Ashley Hutchings (born 1945)
English Folk-Rock band leader and bass guitarist. Assembled many groups
over the years. One-off projects were "produced by Ashley Hutchings".
Recordings made as "The Albion Band" were by musicians who
did tours together. All albums include traditional English songs
and tunes and contemporary material.
(Ashley Hutchings has recorded with Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span,
The Etchingham Steam Band, The Ridgeriders, Chris Leslie, Ray Fisher,
The Kipper Family, Steve Ashley and Rainbow Chasers.)
(See "The Albion Band" for cross-references by the artists featured
on "Ashley Hutchings" albums.)
(Ken Nicol has recorded with Albion and solo)
("As I Cycled Out One May Morning" is by the Cecil Sharp Collective and
consists of Simon Care, Roger Watson, Emily Slade and Ashley Hutchings)
Albums.
| Title. | Year. | Label. | number.
|
|---|
| Morris On | 1971 |
Island | Help 5 |
|
[Reissue on CD] | 1991 | Hannibal |
HNCD 4406 |
| [Reissue] |
2002 | Fledg'ling |
FLED 3037 |
| [Reissue] |
2010 | Fledg'ling |
|
| The Complete Dancing Master (*) | 1974 |
Island | Help 17
|
| [Reissue] | 1976 | Antilles |
AN 7003 |
| [Reissue] |
1984 | Hannibal |
HNBL 4416 |
| [Reissue] |
1984 | Carthage |
CGLP4416 |
| [Reissue] |
2002 | Fledg'ling |
FLED 3038 |
| Son Of Morris On | 1976 | Harvest |
SHSM 2012 |
| [Reissued with 2 bonus
tracks on CD] | 1994 |
Harvest | CZ 535 |
| [Reissued
with 2 bonus tracks] | 1994 |
EMI | 7243 8 29861 2 6 |
| [Reissued
with 2 bonus tracks] | 2003 |
Talking Elephant | TECD051 |
| Rattlebone and Ploughjack (**) | 1976 |
Island | HELP 24
|
| [Reissue] | 1997 |
BGO | BGOCD 353 |
| Kicking Up The Sawdust | 1977 |
Harvest | SHSP 4073 |
| [Reissue] |
1994 | BGO | BGOCD 244 |
| An Hour With Cecil Sharp | 1986 | |
|
| By Gloucester Docks I Sat Down and Wept | 1987 | EMI |
|
| As You Like It | 1990 |
Spindrift | |
| The Guv’nor vol 1 | 1993 |
HTD Records | HTD
CD 23
|
| [Reissue] | 1996 |
Wildcat Recording Corp | WLD-9221 |
|
[Reissue] |
1999 | Transatlantic |
TRACD323 |
| [Reissue] |
1999 | Castle Music America |
CMACD519 |
| The Guv’nor vol 2 |
1995 | HTD Records |
HTD CD 29 |
| [Reissue] |
1999 | Castle Music America |
CMACD546 |
| [Reissue] |
2000 | Transatlantic |
TRACD336 |
| The Guv’nor vol 3 |
1995 | HTD Records |
CD 38 |
| [Reissue] |
1999 | Castle Music America |
CMACD547 |
| [Reissue] |
2000 | Transatlantic |
TRACD326 |
| A Batter Pudding for John Keats | 1996 | HTD
Records | |
| The Guv’nor vol 4 |
1996 | HTD Records |
HTD CD 66 |
| [Reissue] |
2000 | Transatlantic |
TRACD340 |
| The Ridgeriders | 1997 | |
|
| The Guv'nor (4 CD wallet set) |
1997 | HTD Records | HTD Box 1 |
|
[Reissue] | 2000 |
Transatlantic | TRACD340 |
| Folk Aerobics | | |
|
| Over The Downs | 2001 | |
|
| Street Cries: A Collection of Dark Traditional Songs | 2001 |
Topic | TSCD 535
|
| 5 (***) | 2002 | Talking
Elephant | TECD 037
|
| [Reissued with 2 tracks different] (***) | 2006 | Talking
Elephant | TECD 086
|
| Grandson of Morris On | 2002 | Talking Elephant | TECD
038
|
| A Word in Your Ear | 2002 |
Talking Elephant | |
| Human Nature | 2003 | |
|
| As I Cycled Out One May Morning (+) | 2003 | Talking Elephant |
|
| Great Grandson of Morris On | 2004 | Talking Elephant | TECD
062
|
| Burning Bright (++) | 2005 | |
|
| Morris on the Road | 2005 | |
|
| If There's No Other Way | 2006 | |
|
| My Land is Your Land | 2008 |
Esoteric | |
(* Ashley Hutchings and John Kirkpatrick. Recorded in 1973, released 1974)
(** Recorded in 1973, released 1976)
(*** The album "5" does not contain the word 'Guv'nor' but by implication it is part of the
series as the first four albums. The reissue removed two tracks, and replaced
them with two new ones)
(+ "The Cecil Sharp Centenary Collective" - Simon Care, Ashley Hutchings,
Emily Slade et al)
(++ Boxed set of 4 CDs with rarities and previously unissued recordings)
"The Bunch" (Sandy Denny, Ashley Hutchings, Richard Thompson,
Linda Thompson etc).
