Steeleye Span
Origin	UK
Genre(s)	Electric folk
Years active	1970–present
Label(s)	Park Records, Shanachie Records, Chrysalis Records, Flutterby Records, Mooncrest Records, B & C Records
Members
Peter Knight, Rick Kemp, Maddy Prior, Liam Genockey, Ken Nicol
Former members
Bob Johnson, Nigel Pegrum, Tim Hart, Tim Harries, Gay Woods, Ashley Hutchings, Martin Carthy, John Kirkpatrick, Terl Bryant, Michael Gregory (musician), Terry Woods, Mark Williamson (musician), Chris Staines

Steeleye Span is a British electric folk band, formed in 1969 and remaining active today. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Electric folk is a genre of music in which British and Celtic Traditional music is played in a Rock music style In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Park Records is a British Record label, based in Oxford, specialising in Folk rock and AOR music. Shanachie Records was founded in 1976 by Richard Nevins and Dan Collins Chrysalis Records was a British Record label that was created in 1969 Flutterby Records was a British Record label existing from 1985 to 1989 Mooncrest Records is a British Record label that was formed in 1973 having originally been Charisma Records publishing company B & C Records stood for Beat & Commercial and was a British Record label run by Trojan's owner Lee Gopthal, which existed as a record label between May 1969 and September Peter Knight (b 1947) is a folk musician member of the Electric folk group Steeleye Span. Rick Kemp (born 15 November 1941 in Little Hanford, Dorset) is an English bass player Songwriter Maddy Prior (born 14 August 1947, Blackpool, England) is an English Folk singer. Liam Genockey (born 12 August 1948) is an Irish Drummer. Liam Genockey was born in Dublin, Ireland. Ken Nicol is a British guitar player vocalist and songwriter He was born in Preston See also Robert Johnson (musician, a Delta Blues musician Robert "Bob" Johnson (born 18 March 1944 Nigel Pegrum (b 22 January 1949) is a Drummer. Nigel Pegrum played drums with an early line-up of The Small Faces, then played drums with Tim Hart is also the name of the original Theory of a Deadman drummer Tim Harries (born 1959) is a British Bass player. He was a member of Steeleye Span between 1989 and 2001. Gay Woods (b September 1948 is an Irish singer She was one of the original members of Steeleye Span. Ashley Stephen Hutchings (born January 26 1945) is a British folk musician Martin Carthy MBE is an English folk singer and Guitarist who has remained one of the most influential figures in British traditional music Terl Bryant is a Drummer and Percussionist who works extensively as a Session musician, has contributed to many top flight recordings to much critical acclaim Terry Woods (born 4 December 1947 in Dublin) is an Irish folk musician, specialising in playing the Mandolin and Electric folk is a genre of music in which British and Celtic Traditional music is played in a Rock music style Events Perhaps the two most famous musical events of 1969 were concerts Along with Fairport Convention they are amongst the best known acts of the British folk revival, and were among the most commercially successful, thanks to their hit singles Gaudete and All Around My Hat. "Gaudete" ("Rejoice" is a sacred Christmas carol composed sometime in the 16th century, most likely in reference to Gaudete Sunday This article is about the song For the album of the same name see All Around My Hat (album The song "All Around my Hat" ( They had 3 top 40 albums. They achieved a certified "gold" record with sales of "All Around My Hat".

Contents 1 Introduction 2 History 2.1 The early years 2.2 A new direction 2.3 The Mike Batt era 2.4 The late 1970s and early 1980s 2.5 The wilderness years 2.6 Maddy leaves the bus 2.7 The comeback tour 2.8 Steeleye Span today 3 Collaborations 4 The Lost Recordings 5 Discography 6 The changing line-Up 7 External links 8 References

Introduction

The name Steeleye Span comes from a character in the traditional song Horkstow Grange (which they did not actually record until they released an album by that name in 1998). Lincolnshire Posy is a symphonic piece by Percy Aldridge Grainger, composed in 1937 for the American Bandmasters Association. Horkstow Grange is an album by the English Electric folk band Steeleye Span. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998 The song gives an account of a fight between John "Steeleye" Span and John Bowlin, neither of whom are proven to have been real people. Martin Carthy gave Tim Hart the idea to name the band after the song character. Tim Hart is also the name of the original Theory of a Deadman drummer When the band discussed names, they decided to vote between the three suggestions "Middlemarch Wait", "Iyubidin's Wait", and "Steeleye Span". Although there were only five members in the band, six ballots appeared and "Steeleye Span" won out. Only in 1978 did Hart confess that he had voted twice. Terry Woods maintains that the members had agreed that if more than one person departed, the remaining members would select a new name, and he was upset that this did not happen when he and Gay Woods left the band. The liner notes for their first album include thanks to Carthy for the name suggestion.

