Hell
Fossie Shuffle
Go North
Chapel Keithack/House In The Country
Up The Crooked Spire
Set Their Mouths To Twisting
Hanging Tree
Fireman's Song

Tracks 1 to 8 previously released as
THE UNRELEASED RADIO TAPES




Phil Beer

Simon Care
Trevor Foster
Keith Hinchliffe
Ashley Hutchings
Julie Matthews

Producer:

Fiddle, Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals
(Tracks 1-8,11-13)
Melodeon (Tracks 1-10,13)
Drums (Tracks 1-8,13)
Guitar, Cittern (Tracks 9-12)
Bass, Vocals
Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals

20) ALBION HEART

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Albion Heart
Appalachian Front Porch Game
Colours Of Love
Man In The Bottle
The Devil In Me
Rebecca Johnson
Close Your Eyes
Crocodile Line
Love Is An Abandoned Car
Gypsy
Get Up & Do It Again
Long, Long Road



Ashley Hutchings
Julie Matthews
Simon Nicol
Chris While

Producer:

Guitar, Bass
Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Dulcimer, Guitar, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals

Albion Band

21) DEMI PARADISE

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Don't Let Me Come Home A Stranger
Ivory Tower
Along The Pilgrims Way
My Secret Place
Reels: The Gaspé Reel/Sam's Slammer/
Imogen's Ridge
Young Man Cut Down In His Prime
When She Sings In The Kitchen
White Water Running
Sea Of Sorrow
Jigs: The Switchback/The New Book/
The Slippery Slope
This Blessed Plot
Circle Round The Sun


Ashley Hutchings
Chris Leslie
Julie Matthews
Simon Nicol
Chris While

Producer:

Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Speech
Fiddle, Vocals
Guitar, Keyboards, Harp, Vocals
Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Guitar, Percussion, Vocals

Albion Band

22) ALONG THE PILGRIM'S WAY

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Along The Pilgrims Way
Handyke Shore
Appalachian Front Porch Game
This Blessed Plot
Rebecca Johnson
Jigs: The Switchback/The New Book/
The Slippery Slope
Fastnet Rock/Man Of War
Close Your Eyes
When She Sings In The Kitchen
Crocodile Line
We Lie
Ball, Anchor And Chain
Yellow Dress
Go North




Producer:



23) THE BBC SESSIONS

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The New St George
I'll Go And List For A Sailor
Hanged I Shall Be
Harvest Home/The Gas Almost Works
La Sexte Estampie Real
Hopping Down In Kent
The Horse's Brawl
Old Sir Simon The King
Holm's Fancy/Cuckolds All Awry
Poor Old Horse
Postman's Knock/Black Joke
Boycott's Bourée
Time To Ring Some Changes
Rainbow Over The Hill
Down The Road
Uncle Bernard's/Albion Sunrise/
Bacup Tune/Jenny Lind

recorded 1973, 1976, 1977 & 1978


Tracks 1-4: Albion Country Band recorded 09/05/73
Personnel:
Martin Carthy, Sue Harris, Ashley Hutchings,
John Kirkpatrick, Simon Nicol

Tracks 5-8: Albion Dance Band recorded 22/07/76
Personnel:
Shirley Collins, Michael Gregory, Ashley Hutchings, Dave Mattacks, Simon Nicol, Philip Pickett,
John Rodd, John Sothcott, Eddie Upton

Tracks 9-12: Albion Dance Band recorded 31/05/77
Personnel:
Michael Gregory, Ashley Hutchings, Dave Mattacks, Simon Nicol, Phil Pickett, Ric Sanders, John Tams, Graeme Taylor

Tracks 13-16: The Albion Band recorded 11/04/78
Personnel:
Pete Bullock, Howard Evans, Michael Gregory, Ashley Hutchings, Dave Mattacks, Simon Nicol,
Philip Pickett, Ric Sanders, John Tams, Graeme Taylor

24) HAPPY ACCIDENT

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Wings
Coming Home To Me
The Landslide
Pear Tree
Half Each
Hearts Of Coal
Instrument Makers
A Chromosome Or Two
The Sun Is God
Death Is Just A Dream 1
Death Is Just A Dream 2
Midsummer Night Dreams
Wooden O


Joe Broughton
Robert Fulcher
Ashley Hutchings
Neil Marshall
Ken Nicol
Gillie Nichols
Tracey Redfern
Kellie While
Glyn Williams
Mark Wilkinson

Producer:

Synthesiser, Fiddle, Piano
Tenor Horn
Guitar, Bass, Vocals
Drums, Percussion
Guitar, Vocals
Vocals
Cornet
Vocals
Euphonium
Cornet

The Albion Band

25) LIVE AT THE CAMBRIDGE FOLK FESTIVAL

 
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1977 Tracks
Boycott's Bourée
Y'acre Of Land
La Sexte Extampie Royale
Postman's Knock/Black Joker
Merry Sherwood Rangers
Gresford Disaster

1987 Tracks
Gentleman's Agreement/Busy Gardener/Falling Star
Harvest Anthem
The Shipwreck
Orion's Belt
The Rose And The Rock


1977
Pete Bullock
Michael Gregory
Ashley Hutchings
Simon Nicol
Philip Pickett
Ric Sanders
John Tams
Graeme Taylor

1987
Phil Beer
Martin Bell
Trevor Foster
Eric Hine
Ashley Hutchings
Cathy Lesurf

Producer:


Keyboards, Baritone Saxophone
Drums
Bass, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Woodwind
Fiddle
Vocals, Melodeon
Guitar, Vocals


Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin
Fiddle, Keyboards
Drums
Keyboards
Vocals, Bass
Vocals

Tracks 1-6: Anthony Pugh
Tracks 7-11: Andy Finney

26) BEFORE US STANDS YESTERDAY

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The Complete Angler
Medley: Jig Sawjig/Real Alereel
Excerpt from Arnold Bennett's novel Clayhanger
The Potter's Dream
The Cities' Favourite Sons
About Paint
Listen To The Wind
Bedtime At Bryn Rhodyn
Duty Free
Welcome To The World
Directions: Forwards Backwards Afterwards
I'm Going Away, Love
Seven Strong Spires


Joe Broughton
Ashley Hutchings
Neil Marshall
Ken Nicol

Gillie Nicholls

Producer:

Fiddle, Mandolin, Keyboards
Vocals, Bass, Spoken Word
Drums, Percussion
Vocals, Guitar, Sequencing, Mandolin
Vocals, Guitar

Albion Band

27) CHRISTMAS ALBUM

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Joseph's Tidings
Let No Man Come Into This Hall
Christmas Has Come Round Again
Mistletoe, Mistletoe
I Am Beguiled
As Joseph Was A'Walking
Two Wise Men
The Redbreast
Dad, Is There Really A Santa Claus?
Innocent's Song
The Star
Fat Sam's Band
Tune For A Blythesome Turkey
Make It This Christmas
Three Shepherds
Scrooge Blues
Nothing Can Turn The Tide
Two Thousand Years Is A Very Long Time


Joe Broughton
Ashley Hutchings
Neil Marshall
Ken Nicol
Gillie Nicholls

Producer:

Fiddle, Vocals
Bass, Vocals
Drums
Guitar, Vocals
Vocals

Albion Band

28) ROAD MOVIES

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Press Gang
B4391/I-95
The Road Beneath My Wheels
Dental Excursion
Pieces Of Me
Home Straight
Cookery Is The New Rock 'n' Roll
When My Son Is Grown
Customs:
Culture Shock/Etiquette/Nothing To Declare
It Is That Window Of Time
She Still Waits
Southern Skies
He Ran Out Of Road


Joe Broughton

Ashley Hutchings
Neil Marshall

Ken Nicol
Kellie While

Producer:

Fiddle, Mandolin, Keyboards, Guitar
Bass, Vocals, Spoken Word
Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Guitar, Sequencing, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals

Albion Band

29) AN EVENING WITH THE ALBION BAND

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The Landslide
I Am A Humble Bridge
Chief Seattle's Reply/Time To Ring Some Changes
I'm A Poor Dressmaker
Wings
Bedtime At Bryn Rhodyn
Seven Strong Spires
Go North
The Three Shepherds
Steamroller Blues/The TGV


Joe Broughton
Ashley Hutchings
Neil Marshall

Ken Nicol
Kellie While

Pete Zorn

Producer:

Fiddle, Guitar (Track 10)
Bass, Vocals
Drums, Percussion,
Guitar (Track 10)
Vocals, Guitar
Vocals, Guitar,
Drums (Track 10)
Vocals, Saxophone

30) AN ALBION CHRISTMAS

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On Christmas Night All Christians Sing
Somerset Wassail
Gloucester Wassail
Here We Come A Wassailing
Snow Falls
Advent Polka
Saint Nick's Brawl
My Father Played Melodeon
Rejoice And Be Merry
Sir Roger De Coverly
Wren Song
King
Julian Of Norwich
Come Love Carolling
Rebel Jesus
Little Johnny England
Sweet Chiming Bells
Bell Tower Polka