| Title. | year. | Label. | number.
|
|---|
| The Bunch(*) | 1972 | Island |
ILPS 9189
|
| [Reissue] | 1972 |
A & M | SP4354 |
|
[Reissue] | 1986 |
Carthage Records | CGLP 4424 |
|
[Reissue] | 2003 |
Fledg'ling | FLED 3042 |
(*) Rock/Folk-Rock songs.
"Rainbow Chasers" (including Ashley Hutchings).
| Title. | year. | Label. | number.
|
|---|
| A Brilliant Light (*) | 2005 | |
|
(* "Ashley Hutchings and Rainbow Chasers").
Ashley Hutchings and Ken Nicol.
| Title. | year. | Label. | number.
|
|---|
| Copper Russet and Gold | 2010 |
Park |
|
(* "Ashley Hutchings and Rainbow Chasers").
Compilations.
| Title. | year. | Label. | number.
|
|---|
| The Collection | 1999 |
Mooncrest | ? |
| The
Countryside Collection | 2009 |
Talking Elephant | TECD136 |
Collaboration - Ashley Hutchings and Ernesto de Pascale.
| Title. | year. | Label. | No.
|
|---|
| My Land is Your Land | 2008 |
Esoteric |
|
The Lark Rise Band (Ashley Hutchings, Simon Care, Judy Dunlop, Ruth Angell,
Mark Hutchinson, Guy Fletcher.
| Title. | year. | Label. | No.
|
|---|
| Lark Rise Revisited | 2008 |
Talking Elephant |
|
Best Albums(*).
| Title. | year. |
|---|
| Morris On | 1971 |
| The Gov'nor vol 1 |
1993 |
| The Complete Dancing Master | 1974 |
| Son Of Morris On |
1976 |
| The Gov'nor vol 3 |
1999 |
| Street Cries: A Collection of Dark Traditional
Songs | 2003 |
(*)Based on my opinion.
"The Bunch" single.
| Title. | year. | Label. | number.
|
|---|
| When Will I Be Loved
| 1972 | |
|
Popular downloads.
| Title. |
|---|
| Cuckoo's Nest |
|
High Level Hornpipe/ Uncle George's |
|
Princess Royal |
| Le Halle Place |
|
Saturday Night/ Bobbing Joe/ Beaux Badby |
|
Jupiter's Return/ Bold Eric/ Tailor's Buttons |
|
Sway With Me |
Anthologies.
| Title. | Year. | Label. | No.
|
|---|
| Stepping Up (*) | 2004 | Topic | TSCD752
|
| The Magic of Morris (**) | 2005 | Talking
Elephant | TECD076
|
| The Magic of Morris vol 2 | 2006 |
Talking Elephant | |
| A
Touch of Morris | 2007 |
Talking Elephant | |
| The Mother of All
Morris | 2007 | Talking
Elephant | |
| The "Box" Set (Simon Care)
(***) | 2002 | Talking
Elephant | |
(*) One track only - High Level Hornpipe/Uncle George's (from The Guv'nor vol 2)
(** 8 tracks - Postman's Knock [Morris On Band 2004], Shepherd's Hey/ Orange in
Bloom/ The Quaker [Grandson of Morris On 2002], Sweet Jenny Jones [Grandson of
Morris On 2002], Ladies Pleasure {Bledington}[Albion Morris Men, c 2002],
Banbury Bill/ Shepherd's Hey [Great Grandson of Morris On 2004], Colne Royal
[Albion Morris Men, c 2002], Cuckoo's Nest [The Morris On Band, 2004], Bonny
Green Garters [Great Grandson of Morris On 2004])
(*** 4 tracks - Shepherd's Hey/ Orange in Bloom/ The Quaker [Grandson of Morris On 2002], Horseshoe Hornpipe [Albion Band]; Belltower Polka [Albion Dance Band]; Thomas' Morris/ Postman Polka [Albion Band])
Anthology, Various artists - Ian Campbell Folk Group, Ethnic Shuffle Band,
Steeleye Span, Sandy Denny, Dave Swarbrick, Albion, Shelagh Macdonald, Etchingham Steam Band,
Marc Ellington et al.
| Title. | year. | Label. | No.
|
|---|
| Fairport Companion: Loose Chippings from the Fairport
Convention Family Tree
| 2006 | Castle |
|
Anthology, Various artists - Martin Simpson, Dougie MacLean, Colin Reece and
Ian Cutler, Dave Pegg, Chris Newman, Albion Dance Band, John James, Dave
Shepherd and Dave Roberts, Eavesdropper et al.
