Home page News Albums History      Origins     Lineups     Studio pics     Gig photos Musicians Work in progress FAQ Ordering Contacts	Phase 4 – The gigging years (1981–1986), part 1 A decision was taken that another instrumentalist was needed to take the band to the next level of performance, and advertisements were put in the folk music magazines. In July 1981 Mick Bailey (harmonium/whistle) joined the band and in October Janet Land (fiddle) joined. This line-up only lasted until February 1982 as Mick decided he had to leave because of his unpredictable work commitments. With Janet in the line-up the number of gigs started to increase dramatically and with this experience the standard of performance rose. In June 1984 the band played at the English Folk Dance and Song Society's Folk Day in the Covent Garden piazza. Janet played in a number of bands and in June 1984 she decided to leave because of her increasing other musical commitments. Continued...   All text, images and music samples on this site are copyright © Childe Rolande.	Phases 1. Prehistory 2. First steps 3. New faces 4. The gigging years     Part 1     Part 2 5. The medieval years 6. The studio years 7. A new beginning 8. All change! 9. Here, there and everywhere