Strutt and Knowles played as support for Hank Snow and Willie Nelson on UK appearances, before their influences saw them turn more to seminal country rock.
Here he worked with many artists, especially with Mel Hague but also produced albums for folk singer Alex Campbell and country star Tommy Collins.
He commented that "with the advent of New Country, line dancing and blander performances, our picking and grinning style was regarded as a novelty."
Strutt acknowledged the influence of Bill Monroe and John Duffey but confessed: "I was never any good at stealing licks accurately, so I made up my own; copying any instrument I liked be it trumpet, dobro, clarinet or trombone."
The band consisted of: Nick Strutt on mandolin (backing vocals) Stevie Mac on guitar (lead vocalist) Graham Hall on fiddle Steve Parker on bass guitar (backing vocals) Three years later, Strutt moved down to Caistor and Hemsby.