Throughout its long history, Steeleye Span has seen a great many personnel changes but has maintained a strong continuity of tradition. Lead vocalist Maddy Prior was one of the main attractions of the band's music, being one of a handful of strong-but-melodically-voiced women in rock music in the 1970s (along with Sandy Denny, Renaissance's Annie Haslam, Jacqui McShee and Linda Thompson). Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. Maddy Prior (born 14 August 1947, Blackpool, England) is an English Folk singer. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Sandy Denny, born Alexandra Elene Maclean Denny ( 6 January 1947 &ndash 21 April 1978) was an English Singer Renaissance were an English Progressive rock band most notable for their 1978 UK top 10 hit "Northern Lights" Annie Haslam (born 8 June 1944) is an English Progressive rock Vocalist and Songwriter. Jacqueline 'Jacqui' McShee (born 25 December 1943, in Catford, South East London) is an English singer Linda Thompson (b 23 August 1947 in London, England) is a British singer

Their typical album is a collection of mostly traditional songs with one or two instrumental tracks of jigs and/or reels added in; the traditional songs often include some of the Child ballads. The jig (port is a Folk dance type as well as the accompanying dance tune type popular in Ireland. The reel is a Folk dance type as well as the accompanying dance tune type. The Child Ballads are a collection of 305 Ballads from England and Scotland, and their American variants collected by Francis James Child In their later albums there has been an increased tendency to include music written by the band members, but they have never got completely away from traditional music, which draws upon both the English and the Celtic traditions.

All of their LP-era recordings have now been re-released on CD, many on the Shanachie label, and others on their current label, Park Records. A gramophone A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio Shanachie Records was founded in 1976 by Richard Nevins and Dan Collins Park Records is a British Record label, based in Oxford, specialising in Folk rock and AOR music.

History

The early years

“	Steeleye Span is like a bus. It goes along, and people get on and get off it. Sometimes the bus goes along the route you want to go, and sometimes it turns off, so you get off.	”
—Maddy Prior

The Steeleye Span story began in late 1969 when London-born bass player Ashley Hutchings departed Fairport Convention, the band he had co-founded in 1967. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Ashley Stephen Hutchings (born January 26 1945) is a British folk musician The year 1967 was an important year for Psychedelic rock, with releases from The Beatles ( Sgt Fairport had been involved in a road accident in 1969 in which the drummer, Martin Lamble, was killed and other band members injured. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. They convalesced in a rented house near Winchester in Hampshire and worked on the album Liege & Lief. Winchester or Winton ( archaic) is a historic city in southern England, with a population of around 40000 within a radius of its centre Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain Liege & Lief, released in 1969 is the fourth Electric folk album released by Fairport Convention and established British folk-rock as a distinct and Despite the success of the album, Ashley Hutchings and the band's vocalist Sandy Denny left Fairport Convention. Sandy Denny, born Alexandra Elene Maclean Denny ( 6 January 1947 &ndash 21 April 1978) was an English Singer

In part, Hutchings's departure was because he wanted to pursue a different, more traditional, direction than the other members of Fairport did at that time. However, Fairport's co-founder, guitarist Simon Nicol, says in an interview on the band's website [1]: "Whatever the upfront reasons about musical differences and wanting to concentrate on traditional material, I think the accident was the underlying reason why Ashley felt he couldn't continue with us. "

Hutchings' new band was formed after he met established duo Tim Hart and Maddy Prior on the London folk club scene, and the initial lineup was completed by husband and wife team Terry (formerly of Sweeney's Men, later of The Pogues) and Gay Woods. Tim Hart is also the name of the original Theory of a Deadman drummer Maddy Prior (born 14 August 1947, Blackpool, England) is an English Folk singer. Terry Woods (born 4 December 1947 in Dublin) is an Irish folk musician, specialising in playing the Mandolin and Sweeney's Men was an Irish traditional band They were a part of the late 1960s Irish Roots revival, along with groups like The Dubliners and the The Pogues are a band of mixed Irish and English background playing Traditional Irish music with influences from Punk rock, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane Gay Woods (b September 1948 is an Irish singer She was one of the original members of Steeleye Span. With two female singers, the original lineup was unusual for the time, and indeed, never performed live, as the Woodses departed the band shortly after the release of their debut album, Hark! The Village Wait (1970). Hark! The Village Wait was the 1970 debut album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span. Events Charles Wuorinen, aged 32 becomes the youngest composer ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. While recording the album, the five members were all living in the same house, an arrangement that produced considerable tensions particularly between Hart and Prior on the one hand and the Woodses on the other. Gay and Terry were replaced by veteran folk musician Martin Carthy and fiddler Peter Knight in a longer-term lineup that toured small concert venues, and recorded two albums - Please to See the King (1971) and Ten Man Mop, or Mr. Reservoir Butler Rides Again (1972). Martin Carthy MBE is an English folk singer and Guitarist who has remained one of the most influential figures in British traditional music Peter Knight (b 1947) is a folk musician member of the Electric folk group Steeleye Span. Please To See The King is the second album by Steeleye Span, released in 1971 Events February 5 - Eric Burdon & War disbanding They never performed togeather again until April 21 2008 at the Royal Albert Hall Ten Man Mop or Mr Reservoir Butler Rides Again is the third album by Steeleye Span, recorded in 1971 Events January 17 - Highway 51 South in Memphis Tennessee is renamed " Elvis Presley Blvd" January 20 - While the first album was traditionally performed - guitars, bass and with a guest drummer - Please to See the King was revolutionary in its hard electric sound and lack of drums. Please To See The King is the second album by Steeleye Span, released in 1971

A new direction

Shortly after the release of their third album, the band brought in Jo Lustig as their manager who would bring a far more commercial sound to their recordings. Jo Lustig (1925 – 1999 was a music Entrepreneur. the jazz greats Jo was born on October 21 1925 in Brooklyn New York At that time, traditionalists Carthy and Hutchings left the band to pursue purely folk projects. Their replacements were electric guitarist Bob Johnson and bass player Rick Kemp, who brought strong rock and blues influences to the sound. See also Robert Johnson (musician, a Delta Blues musician Robert "Bob" Johnson (born 18 March 1944 Rick Kemp (born 15 November 1941 in Little Hanford, Dorset) is an English bass player Songwriter

Lustig signed them to the Chrysalis record label, for a deal that was to last for ten albums. Chrysalis Records was a British Record label that was created in 1969

With the release of their fourth album, Below the Salt, later in 1972, the revised lineup had settled on a distinctive electrified rock sound, although they continued to play mostly arrangements of very traditional material, including songs dating back a hundred years or more. This article is about the album For the novel by Thomas B Costain, see Below the Salt (novel Below the Salt is a 1972 Events January 17 - Highway 51 South in Memphis Tennessee is renamed " Elvis Presley Blvd" January 20 - Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Even on the more commercial Parcel of Rogues (1973), the band had no permanent drummer, but in 1973 rock drummer Nigel Pegrum, who had previously recorded with Gnidrolog, The Small Faces and Uriah Heep, joined them, to harden up their sound (as well as occasionally playing flute). Parcel of Rogues is an album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span. Events January-February January 9 - Mick Jagger 's request for a Japanese visa is rejected on account of a 1969 drug bust putting an abrupt end Nigel Pegrum (b 22 January 1949) is a Drummer. Nigel Pegrum played drums with an early line-up of The Small Faces, then played drums with Gnidrolog is a British Progressive rock band with a unique sound that is often compared to better known bands such as Van Der Graaf Generator, Small Faces were an English rock group from East London, heavily influenced by American Rhythm and blues. Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in December 1969 when record producer Gerry Bron invited keyboardist Ken Hensley (previously

Also that year, the single 'Gaudete' from Below the Salt belatedly became a Christmas hit single, reaching number 14 in the UK Charts, although the a capella motet, sung entirely in Latin, cannot be considered representative of the band's music, nor the album from which it was taken. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. This proved to be their commercial breakthrough and saw them performing on Top of the Pops for the first time. Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart Television programme, made and broadcast They often include it as a concert encore. Their popularity was also helped by the fact that they often performed as an opening act for fellow Chrysalis artists Jethro Tull. Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967-1968 Their music is marked by the distinctive vocal style and lead Flute work of front man

Appropriately enough, their sixth album (and sixth member Pegrum's first with the band) was entitled Now We Are Six. Now We Are Six is an album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span. Produced by Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson, the album includes the epic track 'Thomas the Rhymer', which has been a part of the live set ever since. Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967-1968 Their music is marked by the distinctive vocal style and lead Flute work of front man Ian Scott Anderson, MBE (born 10 August 1947 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) is a Scottish Singer

Although successful, the album is controversial among some fans for the inclusion of nursery rhymes sung by "The St. Eeleye School Choir" (band members singing in the style of children), and the cover "To Know Him is to Love Him", featuring a guest appearance from David Bowie on saxophone. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger.

