Performing for the last time with British folk group the Albion Band at the Cropedy Festival in 1997, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter Julie Matthews and guitarist, percussionist, vocalist, and songwriter Chris While took a major step forward as a duo. Members of the Albion Band since 1990 and 1993, respectively, While and Matthews launched their two-woman collaboration during a 1995 tour of Canada as the Women of Albion. Over the next two years, the collaboration yielded a pair of memorable albums, Piecework in 1998 and Higher Potential in 1999. A live album, recorded in June of 2000, captured their lyrical intimacy and instrumental virtuosity. Released in 2001, the eclectic Quest was produced by Ghanaian musician Kwame Yeboah, who also lent his instrumental skills to the venture. It was followed by Perfect Mistake in 2004 and the stripped-down Here and Now in 2005. The duo's sixth studio long-player, the critically acclaimed Together Alone, arrived in 2008, followed by Infinite Sky (2012) and Who We Are (2014). ~ Craig Harris, Rovi