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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.

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The Woolpackers
Origin	Yorkshire, England
Genres	Country rock
Years active	1996–97
Labels	RCA BMG
Past members	Steve Halliwell (Zak Dingle) Billy Hartman (Terry Woods) Alun Lewis (Vic Windsor)

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]	Certifications
		UK
1996	Emmer Dance	26	BPI: Gold[2]
1997	The Greatest Line Dancing Party Album	48

Singles

Year	Title Parent album	Charts [1]	Certifications	Album
		UK
1996	"Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll"	5	BPI: Gold[2]	Emmer Dance
1997	"Line Dance Party"	25		The Greatest Line Dancing Party Album

Videography

• 1996: Emmer Dance, BPI: 2× Platinum[2]

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

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