Tudor Lodge

Tudor Lodge is an English folk music ensemble, which was formed in 1968, featuring John Stannard and Roger Strevens. The group started playing at the White Horse in Reading, England, and later made appearances at other clubs on the folk circuit. In 1969 Lyndon Green replaced Strevens. Green had just returned to England after treading the hippy trail to Turkey and, within a year, they were joined by the American singer and flautist, Ann Steuart. Tudor Lodge then toured the English folk circuit for over two years, teaming up with manager Karl Blore towards the end of 1970, and releasing their first album in 1971: Tudor Lodge on Vertigo Records. Later that year, the group appeared at the Cambridge Folk Festival.

Steuart left the group in 1972, and was briefly replaced by Linda Peters, who became better known through her work with husband Richard Thompson. That year saw Tudor Lodge touring the Netherlands, where they featured on Dutch radio after which the group disbanded with their various careers diverging.

Stannard, Green and Steuart did get back together in 1980, but the latter left to live in New Hampshire. Lynne Whiteland replaced her, and in 1988 Green retired from performing. He is currently living and working in Japan. Since then Tudor Lodge has been a duo.

In September 1999, Tudor Lodge went to Japan and played two successful gigs in Tokyo. Whiteland and Stannard were joined on stage by Green, and two Japanese musicians, Bice (keyboard and vocals) and Shimizu Hirotaka (bass). The group performed songs from all four albums, to many Japanese fans. Their CD, Runaway, was issued in May 2003, and their latest album, Unconditional, was released in 2006.