Simon Care

Ashley Hutchings
Simon Nicol
Kellie While


Producer:

Melodeon, Drum,
Morris Dancing
Vocals, Bass
Vocals, Guitar, Tambourine
Vocals, Guitar, Percussion, Keyboards

31) ACOUSTICITY ON TOUR

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Rainbow Over The Hill
One Hundred Miles
Struck It Right This Time
An Irish Day
Frozen Man
We Lie
Jerusalem Ridge
Oak
Hanging Tree
Willow
Danny's Downs
Brief Encounters
Newton Hornpipe/Low Fell/Blue John Hornpipe
Memories Of You


Ashley Hutchings
Simon Nicol
Ashley Reed
Diane Walmisley
Chris While

Producer:

Bass, Vocals
Guitar, Vocals
Violin, Vocals
Vocals (Track 14)
Vocals, Guitar

Simon Nicol

32) ALBION HEART ON TOUR

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Jewel In The Crown
Flandyke Shore
Colours Of Love
Albion Heart
Crocodile Line
Sister Moon
Dancer To The Drum
Man In The Bottle
The Devil In Me
Love Is An Abandoned Car
Appalachian Front Porch Game
Young Man Cut Down In His Prime
Get Up And Do It Again
Andrea
Long Long Road

Recorded live in 1995


Ashley Hutchings
Julie Matthews
Simon Nicol
Chris While

Producer:

Acoustic Bass, Vocals
Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar
Vocals, Guitar
Vocals, Guitar

Simon Nicol

33) WINTER SONGS

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Somerset Carol
Bitter Withy
First Christmas Waltz
Winter Song
All Hayle To The Dayes
Last Christmas Tree
The Holly And The Ivy
Voices Raised In A Simple Worship
God Bless The Master
River
Ham And Beef
Frosty Reception/Ring Out Wild Bells
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
Once In Royal David´s City
Noel, Christmas Eve, 1913
The First Nowell
Past Three O´Clock


Ruth Angell
Simon Care

Ashley Hutchings
Simon Nicol
Kellie While

Producer:

Violin
Melodeon, Concertina, Percussion, Drum
Vocals, Bass
Vocals, Guitar
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

The Albion Christmas Band, Mark Hutchinson

34) DANCING DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN

 
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Disc 1: Live At The Royal Albert Hall, 1976
Varsovianna
Cuckoo's Nest
Merry Sherwood Rangers
Picking Up Sticks/The Old Mole
Trips To Brighthelmstone
Fair Maid Of Islington
Princess Royal
I'll Go And 'List For A Sailor
Bonny Green Garters
Edi Beo Thu Hevene Quene
La Sexte Estampie Royale
Old Sir Simon The King
Hopping Down In Kent
Horse's Brawl
Black Mary's Hornpipe

Disc 2: Shuffle Off
Froggy's First Jump/Beetle On The Wine
Snowdrop Polka
Gervaise Brawl
Jenny In Her Shift/Tom Jones
Hi! Tequila Tango/High Tea Tango
The Fretful Porcupine
Wiggle, Wriggle/Roll Me Over
October 4th
Seaside Shuffle
The View
The Chaplet/Bantering Billy
Elderwaters
Black Almain/Halek Brawl


Shirley Collins
Michael Gregory
Ashley Hutchings
Dave Mattacks

Simon Nicol
Phil Pickett
Jean-Pierre Rasle



John Rodd
John Sothcott

Eddie Upton
Dave Whetstone





Producer:

Vocals (Disc 1)
Drums (Disc 1), Nakers (Disc 1)
Bass (Discs 1 & 2)
Drums (Discs 1 & 2),
Keyboards (Disc 2)
Guitar (Discs 1 & 2)
Woodwind (Disc 1)
Bagpipes (Disc 2),
Crumhorn (Disc 2),
Recorder (Disc 2),
Harmonica (Disc 2)
Anglo Concertina (Disc 1)
Vielle (Disc 1), Crumhorn (Disc 1), Bass Recorder (Disc 1)
Vocals (Disc 1), Dancing (Disc 1)
Melodeon (Disc 2),
Concertina (Disc 2),
Guitar (Disc 2),
Dulcimer (Disc 2),
Triangle (Disc 2)