Chris Wood and Hugh Lupton's Christmas Champions. Also featuring The English Acoustic Collective's Robert Harbron and John Dipper, with Olivia Ross.

The CD contains the original half-hour piece by Hugh Lupton and Chris Wood, 4 traditional carols with new settings, as well as the epic ballad: England in Ribbons.

Jackeroo - the latest album from Martyn Wyndham-Read and No Man's Band. Available from Martyn Wyndham-Read's website.

Featuring 13 new tracks by highly regaurded writers such as Mike Silver, Stan Graham and Cyril Tawney. Also featuring Mike Silver performing.

"It perfectly showcases Martyn's trademark gentle yet superbly expressive interpretative and performing style and his perennially inspirational choice of material. . .No Man's Band contribute their distinctive musical colourings so beautifully throughout the entire disc."

David Kidman - Netrhythms.co.uk

Now sold out

the John Dipper Band with Alice Jones E.P.

8 tracks beautifully crafted - featuring John's exquisite fiddle playing, the wonderfully expressive voice of Alice Jones, lyrical bagpipe playing of Michael Beeke and (Sidmouth melodeon champion) James Tween's sublte but driving melodeon playing.

"Superb, sincere vocals - meltingly fine music!" Verity Sharp, Late Junction BBC Radio 3

"Outstanding!" fROOTS

"I love it!" Geneveive Tudor, BBC Radio Shropshire

Oceans in the Sky from Martyn Wyndham-Read and No Man's Band, has been recorded and mixed by John. Available on Fellside Records.

Featuring 14 new tracks by highly regaurded writers such as Eric Bogle, Mike O'Conner, Stan Graham, John Beavis and other contemporary songsmiths from the UK and Australia.

"Martyn's voice is as supple and sensitive as ever and I liked the accompaniment by No Man's Band, especially the fiddle playing of John Dipper."
Howard Baker - Living Tradition Magazine.

The Halliard - Broadside Songs

CD - Seventeen tracks featuring 7 songs from 1968, and 10 new recordings from Nic Jones, Dave Moran, Nigel Paterson and Nic's son Joseph Jones. Mixed by Ralph Jordan and John.

Book - 44 pages (A4) featuring lyrics and musical notation for 30 songs; a history of The Halliard; notes on how the songs were originally put together and sung; notes on the original musical accompaniment; and historical reference notes on the each song.

Jim Causley - Fruits of the Earth

Superb Devon singer Jim Causley's debut album. Traditional english songs and contemporary offerings - fine singing by this exciting new voice! Available on the WildGoose record label.

Song Links 2 - English songs and their American variants. Features two tracks with John's playing - and also a newly composed bridal march by John on the 'Locks and Bolts' track.

The English Acoustic Collective's debut album: Ghosts

“Sheer unflustered brilliance … It all feels so solid, so ROOTED … the EAC make the tunes sing, dance and breath. I love it!”
Verity Sharp, Late Junction, BBC Radio Three

“Sublime … this is precisely the dig in the ribs that English folk needs.”
The Irish Times

"A thing of beauty."
BBC Online

“The best new English traditional music album I have heard for a long, long time”
Mike Harding – BBC Radio 2

“We think these are very special”
Living Tradition Magazine