I have loved British traditional music all my life, having absorbed it through my parents' record collection. Though I played in rock bands for the last 20 years and also write my own music, I have always played this music at home, and this album represents the fulfillment of a long-standing ambition to pay homage to the tradition in my own way. This is the people's music from a time when the music industry profit motive and the star machine weren't even concepts. It tells of the hopes and dreams of regular people, as well as many interesting stories rich in the mythology of the British Isles.

TRACKLIST: 1. Lovely on the Water     2. Spencer the Rover     3. The Bold Poachers     4. Lord Franklin    5. Three Drunken Maidens     6. Peggy Gordon     7. Who Would True Valour See     8. Reynardine    9. The Bold Fisherman     10. The Rambling Irishman    11. Larkrise

Played, recorded and sung by Allister Thompson in mid 2011
All songs trad arr except track 7 (words by John Bunyan, music trad), and track 11 (written by Allister Thompson)
Mastered by Shawn Delnick at Studio W19, Toronto
Cover layout by Emma Dolan

The album is available via:
CD Baby
iTunes
Emusic

And as a free download via:

The internet Archive
Bandcamp
Last.fm