| Title. | year. | Label. | No.
|
|---|
| Buttons and Bows (2 LPS) | 1984 |
Dambuster Records | DAM 003
|
Anthology, Various artists - Fairport Convention, Morris On, Grandson of
Morris On, Great Grandson of Morris On, et al.
| Title. | year. | Label. | No.
|
|---|
| A Touch of Morris | 2007 |
? |
|
Anthology, Various artists - The Morris On Band, Chris Parkinson, John
Kirkpatrick, Chris Leslie, Ric Sanders Group, Jim Moray, Ric Sanders Group, Ken
Nicol, Eliza Carthy and Saul Rose, Jim Causley, Show Of Hands, Fairport Convention, et al.
| Title. | year. | Label. | No.
|
|---|
| Mother of All Morris | 2007 |
? |
|
Session recordings.
| Performer. | Title | year. | Label. | number.
|
|---|
| Various artists | 49 Greek
Street | 1970 | | |
|
Various artists | Clogs |
1971 | | |
| Steve
Ashley | Stroll On Revisited |
1974 | | |
| Richard
Thompson | guitar vocal | 1976 | | |
|
Various artists | Buttons and Bows |
1984 | | |
| Various
artists | Buttons and Bows 2 |
1985 | | |
| Chris Leslie | Dancing Days |
2004 | Talking Elephant | TECD058
|
DVDs.
| Title | year. | Label.
|
|---|
| Ashley Hutchings and Rainbow Chasers
| 2005 |
|
Album Tracks.
"The Guv'nor" was a series of albums with out-takes and live performances of groups that contained Ashley Hutchings.
There were 5 volumes from 1993 to 2002. A box set of the same albums was also
issued. In most cases the first one or two tracks generated the most interest
because of the huge fan-base for Fairport Convention and Sandy Denny. Since
then, some of these tracks have appeared elsewhere - either as "extra"
tracks on re-issued versions of albums, or as boxed sets of rarities. Some of
the session musicians appearing in the set have had solo careers, notably
Richard Thompson, Shirley Collins, Martin Carthy, Phil Pickett and Julie
Covington. Cathy Lesurf and Alan Prosser were in an early incarnation of the
OysterBand. Simon Nicol appears almost as often as Ashley himself. Possibly the
most startling tracks are the instrumentals with a recorder and folk-rock
backing, since the Albion band were unique proponents of this combination.
The Guv'nor Vol 1. Recorded 1966 - 1988.
Released on CD in 1993. Running time 55 minutes 12 seconds.
Track 1 (Trad) Ashley Hutchings (vocal, acoustic upright bass), Simon Nicol (acoustic
guitar),
Steve Airey (Acoustic guitar), Willy (kazoo), Bryan King
(washboard).
Track 2 (F & B Bryant) Ian Matthews (vocal), Judy Dyble (vocal), Richard Thompson (vocal, slide guitar), Simon Nicol (guitar), Ashley Hutchings (bass guitar), Martin Lamble (drums)
Track 3 (Trad) Sandy Denny (vocal), Ian Matthews (vocal), Richard Thompson (slide guitar), Simon Nicol (guitar), Ashley Hutchings (bass guitar),
Martin Lamble (drums)
Track 4 (Bob Dylan) Sandy Denny (vocal), Richard Thompson (guitar), Simon Nicol (guitar),
Ashley Hutchings (bass guitar), Martin Lamble (drums)
Track 5 (Trad) Peter Knight (fiddle), Martin Carthy (guitar), Tim Hart
(dulcimer), Ashley Hutchings (bass guitar)
Track 6 (Bob Dylan) Martin Carthy (vocals), Maddy Prior (vocals), Peter Knight (vocals),
Tim Hart (vocals)
Track 7 (Trad) Sue Draheim (fiddle), Steve Ashley (harmonica), Simon Nicol
(guitar),
Ashley Hutchings (bass guitar), Dave Mattacks (drums)
Track 8 (Trad) Shirley Collins (vocals), Ashley Hutchings (acoustic bass guitar),
Ian Holder (accordion), Terry Potter (mouth-organ)
Track 9 (Trad) John Sothcott (vielle), John Rodd (recorder), Simon Nicol (guitar),
Ashley Hutchings (bass guitar), Michael Gregory (drums),
Track 10a (Trad) John Tams (vocal), Ric Sanders (fiddle), Pete Bullock (keyboard),
Graeme Taylor (guitar), Phil Pickett (recorder), Ashley Hutchings (bass guitar)
Track 10b (Trad) John Tams (vocal), Julie Covington (vocal), Phil Pickett (shawm),
Graeme Taylor (guitar), Pete Bullock (keyboard), Ric Sanders (fiddle),
Ashley Hutchings (bass guitar), Michael Gregory (drums)
Track 11 (Trad) Ric Sanders (fiddle), Pete Bullock (keyboard), Graeme Taylor
(guitar), Ashley Hutchings (bass guitar), Michael Gregory (drums)
Track 12 (E Grant, C Montgomery) Doug Morter (vocal, guitar), Martin Simpson (slide guitar), Andy
Roberts (guitar),
Melanie Harold (acoustic guitar), Barry Dransfield (fiddle), Ashley Hutchings
(bass guitar).