The attempts at humour continued on Commoner's Crown (1975), which included Peter Sellers playing electric ukelele on the final track, "New York Girls". Commoners Crown is an album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span, its seventh release overall and the second album with the band's most commercially successful Events January 2 - New York City US District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers Richard Henry Sellers, CBE, commonly known as Peter Sellers ( 8 September 1925 &ndash 24 July 1980) was a British The ukulele (ˌjʉːkəˈlɛɪli from ʻukulele /ˌʔukuˈlele/ variantly spelled ukelele (particularly in the UK) or alternatively abbreviated uke Their seventh album also included the epic ballad "Long Lankin" and novelty instrumental "Bach Goes To Limerick".

The Mike Batt era

With their star now conspicuously ascendant, the band brought in producer Mike Batt (best known for his musical association with The Wombles and Katie Melua) to work on their eighth album, All Around My Hat, and their biggest success would come with the release of the title track as a single — it reached number 5 in the UK Charts in late 1975. Michael Philip Batt (born 6 February 1949 in Southampton, England) is a British based Songwriter, Musician, producer The Wombles are characters created by Author Elisabeth Beresford originally appearing in a series of children's novels from 1968 All Around My Hat is a 1975 album by Steeleye Span, their eighth and most commercially successful reaching number 7 on the UK charts and staying on the charts for Events January 2 - New York City US District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers

The album had a polished, commercial sound, and perfectly captured the flavour of the mid-1970s. Other well-known tracks on the album included "Black Jack Davey" (sampled by rappers Goldie Lookin Chain on their track '"The Maggot") and the rocky "Hard Times of Old England". Not to be confused with GLC the American rapper or the Greater London Council Goldie Lookin Chain is a rap-pop music group based in Newport

This time on Top of the Pops Steeleye performed a lively dance on the stage, with Maddy Prior flouncing around in a long dress with wide sleeves. Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart Television programme, made and broadcast Maddy Prior (born 14 August 1947, Blackpool, England) is an English Folk singer. At this point in their career the band indulged in picturesque clothes, much to the disapproval of the pop press.

But while All Around My Hat was the height of the band's commercial success, the good times were not to last very long. Despite touring almost every year since 1975, they have not had another hit single, nor any success in the album chart since the late 1970s.

The follow-up album Rocket Cottage (1976), also produced by Batt, proved to be a flop, despite having much in common musically with its immediate predecessor. Rocket Cottage is an album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span. Events January-February January 5 - Bob Dylan releases Desire January 6 - Peter Frampton

The opening track, 'London' was penned by Rick Kemp in response to a request from the record label that Kemp describes as "we'll have another one of those, please" and released as a single. The song failed to make the UK Charts at all, in complete contrast to 'All Around My Hat', despite having much in common with its predecessor - a 6/8 time signature, upbeat tempo, solo verses and full harmony chorus.

'Rocket Cottage' also included experimental tracks 'Fighting for Strangers' (with sparse vocals singing concurrently in a variety of keys) and, on the final track, excerpts of studio banter between the band members and a seemingly impromptu rendition of 'Camptown Races', in which Maddy gets the lyrics wrong.

But while their 9th album was one of their most interesting and varied, the advent of punk saw the mainstream market turning away from electric folk almost overnight, heralding a downturn in commercial fortunes for the band.

Thanks to their connection with Mike Batt, band members appeared in Womble costumes on Top of the Pops, performing the Wombles hit "Remember you're a Womble".

The late 1970s and early 1980s

While they would never regain the commercial success of All Around My Hat, Steeleye remained popular among electric folk fans, and generally respected within the music industry.

It has been widely reported that Peter Knight and Bob Johnson left the band to work on another project together, The King of Elfland's Daughter. The King of Elfland's Daughter is a 1924 Fantasy novel written by Lord Dunsany. The actual situation was more complex. Chrysalis records agreed to allow Knight and Johnson to work on "King" only as a way to persuade the duo to continue working with Steeleye. Since the record company had no interest in "King" for its own sake, it made no effort to market the album. Chrysalis' ploy failed, however, and Knight and Johnson quit.

Their departure left a significant hole in the band. For the 1977 album Storm Force Ten, early member Martin Carthy rejoined on guitar. Events Bohemian Rhapsody is named 'The Best Single Of The Last 25 Years' by BPI. Storm Force Ten is an album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span, the band's 10th effort released in 1977 When he originally joined the band for its second album, Carthy had tried to persuade the others to bring John Kirkpatrick on board, but the band had chosen Knight instead. This time, Carthy's suggestion was accepted, and Kirkpatrick's accordion replaced Knight's fiddle, which gave the recording a very different texture from the Steeleye sound of previous years. Kirkpatrick's one-man morris dances quickly became one of the highlights of the band's show. This line-up also recorded their first album outside of the studio, Live at Last, before a "split" at the end of the decade that proved to be short-lived. But Carthy and Kirkpatrick had only intended to play with the band for a few months and had no interest in a longer association with the band.

