The Irish Times heralded Chris Wood as "the renaissance man of English folk" when on his own R.U.F Records label he released The Lark Descending which included the BBC Folk Award winning song One In A Million in 2005.

Chris Wood is an uncompromising writer whose music reveals his love for the un-official history of the English speaking people. With gentle intelligence he weaves the tradition with his own contemporary parables, his writing has been said to share the same timeless quality as Richard Thompson at his best.

Since the release of The Lark Descending Wood’s appeal has gone way beyond English folk music. He was invited to sing at last year's WOMEX where he garnered much praise and found many new followers. Likewise, his spot at this year's WOMAD festival was testament to his widening appeal.

November
Wood was recently invited to join Paul Weller, Billy Bragg, Martin & Eliza Carthy in Simon Emerson's The Imagined Village project. The album is out now on Real World and the tour takes place throughout November. Billy, Chris and Simon will host a platform discussion before each show and Chris then starts each show with a half hour solo spot and the new Trespasser CD will be available at each gig. Dates for the tour are on www.EnglishAcousticCollective.org.uk

December
Christmas Champions is Chris's latest collaboration with Hugh Lupton and is a multimedia show. First broadcast on Late Junction in 2005 a touring version has now been commissioned by The Sage Gateshead and will tour throughout December.
Wood and Lupton are joined by Rob Harbron, John Dipper and Olivia Ross in a show directed by Tim Dalling of The Old Rope String Band that mixes the recorded voices of the past with ritual theatre, seasonal song, storytelling and music in a celebration of England’s most enduring midwinter custom: The Mummers Play.

January
The new year sees Chris and The English Acoustic Collective playing with The London Symphony Orchestra as part of the Judith Weir directed festival (17th & 18th) at Saint Luke's in London before Wood flies to Glasgow's Celtic Connections festival to perform solo on 20th.

February
February 11th 2008 is the official release for R.U.FCD11 Trespasser . The CD is released via R.U.F / Proper

Trespasser was recorded at his R.U.F Records / English Acoustic Collective base in Kent and includes the vocals of Karine Polwart. Chris and Karine first sung together on the Folk Britannia series for BBC 4.

Chris Wood will be Touring in support of Trespasser throughout 2008 and his live work is handled by Alan Bearman Music - 0207 263 0425.

A deluxe triple vinyl is also released combining The Lark Descending and Trespasser  over six sides of glorious heavy vinyl issued by Reveal Records - Reveal33LP.