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;

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

Recorded at Panda Sound, Robin Hood’s Bay;
Engineered and mastered by Oliver Knight;
Photography by Andy Williams;
Sleeve design by Bryan Ledgard

Musicians

Martin Carthy: vocals [1-2, 5, 8-9], guitar [1, 3-6, 8-12];
Roger Wilson: vocals [2, 7-8, 12], violin [3-4, 6-7, 10, 12], viola [9], mandolin [1,3, 8], guitar [2], djembe [5];
Chris Wood: vocals [3-4, 8, 11], violin [1, 3, 5-10], viola [5, 12], guitar [4, 11]

Tracks

1. Six Jovial Welshman (Roud 283; G/D 2:283) (4.03)
2. Ultrasound (5.32)
3. Turtle Dove (Roud 422) (6.46)
4. You Must Unload (Roud 22511) (3.07)
5. Scarborough Fair (Roud 12; Child 2; G/D 2:329) (4.12)
6. Glorishears (4.32)
7. Two Sisters (Roud 8; Child 10; G/D 2:213) (4.13)
8. The Taoist Tale (4.49)
9. Billy Boy (Roud 326) (4.03)
10. Young Collins (5.28)
11. Lord Bateman (Roud 40; Child 53; G/D 5:1023; Henry H470) (6.47)
12. Indian Tea (4.47)

Tracks 1, 3, 5-7, 9-11 trad.;
Track 2 Roger Wilson;
Track 4 John B. Vaughan, Chris Wood;
Track 8 Tucker Zimmerman;
Track 12 Roger Wilson after Robert Frost

Recorded on lication by Paul Dumas;
Mixed at Studio Blatin by “the boys”
Photography by Tim Fagan;
Sculpture and polaroids by Jean François Vrod;
Design by Joe Pieczenko

Musicians

Chris Wood: vocals, violin, viola;
Jean François Vrod: violin, viola

Tracks

1. Mazurkas (4.00)
2. Goodwin / Marchoise / When the Land Is White With Snow (9.35)
3. Seeds of Love (Roud 3; G/D 6:1180) (4.17)
4. Kettledrum / Glory of the West (4.02)
5. Al’s March / Astor’s / Bourrées (7.36)
6. Through Lonesome Woods (Roud 3461) / Bourrée Longue / Bogue D’Or (5.42)
7. Marsh Waltz / Les Marquayres (5.02)
8. Tout en m’y promenant (1.56)
9. Pace Egging (Roud 614; TYG 53) / Ribatz Ribatz (5.17)

Track 1 Durif / Champeval / Jean François Vrod;
Track 2b trad. Jean François Vrod;
Tracks 2ac, 5b,7a Chris Wood;
Tracks 5a, 6bc, 7b Jean François Vrod;
Tracks 3, 4ab, 5c, 6a, 8, 9ab trad

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

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 by Robert Harbron;
Mixed by Chris Wood;
Photography by Chris Wood;
Design by Joe Pieczenko

Musicians

Chris Wood: violin, viola, guitar, vocals

Tracks

1. Hard (3.43)
2. Albion (5.49)
3. Bleary Winter (4.01)
4. Lord Bateman (Roud 40; Child 53; G/D 5:1023; Henry H470) (8.00)
5. One in a Million (9.52)
6. Our Captain Calls (Roud 602) (3.56)
7. John Barleycorn (Roud 164; G/D 3:559) (5.01)
8. Walk This World With Music (6.34)

Tracks 1-2, 8 Chris Wood;
Tracks 3, 5 Hugh Lupton, Chris Wood;
Track 4 trad., additional material Chris Wood;
Track 6-7 trad. arr. Chris Wood

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Chris Wood and Robert Harbron
at The English Acoustic Collective and at Home Farm;
Photography by Maurice Gunning

Musicians

Chris Wood: violin, viola, guitar, vocals;
Karine Polwart: vocals [3, 8];
Robert Jarvis: trombone [5]

Tracks

1. Summerfield Avenue (4.15)
2. The Cottager’s Reply (4.11)
3. John Ball (7.30)
4. England in Ribbons (13.01)
5. Mad John (6.15)
6. Riches on the Bold (6.11)
7. The Lady of York (Roud 9; Child 20; G/D 2:193; TYG 73) (4.05)
8. Come Down Jehovah (5.29)

Tracks 1, 5-6, 8 Chris Wood;
Track 2 Frank Mansell, Chris Wood;
Track 3 Sydney Carter;
Track 4 Hugh Lupton, Chris Wood;
Track 7 trad. arr. Chris Wood

Recorded at Corncrake Studios by Mark Tucker
and at The English Acoustic Collective by Robert Harbron;
Mixed at The English Acoustic Collective by Chris Wood;
Mastered by Calum Malcolm;
Photography by Carey Gough;
Design by Monkey with a Pen