Track 13 (Trad) Cathy Lesurf (vocal), Jean-Pierre Rasle (vocal, crumhorn), Dave
Whetstone (vocal, melodeon), Simon Nicol (vocal, acoustic guitar), Ashley
Hutchings (vocal, bass guitar), John Maxwell (vocal, drums).
Track 14 (Phil Beer, Dave Whetstone) Phil Beer (mandolin), Doug Morter (guitar), Ashley Hutchings (bass
guitar), Trevor Foster (drums).
Track 15 (Trad) Cathy Lesurf (vocal), John Shepherd (keyboard), Phil Beer (fiddle),
Ashley Hutchings (bass guitar), Trevor Foster (drums).
Track 16 (Bob Dylan) Ashley Hutchings (vocal), Clive Gregson (guitar) John Shephard
(keyboard), Pete Zorn (bass guitar), Dave Mattacks (drums), Polly Bolton
(vocals), Bill Zorn (vocals).
Track 17 (Trad) Simon Care (melodeon), Keith Hinchcliffe (acoustic guitar), Julie
Matthews (keyboards), Ashley Hutchings (bass guitar).
Track 18 (Ashley Hutchinson, Chris While) Chris While (vocals, acoustic guitar), Simon Nicol (vocal, acoustic
guitar), Ashley Reed (fiddle), Ashley Hutchings (acoustic bass guitar).
Track 19 (Trad) Ashley Hutchings (vocals, acoustic guitar), Chris While (vocals,
acoustic
guitar), Ashley Reed (fiddle), Simon Nicol (acoustic guitar)
| Title. | Group. | Date
|
|---|
| 1. Washington At Valley Forge | The
Ethnic Shuffle Band | 1966
|
| 2. Some Sweet Day | Fairport
Convention | 1967
|
| 3. You're Gonna Need My Help | Fairport
Convention | 1968
|
| 4. Dear Landlord | Fairport
Convention | 1969
|
| 5. College Grove/ Silver Spear (instr) | Steeleye
Span | 1970
|
| 6. Lay Down Your Weary Tune | Steeleye
Span | 1970
|
| 7. Four Hand Reel/ St. Anne's Reel (instr) | The
Albion Country Band | 1972
|
| 8. Horn Fair | The Etchingham
Steam Band | 1974
|
| 9. Lament/ Rotta | The Albion
Dance Band | 1974
|
| 10. (a) A Sailor's Life/ (b) One More Day | The
Albion Band | 1979
|
| 11. The Bluebell Polka (instr) | The
Albion Band | 1979
|
| 12. Six Days on the Road | The
Albion Band | 1979
|
| 13. The Albion Band is Here Again | The
Albion Band | 1982
|
| 14. Lost In Space/ Only When I Laugh | The
Albion Band | 1984
|
| 15. Elements Laments | The
Albion Band | 1988
|
| 16. Angelina | The Ashley
Hutchings Allstars | 1988
|
| 17. 3 Bampton Morris Tunes (instr) | The
Albion Band | 1988
|
| 18. We Lie (Duet Version) | The
Albion Band | 1993
|
| 19. Didn't He Ramble | The
Albion Band | 1993
|
The Guv'nor Vol 3. Recorded 1968 - 1994.
Released on CD in 1999. Running time 63 minutes 52 seconds.
Track 1 (Joni Mitchell) Ian Matthews (lead vocal), Sandy Denny (vocal), Richard
Thompson (electric guitar), Simon Nicol (guitar), Ashley Hutchings (bass), Martin Lamble
(drums).
Track 2 (Joni Mitchell) Sandy Denny (lead vocal), Ian Matthews (vocal), Richard
Thompson (guitar), Simon Nicol (guitar), Ashley Hutchings (bass), Martin Lamble
(drums).
Track 3a (Trad) 3b (John Kirkpatrick) John Kirkpatrick (button accordion), Sue
Harris (oboe), Martin Carthy (acoustic guitar), Simon Nicol (electric guitar), Ashley
Hutchings (bass), Roger Swallow (drums).
Track 4 (Trad) Shirley Collins (vocal), John Sothcott (vielle), Simon Nicol
(guitar), Ashley Hutchings (bass),
Michael Gregory (drums).