The band were contractually obliged to record a final album for the Chrysalis label, and with Carthy and Kirkpatrick not wanting to rejoin the re-formed band, the door was open for Knight and Johnson to return in 1980. Events January January 1 - The year starts off with a strong Disco backlash which causes the majority of musicians to abandon the use of real instruments The album Sails of Silver saw the band moving away from traditional material to a greater focus on self-penned songs, many with historical or pseudo-folk themes. Sails of Silver is an album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span. Sails was not a commercial success, in part because Chrysalis chose not to promote the album aggressively, but also because many fans felt uncomfortable with the band's new direction in its choice of material. The failure of the album left Hart unhappy enough that he decided to give up commercial music entirely, in favour of a reclusive life overseas.

After Sails of Silver there were to be no new albums for several years, and Steeleye became a part-time touring band. The other members spent much of their time and energy working on their various other projects, and the band went into a fitful hibernation.

In 1981 Isla St Clair presented a series of four television programmes called "The Song and The Story", about the history of some folk songs, which won the Prix Jeunesse. Isla sang the songs, and The Maddy Prior Band did the backing instrumentals.

The wilderness years

For much of the 80s, the members of the band tended to focus on outside projects of various sorts. Johnson opened a restaurant and then studied for a degree in psychology at the University of Hertfordshire. The University of Hertfordshire is a modern university based largely in Hatfield, in the county of Hertfordshire, England, from which the university Pegrum ran a music studio. Prior and Kemp devoted much energy to their own band (The Maddy Prior Band; see Maddy Prior#Solo albums), recording 4 albums^[1], and also had children together. Maddy Prior (born 14 August 1947, Blackpool, England) is an English Folk singer. The result was that the band's output dropped sharply, producing only three albums over the space of ten years (including a concert album), although the band continued touring.

After a quiet spell, the group's 12th studio album (and first without Tim Hart) Back in Line was released on the Flutterby label in 1986. Back in Line is an album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span. See also Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 Events January With no "relaunch" as such, the band retained a low profile, although they caused some controversy when they played the song "Blackleg Miner" in Nottingham. The song originates from Northumberland in the early 20th century, but had been revived due to the 1984-5 strike. The Nottinghamshire coalfield had generally opposed the strike and tensions remained high when the song was performed in 1986.

In 1989, two long-term members departed the band. One was bassist Rick Kemp, who needed to recover from a serious shoulder injury, exacerbated by playing bass on stage. His eventual replacement (after two tours, each with a different bassist) was Tim Harries, who was brought in less than two weeks before the band was scheduled to start a tour. Tim Harries (born 1959) is a British Bass player. He was a member of Steeleye Span between 1989 and 2001. A friend of Pegrum's, Harries was a self-taught rock bassist, as well as a classically trained pianist and double bassist. With Harries on board, Steeleye released Tempted and Tried (1989), an album that formed the basis for their live set for many years to come. Tempted and Tried is the 13th studio album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989

Not long after recording Tempted, drummer Nigel Pegrum emigrated to Australia for personal relationship reasons. He was replaced by eccentric drummer Liam Genockey of Gillan, easily identified by his long, plaited beard. Liam Genockey (born 12 August 1948) is an Irish Drummer. Liam Genockey was born in Dublin, Ireland. Gillan was a hard rock band formed in 1978 by Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan. He and Knight were simultaneously members of "Moire Music", a free-jazz band with a classical flavor, led by Trevor Watts. Unlike Pegrum, who employed a traditional rock drumming style, Genockey favoured a more varied drumming style, influenced by both Irish and African drumming, in which he hit, brushed, and rubbed the various surfaces of his drums and cymbals, creating a more varied range of sounds. Consequently, when the band embarked on their 20th Anniversary Tour, they did so with a totally new rhythm section.

Both Harries and Genockey were interested in experimenting with the band's sound, and they helped re-energize the other members' interest in Steeleye. The band began reworking some of their earlier material, seeking new approaches to traditional favourites. For example, Johnson experimented with an arrangement of "Tam Lin" that involved a heavy Bulgarian influence, inspired by Eastern European versions of the Tam Lin legend. In 1992, the band released Tonight's the Night...Live, which demonstrates some of this new energy and direction. Tonight's the NightLive is the second live album by English Electric folk band Steeleye Span. The band continued to tour the UK every year, and frequently toured overseas as well.

