A largely new group of musicians (with some participation from Etchingham Steam Band members) was assembled for two 1976 releases: the "Morris On" follow up "Son of Morris On" (with Collins again providing vocals); and the newly recorded tracks for the Shirley and Dolly Collins album "Amaranth" (half of which was a reissue of the side-long suite of songs from "Anthems in Eden"). The involvement of Philip Pickett and John Sothcott in these recordings saw a return to the use of early music instruments. The bulk of the musicians became The Albion Dance Band, performing traditional material on a mixture of modern (electric) and early music instruments, with Collins on vocals. They recorded the album "The Prospect Before Us" and a BBC session in 1976, with a single ("Hopping Down in Kent") released that year and the album following in 1977. Live recordings from this period were released on the CD "Dancing Days are Here Again" in 2007.