Track 5 (Trad/Trad/Trad) Terry Potter (mouth organ), Graeme Taylor (guitar),
Ashley Hutchings (bass), Michael Gregory (drums)
Track 6 (Trad) John Tams (lead vocal), melodeon), Simon Nicol (vocal,guitar),
Graeme Taylor (guitar), Ric Sanders (fiddle), Phil Pickett (curtal), Pete
bullock (baritone sax), Ashley Hutchings (bass), Michael Gregory (drums)
Track 7 (Trad) Phil Pickett (recorder), Ric Sanders (fiddle), Pete Bullock
(keyboard), Simon Nicol (guitar), Graeme Taylor (guitar), Ashley Hutchings
(bass), Michael Gregory (drums)
Track 8 (Sandy Denny) Julie Covington (lead vocal), Ric Sanders (fiddle), Pete
Bullock (keyboard), Graeme Taylor (guitar), Ashley Hutchings (bass), Michael
Gregory (drums), Linda Thompson, Melanie Harrold and John Tams (backing vocals)
Track 9 (John Tams) John Tams (lead vocal), Julie Covington (vocal), Phil
Pickett (shawm), Ric Sanders (fiddle), Pete Bullock (keyboard), Graeme Taylor
(guitar), Ashley Hutchings (bass), Michael Gregory (drums)
Track 10abcd (Praetorius) Phil Pickett (recorder and shawm), Ric Sanders
(fiddle), Graeme Taylor (guitar), Pete bullock (keyboard), Ashley Hutchings
(bass), Michael Gregory (drums)
Track 11 (Trad) Bill Caddick (vocal), Roger Williams (trombone), Graeme Taylor
(guitar), Anthony Ingle (keyboard), Ashley Hutchings (bass), Michael Gregory
(drums) "Song from the National theatre production of 'The Passion'".
Track 12 (Trad) John Tams (melodeon), Graeme Taylor (guitar), Anthony Ingle
(keyboard), Ashley Hutchings (bass), Michael Gregory (drums), Bill Caddick
(triangle).
Track 13 (Trad) John Tams (melodeon), Howard Evans (trumpet), Phil Pickett (curtal),
Graeme Taylor (guitar), Pete Bullock (keyboard), Ashley Hutchings (bass),
Michael Gregory (drums), Bill Caddick (triangle). Tune from the National theatre
production of 'Lark Rise'.
Track 14 (Cathy Lesurf) Cathy Lesurf (vocal), John Shepherd (keyboard). Song
from the film 'Key to the North'.
Track 15a (Simon Care) 15b (Ashley Hutchings) Ashley Hutchings (calling, lead
vocal, bass), Simon Care (melodeon), Phil Beer (vocal, guitar), John Shepherd
(keyboard), Trevor Foster (drums), Pete Zorn (vocal, sax, percussion), Polly
Bolton (vocal).
Track 16 (Trad) Polly Bolton (vocal), John Shepherd (keyboard), Phil Beer
(guitar), Simon Care (melodeon), Ashley Hutchings (bass), Trevor Foster (drums).
Track 17 (Ashley Hutchings) Ashley Hutchings (vocal, bass), Phil Beer (guitar),
John Shepherd (keyboard), Trevor Foster (drums).
Track 18 (Ashley Hutchinson) Chris While (vocals, acoustic guitar), Ashley
Hutchings (speech, acoustic bass), Simon Nicol (acoustic
guitar), Ashley Reed (fiddle). Poem: "Meeting Point" by Louis MacNiece.
Track 19 (Steve Knightly, O'Loughlin) Chris While (vocals, acoustic guitar),
Simon Nicol (vocal, acoustic guitar), Ashley Hutchings (vocals, acoustic bass guitar),
Ashley Reed (fiddle).
| Title. | Group. | Date
|
|---|
| 1. Night in the City | Fairport
Convention | 1968
|
| 2. Marcie | Fairport
Convention | 1968
|
| 3. Harvest Home/ The Gas Almost Works (instr) | Albion
Country Band | 1973
|
| 4. Fair Maid of Islington | Albion
Dance Band | 1976
|
| 5. Three Waltzes (instr) | The
Sawdust Band | 1976
|
| 6. Y'Acre of Land | Albion
Dance Band | 1977
|
| 7. Boycott's Bouree (instr) | Albion
Dance Band | 1977
|
| 8. By The Time It Gets Dark | The
Albion Band & Julie Covington | 1978
|
| 9. Pain or Paradise (live) | The Albion Band | 1979
|
| 10. Four Tunes From Terpsichore 1612 (instr) (live) | The
Albion Band | 1979
|
| 11. Moon Shines Bright And The Stars Give A Light | The
Albion Band | 1981
|
| 12. Princess Royal (instr) (live) | The
Albion Band | 1981
|
| 13. Down the Road (instr) (live) | The
Albion Band | 1981
|
| 14. It Doesn't Matter Anymore | The
Albion Band | 1988
|
| 15. Loose Hornpipe/ Dancing Till Monday Comes Around
(live) |
Albion Dance Band | 1988
|
| 16. Spencer The Rover | Albion
Dance Band | 1988
|
| 17. The Carthorse | Ashley
Hutchings and Friends | 1989
|
| 18. Brief Encounters | The
Albion Band | 1993
|
| 19. The Oak | The
Albion Band | 1994
|
The Guv'nor Vol 4. Recorded 1967 - 1996.
