It seems the Ellen Valley Band disbanded some 8 years ago after 22 years of playing together. Apparently they did hold a one-off reunion Christmas Ceilidh in Ireby in December 2005 to mark 30 years since the band originally was formed.

They made two LPs early on in their career on their own Reynard Records label, both of which feature mainly Cumbrian tunes. It would be great to have these reissued on CD some day.

Sue Allen, who led the band, also deserves huge credit for producing another LP on the Reynard label,"Pass the Jug Round", of live recordings of Cumbrian singers and musicians from 1953. It is a brilliant and delightful record which has been released on CD by Veteran.