Scottish singer songwriter Vivien Scotson put a gentle version of this Strawbs big-hitter as video up onto YouTube, and has very kindly agreed to having it on Strawbsweb as an audio file. More about Vivien at www.vivienscotson.co.uk.

Another contribution from George, this time Dave's delicate, very personal tribute to his father

A spectacularly well done version of this anthemic song, with a Lambert-like extended electric guitar instrumental coda

A nicely done version of this Ghosts track from Rick (guitars and bass) and Frank (vocals and piano) - different running order of verses but I think it works well

A lovely dreamy interpretation of this from Rapunzel and Sedayne of Winterflora (aka Sean and Rachel) - excellent Denny-esque vocals, with beeautifully played guitar and fiddle

A simple treatment with voice, guitar and a hint of keyboard from David Lewis

New contributor Tom McCaughley has recorded this on a Boss BR600 reorder earlier this year

The second of Tom's contributions - another classic Strawbs track

For Heather Malcolm's birthday in 2009, some of the Strawberry Fools got their act (virtually) together and recorded this cover of the B-side of "Part Of The Union"

A piano-based treatment of this classic Strawbs pop song

Stuart Douglas sent me this nicely produced version of "Flower" recorded by his band, with a plaintive fiddle picking up what would have been the keyboard part. For more from the band - check out: http://www.johnsimonmusic.com/catchoftheday.htm.

A nice, simple guitar and vocal treatment of this Strawbs classic.

Vince Fabiano from New York contributes this "oft-overlooked" track from the classic From The Witchwood. Lots of lovely mellotron and sitar.

Based in Norfolk Hollow Earth's stage show features such 70s and 80s bands as Strawbs, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Yes, Jethro Tull, Focus and more. Stewart Burchell, their keyboard player sent me this really impressive "from the desk" live recording of a heavy Strawbs classic. Check out their website.

A nother web-enabled collaboration, this time between Dick and Pete - I recorded the original track and Pete supplied some piano and keyboard noodling. But most importantly he had the idea of including some of the great man's actual speech ...

Bob has produced this simply with a gentle piano backing

US fan Rick Sarlo enters the fray with a nice cover of Grace.

Wychwood are a folk duo - well known Strawbs fan Kevin West on guitars, percussion and Lyndsay Hemphill on vocals - who've tackled the iconic Sandy Denny song, taken from a demo CD he gave me, and come through with flying colours. Lyndsay's voice is clear and strong (that final note!) and Kevin, on this track sticks to fairly basic rhythm acoustic.

A collaboration between Pete Rand and Ralph Tonge produces a great take on an iconic Strwabs number

Rachel McCarron sings; Sean Breadin plays the (Hungarian Dulcimer). They've been singing this around the singarounds of Northern England for a year or so. This version was recorded at Granny's Bay, Lytham St. Annes, on Sunday 9th December 2007

John Burke of the band Creeping Bentgrass sent this through - their homepage is: http://www.bispham2.freeserve.co.uk/music/bentgrass.htm.

Mateusz has sent in another highly accomplished cover - this time showcasing lush harmony vocals and convincing keyboards as well as an additional feature not found on the original - tasteful fuzz guitar.

Colin Field's son Giles (full name David Giles Field - named after Dave Cousins ) did a cover of this for his dad's Christmas present. Part of the present was the one off CD cover. Click on the thumbnail for a bigger version.

Giles has made a couple of home recorded CDs, as an "acoustic lo-fi" artist and has a myspace page

An excellent cover of Benedictus from newcomer Mateusz Malek, with a great acapella fade out.

A gentle piano-based reworking of this Strawbs' classic from Elizabeth, who is a musician and songwriter and "Lay Down" is one of her favorite Strawbs songs

Bob bought some recording software and his thoughts turned naturally to this classic Strawbs track ....

A second track from Bob, this time from Deja Fou

Derek Eynon spent a day in a new studio in Bromsgrove recording this - he plays 2 acoustics, mandolin, bass and vocals (not all at the same time of course ...)

The first of two from Tim Wilson - he says: "My friend Clare sang this for the one and only time after a bottle of wine...I took the tape home and added other instruments later. Ade was on percussion"

Tim says: "My friend Lori sang this to her acoustic guitar in Florida...then she sent the tape over to England and told me to add some instruments..so I had a go."

Michael Lippus sent me this version of "New World" as performed by his good friend Michael Roberts, who plays all instruments and sings all vocals. He is a musician in Cleveland, Ohio, a Strawbs fan for the past 30-plus years, covering Strawbs songs back in 1977-78 (in his band at the time, Crystalwood), doing "Lay Down" and "Cut Like A Diamond."

A collaboration between Joe Bruno who provided the backing and Geoff who provided the vocals

Simon's version of this soon to be classic Cousins love song from Deja Fou

Chris Rickert, another Witchwood regular, produced this instrumental version of "Autumn"

Jon Buryk send us this version of "Charmer" recorded back in the '70s by his dad's band