The oboe is very prominently played by Rachel Fletcher on the two LPs made by the group English Air ("English Air", Paradise Records 1983 and "The Space Inbetween", Wye Records 1985). Folk-associated people such as Ric Sanders, Andrew Cronshaw and Micky Barker also play, along with main instigators Vo and Rachel Fletcher. The material is almost all self-composed, the exceptions being two Richard Thompson songs.

This also brings to mind an associated musical project, the Hand On Heart Band who made the album "Hearts Are Broken, Heads Are Turned" in 1990 which also featured Rachel Fletcher on oboe and had a more trad folk flavour. Featured vocalist Nina Szifris is otherwise unknown to me but is well worth hearing !