Recorded as a demo tape in 1990;
Recorded and edited by Gareth Cutting and Eddy Stephens

Musicians

Andy Cutting: melodeon;
Chris Wood: fiddle, vocals

Tracks

Side 1

1. Reels à Philippe Bruneau reels (4.41)
2. La Contredanse / Jules Verret’s reels (4.39)
3. Unknown reels (1.07)
4. The History Man / Roseville Fair (6.48)
5. Anglo American Polka thing (2.03)

Side 2

6. Unknown / La Voyager reels (4.11)
7. In Continental Mood / Flatworld waltzes (3.13)
8. Unknown / Hommage à Nos Racines reels (5.39)
9. Bouchard Quadrille / Marche Duverner marches (3.34)
10. Mrs. Saggs thing (3.04)

All tracks trad. except
Track 1 Lorenzo Picard;
Track 4a, 7 Andy Cutting;
Track 4b Bill Staines;
Track 5 Jean Carignan;
Track 8b Marcel Messervier;
Track 10 Chris Wood

Recorded by Ray Williams at Panda Studios in April and May 1992;
Mixed, edited and produced by Chris Wood & Andy Cutting;
Photographs by Tim Fagan;
Artwork by Chris Wood

Musicians

Chris Wood: vocals, guitar, violin;
Andy Cutting: melodeon;
Barry Coope: keyboards

Tracks

1. Coroare (4.32)
2. Quadrille des Laurentide / Unknown (3.44)
3. Valcartier Set First Part / Second Balance (4.00)
4. When First I Came to Caledonia (5.12)
5. When Cloe / Ville de Quebec (3.37)
6. Unknown Reel / La Grand Jigue Simple (3.12)
7. Galope de la Malbaie / Homage à Edmond Parizeau (4.21)
8. The Silver Swan (2.23)
9. Out Come the Freaks (5.05)
10. Valse efter Tor Lohne / Retour de Montaignac / Waltz Harry Lane (11.02)
11. The First of May / The Last of June (3.22)
12. Reel à Pointe-au-Pic (3.16)
13. Polka Chinoise (2.10)

All tracks trad. arr. Chris Wood, Andy Cutting except
Tracks 1, 6b Chris Wood;
Track 7 trad. arr. Marcel Messervier;
Track 8 Orlando Gibbons;
Track 9 David Was, Don Was;
Track 10b Frédéric Paris;
Track 10c Andy Cutting;

Produced and recorded by Nigel Eaton and Andy Cutting;
Artwork by Naomi Hines;
Remastered for CD by Dave Eynstone at The Den

Musicians

Nigel Eaton: hurdy-gurdy, cello, keyboards;
Andy Cutting: diatonic accordion, keyboards;
Tim Panting: guitar, keyboards;
Ian Luff: cittern

Tracks

1. St Chartier Set: Monster Café / The Barge / In Continental Mood / Spaghetti Panic (7.54)
2. Boffalora / The Bay Tree / Walled Garden Waltz (6.16)
3. C Polkas (5.00)
4. Plane Silver (4.45)
5. Nymento March (3.30)
6. The Ice House Schottisches (5.03)
7. Bourrée / Bourrée (4.06)
8. Kate at the Gate (5.36)
9. L’Autre Bout du Monde / Adders Waltz (5.05)
10. The Rant (Deluge Mix) (5.44)
11. Anxious Hymn (1.28)

Tracks 1ab, 5-6, 8, 9b, 10-11 Nigel Eaton;
Tracks 1cd 2ab Andy Cutting;
Tracks 3, 7a pieces heard at European festivals, composers unknown;
Track 4 Tim Panting, Nigel Eaton;
Track 7b Michel Le Cam;
Track 9a Jean Blanchard

Recorded live at two concerts at the Sidmouth International Festival of Folk Arts in August 1994

Musicians

Andy Cutting: diatonic button accordion;
Chris Wood: vocals, violin, viola;
Morten Alfred Høirup: guitar [4-13]

Tracks

Side 1

1. Set / La Cardeuse (4.34)
2. Le bout du monde / L’autre bout du monde / Adders (5.14)
3. When First I Came to Caledonia (4.32)
4. Quadrille des laurentide / Unknown (4.01)
5. Waltz Clog (5.36)
6. The Lazy Farmer (Roud 438; Laws H13) (2.31)
7. Brandy (4.30)

