Alan Prosser

Founding person in the Oysterband, Alan Prosser had taken a reprieve in the British folk-rock group to record a single album, Hall Place, in 1997. A assortment of 11 music and five instrumentals, the record was co-produced by Alaric Neville, who performed bass, bandura, mandolin, melodeon, and Hammond body organ. Prosser was significantly aided over the record by Oysterband bandmates Telfer and Jones, who provided lyrics for many music, and Chop and Lee, who supplied instrumental support. In an assessment of the record, Rock’n’Reel composed, “Prosser’s even authoritative and unhurried vocals established the disposition for an record rich in structure, feeling, and melody, and, contacting the collective skills of varied Oysters and Chumbawambas, he produces a beautifully noticed collection that builds on his British folk origins and provides Celtic, Breton, blues, as well as traditional strains all strategy having a flair for the uncommon and providing welcomed surprises.”