Maddy leaves the bus

In 1995, almost all the past and present members of the band reunited for a concert to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the band (which would later be released as The Journey ). The only former member not present was founding member Terry Woods.

A by-product of this gig was founding vocalist Gay Woods rejoining the band fulltime, partly because Prior was experiencing vocal problems, and for a while Steeleye toured with two female singers, and released the album Time 1996, their first new studio album in seven years. Time is an album by Steeleye Span.The album was released in 1996 after a seven year hiatus This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.

There were doubts over the future of the band when Maddy Prior announced her departure in 1997, but Steeleye continued in a more productive vein than for many years, with Woods as lead singer, releasing Horkstow Grange (1998), and then Bedlam Born (2000). Horkstow Grange is an album by the English Electric folk band Steeleye Span. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998 Bedlam Born is the 16th studio album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span. See also 2000 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2000 Record labels Fans of Steeleye's "rock" element felt that Horkstow Grange was too quiet and folk-oriented, while fans of the band's "folk" element complained that Bedlam Born was too rock-heavy. Woods received considerable criticism from fans, many of whom did not realize that she was one of the founding members and who compared her singing style unfavorably to Prior's. There was also disagreement among the band about what material to perform; Woods advocated for performing old favourites such as "All Around My Hat" and "Alison Gross", while Johnson favored a set that emphasized their newer material.

Liam Genockey had also left the band by 1998, and on these albums the drum kit was manned by Dave Mattacks. David James 'Dave' Mattacks (born 13 March 1948 in Edgware, Middlesex, England) is a rock and folk drummer

Reported difficulties among band members saw a split during the recording of Bedlam Born. Woods reportedly was uncomfortable with the financial arrangements of the band. Health problems forced Johnson into retirement, and for a while the band consisted of just Peter Knight and Tim Harries, plus various guest musicians as they fulfilled live commitments. Rick Kemp then returned to the line-up, during a time when their future seemed uncertain, while Harries was not keen to continue his role.

The comeback tour

In 2002, Steeleye Span reformed with a "classic" lineup, bringing an end to a couple of years of uncertainty. Knight hosted a poll on his website, asking the band's fans which Steeleye songs they would most want to see the band re-record. Armed with the results, Knight persuaded Prior and Genocky to rejoin, coaxed Johnson out of a health-induced retirement, and along with Kemp and Knight, they released Present--The Very Best of Steeleye Span (2002), a 2-disc set of new recordings of the songs. Present--The Very Best of Steeleye Span is an album by Steeleye Span, which is frequently mistaken for one of the band's many Compilation albums Although This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002

But Bob Johnson's health prevented him from playing live shortly before the 2002 comeback tour, and he was replaced at the eleventh hour on guitar by Ken Nicol, formerly of the Albion Band. Ken Nicol is a British guitar player vocalist and songwriter He was born in Preston The Albion Country Band, (also known as The Albion Band) were an English Electric folk band Nicol had been talking with Rick Kemp about forming a band when Kemp invited him to play for the tour.

With Nicol on board, the band released the album They Called Her Babylon early in 2004, and extensively toured the UK, Europe and Australia, and their relatively prolific output continued with the release of the Christmas album 'Winter' later the same year, as the band ended a busy year of touring with a gala performance in London's Palladium theatre. They Called Her Babylon is an album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span. See also 2004 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2004 Record labels The London Palladium is a 2286 seat West End theatre located off Oxford Street in the City of Westminster.

In 2005 Steeleye Span were awarded the Good Tradition Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, while a recent book, Electric Folk by Britta Sweers (2005), devotes much space to the band. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

The band carried out a UK tour in April and May 2006, followed by dates in Europe and an appearance at the 2006 Cropredy Festival. Fairport's Cropredy Convention (formerly Cropredy Festival) is an annual festival of folk and Rock music held on the edge of the Village They were the final act on Cropredy's first night. They started with "Bonny Black Hare" and finished with "All Around My Hat" with backing vocals from the Cropredy Crowd. This article is about the song For the album of the same name see All Around My Hat (album The song "All Around my Hat" ( The full play list is at Crop Log 2006. The tour was supported by a live album and DVD of their 2004 tour.

Steeleye Span today

In November 2006, Steeleye released their latest studio album Bloody Men. Bloody Men is the 20th studio album by the British Electric folk band Steeleye Span. Their Autumn/Winter tour started on 24 November 2006 in Basingstoke and ran until just before Christmas. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Basingstoke is a town in northeast Hampshire, England It lies across a Valley at the source of the River Loddon.

