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The Albion Band | |
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 The Albion Band in 1983, at Holland House, London | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | The Albion Dance Band |
| Origin | England |
| Genres | British folk rock, folk |
| Years active | The Albion Band:
1971–1973, 1976–2002, 2005–2008, 2011–2014 The Albion Christmas Band: 2005–present |
| Past members | See: Band members section |
| Website | albionchristmas |
The Albion Band, also known as The Albion Country Band, The Albion Dance Band, and The Albion Christmas Band, is a British folk rock band, originally brought together and led by musician Ashley Hutchings. An important grouping in the genre, it has contained or been associated with a large proportion of major English folk performers in its long and fluid history.
The one constant in the band's history has been the band leader Ashley Hutchings, founding member of two other English folk rock groupings Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span, and it has been the home for most of the projects of his long career, though in the 2011 incarnation of the band he has handed over the reins to his son Blair Dunlop. This version continued until 2014.
Hutchings continues to perform in a separate Christmas-themed incarnation (occasionally featuring Dunlop) The Albion Christmas Band that was first established in 2005.