Ashley Hutchings, Phil Beer & Chris While play Music from The Ridge Riders 2001-02-04, Chequer Mead Arts Centre, East Grinstead England, retransfer from SBD master FLAC Soundboard/Sony D7/adobe audition >Tracks> Flac 6 and checksum files done in Traders Little Helper Ridgeriders are Ashley Hutchings, Phil Beer and Chris While, who need no introduction. All are blessed with songwriting skills which were harnessed by Meridian TV for a long-running series, Ridgeriders, which blends ancient history and classic motorbikes against a backdrop of rural southern England. Their music is a highlight of the programmes - That was the preview from the Ram Club site, a folk club to be found in Claygate, in Surrey England. Some TV details, but not much. http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/24261 Using the highways of ancient man, the presenter travelled the South of England in the company of some bike-mad celebrity. These included Midge Ure, Neil Morrisey, Paula Hamilton, Jamie Theakston and Chris Serle. How good the series was I don't know as I never saw an episode, but if this performance is anything to go by it was probably very good indeed. But what of the music? As you would expect from any project Ashley is involved in, it's of high quality. All the tracks are specific in their references and must have linked closely to the programme content, for which they were specially written. Some found their way into Albion repertoire including the brilliant "Along the Pilgrim's Way" sung beautifully by Chris While. This track has a more complete feel to it than some of the others due the shortness of some of the material - most being less than three minutes - but this was because of programme restraints. It is very English in feel. Nothing wrong with that though!!!!! CD 1 01 intro 02 Shapes on the landscape 03 Ashley talk 04 The drovers’ song 05 Ashley talk 06 A row of pines 07 Chris talk 08 I am a humble bridge/Close your heart 09 Phil talk 10 Robbers' roost/The smugglers' way 11 Intro 12 The travellers 13 Ashley talk 14 The Saxons' song 15 Intro to Work of the Devil 16 Work of the Devil 17 Phil talk 18 All-Seeing Stour 19 Ashley talk 20 Forever England? 21 Chris talk 22 The turnpike reel CD 2 23 Ashley talk 24 Up on the Ridgeway 25 Ashley talk 26 Rosa 27 Chris talk 28 Mossing We'll Go 29 Ashley talk 30 Tan Hill fair 31 Ashley talk 32 Michael Morey's Hump 33 Ashley talk 34 A coneyman for me 35 Chris talk 36 What Celia sees 37 Phil talk 38 Up the crooked spire/General Ward 39 Ashley talk 40 To be a Pilgrim/ 41 Chris talk 42 Along the Pilgrims'Way 43 Phil talk 44 Cursus At Bignor 45 Chris talk 46 These high and wild places Encore 47 Chris/Phil talk 48 Albion Heart