in 1996 to much acclaim, with a vinyl reissue in 2009. Lal Waterson died in 1998, just before their second album, A Bed Of Roses, was finished. The material was fully recorded already, and it was released posthumously. Live Sound In 1994, Knight decided to branch out as a live sound engineer and his first job was with a band called The Whisky Priests. "Two months touring Germany was a good way to learn your trade", says Oliver. "I remember the first gig very well, we were two and a half hours late, the band should have been on at 8:30 and we arrived at 9:00 so it was straight on the stage and go. Live sound is very different to studio work, as I quickly realised. As the house engineer knew the band were bringing their own guy, he had left to get his tea. When he came back, he came running over to me shouting "What the ... are you doing, that sounds terrible!" So he sorted it out, and by the end of the two months I knew what I was doing. I did another three-month tour with them in Germany, and owe a lot to those guys for the experience." Panda Sound The song "Midnight Feast" was recorded at a studio in North Dalton called Panda Sound (P.A. North Dalton Associates), owned and run by Ray Williams. Knight was instantly taken by the recording process and becoming a sound engineer, and although still working as a gardener, whenever Williams had a session in he would invite Knight to help him and teach him all he could. Around 1995, Ray Williams decided to sell the studio to Oliver. Relocating the studio to Robin Hood's Bay, Knight soon gained a good reputation for studio work and live sound, working in other studios and touring in America, Canada and Europe. In 1996, Knight left his gardening job and became a full-time self-employed sound engineer. Over the course of working at Panda Sound, Knight has recorded over 120 albums. Knight tour-managed and was live sound engineer for Kate & Anna McGarrigle. Marry Waterson In 2002, Knight released his solo album Mysterious Day with various guest vocalists. In 2006, he was involved with the band Van Eyken. He recorded and co-produced their album Stiffs Lovers Holymen Thieves, from which the track "Barleycorn" won Best Traditional Track in the BBC Radio 2