The Woolpackers

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The Woolpackers were an English country rock trio of the 1990s, consisting of Steve Halliwell, Billy Hartman and Alun Lewis, all three of whom were stars of the ITV-produced soap opera Emmerdale, in an attempt to cash in on the popularity of line dancing at the time.

Despite numerous criticisms of their style, the group achieved a hit single with "Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll" in November 1996, reaching number 5 in the UK Singles Chart. The parent album Emmer Dance reached number 26 in the UK Albums Chart a few weeks later. A year later, the single "Line Dance Party" hit number 25 and their second album The Greatest Line Dancing Party reached number 48 in the UK.

Discography[]

Albums[]

Year	Title	Charts [1][2]	Comments
		UK
1996	Emmer Dance	26 (11 wk.)	First released: 2 December 1996
1997	The Greatest Line Dancing Party Album	48 (6 wk.)	First released: 17 November 1997

Singles[]

Year	Title Parent album	Charts [1][2]	Comments
		UK
1996	"Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll" Emmer Dance	5 (15 wk.)	First released: 4 November 1996
1997	"Line Dance Party" The Greatest Line Dancing Party Album	25 (12 wk.)	First released: 17 November 1997

Videography[]

• 1996: Emmer Dance (UK: )

References[]

Further reading[]

• Frank Laufenberg: . Frank Laufenbergs rock and pop lexicon vol 2 , ISBN 3-612-26207-6

External links[]

• The Woolpackers at AllMusic
• The Woolpackers discography at Discogs