Musicians

Chris Wood: violin, viola, guitar, vocals;
Danny Wood: guitar;
Byrney Morse Brown: cello;
Robert Jarvis: trombone;
Andy Gangadeen: drums

Tracks

1. No Honey Tongued Sonnet (4.00)
2. Two Widows (6.10)
3. Spitfires (3.53)
4. My Darling’s Downsized (5.20)
5. Asparagus (3.49)
6. Hollow Point (7.38)
7. Caesar (3.27)
8. Johnny East (4.11)
9. Turtle Soup (6.09)
10. The Grand Correction (4.12)

All tracks Chris Wood

Tracks

CD 1

1. The Shouter (3.47)
2. I Feel a Smile Coming On (5.39)
3. The Colour of Amber (Roud 1716) (3.00)
4. Albion (5.46)
5. Down the Waggon Way / Sweet Jayne / The North Downs Way (11.33)
6. Summerfield Avenue (4.17)
7. Lusignac (3.16)
8. One in a Million (9.52)
9. Hares on a Mountain (Roud 329) / Elisabeth Clare (5.27)
10. The Farmer (6.30)

CD 2

11. Cold Haily Rainy Night (Roud 135; G/D 4:778) (6.14)
    Chris Wood, Eliza & Martin Carthy and The Young Coppers with Trans-Global Underground
12. The Land: When the Land Is White With Snow (6.10)
13. Mad John (6.15)
14. The Mari Lwyd (5.19)
15. Valtz efter Tor Lohne / Retour de Montaignac / Waltz Harry Lane (6.10)
16. The Taoist Tale (4.49)
17. John Ball (7.27)
18. Copernicus (4.41)
19. The History Man / Roseville Fair (6.47)
20. Pace Egging (Roud 614; TYG 53) / Ribatz (5.21)
21. Walk This World With Music (6.32)

Track 19 from Chris Wood & Andy Cutting (RUFCD01, 1990)
Track 15 from Wood & Cutting: Lisa (RUFCD02, 1993)
Tracks 7, 9 from Wood & Cutting: Lusignac (RUFCD04, 1995)
Track 16 from Wood – Wilson – Carthy (RUFCD05, 1998)
Track 20 from Crossing (RUFCD06, 1999)
Tracks 1, 2 from Two Duos Quartet: Half As Happy As We (RUFCD07, 1999)
Track 5 from Wood & Cutting: Knock John (RUFCD08, 1999)
Tracks 3, 14, 18 from English Acoustic Collective: Ghosts (RUFCD09, 2004)
Tracks 4, 8, 21 from The Lark Descending (RUFCD10, 2005)
Tracks 6, 13, 17 from Trespasser (RUFCD11, 2008)
Track 11 from The Imagined Village (Real World CDRW, 2007);
Track 12 from Karen Tweed: May Monday;
Track 10 previously unreleased Two Duos Quartet track

Track 8 recorded at Rimshot Studio, Sittingbourne, Kent;
Photography by Hugo Morris

Musicians

Chris Wood: vocals, guitar;
Neil Harland: bass;
Justin Mitchell: Hammond, Wurlitzer, flugelhorn;
Martin Butler: piano

Tracks

1. None the Wiser (4.08)
2. Jerusalem (4.44)
3. The Sweetness Game (3.52)
4. A Whole Life Lived (4.37)
5. The Little Carpenter (Roud 1594) (4.57)
6. Thou Shalt (6.28)
7. Tally of Salt (4.54)
8. I Am (2.58)
9. The Wolfless Years (4.39)

All tracks by Chris Wood except
Track 2 words William Blake;
Track 5 trad. arr. Chris Wood;
Track 7 words Hugp Lupton;
Track 8 words John Clare, adapted by Hugh Lupton

Video

The Chris Wood Trio perform Jerusalem during a sound check before a concert in Cambridge on 27 April 2013:

Produced by Chris Wood;
Recorded at English Acoustic Collective except
Track 5 recorded at Rimshot Studio;
Cover photo by Simon Evans

Musicians

Chris Wood: vocals, guitar, percussion;
Gary Walsh: Hammond organ;
Justin Mitchell: flugelhorn;
Martin Butlier: piano

Tracks

1. So Much to Defend (6.42)
2. This Love Won’t Let You Fail (5.18)
3. Only a Friendly (4.30)
4. The Flail (3.26)
5. 1887 (4.37)
6. Strange Cadence (4.18)
7. Shallow End (3.48)
8. More Fool Me (4.01)
9. You May Stand Mute (5.25)

All songs by Chris Wood except
Track 5 by A.E. Housman, Martin Butler

Video

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