Recorded by Wayne Nottage and mixed by Robert Harbron at Studio 94, Harrow;
Photography by Sarah Hogan;
Sleeve design by Robert Harbron

Musicians

Tim van Eyken: melodeon, vocals;
Robert Harbron: concertina, guitar, harmony vocals

Tracks

1. Sussex Waltz (2.22)
2. Frenchman in the Moon: La Boite a Frissons / The Man in the Moon / Orange in Bloom (6.12)
3. Ye Mariners (Roud 1191) (1.49)
4. Old Swedish: Det stod en jungfru / Unknown (9.05)
5. New Swedish: Paul and Jenny’s Wedding Tune / Polska after Jonas Ollson (7.14)
6. The Handsome Dark Lover (3.23)
7. Poynton: The Road to Poynton / The Mad Mile (5.16)
8. Set La Cardeuse (4.30)
9. Farmer Slough: Once a Farmer / Proceed to Slough (4.59)
10. Bold Riley (4.31)

All tracks trad. arr. Tim van Eyken, Robert Harbron except
Track 2a Jean Blanchard;
Tracks 5a, 7 Robert Harbron;
Track 6 lyrics Chloe Plester, tune trad.;
Track 9b Nancy Kerr

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Robert Harbron;
Produced by The English Acoustic Collective;
Photography by Chris Wood and Darius Wilson;
Design by Joe Pieczenko

Musicians

John Dipper: violin;
Robert Harbron: concertinas, bassoon;
Chris Wood: violin, viola, guitar, vocals

Tracks

1. Copernicus (4.40)
2. Bleary Winter (4.19)
3. Train Tune / Tomcat (4.44)
4. Swap Your Love (4.09)
5. St. George’s Day / Cuckoo’s Nest (Roud 1506) (8.09)
6. The Colour of Amber (Roud 1716) (2.57)
7. Bonnets of Blue / Kennington Jig (6.41)
8. Hare’s Maggot / Mr Isaac’s Maggot (4.47)
9. Variation on Baccapipes / Greensleeves (2.18)
10. Mari Lwyd (5.18)
11. Ruskin Mill Waltz (4.36)

Tracks 1, 3b, 5a Robert Harbron;
Tracks 2, 10 Hugh Lupton, Chris Wood;
Tracks 3a, 7b, 9, 11 John Dipper;
Track 4 trad., additional words Chris Wood, music Robert Harbron;
Tracks 5b, 8 trad., additional music John Dipper, Robert Harbron, Chris Wood;
Track 6 trad.;
Track 7a trad., additional music Robert Harbron, John Dipper, Chris Wood;

Recorded on 19/20 October 2005 at Home Farm, with grateful thanks to Claude and Elizabeth Rutter and Miranda Rutter;
Produced and engineered by Robert Harbron;
Artwork by Ben Deakin;
Design by Robert Harbron

Musicians

Robert Harbron: English concertina, guitar, vocals;
Emma Reid: fiddle

Tracks

1. The Rose Tree / Getting Upstairs (4.05)
2. Tombigbee Waltz / Vals efter Herman Strömberg (6.12)
3. Brown Is the Colour (Roud 3103) (4.05)
4. Yeavering Hornpipe No. 2 / Cheshire Rounds (4.27)
5. Midnattssolen (2.18)
6. Nancy Taylor’s Reel / The Reverend Joe Hislop of Alnwick / Snowy Monday (7.07)
7. Miss Lindsay Baker / Henry Cave’s Hornpipe / The Morpeth Rant (4.52)
8. Young and Old / Girls and Boys / Off She Goes (4.08)
9. Mercury (4.00)
10. Loch Ruan (2.42)

All tracks trad. arr. Robert Harbron, Emma Reid except
Track 3 trad. / Robert Harbron;
Tracks 4a, 6b Alistair Anderson;
Track 5 Emma Reid;
Track 6ac Willie Taylor;
Track 8a Charles Kingsley, Laurel Swift;
Track 9 Robert Harbron

