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: