Ashley Hutchings, The Guv'nor's Big Birthday Bash

HTD Records HTD CD39 (1995) e Talking Elephant (2004)

Nello stesso anno del Guv'nor 2 esce questo Guv'nor Big che poi è un grande happening live, organizzato per festeggiare i 50 anni di Ashley Hutchings. Il concerto è stato registrato al Mill di Banbury il 4 Marzo del 1995 (registrazione originale della BBC Radio 2). Nel booklet disegnato da Malcolm Holmes ci sono varie foto a colori dell'evento e una presentazione di Ian Maun. Il concerto è stato fatto da un eterogeneo gruppo di artisti, tutti gravitanti nell'ottica della Albion Band, di cui hanno reinterpretato alcuni brani; tra queste rielaborazioni live spiccano "Fretful porcupine" e "Go North". C'è anche un "No surrender" di Springsteen. Nel 2004 la Talking ristampa il cd (copertina a destra). 

Tracks::

1. Thomas' Morris / Postman's Polka (Phil Beer/Simon Care) Featuring: Simon Care, Gareth Turner, Phil Beer, Ashley Hutchings, Julie Matthews, Trevor Foster
2. Albion Heart (Julie Matthews/Chris While) Featuring: Chris While (Lead Vocal), Julie Matthews, Simon Nicol, Ashley Hutchings
3. Head-Smashed-In-Buffalo Jump / Head-Smashed-In Reel (Ashley Hutchings & Chris While/Simon Nicol, Ashley Reed & Chris While) Featuring: Chris While (Lead Vocal), Julie Matthews, Simon Nicol, Ashley Hutchings
4. Albion Sunrise (Richard Thompson) Featuring: Simon Nicol (Lead Vocal), Ric Sanders, Graeme Taylor, Ashley Hutchings, Michael Gregory
5. Merry Sherwood Rangers (Trad.) Featuring: Simon Nicol, Ric Sanders, Graeme Taylor, Ashley Hutchings, Michael Gregory
6. The Gardener's Bonny Daughter () Featuring: Vikki Clayton (Lead Vocal), Ric Sanders
7. Fretful Porcupine (Dave Whetstone) Featuring: Dave Whetstone, Jean-Pierre Rasle, Phil Beer, Simon Nicol, Ashley Hutchings, Trevor Foster
8. To Ireland I Made My Way (Ashley Hutchings/John Shepherd) Featuring: Polly Bolton (Lead Vocal), Pete Zorn, Graeme Taylor, Phil Beer, Ashley Hutchings, Trevor Foster
9. The Fireman's Song (Don Bilston) Featuring: Phil Beer (Lead Vocal), Simon Care, Julie Matthews, Gareth Turner, Ashley Hutchings, Pete Zorn, Trevor Foster
10. Go North (Julie Matthews) Featuring: Julie Matthews (Lead Vocal), Chris While, Phil Beer, Simon Care, Ashley Hutchings, Trevor Foster
11. Brief Encounters (Ashley Hutchings) Featuring: Polly Bolton and Chris While (Lead Vocals), Julie Matthews, Pete Zorn
12. Step Dance (trad.) Featuring: Albion Morris (Dots Daultrey and Donald Fortune Dancing, Tom Leary Fiddling)
13. No Surrender (Bruce Springsteen) Featuring: Phil Beer (Lead Vocal), Julie Matthews, Chris While, Diane Walmisley, Simon Care, Ashley Hutchings, Trevor Foster, Simon Nicol, Pete Zorn, Ric Sanders, Michael Gregory, Graeme Taylor
14. Who Knows Where The Time Goes? (Sandy Denny) Featuring: Diane Walmisley, Polly Bolton and Chris While (Lead Vocals), Vikki Clayton, Elaine Morgan, Maartin Allcock, Simon Nicol, Ric Sanders, Ashley Hutchings, Pete Zorn, Trevor Foster
15. Spyder Walk (Ashley Hutchings) Featuring: Ashley Hutchings, Simon Nicol, Michael Gregory, Trevor Foster, Maartin Allcock, Simon Care, Ric Sanders, Jean-Pierre Rasle, Graeme Taylor, Pete Zorn, Phil Beer

Musicians:

Maartin Allcock - Keyboards, Phil Beer - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Fiddle, Vocals, Polly Bolton - Vocals, Simon Care - Melodeon, Vikki Clayton - Vocals, Trevor Foster - Drums, Michael Gregory - Drums, Ashley Hutchings - Acoustic Bass Guitar, Electric Bass Guitar, Vocals, Julie Matthews - Keyboards, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Elaine Morgan - Vocals, Simon Nicol - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Jean-Pierre Rasle - Bagpipes, Ric Sanders - Fiddle, Graeme Taylor - Electric Guitar, Vocals, Gareth Turner - Melodeon, Diane Walmisley - Vocals, Dave Whetstone - Mandocello, Concertina, Chris While - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Pete Zorn - Saxophones, Whistle