 A homage to the musical soundworlds and time period Harper chronicles most often in his writing, the album featured guest appearances from many of his recent and past collaborators – John McSherry (uilleann pipes), Chris Spedding, Andy Powell, Bert Jansch (guitars), Linley Hamilton (flugelhorn), and Duffy Power (harmonica/vocal) among others.Harper had been asked to write three obituaries on Power – whom he regards as one of the unsung greats of the 1960s – in February 2014, for "The Guardian", "Mojo" and "Record Collector.