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Andy Turner

vocals, anglo‑concertina, one‑row melodeon

Andy Turner

vocals, anglo-concertina, one‑row melodeon

Andy Turner discography

Recordings featuring Andy Turner

Andy Turner

Love, death and the cossack
Audinary Music (1990) AUD001
with Chris Wood (fiddle, guitar, vocals), Alan Lamb (cello, viola d'amore), Carol Turner ("spine-tingling" vocals, percussion).

Originally cassette only; now available as a high quality digital download from andyturner.bandcamp.com

Mat Green & Andy Turner

Time for a Stottycake
Wildgoose Records (2023) WGS444CD

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Also available from Bandcamp

"an absolute delight... English music played by those who understand, respect and revel in it."
Martin Ellison

Hampshire Dance Tunes
Wildgoose Records (2006) WGS325CD

CD featuring dance tunes from nineteenth century musician, Richard Pyle, played by - among others - Mat Green & Andy Turner, Paul Sartin & Saul Rose, Tim Laycock, Roger Watson and the Bursleden Village Band.

For more information see the WildGoose website 

Magpie Lane

The Oxford Ramble
Beautiful Jo Records (1993) CD BEJO-3

Speed the Plough
Beautiful Jo Records (1994) BEJOCD-4
download only

Wassail
Beautiful Jo Records (1995) BEJOCD-8

Jack-in-the-Green
Beautiful Jo Records (1998) BEJOCD-22
download only

Jack-in-the-Green CD cover

A Taste of Ale
Beautiful Jo Records (2000) BEJOCD-32
download only

Six for Gold
Beautiful Jo Records (2002) BEJOCD-42

Knock at the Knocker, Ring at the Bell
Beautiful Jo Records (2006) BEJOCD-52

The Robber Bird
Magpie Lane (2011) MLCD08

Three Quarter Time
Magpie Lane (2017) MLCD09

The 25th
Magpie Lane (2018) MLCD10

See the Magpie Lane website for details and to purchase available titles.

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Geckoes

Geckoblaster
Ock Records (1992) OCK002

Geckoblaster album cover

Art Gecko
Ock Records (1995) OCK003GTi

Art Gecko CD cover

The Red Horse
Ock Records (1999) OCK060

The Red Horse CD cover

All three Geckoes albums, including the highly sought-after cassette-only release Geckoblaster, are available to listen to and purchase from geckoes.bandcamp.com

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Stepping Up
Topic (2004) TSCD752
Various artists - a history of the new wave of English Country Dance Music compiled by Ian Anderson, editor of fRoots magazine. Includes one Geckoes track: "Old John Peel / Tom Cave's".

Christminster Singers

The Christminster Singers
Serpent Press (1993) SER002
cassette only - no longer available

William Knapp: West Gallery Anthems and Psalms
The Christminster Singers (1996) XMS 001

Let the echo fly
The Christminster Singers (2002) XMS 002

For details see the Christminster Singers website

Other recordings featuring Andy Turner

The Mellstock Band

Under the Greenwood Tree
SayDisc (1986) CD-SDL 360
Traditional dance tunes and carols, with a choir which included several past and present members of the Christminster Singers.

Songs of Thomas Hardy's Wessex
SayDisc (1995) CD-SDL 410
The Mellstock Band with singers Andy Turner, Ian Giles, Sally Dexter and the incomparable Julie Murphy.

Tenants of the Earth
Wildgoose Studios (1996) WGS 281 CD
Another record featuring guest vocals from several Christminster Singers, including Carol and Andy Turner.

Various Artists

Anglo-International
Roots Records (2005)
3 CD set highlighting various styles of anglo-concertina playing from around the world. Andy appears alongside John Kirkpatrick, Noel Hill, Will Duke, Jody Kruskal, Scan Tester and many, many more...

Anglo International CD cover

The Keys of Canterbury
Steel Carpet (1994) MATS 0010

Apples, Cherries, Hops and Women
Steel Carpet (1998) MATS 019

Oyster girls & hovelling boys
Steel Carpet (2008) MATS 019

Three albums of songs and tunes connected with Kent. Andy features on all three albums, with other performers including Pete Castle, Bing Lyle, Ron Spicer, the Millen Family, and Bob Kenward.