Side 1

8. Hares on a Mountain (Roud 329) / Elizabeth Clare (5.22)
9. Une autre fois / Le canal en octobre (4.32)
10. Potpourri of Reels (5.52)
11. Valse des jouets (4.54)
12. Newly Weds / La Voyager (3.15)
13. J’ai vu le loup (5.56)

All tracks trad. except
Track 2a Maxou Heintzen;
Track 2b Jean Blanchard;
Track 2c Nigel Eaton;
Track 6 trad. / Chris Wood;
Track 8a music trad., new words;
Track 8b Chris Wood;
Track 9 Frederick Paris;
Track 10 Lorenzo Picard / trad.;
Track 11 Michel Faubert

Produced by Roland Melia, Chris Wood and Andy Cutting;
Recorded by Ray Williams at Panda Studios, North Dalton, and by Warwick Pilmer at Beaumont Street Studios, Batley;
Mixed by Mark Whyles at Beaumont Street Studios;
Photography by Alessandra Satta;
Sleeve design and artwork by Karen Tweed, Bryan Ledgard, Chris Wood and Andy Cutting

Musicians

Andy Cutting: melodeon;
Chris Wood: vocals, violin, guitar

Tracks

1. La Boite A Frissons / Lusignac (4.39)
2. The Old Queen / La Choca (5.02)
3. The Man of Double Deed (6.19)
4. Le Reel Du Quêteux (5.42)
5. Hares on the Mountain (Roud 329) / Elizabeth Clare (5.29)
6. Le Gabier De Terre-Neuve (3.37)
7. Waffelwaltzen / Siberian Stomp (5.54)
8. Following the Old Oss (4.09)
9. Florinda / Organdi (5.56)
10. Back at Lusignac (3.16)

All tracks trad. except
Track 1a Jean Blanchard;
Tracks 1b, 5ab, 10 Chris Wood;
Track 2a Ian Luff;
Track 6 Ady Cutting after Cabestan;
Track 7a Ale Möller;
Track 7b Martin Hazell;
Track 8 Tony Deane;
Track 9 Gilles Chabenat

Location recording at Chapel Lunch, Derbyshire by Panda Sound;
Engineered by Oliver Knight;
Mixed at Panda Sound, Robin Hood’s Bay by Mark Whyles and Oliver Knight;
Produced by The Two Duos Quartet and Oliver Knight

Musicians

Ian Carr: guitar;
Andy Cutting: diatonic button accordion;
Karen Tweed: piano accordion;
Chris Wood: vocals, violin, viola

Tracks

1. Amberanna (4.01)
2. I Feel a Smile Coming On (5.36)
3. Rain a Sup / Going to the Well for Water (2.51)
4. The Shouter (3.45)
5. Miss Hanoria McNamara of Ballybunion / Robin’s / Waltz Harry Lane (7.13)
6. Olivers / Two Beers (4.55)
7. Reel / Reel de chicoutimi / La Belle Époque (5.35)
8. Through Lonesome Woods (Roud 3461) (2.26)
9. Planxty Madam Maxwell (6.49)

Track 1 Ian Carr;
Tracks 2, 4 Chris Wood;
Track 3 trad. arr. Karen Tween, Ian Carr, Andy Cutting;
Track 5 Karen Tweed, Swayne, Andy Cutting;
Track 6 Andy Cutting;
Track 7ab trad.;
Track 7c Marcel Messervier;
Track 8 trad. arr. Chris Wood, Ian Carr;
Track 9 O’Carolan trad. arr. Karen Tweed, Ian Carr, Chris Wood, Andy Cutting

Recorded by Oliver Knight at Chapel Lunch, Derbyshire;
Mixed at Panda Sound, Robin Hood’s Bay, by Chris Wood, Andy Cutting and Oliver Knight;
Post production by Andy Cutting and Andy Seward;
Photography by Chris Wood and Philippe Delagrange;
Design by Joe Pieczenko and Chris Wood

Musicians

Andy Cutting: diatonic button accordion;
Chris Wood: vocals [3b, 4b, 6b, 7a], violin, viola;
Ian Carr: guitar

