 The exact date of the invitation to join was November 14 1973, when all four went into the Derbyshire hills on a day out to escape the Royal Wedding of that day.Within 2 years, Muckram Wakes were a full-time professional outfit, touring Britain and Europe, appearing at folk clubs, concerts and festivals plus radio and bits of TV.This line up of Muckram Wakes also constituted half of The New Victory Band, a seminal English folk concert & dance band.