 In 2016 he played hurdy-gurdy for the English folk singer Shirley Collins on her album "Lodestar", released by Domino Records.The album, Collins’ first since "For as Many as Will" (1978), was recorded and pre-produced by Brown and Stephen Thrower in the singer’s cottage in Lewes, East Sussex.Among his contributions, Brown composed an original piece for the album, "The Split Ash Tree".