The current line-up consists of Maddy Prior (vocals), Ken Nicol (guitar, vocals), Rick Kemp (bass, vocals), Peter Knight (violin, piano, vocals), and Liam Genockey (drums and percussion), and draws on past and current Steeleye Span repertoire. They usually play to theatres and arts centres but they also perform at festivals. A festival is an event usually and ordinarily staged by a local community which centers on some unique aspect of that community They headlined at their namesake festival, Spanfest 2007 at Kentwell Hall, Suffolk from 27-29 July 2007, and were set to return in 2008 Spanfest 2008, but Kentwell hall have declined to hold the festival again. It has been announced that a different venue is being sought. A UK tour is scheduled for 17 April to 16 May 2008.

Collaborations

When they supported Status Quo on tour in 1996, the latter had just issued their version of "Hat" as a single, and for their encore Maddy joined them on stage to sing it with them. Status quo is a Latin term meaning the present existing state of affairs or "the state in which" Status Quo's single is credited to "Status Quo with Maddy Prior from Steeleye Span" and reached number 47 in the charts. Maddy also sang backing vocals on the title track of Jethro Tull's 1976 album "Too Old To Rock and Roll, Too Young To Die". Ray Fisher's rare 1972 album Bonny Birdy includes one track with the High Level Ranters, one with Steeleye Span, and one with Martin Carthy.

The Lost Recordings

In 1995 Steeleye recorded "The Golden Vanity" for the Time album, but it did not appear on it. " The Sweet Trinity " also known as " The Golden Vanity " or " The Golden Willow Tree " is Child Ballad 286 It was released on the anthology The Best of British Folk Rock. Similarly they recorded "General Taylor" for Ten Man Mop but the song didn't appear on it. ^[2] It resurfaced on the compilation album Individually and Collectively instead. It was also included in another compilation The Lark in The Morning (2006). "Bonny Moorhen" was recorded at the time of the "Parcel of Rogues" session. Its only appearance on disc was the compilation album Original Masters. The song "Somewhere in London", recorded for Back in Line (1986) was released instead as a B-side single, but returned to its proper place "Back in Line" when the album was reissued in in 1991.

Discography

Excluding reissues, compilations and 'irregular' live albums.

Studio Albums

Hark! The Village Wait (1970)

Please to See the King (1971)

Ten Man Mop, or Mr. Reservoir Butler Rides Again (1972)

Below the Salt (1972)

Parcel of Rogues (1973)

Now We Are Six (1974)

Commoner's Crown (1975)

All Around My Hat (album) (1975)

Rocket Cottage (1976)

Storm Force Ten (1977)

Sails of Silver (1980)

Back in Line (1986)

Tempted and Tried (1989)

Time (1996)

Horkstow Grange (1998)

Bedlam Born (2000)

Present--The Very Best of Steeleye Span (2002)

They Called Her Babylon (2004)

Winter (2004)

Bloody Men (2006)

Live Albums

Live at Last (1978)

Tonight's the Night...Live (1992)

The Collection: Steeleye Span in Concert (1994)

The Journey (1999)

Live In Nottingham (2003)

Folk Rock Pioneers in Concert (2006)

Singles

Rave On/ Reels/ Female Drummer (1971)

Jigs and Reels (1972)

John Barleycorn / Bride's Favourite/Tansey's Fancy (1972)

Gaudete / The Holly and The Ivy (1972)

The Mooncoin Jig (1974)

New York Girls/ Two Magicians (1975)

All Around My Hat/ Black Jack Davy (1975)

Rave On/ False Knight On The Road (1976)

Hard Times of England/ Cadgwith Anthem (1976)

London/ Sligo Maid (1976)

Fighting For Strangers/ The Mooncoin Jig (1976)

Boar's Head Carol/ Gaudete / Some Rival (1977)

Rag Doll/ Saucy Sailor (1978)

Sails of Silver/ Senior Service (1980)

Gone To America/ Let Her Go Down (1981)

Somewhere In London/ Lanercost (1985)

Padstow / First House in Connaught/ Sailor's Bonnet (1989)

Following Me/ Two Butchers (1989)

The Fox/ Jack Hall (1990)

Lord Elgin/ Lord Elgin (live) (2007)

DVDs

Classic Rock Legends (2002)

A Twentieth Anniversary Celebration (2003)

The 35th Anniversary World Tour 2004 (2005)