Released on CD in 2000. Running time 55 minutes 17 seconds.
Track 1 (Joni Mitchell) Judy Dyble (lead vocal), Richard
Thompson (electric guitar), Simon Nicol (guitar), Ashley Hutchings (bass), Martin Lamble
(drums).
Track 2 (Sandy Denny, Warlock) Sandy Denny (lead vocal, guitar), Ian Matthews (vocal), Richard
Thompson (acoustic guitar), Simon Nicol (autoharp), Ashley Hutchings (bass).
Track 3 (Trad/ Trad/ Trad/ Trad) Shirley Collins (vocal, hobby horse), Ashley
Hutchings (acoustic bass, tambourine), Terry Potter (mouth organ), Ian Holder
(accordion).
Track 4 (Trad/ Trad) John Tams (melodeon), Michael Hebbert (concertina), Graeme
Taylor (electric guitar), Pete Bullock (baritone sax), Ashley Hutchings ( bass),
Michael Gregory (percussion).
Track 5 (Trad) John Tams (lead vocal), Phil Pickett (recorder), Ric Sanders
(fiddle), Simon Nicol (vocal, acoustic guitar), Graeme Taylor (electric guitar),
Pete Bullock (keyboards), Ashley Hutchings (bass), Michael Gregory (percussion)
Track 6 (Trad/ Trad) Ric Sanders (fiddle), Philip Pickett (recorder), John Tams
(melodeon), melodeon), Simon Nicol (guitar),
Graeme Taylor (guitar), Ashley Hutchings (electric bass), Michael Gregory (drums),
Dave Mattacks (drums).
Track 7 (Lennon and McCartney) John Tams (lead vocal), Julie Covington (vocal),
Ric Sanders (fiddle), Graeme Taylor (electric guitar), Pete Bullock
(keyboard), Ashley Hutchings
(bass), Michael Gregory (drums), Albion Morris Men (dancing, whistle blowing).
Track 8 (Ashley Hutchings, Dave Whetstone) Cathy Lesurf (lead local), Dave
Whetstone (vocal melodeon), Jean-Pierre Rasle (vocal, harmonica, electric
bagpipes), Alan Prosser (guitar), Ashley Hutchings (vocal, bass), Trevor Foster
(drums).
Track 9 (Ashley Hutchings, Dave Whetstone). Ashley Hutchings (load vocal, bass), Dave Pegg (lead electric guitar),
Simon Nicol (vocal, electric guitar), Dave Whetstone (vocal, acoustic guitar),
Dave Mattacks (keyboard, drums).
Track 10 (spoken word) Ashley Hutchings (speech), Martin Carthy (acoustic guitar), Richard
Thompson (acoustic guitar), Dave Whetstone (acoustic guitar).
Track 11 (Trad). Cathy Lesurf (vocals), Doug Morter (vocals), Phil Beer (vocals), Ashley
Hutchings (vocals, electric bass), Trevor Foster (drums).
Track 12 (Billy Bragg). Phil Beer (lead vocal, electric guitar), Eric Hine (keyboard), Ashley
Gutchings (vocal, electric bass), Trevor Foster (drums).
Track 13 (spoken word). Len Hutchings (piano), Ashley Hutchings (speech). Excerpt from
"The View From Pa's Piano Stool".
Track 14 (Phil Beer, Ashley Hutchings). Phil Beer (lead vocal, fiddle), Chris While (vocal, acoustic guitar),
Ashley Hutchings (vocal, acoustic bass). Recorded live for the T.V. series
"The Ridge Riders")
Track 15 (Julie Matthews). Chris While (lead vocal, acoustic guitar), Julie
Matthews (vocal, keyboard), Simon Nicol (vocal, acoustic guitar), Ashley Hutchings
(electric bass).
Track 16 (Ken Nichol, Ashley Hutchings). Ashley Hutchings (speech), Ken Nichol
(acoustic guitars).
Track 17 (Ashley Hutchings). Ken Nicol (lead vocal, electric guitar), Alison
Diamond (tenor sax), Gareth Turner (melodeon), Ashley Hutchings (electric bass),
Paul Burgess (drums), Pete Zorn (backing vocals).
