In July 2007 over two hundred musicians attended auditions at Conway Hall - a landmark of London's independent intellectual, political and cultural life and the starting point for the anti-fascist battle of 1975. The buskers presented a rich variety of stories and styles, from groups of young musicians at the start of their music careers to lone banjo players who have been performing on the streets of London for over 30 years.

One month later a hundred buskers attended a training day at Cecil Sharp House, home of the English Folk Dance and Song Society. This day brought together a group of diverse individuals from the same walk of life who were invited to perform Ballad of Accounting. The following day fifteen buskers gathered in a studio to record their versions of the song. These recordings constitute a collection of creative responses that offer a momentary glimpse into the wide variety of interpretations that the musicians brought to this project.

A selection of recordings is available on limited edition 10” vinyl or can be downloaded here.

Musicians: Joseph Aquilina, Tom Arthurs, Paolo Atzei, Sean Barr, Sarah Bear, Jim Bermingham, Sean Bhèar, Simon Billington, Lucy Blunden, Hannah Bristow, Bunty, Jim Cartwright, Martin Cassini, Jonathan Cope, Wlademir Costa Da Silva, Jon Curtis, Alexander Dayo, Rosanella Di Costanzo, John Drain, The Ecstatic Mourning Revue (Mark Brown, Sue Keen, Rob Hider), Kevin Edge, Edward Emmett, Pippa Evans, Fang, Julian Ferraretto, Tim Flitcroft, Stephen Foster-Pilkington, Akinoro Fujimoto, GAM (Glen Alexander McAllister), Louise Gilbert, Ella Grace, Ruben H, Handshake, Nev Hawkins, Sally Anne Hickman, Jacquelyn Hynes, Duncan Kane, Bob Karper, Michael Kirkpatrick, Ryan Koriya, Francesca Laneri, Kien Lim, Juliana Lisk, Brona McVittie (Forestbrook), Yusef Martin, Christian Miller, Terry Miller, Sara Mitra, Hamisi Mumba, Bucky Muttel, Wayne Myers, Joe Myles, Anna Neale, Daniel Nisbet, David O'Connell, John Paul O'Flynn, Octoberfest Oompah Band, Alice Offley, Spencer Pearce, Carla Pecorelli, Yshani Perinpanayagam, Liz Price, Christopher Prosser, Randan Discotheque, Rob Robson, Will Saunders, Judith Silver, Skint and Broke, Billy Smith, Daniel Spiller, Anna-Maria Tkacz, Marie Tueje, Keir Vine, VoiCe (Victoria Couper, Clemmie Franks, Emily Burn), Wasi, Watchoutmary, Pete Watson, Jane Wilkinson, Cy Winstanley