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 2010 The 12th annual Summer School will take place from July 26-30 2010 at Ruskin Mill in Gloucestershire, and will be led by Robert Harbron and Miranda Rutter with guest tutor Chris Wood. The course is open to all but is principally aimed at instrumentalists seeking to develop a personal and individual relationship with English traditional music. Further information is now available on the updated Summer School page, along with an application form and contact details if you have any queries.

ChrisWoodMusic.co.uk is now online and includes information about all Chris Wood's current solo projects including his new album and tour featuring the Handmade Life band, and the retrospective double-CD collection Albion.

Other members of the English Acoustic Collective include Robert Harbron and John Dipper, who along with Chris form the English Acoustic Collective trio. John is a member of Methera, who first met and played together on the EAC summer school. Rob works with Methera member Emma Reid, and also with Nancy Kerr and James Fagan in the trio Kerr Fagan Harbron.

One of Chris Wood's long term collaborations has been with storyteller Hugh Lupton. Their latest collaborative piece, The Homing Stone, tells the story of Hugh's great-uncle Arthur Ransome and his escape from Moscow. The show will be touring in 2010 and will be featured at Glasgow's Celtic Connections festival on January 17th 2010.

Live Dates
The Diary page of this site includes live dates for all EAC members and associated artists.

Get in Touch
You can send email or join our mailing list using the links at the bottom of this page.

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Make sure you visit Chris Wood's new website at
www.ChrisWoodMusic.co.uk

And don't miss the MySpace sites:
Chris Wood • Kerr Fagan Harbron • Methera