Ashley Hutchings. A Guide

Three Influencial Recordings

Twangin' n' A-Traddin'

 
Twangin' n' A-Traddin'
The Ashley Hutchings Big Beat Combo
 

HTD Records HTD CD 25 (CD, UK, 1994)

Recorded at Dunham Village Hall, near Altrincham, Cheshire, on May 24-26, 1994.
Additional sessions in Manchester and London in June and July 1994
Engineered by Mike Johnson and Dave Howard
Produced by Ashley Hutchings

the ensemble

Ashley Hutchings, electric bass;
Simon Care, melodeon;
Phil Beer, fiddle, mandolin, mandocello, acoustic & electric guitars;
Geoff Driscoll, tenor & baritone saxophones;
Colin Green, electric guitar;
Colin Pryce-Jones, tremolo arm electric guitar;
Maartin Allcock, keyboards, quattro;
Simon Nicol, acoustic guitar;
Clem Catini, Trevor Foster, drums;
Richard Thompson, electric guitar, penny whistle

tracks
 
1. F.B.I. (4.25)

2. The Sherwood Hand-Jive (3.39)

3. Riff Raff (3.49)

4. Twistin' Till Monday Comes Around / Twistin' Welsh Girls (4.30)

5. Telstar (4.34)

6. Walk Don't Run (3.58)

7. Duane Eddy Medley: Movin' n' Groovin' / Rebel Rouser / Detour (4.22)

8. Clackety Melodeon (2.46)

9. Horsin' Around (4.12)

10. Spyder Walk (5.16)

11. Spinnin' Jenny / Soldier's Spree (3.43)

12. Twang Me Down My Old Mohair Space-Suit (3.02)
 
Track 1 Lordan (Shadows Music / Carlin Music Corp)
Tracks 2, 9, 11 Trad. arr. Ashley Hutchings (Really Wicked)
Tracks 3, 4, 8, 10, 12 Ashley Hutchings (Really Wicked)
Track 5 Meek (Ivy Music)
Track 6 Smith (Planetary Nom (London) Ltd)
Track 7a Hazelwood / Eddy (Burlington Music)
Track 7b Hazelwood / Eddy (Carlin Music)
Track 7c Westmoreland (Bradbury Wood)
 
related internet links
 
arguably the greatest composer
of instrumental music ever to
 emerge from the UK.
Apache was just one of the hits.
 
the recording genius who
wrote Telstar and other hits,
and who died way too young
 
they recorded the original
version of Telstar