Track 18 (spoken word). Len Hutchings (piano), Ashley Hutchings (speech). Text
by Andrew Marvell
Track 19 (Ashley Hutchings, Ken Nicol). Ashley Hutchings (lead vocal, electric
bass), Ken Nicol (vocals, electric guitar, drum, programming, sequencing).
| Title. | Group. | Date
|
|---|
| 1. Both Sides Now | Fairport
Convention | 1967
|
| 2. Fotheringay | Fairport
Convention | 1969
|
| 3. Mistress's Health/ Lumps of Plum Pudding/ Sherbourne
Jig/ Spaniards Cry | Etchingham Steam Band | 1973
|
| 4. Quakers Wife/ Little Burnt Potato (instr) | Albion
Dance Band | 1976
|
| 5. Here We Come A-Wassailing | Albion
Dance Band | 1977
|
| 6. Holm's Fancy/ Cuckolds All Awry (instr) | Albion
Dance Band | 1977
|
| 7. I'm Looking Through You | Albion
Band & Albion Morris Men | 1978
|
| 8. A Simple Melody/ Faggot Dance | The
Albion Band | 1983
|
| 9. The Electric Guitar Is King | Ashley
Hutchings & Friends | 1984
|
| 10. Cecil Sharp Show (excerpt - spoken word) | Ashley
Hutchings | 1985
|
| 11. Personent Hodie | The
Albion Band | 1985
|
| 12. Love Gets Dangerous | The
Albion Band | 1986
|
| 13. Pa's Piano Stool (excerpt - spoken word) | Len
Hutchings | 1993
|
| 14. Turnpike Reel | Beer,
Hutchings & While | 1995
|
| 15. The Willow |
The Albion Band | 1995
|
| 16. It is Not For The Want of Will | Ashley
Hutchings & Ken Nicol | 1996
|
| 17. Swallow Your Gum | Ashley
Hutchings Dance Band | 1996
|
| 18. Pa's Piano Stool (excerpt 2 - spoken word) | Len
Hutchings | 1993
|
| 19. Wings | Ashley Hutchings
& Ken Nicol | 1996
|
Grandson of Morris On. Recorded 2001.
Released on CD in 2002
Running time 55 minutes 12 seconds. Chris Leslie (vocals, fiddle), Phil
Beer (fiddle, vocals, mandolin, acoustic guitar), Simon Care (melodeon), Jon
Moore (acoustic guitar), John Shepherd (piano), Martin Brinsford (tambourine,
voice, triangle, mouth organ), Ric Sanders (synthesiser, baritone fiddle), Simon
Nicol (acoustic 6 & 12 string guitars), Ashley Hutchings (electric bass,
vocal), Adderbury Morris Men (morris dance bells), Neil Marshall (drums and
percussion), Ken Nicol (electric and acoustic guitar), Mark Rogers (melodeon),
Sharon Kilyon (melodeon), Dave Whetstone (melodeon and anglo concertina), Jim
Walker (drums), Stephen Wass (melodeon), Stroud Morris Dancers (morris dance
bells), John Shepherd (keyboards), Judy Dunlop (backing vocals), Blair Dunlop
(backing vocals), Mick Twelves (backing vocals), Barry Goodman (melodeon),
Lawrence Wright (melodeon). Produced by Ashley Hutchings.
| Title. | Author.
|
|---|
| 1. The Blue-Eyed Stranger/ The Curly-Headed Ploughboy | Tune:
Trad/Words: Ashley Hutchings
|
| 2. Le Halle Place | Chris Leslie
(instrumental)
|
| 3. The Life of a Fool | Ashley
Hutchings/Simon Care
|
| 4. The Quaker's Wife (spoken) | Trad
|
| 5. Shepherd's Hey/ Orange in Bloom/ The Quaker | Trad
(instr)
|
| 6. Tom Long's Post (aka Three Jolly Sheepskins) | Trad
(instr)
|
| 7. Jupiter's Return/ Bold Eric/ Tailor's Buttons | Dave
Whetstone
|
| 8. Little Johnny England | Trad
|
| 9. Hi-ho-fiddle-dee-dee (spoken) | Trad
|
| 10. Black Joke | Trad (instr)
|
| 11. Gloucester Hornpipe/ Mr Trill's Song | Trad/Ashley
Hutchings - Bob Pegg
|
| 12. Sweet Jenny Jones | Trad (instr)
|
| 13. Horatio | Dave Whetstone (instr)
|
| 14. Garland Gay | Trad
|
| 15. Saturday Night/ Bobbing Joe/ Beaux Badby | Trad
(instr)
|
| 16. He Sits There (spoken) | Maida
Stanier
|
| 17. Glorishears | Trad (instr)
|
| 18. The Snake (aka Gypsy Hornpipe) | Trad
(instr)
|
| 19. This Is The Morris My Friend | Ashley
Hutchings - Simon Care
|
| 20. Four Up | Barry Goodman
|
| 21. Four Up - Reprise | Barry
Goodman
|
Great Grandson of Morris On. Recorded 2004. Released on CD in
2004
Running time 55 minutes 12 seconds. Roger Wilson (vocals, fiddle), Ken
Nicol (guitars, vocals), Simon Care (melodeon, concertina), Ashley Hutchings
(electric bass, voice), Guy Fletcher (fiddle, drums, vocal), Bryony Griffith
(fiddle), John Spiers (melodeon) (track 3), Jon Boden (fiddle, stomp-box) (track
3), Neil Wayne (concertina), John Shepherd (electronic keyboards, sampling),
Lawrence Wright (melodeon, spoken voice), Mark Rogers (melodeon), Will Hampson
(melodeon). "Occasional brass" (on tracks 12 and 14)(consisting of
Martin Battersby (conductor), Peter Broadbent (baritone), Darryl Jackson
(trombone), Matthew Challender (flugel), Mark Wardle (cornet), James Pickering
(tuba)), Judy Dunlop (vocals) (track 13). Produced by Ashley Hutchings.
