The award was decided by a public vote. Singer and double bass player Miranda Sykes joined them on their Autumn Tour 2004, which spawned the live album "As You Were" (2005). The title track of "Country Life" has continued to be played live by the band, it was nominated for "Best Original Song" at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2005, and featured on the corresponding compilation album. The song became something of a breakthrough recording for the band, bringing them a wider audience. Two songs from the album appear on the band's best-of retrospective compilation album ' (2007), namely "Country Life" and "Cold Frontier".