(c’94) Philip Hutchinson (guitar / vocals), Mervyn Mewis (guitar / vocals), and Eddie Woolwich (mandolin / hammered dulcimer / vocals).

This acoustic trio played folk and folksy covers, purportedly influenced by Simon & Garfunkel and The Moody Blues with a tint of Dead Can Dance, including a rendition of R.E.M.’s Driver 8; and were fronted by ex-Christ! guitarist Hutchinson. They appeared at the University of Surrey, Guildford as part of the Student Union’s All-Day Blues event on 19 November ’94, along with Sister Wendy, Wildwood, Eat the Sofa, The Hamsters and The Bogus Brothers.

Music & Elsewhere’s Master Cassette for M&E Audiozine No. 10 [M&E 493]. Image courtesy of Mick Magic

The band’s Pro Dominus Tecum was included on Music & Elsewhere‘s compilation M&E Audiozine No. 10 [M&E 493] in September ’99 and reappeared on 2014’s DECADION 2.2 [M&E 602] – The MP3 Collection. Any Latin scholar’s will tell you Pro Dominus Tecum it’s no longer about the Lord being with thee, but thanking God for death, torment and misery, and the Gregorian-esque chanting in the background toward the end, well that is ‘moose with massive antlers’, ‘dolphin-friendly tuna’ and ‘Buddha, Buddha, Big Fat Buddha’.

In 2019, Mewis released a CD titled Faynes, carrying original music inspired by places visited and woodlands worked; composed on hammer dulcimers and other instruments which was available at Record Corner, Godalming

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19 November 1994: Winterfall at the University of Surrey’s All Day Blues
Bare Facts (Issue No.826, 18 Nov 1994) on the All Day Blues event held on 19 November 1994 featuring Sister Wendy, Wildwood, Winterfall, Eat The Sofa, The Hamsters and The Bogus Brothers.
Winterfall’s “Pro Dominus Tecum” reappeared on 2014’s DECADION 2.2 [M&E 602] – The MP3 Collection. Picture courtesy of Mick Magic