Ghosts, the 2004 CD Chris Wood, John Dipper and I recorded as the English Acoustic Collective is now available as a CD or download – use the Bandcamp player below or click here.  Considered by many to be a landmark release, this CD features my tunes Copernicus and St George’s Day as well as the Hugh Lupton / Chris Wood songs Bleary Winter and Mari Lwyd, John Dipper’s fantastic Kennington Jig, and our treatment of several traditional tunes including The Hare’s Maggot and Mr Isaac’s Maggot and the morris tunes Bonnets of Blue and the Cuckoo’s Nest.

The Irish Times – Top 10 albums of 2004
“This is precisely the dig in the ribs that English folk needs.”
Siobhan Long

Dirty Linnen – USA
“The best recording of purely English music in years. Highly recommended.”
Jim Lee

BBC Radio 3 – Late Junction
“With its imaginative beauty, inventiveness and outstanding playing, ‘Ghosts’ is destined to haunt us for a very long time. These superb musicians provide us with a real celebration of the English tradition in the 21st century.”
Fiona Talkington

Folking.com
“An education of the finest order and should go down in history as a defining collection that can be looked upon as such by generations down the line.”
Phil Daniels