GORDON MIGNOT was the treasurer for Christchurch Folk Festival for some years and also on the team of Folk Southern so he brought with him organisational and financial skills.

DAVE WILLIAMS was a well known and respected performer and prime mover on the South coast folk scene, involved with everything from Sidmouth Folk Festival to the local school dance.

ANDY JACKSON brought his recording experience, both professionally and through the production of The Cutty Wren Folk Club LP the previous year. Having found a name (Andy thought that up) and a logo, from the pen of Dave Williams, we agreed the general reasons for our being. Work then started on raising the finance needed for our first project. It was decided that the first release should be a showcase of talent, drawn from the local folk clubs. The first LP, First Tracks, sold well enough to finance the next release and so we went on.

JOHN EDGAR MANN joined us in 1975 when we released the concept album, Folk Songs from Hampshire, His career as a journalist and his many years organising Southampton's Fo'c'sle folk club, made John an ideal member of the team
In 1980 Gordon returned to his native Australia but kept an advisory interest in Forest Tracks. Meanwhile

PAUL MARSH a local singer, musician and folk music collector became involved in the early nineties and we released important field recordings of previously unknown artists featuring Paul's personal recordings. After the untimely death of Dave Williams in 1997 it seemed more important than ever to keep Forest Tracks going, and Paul became a fully fledged and active member of the team.
Although never intended as a commercial enterprise, Forest Tracks has generally issued a recording most years.
John retired from his involvement with Forest Tracks in October 2001 and Paul and Andy welcomed local singer and folk musician

RON COE to the team, who brought his financial and accounting skills.