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The Albion Christmas Band: All Are Safely Gathered In

All Are Safely Gathered In The Albion Christmas Band Talking Elephant TECD481 (CD, UK, 18 November 2022)

Produced by Ashley Hutchings and Blair Dunlop;
Recorded by Blair Dunlop in the homes of the band members;
Mixed by Lukas Drinkwater and Blair Dunlop;
Package design by Mick Toole

Musicians

Kellie While: vocals, acoustic guitar;
Ashley Hutchings: vocals, spoken word, bass guitar;
Simon Nicol: vocals, acoustic guitars;
Simon Care: squeezeboxes, percussion, spoken word [5];

with special guests
Blair Dunlop: vocals, acoustic and electric guitars;
Ruth Angell: violin;
Holly Brandon: fiddle

Tracks

1. If I Were a Carpenter (4.06)
2. We Won’t Come Home Till Morning (3.55)
3. Royal Are We (3.38)
4. Royal Dog (3.49)
5. Sam’s Christmas Pudding (3.13)
6. Christmas Wreath (3.19)
7. The Wind (3.26)
8. Coming Home to Me (4.13)
9. All Are Safely Gathered In (3.27)
10. Days of Auld Lang Syne (3.41)
11. The Whittlesey Straw Bear Tune / Birds A-Building Molly Dance Tune (3.01)
12. Joy to the World (Roud 23690) (2.40)

Track 1 Tim Hardin arr. Nigel Schofield;
Tracks 2, 4 Ashley Hutchings, Simon Nicol;
Tracks 3, 9 Ashley Hutchings, Becky Mills;
Track 5 Marriott Edgar;
Tracks 6-7 Ashley Hutchings, Blair Dunlop;
Track 8 Ashley Hutchings, Ken Nicol;
Track 10 Mary Catherine Reynolds;
Track 11ab trad. arr. Simon Care;
Track 12 Isaac Watts, Georg Friedrich Händel