Tracks

1. Bonny Breast Knot / Bonny Kate (3.06)
2. Mrs. Casey / Knock Knock Who? / The Bishop of Chester’s (7.12)
3. Down The Wagon Way / Sweet Jayne (Roud 3243; Laws B22) / The North Downs Way (11.29)
4. Miss Lindsay Barker / Spencer the Rover (Roud 1115; TYG 3) (5.40)
5. Attingham Waltz (5.28)
6. Country Gardens / The Rambling Comber (Roud 1473) (8.50)
7. While Gamekeepers Lie Sleeping (Roud 363) / Charlie’s March (4.58)
8. Paddy Carey’s / The Spirit of the Dance (4.53)

All tracks trad. except
Track 2b Chris Wood, Ian Carr;
Track 3c Chris Wood;
Track 4a Andy Cutting;
Track 5 Helena Torpy

Produced by Andy Cutting;
Recorded by Oliver Knight at Chapel Lunch;
Mixed by Andy Cutting and Joe Rusby at Pure Studios;
Mastered by Dean Jordan at Sight and Sound;
Photography by Richard Faulks;
Artwork by Joe Pieczenko

Musicians

Karen Tweed: piano accordion;
Andy Cutting: diatonic button accordion

Tracks

1. Wark: Waking Up in Wonderful Wark / A Quiet Wedding (4.53)
2. Annaliese: Annaliese / There Are Angels (4.23)
3. Snack: I Only Wanted a Snack / Altfechan (2.08)
4. Swedish: Polska adopted from Carl Eric Berndt / Plaejnez mon sort / Chassepain (6.02)
5. Johsefines: Johsefines Dopp Waltz / When Chloe / Ville de Quebec (7.10)
6. Donald’s: McLeod’s Farewell (1.49)
7. Hammy’s: The Woodcock / The Kerfunton / April’s Fool (5.36)
8. Horseshoe: Horseshoe Harbour / Christy Barry’s / Heidi Hendy (3.44)
9. St Michael’s Mount: St Michael’s Mount / Les Chicaneux / The Tinkers Apron / Ms Fosters Fudge (6.08)
10. Åsa: Polska efter Sven Grev / Colbjörn (6.17)

Track 1 Karen Tweed;
Track 2a Jan Ekedahl;
Tracks 2b, 3, 8ac, 9a Andy Cutting;
Tracks 4ab, 5b trad arr. Karen Tweed, Andy Cutting, Ian Carr;
Track 4c Gilles Chabenat;
Track 5a Roger Tallroth;
Track 5c, 9d Chrid Wood;
Track 6 Donald Shaw;
Tracks 7ab Hammy Hamilton;
Track 7c, 10a trad arr. Andy Cutting, Karen Tweed;
Tracks 8b, 9b unknown arr. Andy Cutting, Karen Tweed;
Track 8a Diarmuid Moynihan;
Track 9c trad arr. Andy Cutting, Karen Tweed, Martin Green;
Track 10b Carina Normansson

Musicians

Andy Cutting: melodeon;
Mike McGoldrick: whistley things;
Tim Harries: double bass;
Ian Carr: guitar

Tracks

1. Uphill Way (4.17)
2. Cuckoo’s Nest / Old Molly Oxford (8.45)
3. CEG (4.21)
4. Atherfield (2.50)
5. Charlie / Come Back! (3.26)
6. Edges / Thin Waltz (6.10)
7. Still Hearing You / The Resplendent Jig (6.39)
8. Granton Fish Bowl (3.30)
9. Covered in People (1.58)
10. Potato / Theatre (4.17)
11. Old Light (1.56)
12. The Abbess (3.42)

Produced by Andy Bell;
Recorded by Andy Bell at Redkite Studios on 20-22 January 2015;
Assistant engineer Hugh Sheehan;
Filming by James Lockey;
Mixed by Andy Bell at Underbank Studios;
Mastered by Silas Brown at Legacy;
Starlings photograph by Graham Catley;
Photography by Shaun Bloodworth;
Design by Bruce Brand at Arthole

Musicians

Martin Simpson: guitars, 5-string banjo, vocals;
Andy Cutting: diatonic accordion;
Nancy Kerr: fiddle, viola, vocals