Produced by Kerr Fagan Harbron;
Executive producer Paul Adams;
Recorded by Olvier Knight at Panda Sound, Robin Hood’s Bay, North Yorkshire;
Mixed by Robert Harbron at Fellside, Workington, Cumbria;
Mastered by Tim Turan, Turan Audio, Oxford;
Photography by James Fagan, group photo by Jane Griffiths;
Design by Robert Harbron

Musicians

Nancy Kerr: fiddle, viola, autoharp, vocals;
James Fagan: guitar-bouzouki, vocals;
Robert Harbron: English concertina, guitar, harmony vocals;
with
Colin Fletcher: double bass [4, 9, 11]

Tracks

1. Thaxted / Leaving Old England (4.29)
2. Alan Tyne of Harrow (Roud 1553) / Alvin’s (6.54)
3. Favourite Duet (3.08)
4. Break Your Fall (4.00)
5. Farmhands and Masters (4.33)
6. The Tide Coming In / The Beehive (3.25)
7. The Smiling Bride / Drummond Castle / Holly’s Jig (3.08)
8. Kissing Tree Lane / I Wish (5.56)
9. Let the Mystery Be / Pie in the Sky (5.52)
10. Request Stop (Please Inform the Guard) (2.32)
11. The Diamantina Drover (4.36)
12. Spanish Fandangle / Sally Sloane’s Varsovienna / Ti Tree Waltz (4.05)

Track 1a Gustav Holst;
Tracks 1b, 2a, 3, 6a, 7b, 12 trad.
Tracks 2b, 8a, 10 Robert Harbron;
Track 4 Nancy Kerr;
Track 5 Rud Puddefoot;
Track 6b Nollaig Casey;
Track 7a Charlie Lennon;
Track 7c James Fagan;
Track 8b trad., new words and music Nancy Kerr;
Track 9a Iris Dement;
Track 9b Joe Hill;
Track 11 Hugh McDonald

Recorded by Sigge Krantz;
Artwork by Lizzy Doe

Musicians

Rob Harbron: English concertina, guitar, vocals;
Emma Reid: fiddle

with special guest
Göran Wennerbrandt: guitar

FolkNotes album review

Tracks

1. November Waltz (3.56)
2. Great Uncle Henry / Waiting for Rain (4.36)
3. Da Unst Bridal March / Master Kilby (Roud 1434) (4.28)
4. Camberwell / Polska från Mörkö efter Anders Gustaf Andersson (5.05)
5. Bröllopsmarsch efter Nils Bernhard Ljunggren (3.23)
6. Upon a Summer’s Day / Bengts 50-års vals (4.56)
7. Squirrel in the Tree / Grand Hornpipe (3.57)
8. Big Set: Rubbertoes / Polska efter Andreas Dahlgren / Butcher’s Hornpipe / Blue John Hornpipe (7.05)
9. Polkas: Julien’s Original Polka / Kemikan / Bon Ton / St Brides Bells (4.54)
10. Pretty Saro (Roud 417) / Shove the Pig’s Foot (4.51)
11. Moving Back Home (4.08)

All tracks trad. arr. Rob Harbron, Emma Reid except;
Tracks 1, 2b, 8a Rob Harbron;
Tracks 2a, 6b, 13 Emma Reid;
Tracks 3ab, 4ab, 5, 6a, 7ab, 8bc, 9a-d trad. arr. Rob Harbron, Emma Reid;
Track 8d Dave Shepherd

Christmas Champions was originally commissioned for BBC Radio 3 Late Junction.