| Title.
| Author.
|
| 1. At the May Day celebrations
| Tune: Trad/Words: Hutchings/Nicol
|
| 2. Swaggering Boney (instr)
| Traditional
|
| 3. Banbury Bill (Bampton)/Shepherd's Hey (Abingdon) (instr)
| Trad
|
| 4. Winster Morris Reel (instr)
| Trad
|
| 5. London Pride (instr)
| Trad
|
| 6. Now mind you this (spoken)
| Jinky Wells
|
| 7. Highland Mary (instr)
| Trad
|
| 8. The field and the farm
| Ashley Hutchings/Ken Nicol
|
| 9. The Devil's Details/ The Low Down (instr)
| Ken Nicol
|
| 10. Comes the morris dancer in (spoken)
| Text from 1667
|
| 11. Bonny Green garters (instr)
| Trad
|
| 12. Every year when the Wakes come along
| Tune: Trad/Words: Hutchings/K Nicol
|
| 13. First day at t'mill
| Mabel F Harrison/Bernard Wrigley
|
| 14. The Godley Hill set (instr)
| Trad
|
| 15. Happy the Age (spoken)
| Text from 1654
|
| 16. The Rose (instr)
| Trad
|
| 17. Jack-in-the-green on Saturday night
| Tune: Trad/Words: Hutchings/K Nicol
|
| 18. Under the old myrtle tree/ Morning star/ Billy Boy/
Banks of the Dee
| Traditional (instr)
|
| 19. Washing day (instr)
| Trad
|
The Magic of Morris - CD 1. Recorded 1945 - c 2005.
Released on CD in 2005. Running time 73 minutes 13 seconds. (only the
tracks that include Ashley Hutchings are shown here)
Track 7 Live at Huntingdon Hall June 2004.
Track 18 From the Grandson of Morris On. Talking Elephant Records TECD038.
Track 20 From The Grandson of Morris On. Talking Elephant Records TECD038.
| Title. | Morris Side/musician. | Field/studio
|
|---|
| 7. Postman's Knock (song) | The Morris
On Band | Studio
|
| 18. Shepherd's Hey/ Orange in Bloom/ The Quaker | Grandson
of Morris On Band | Studio
|
| 20 Sweet Jenny Jones | Grandson
of Morris On Band | Field
|
The Magic of Morris - CD 2. Recorded 1945 - c 2005.
Released on CD in 2005. Running time 72 minutes 31 seconds.
Track 6 From the album Albion Morris Still Dancing After All These Years FOAD
30CD.
Track 15 The Great Grandson of Morris On. Talking Elephant Records TECD062.
Track 16 From the album Albion Morris Still Dancing After All These Years FOAD
30CD.
Track 19 From the album Albion Morris Still Dancing After All These Years FOAD
30CD.
Track 20 Live at Huntingdon Hall June 2004.
Track 25 The Great Grandson of Morris On. Talking Elephant Records TECD062.
| Title. | Morris Side/musician. | Field/studio
|
|---|
| 6. Ladies Pleasure (Bledington) | Albion
Morris Men | Studio
|
| 15. Banbury Hill/ Shepherd's Hey | Great
Grandson of Morris On | Studio
|
| 16. British Grenadier | Albion
Morris Men | Field?
|
| 19. Colne Royal | Albion Morris
Men | Studio
|
| 20. Cuckoo's Nest (song) | Morris
On Band | Field 2004
|
| 25. Bonny Green Garters | Great
Grandson of Morris On | Studio
|
Book: "Ashley Hutchings: The Guv'nor & The Rise of
Folk Rock" by Brian Hinton and Geoff Wall (2002)
Website:
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Last updated on 22/03/2010