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Are an unaccompanied harmony group with material from the folk tradition and thereabouts who have gained a reputation for tight and inventive harmony singing.

Their repertoire includes arrangements of songs from some of the best of today’s songwriters including Richard Thompson, Pete Morton, Maggie Holland as well as a good helping of traditional material.

Regulars at many clubs and festivals, they released "Out of the Darkness" in 1997 to enthusiastic reviews.

In 1999 they recorded several songs for the transportation section of the "Galleries of Justice" museum in Nottingham.

The group produced their second album "Nothing Spoken" in 2003 - the title was taken from a featured Pete Morton song. 17 other stunning tracks have been recorded. Moreton Bay from Nothing Spoken was played on Andy Kershaw's show, 11th Jan 2004.

In January 2005 Sid Long died. He was the bass singer and a key influence in the group and is sadly missed. Although the group can never replace his contribution, they decided to continue singing together. Over the past year they have taken a deep breath, revised the repertoire and are now taking bookings again. Many of the songs of the previous repertoire are there newly arranged, and some new material has been added.

 

   

Photos by Andy Basford: www.ursamajor.co.uk