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Robert Harbron;
Produced by The English Acoustic Collective;
Photography by Chris Wood and Darius Wilson;
Design by Joe Pieczenko

Musicians

Hugh Lupton: vocals [1];
English Acoustic Collective [2, 4-5]:
    John Dipper: violin;
    Robert Harbron: concertinas, bassoon;
    Chris Wood: violin, viola, guitar, vocals;
Olivia Ross: vocals, violin [2-5]

Tracks

1. Christmas Champions (26.24)
2. Shepherds, Arise! (Roud 1207) (5.29)
3. Coventry Carol (Roud 19028) (2.38)
4. While Shepherds Watched (Roud 936) (4.06)
5. Wassail (Roud 209) (7.07)

Track 1 written and told by Hugh Lupton, composed, played and sung by Chris Wood;
Track 2 trad.;
Track 3 trad., Hugh Lupton;
Tracks 4-5 trad., Chris Wood

Recorded and mixed by Andy Bell at Woodworm Studios in 21-22 January 2019;
Mastered by Neil Ferguson;
Photography by Camilla Greenwell;
Craphic design by Robin Beatty

Musicians

Rob Harbron: English concertina

Tracks

1. The Brink of July (3.12)
2. Like a Christmas Tree / Polly in the Wood (4.56)
3. One String Jig / Kindling (3.46)
4. Midnight Schottisches 1 & 2 (4.15)
5. Calgarth Hornpipe / Keswick Bonny Lassies / Iron & Coke Hornpipe (4.12)
6. Mill Lane (3.40)
7. Women & Wine / Tumbler’s Hornpipe (5.08)
8. Swimming Tune (4.17)
9. The Ship That Never Returned (3.06)
10. Piggery / Alvin’s (4.23)
11. January Blackbird (3.04)

All tracks Rob Harbron except
Tracks 5, 7, 9 trad. arr. Rob Harbron

Video

Rob Harbron at the Hudson Records Listening Club on 2 August 2020:

Recorded and produced by Andy Bell at Red Kite Studio, Carmarthenshire, Wales, in November 2021;
Mastered by Sam Proctor at Lismore Mastering;
Photography by Camilla Greenwell;
Design by Robin Beatty

Folk Radio UK review by Billy Rough

Musicians

Rob Harbron: English concertina, guitar, mandolin, harmonium, pocket piano, piano [8], vocals;
Emily Portman: vocals, banjo, piano, field recordings, magic card shuffles;

with
Pete Judge: flugelhorn

Tracks

1. The Healths (Roud 17156) (3.31)
2. Borstal Boy (Roud 60; Laws P25; G/D 6:1169, 6:1170; Henry H683) (3.19)
3. The Game of Cards (Roud 232) (4.34)
4. Long A-Growing (Roud 31; Laws O35; G/D 6:1222) (5.06)
5. Down in the Meadow (Roud 18829; Henry H218ab) (4.08)
6. Rosanna (Roud 42; Child 62; G/D 6:1161; Henry H126) (7.43)
7. The Oakham Poachers (Roud 1686) (3.16)
8. The Birds in the Spring (Roud 356) (3.10)
9. Oh to Be Alone (3.47)
10. Meeting Point (4.57)

Track 1 words trad., music Rob Harbron;
Tracks 2-8 trad.;
Track 9 words anon., from The Woman Socialist (1906), music Sandra Kerr;
Track 10 words Louis MacNeice (1940), music Tim Dalling

Video

Emily Portman and Rob Harbron with Pete Judge perform Meeting Point, the first line of which provided the album title:

Composed, recorded and mixed by Rob Harbron over five days in January 2023;
Photography by Rob Harbron

Musicians

Rob Harbron: English concertina, guitar, mandolin

Tracks

1. A Minute More Each Day (3.55)
2. Perihelion (3.19)
3. Sundogs (3.17)
4. As the Days Begin to Lengthen (3.21)
5. Besinox (3.31)

All tracks by Rob Harbron

Composed, recorded and mixed by Rob Harbron over five days in 18-18 June 2022;
Photography by Camilla Greenwell

Musicians

Rob Harbron: English concertina, guitar, mandolin, harmonium

Tracks

1. Sun Stands Still (2.56)
2. Sixteen Hours Forty-Two (3.51)
3. Aphelion (3.47)
4. Rose Moon (4.26)
5. Seven Seconds Less (3.34)

All tracks by Rob Harbron