A folk/rock album by the Albion Dance Band, recorded in 1976.

The album was produced by Ashley Hutchings

Ashley Hutchings

Ashley Stephen Hutchings is an English bassist, vocalist, songwriter, arranger, band leader, writer and record producer. He was a founder member of three of the most noteworthy English folk-rock bands in the history of the genre; Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span and The Albion Band...

 and Simon Nicol

Simon Nicol

Simon John Breckenridge Nicol is a guitarist, singer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He was a founder member of British folk rock, or electric folk group Fairport Convention and is the only founding member still in the band...

 and was engineered by Vic Gamm. It was recorded at Sound Techniques

Sound Techniques (studio)

Sound Techniques was a popular London recording studio at 46a Old Church Street, Chelsea, London, SW3 founded in December 1964. The premises were originally built as a dairy. It quickly became one of the top independently-owned studios in England. In 1976 the original location in Old Church Street...

 Studio and Olympic (including live dances at Olympic), London. There are several instrumental tracks. The album cover was designed by Dave Dragon, based on an idea by Pete Scowther.

Track listing

1. Uncle Berhard's/Jenny Lind (instr)
2. The Hunt Is Up
3. Varsovinna (instr)
4. Masque (instr)
5. Huntsmans's Chorus
6. Minuet (instr)
7. Wassail Song
8. Picking Of Sticks/ The Old Mole (instr)
9. Merry Sherwood Rangers (live version)
10. La Sextie Estampe Real (instr)
11. I Wish I was Single Again
12. The Whim (instr)
13. Hopping Down In Kent
14. Horse's Brawl (instr)
15. On Christmas Night All Christians Sing (The Sussex Carol
    Sussex Carol
    The Sussex Carol is a Christmas carol popular in Britain, sometimes referred to by its first line On Christmas night all Christians sing. Its words were first published by Luke Wadding, a 17th-century Irish bishop, in a work called Small Garland of Pious and Godly Songs...
    
    )
16. Merry Sherwood Rangers (studio version)

Personnel

• Simon Nicol
  Simon Nicol
  Simon John Breckenridge Nicol is a guitarist, singer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He was a founder member of British folk rock, or electric folk group Fairport Convention and is the only founding member still in the band...
  
   - electric and acoustic guitars, piano.
• Michael Gregory - drums, nakers, percussion.
• Philip Pickett
  Philip Pickett
  Philip Pickett is an English musician, recorder player and director of early music ensembles, notably The New London Consort.- Student days :...
  
   - curtals, shawms, recorders, crumhorns, bagpipes, rackets, chalumeux, synthesisier.
• John Sothcott - vielle, citole, crumhorn.
• Graeme Taylor
  Graeme Taylor
  Graeme Taylor is a British electric guitarist.Taylor played lead guitar with 1970s medieval/rock band Gryphon, and leading folk rock bands including the Albion Band and Home Service...
  
   - electric guitar, piano.
• Ashley Hutchings
  Ashley Hutchings
  Ashley Stephen Hutchings is an English bassist, vocalist, songwriter, arranger, band leader, writer and record producer. He was a founder member of three of the most noteworthy English folk-rock bands in the history of the genre; Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span and The Albion Band...
  
   - leader, electric bass guitar, vocals
• Shirley Collins
  Shirley Collins
  Shirley Elizabeth Collins MBE is a British folksinger who was a significant contributor to the English Folk Revival of the 1960s and 1970s...
  
   - vocals.
• Eddie Upton - caller, vocals.
• John Tams
  John Tams
  John Tams is an English actor, singer, songwriter, composer and musician.- Folk musician :John Tams was a member of Derbyshire folk group Muckram Wakes in the 1970s, then worked with Ashley Hutchings as singer and melodeon-player on albums including Son of Morris On, and as a member of the...
  
   - vocals, melodeon.
• John Rodd - concertina, tabourine, vocals.
• Dave Mattacks
  Dave Mattacks
  Dave Mattacks is a rock and folk drummer. Best known for his work with Fairport Convention, Mattacks has also worked both as a session musician, and as a performance artist...
  
  - drums, piano, electric piano.