The Lark Rise band are an English folk band, formed by Ashley Hutchings. Lark Rise to Candleford is trilogy of books full of customs, stories, traditions, music and more and was written by Flora Thompson and published in the 1930s and '40s. When the National Theatre put on a play of Lark Rise in 1981, Ashley Hutchings was appointed music director and the Albion Band performed the music. The subsequent album became both a commercial and artistic legend. Read more on Last.fm