Welcome to the EAC website - its pages contain information and downloads on the organisation and the work of the individuals involved. Your feedback and suggestions are welcomed via an email link at the foot of each page.

The EAC is a fluid group of composers, writers and choreographers whose work is grounded in a love for their common cultural inheritance. The work outlined on the site seeks to articulate and amplify the case for authentic and meaningful indigenous forms of cultural expression. It also investigates the creative 'wet edge' between the traditional and the contemporary.

The people of England have been unravelling the universe through their songs, stories, poetry, jokes and dances for millennia and it is this vibrant body of work which becomes the freely given treasure trove for the next generation. The simple lesson we have learnt from our ancestors is to tell nothing more or less than our own story and that the gold we are all searching for is in our own backyard.
Chris Wood

Summer School 2012 We are pleased to announce that this year's Summer School will be at Ruskin Mill, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire from July 30th to August 3rd. The course will be led by Rob Harbron and Miranda Rutter. Further information and application forms on the Summer School page,

Rob Harbron and Miranda Rutter duo gigs

Inspired by a playing session that took place after last year's summer school, Rob and Miranda will be doing some duo gigs this year... Starting at Hawkwood College, Stroud (Jan 28th) and a house concert in Portishead (Jan 29th). They are also appearing as soloists alongside Wiltshire's Superstrings group in a special event in Swindon on March 4th, and they'll be working with Streetwise Opera in a performance of 'Fables - A Film Opera' at London's Old Vic Theatre on February 9th.

Rob Harbron Plays for Morris at the Royal Albert Hall See Rob's RAH solo gig here ... playing for Contemporary - Morris crossover dance troupe So We Boys Dance as part of the EFDSS Spring Force project. Music built around the traditional tunes Bonnets O' Blue and Ring O' Bells. More about Rob's other activities here.

Email list As well as joing the mailing list, you might want to add englishacousticcollective@gmail.com to your address book or spam filter. We only send email a couple of times a year.