Tracks

CD

1. Dark Swift & Bright Swallow (3.51)
2. Richmond Cotillion (3.03)
3. Dark Honey (3.25)
4. Fair Rosamund (Roud 3729) (5.24)
5. Gather the Owls / Train on the Island (3.09)
6. Toy Soldiers (4.07)
7. The Cruel Mother (Roud 9; Child 20; G/D 2:193; TYG 73) (4.49)
8. Seven Years (4.23)
9. Plains of Waterloo (Roud 960; Laws N32) (7.54)
10. Lads of Alnwick (2.24)
11. Not Even the Ground / Two Ladies (4.49)
12. Some Old Salty (3.38)

Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks

13. Angel Hill (4.16)
14. Boston Smuggler (Roud 261; Laws L16; G/D 2:260; Henry H691) (5.55)
15. I Like Him, He’s Common (1.36)
16. Broomfield Hill (Roud 34; Child 43; G/D 2:322; Henry H135) (4.13)
17. Stealin’ (3.29)

Deluxe Edition DVD

1. I’ll Play You Who I Am
   a documentary film about the making of Murmurs
2. Bonus interview videos

Single

1. Dark Honey (3.25)
2. Ruben (Roud 3423) (4.21)

Tracks 1, 6 Martin Simpson;
Tracks 2, 4, 5b, 7, 9-10, 14, 16-17 trad.;
Track 3, 11a Nancy Kerr;
Track 5a Emily Askew, Rachel Newton, Hannah James;
Tracks 8, 11b, 15 Andy Cutting;
Track 12 Lal Waterson, Oliver Knight
Track 13 words Charles Causley, music Jim Causley

Video

This video shows Simpson Cutting Kerr rehearsing Seven Years on 10 January 2015:

Photography by Graham Whitmore;
Drawing by David Suff

Musicians

Martin Simpson: guitars, 5-string banjo, vocals;
Andy Cutting: diatonic accordion;
Tom Wright: drums, guitar [1];
Nancy Kerr: fiddle, viola, vocals [2]

Tracks

Side A

1. Green Onions (3.05)

Side B

2. Willie Taylor (Roud 158; Laws N11; G/D 1:169; Henry H213, H757)

Track 1 Booker T. Jones, Al Jackson, Lewis Steinberg, Steve Cropper;
Track 2 trad.

Musicians

Anne Niepold, Andy Cutting: melodeons

Tracks

1. Knockdown (4.12)
2. @ Halsway (2.52)
3. Simon & Candy’s Halsway Jig (2.20)
4. Imposter Syndrome (6.44)
5. Captain Fantastic (2.48)
6. Playtime (5.10)
7. Uphill Way (3.22)
8. Lucignac (4.45)
9. Dear If You Change (6.58)
10. Vestvågøya (3.45)
11. Jacques Covemaeker (6.21)

Recorded at artes Studio, Esslingen, 2-5 June 2023;
Mixed and mastered by Jürgen Treyz at artes Studio, Esslingen;
Photos by Gregor Eisenhuth and Dirk Savade;
Album design by Eva Giovannini

Folking.com review by Graham Brown
Gudrun Walther & Andy Cutting: On Inventiveness and the Making of a New Album, Bright Young Folk interview by Michele Mele

Musicians

Gudrun Walther: fiddle, vocals;
Andy Cutting: diatonic accordion

Tracks

1. Sheffield Fair / Ravens Hornpipe (3.33)
2. Kommt, ihr G’spielen – “Summer Song” (4.50)
3. Åre Polska (4.04)
4. April Snow (4.12)
5. Island of Woods (5.40)
6. Tiny The Trooper / Should All the Penguins Be Forgot (4.10 )
7. Polonaise No.15 / Biehl’s Polnisch (5.14)
8. Nach grüner Farb’ mein Herz verlangt – “Winter Song” (3.34)
9. Miss Lindsay Barker (4.22)
10. Greenfield House (4.36)
11. Gangar / Shadows (7.48)

Track 1a, 3, 7ab, 8, 11a trad.;
Track 1b Rob Harbron;
Track 2 trad., Gudrun Walther;
Track 4, 11b Gudrun Walther;
Track 5 Liz Carroll, Barry Foy;
Track 6a Paddy O’Bien;
Track 6b John McCusker;
Tracks 9-10 Andy Cutting

Video

Andy Cutting and Gudrun Walther perform a gangar, a traditional dance tune from Smålene (now Østfold) in South-East Norway. Andy learned it from Richard Burgess, an Englishman living in Norway: