Biographical Information:

Dave started playing Folk Music in the 1960s while in Primary School. His class teacher, John Burgess, was a Morris Dancer and Musician and inspired all his children to dance, sing and to play. Dave was a member of the school's Morris Dance team, Maypole team and Country Dance team. A great introduction to English folklore. While at College (1972-75) Dave sang folk songs and began to develop an interest in fiddle music.

In 1975 Dave met John & Elvyn Blomfield and founded Wild Thyme. Over the next 19 years, Wild Thyme became one of Britain's best known English Country Dance Bands recording many collections of dance music.

Publishing:

Dave has now retired from playing folk music (Except for an occasional appearance at Folk Festivals in England for old time's sake.)

Dave and his wife, Patience now run a small, yet delightful and peaceful property in central France with self-catering gite accommodation. Click on the picture to find out more.

Dave Brown's Recordings

• 1983 Wild Thyme Plays Fallibroome (SDL 339)
• 1985 Beau's Retreat (WT004)
• 1986 Captain's Ceilidh (EFDSS BR7)
• 1987 Hunter's Moon (WT011)
• 1988 Packington's Pound (WT012)
• 1988 Dances with Difference Vol. 2 (CML006) (Dances by Colin Hume)
• 1990 Maggot Pie (Double Cassette of dances from the Maggot Pie Collection)
• 1991 Come Let's be Merry - Tom Cook (CML017)
• 1991 Music from 2 Barns - Ken Sheffield (CML 018)
• 1992 Another Thyme, Another Place. (CML020) (Songs and Music)
• 1993 Dutch Crossing (NVS-3CD) Dutch Folk Dance Society
• 1997 Gingerbread and Moonshine (DB001CD)
• 2000 Halsway Millennium Players (DB002CD)
• 2002 Outside of the Square (DB003CD)
• 2006 Connections (DB004CD)
• 2007 SKYLARK (DB005CD)
• 2009 Reflections (DB009CD)
• 2010 Skylark - Spreading Our Wings (DB008CD)
• 2010 Halsway Millennium Players - Ten Years on (DB010CD)
• 2012 BELLA MAMMA - Children's Songs ( DB011CD )