Martin Stephenson has long been considered on of Britain's finest roving singer songwriters and managing to bridge the gap between both roots music and pop music. Martin has released a number of studio and live albums over the years both as a solo artists and as a member of the ever popular Daintees.

After the demise of The Chefs, Helen formed Helen and the Horns, shifting from bass to guitar and unusually, accompanying her songs only with a 3-piece horn section, and no bass or drums. Again, Peel was fascinated, and they recorded three sessions for him, signing to RCA records shortly afterwards. Helen took a break to raise her family, before an accidental encounter three years ago put her back on the stage as a solo performer. Her debut album as a solo artist, Suburban Pastoral (Big Song) was well received and she released her second album Poetry and Rhyme in late 2008 which featured Martin Stephenson on guitar.