tour to Australia in 2000 to play the Port Fairy Folk Festival. They built a strong fan base, both in the UK and North America. Artisan performed a few traditional folk songs, and songs written by other songwriters; however the majority of their work was penned by Brian Bedford (not to be confused with the actor Brian Bedford). One of their most popular songs is, "What's the Use of Wings", written by Brian, about the need to "let go" of loved ones, and give them the freedom to make their own decisions. It has been covered by artists and groups including the late Vin Garbutt the late John Wright, Marie Little, Gilly Darbey and the Philadelphia Gay Men's Choir. Artisan concerts were always lively, known for their audience participation, particularly their Christmas concerts ("Stuff the Turkey"), which had a pantomime feel to them. The group stopped touring in 2005, with two final concerts held on 20 November 2005, recorded and available on DVD. In 2010, Artisan came together again for a short, limited date reunion tour to venues and festivals in the UK and Canada. They did a further reunion tour in 2015, but only to venues and festivals in the UK. In 2016 they played a couple of festivals. Then in 2019 they played a fundraising concert for Motor Neurone Disease at a local venue, The Pie Hall in Denby Dale, West Yorkshire. They agreed to do a repeat performance in the Autumn of 2020, which was cancelled on account of the Covid lockdown. At the time of writing their next MND fundraiser is at the Pie Hall on 6 November 2021. As of 2021, Hilary Spencer is half of QuickSilver with Grant Baynham. Brian runs the recording studio, Park Head Studio. Jacey runs Jacey Bedford Tour Management, an agency that arranges tours for folk musicians, mainly from overseas. Jacey also writes science fiction and fantasy. She is published in the US by DAW books (part of the PenguinRandomHouse group of publishers. Band members Brian Bedford (born 7 August 1949, Barnsley, West Yorkshire, England) Jacey Bedford (born 26 September 1950, Barnsley) Hilary Spencer (born 22 January 1949, Mexborough, West Yorkshire, England) Discography Three Piece Sweet (1986) Searching for Yorladale (1988) Driving Home (1989) The Season of Holly and Ivy (1990) Rocking at the End of Time (1991) Breathing Space (1993) Bygone Christmas (1994) Our Back Yard (1996) Paper Angels