My first recording was in 1978. Many of the early records are no longer available.

Here’s a list of current CD’s….


New Scorpion Band [NSB 01 CD]
The hugely popular debut album from the Scorps, featuring lead singing and squeezebox playing from Tim, and including Row On, Heaven’s a Bar and Sailing Over the Dogger Bank.

The Plains of Waterloo [GHP4 CD]
Napoleonic songs, marches and dance tunes performed by The New Scorpion Band. Includes The Rout of the Blues, The Plains of Waterloo, Little Boney, and Boney on St Helena

The Carnal and the Crane [NSB02]
The New Scorpion Band’s Christmas album. Includes Shepherds, Arise, The Sans Day Carol, the Salutation Carol and The Christmas Goose.

The Year Clock [Forest Tracks FT2CD 202 CD]
This double CD contains over two hours of archive and new recordings of Dorset dialect speakers reading the wonderful country poetry of William Barnes. Includes new settings by Tim and features accompaniments from New scorpion Band members. Tracks include Linden Lea, Wheat, The Geate a-vallen to, John Bloom in Lon’on, and The Leane. As featured on Desert Island Discs! NB These recordings include material previously released on Lydlinch Bells and Blackmwore by the Stour, which are both now deleted.

The Downfall of Pears [ NSB records 002]
Classic New Scorpion Band recordings including Lord Bateman, the Sad Sea Waves, Bold Lovell and the instrumental Downfall of Pears

Out on the Ocean [NSB records 003]
Maritime music, sea shanties and salty songs including The Capstan Bar, The Hogseye Man, Rodney’s Glory and On Board a 98.

Hampshire Dance Tunes [WGS325CD]
Country dance tunes from the Pyle family manuscript played by Southern English musicians including Tim Laycock and Colin Thompson


Harvest Hwome.
A sampler of the songs and music of Tim Laycock, including tracks from the Hambledon Hopstep Band and the New Scorpion Band, and several newly recorded tracks including
Linden Lea, Courting Round Dorset and The Bells of St Mary’s.

The Sun from the East.

Country dance tunes, new music by
Nick Crump and two songs from Tim Laycock from the repertoire of the Hambledon Hopstep Band.


The New Scorpion Band recordings are available via the New Scorpion Band website. All other recordings direct from Tim

All CD @ £13.00 including post and packing except Harvest Hwome, which is £7.00 including post and packing.