We've got a huge number and variety of songs and tunes covering all the usual folkie subjects (loads of death and sexual innuendo) but a large proportion are related to the sea and sea-faring men, mainly in the days of sail.

In the British navy, sailors then, as now, spent time "on watch", i.e. on duty and time "below", i.e. off duty. The normal watch length is four hours but there are two, two hour watches each day, from 4 to 6 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. - these are called "Dog Watches".

Since 1989 (several years before we were bitten by the folk music bug), Joy & I have been puppy walkers for the Guide Dogs For The Blind Association. During this time we've had great fun bringing up loads of guide dog puppies. One of these was Digby who, after spending years as a guide dog, retired and came back to us as a pet. The Dogwatch logo has a dog's face in a watch face - the dog in the watch is Digby. In November 2007, at the age of 14, Digby, bless him, went to meet his maker and we miss him.

Because of our involvement with dogs and sea songs, the name Dogwatch just seemed the obvious choice - it sort of jumped up and bit us on the .... you might say!!