The set called "Bedrock In Concert" (2002) contains the audio CD "Live in Nottingham" plus the DVD "Classic Rock Legends" in a single box. Hark! The Village Wait was the 1970 debut album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span. Events Charles Wuorinen, aged 32 becomes the youngest composer ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Please To See The King is the second album by Steeleye Span, released in 1971 Events February 5 - Eric Burdon & War disbanding They never performed togeather again until April 21 2008 at the Royal Albert Hall Ten Man Mop or Mr Reservoir Butler Rides Again is the third album by Steeleye Span, recorded in 1971 Events January 17 - Highway 51 South in Memphis Tennessee is renamed " Elvis Presley Blvd" January 20 - This article is about the album For the novel by Thomas B Costain, see Below the Salt (novel Below the Salt is a 1972 Events January 17 - Highway 51 South in Memphis Tennessee is renamed " Elvis Presley Blvd" January 20 - Parcel of Rogues is an album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span. Events January-February January 9 - Mick Jagger 's request for a Japanese visa is rejected on account of a 1969 drug bust putting an abrupt end Now We Are Six is an album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span. Events January - The Ramones form January - Joni Mitchell releases her monumental album Court and Spark, supported Commoners Crown is an album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span, its seventh release overall and the second album with the band's most commercially successful Events January 2 - New York City US District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers All Around My Hat is a 1975 album by Steeleye Span, their eighth and most commercially successful reaching number 7 on the UK charts and staying on the charts for Events January 2 - New York City US District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers Rocket Cottage is an album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span. Events January-February January 5 - Bob Dylan releases Desire January 6 - Peter Frampton Storm Force Ten is an album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span, the band's 10th effort released in 1977 Events Bohemian Rhapsody is named 'The Best Single Of The Last 25 Years' by BPI. Sails of Silver is an album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span. Events January January 1 - The year starts off with a strong Disco backlash which causes the majority of musicians to abandon the use of real instruments Back in Line is an album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span. See also Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 Events January Tempted and Tried is the 13th studio album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989 Time is an album by Steeleye Span.The album was released in 1996 after a seven year hiatus This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996. Horkstow Grange is an album by the English Electric folk band Steeleye Span. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998 Bedlam Born is the 16th studio album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span. See also 2000 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2000 Record labels Present--The Very Best of Steeleye Span is an album by Steeleye Span, which is frequently mistaken for one of the band's many Compilation albums Although This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002 They Called Her Babylon is an album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span. See also 2004 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2004 Record labels Winter is the 19th studio album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span. See also 2004 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2004 Record labels Bloody Men is the 20th studio album by the British Electric folk band Steeleye Span. This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 2006. Live at Last is an Live album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span. Events January: May - The Bee Gees dominate the singles and album charts as Saturday Night Fever becomes a cultural phenomenon Tonight's the NightLive is the second live album by English Electric folk band Steeleye Span. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992 This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994. See also 1999 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1999 Record See also 2003 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2003 Record labels This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 2006. " John Barleycorn " is an English Folksong. The character of John Barleycorn in the song is a personification of the important Cereal crop "Gaudete" ("Rejoice" is a sacred Christmas carol composed sometime in the 16th century, most likely in reference to Gaudete Sunday Hard Hard Times is a traditional Newfoundland Folk song / Ballad. The Boar's Head Carol is a macaronic 15th century song which may refer to one of several English Christmas carols that describes the ancient tradition

The changing line-Up

Steeleye Span 1: Tim Hart, Maddy Prior, Terry Woods, Gay Woods, Ashley Hutchings

Dates: 1969-70

Albums: Hark! The Village Wait

Notes: This line-up never performed live. Hark! The Village Wait was the 1970 debut album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span.

Steeleye Span 2: Tim Hart, Maddy Prior, Ashley Hutchings, Martin Carthy, Peter Knight

Dates: 1971-72

Albums: Please to See the King, Ten Man Mop, or Mr. Reservoir Butler Rides Again

Notes: This was the first line-up to actually perform live. Please To See The King is the second album by Steeleye Span, released in 1971 Ten Man Mop or Mr Reservoir Butler Rides Again is the third album by Steeleye Span, recorded in 1971

Steeleye Span 3: Tim Hart, Maddy Prior, Peter Knight, Bob Johnson, Rick Kemp

Dates: 1972-73

Albums: Below the Salt, Parcel of Rogues

Steeleye Span 4: Tim Hart, Maddy Prior, Peter Knight, Bob Johnson, Rick Kemp, Nigel Pegrum

Dates: 1973-77

Albums: Now We Are Six, Commoner's Crown, All Around My Hat (album), Rocket Cottage

Notes: The most commercially successful line-up, as well as the most productive in terms of albums. This article is about the album For the novel by Thomas B Costain, see Below the Salt (novel Below the Salt is a 1972 Parcel of Rogues is an album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span. Now We Are Six is an album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span. Commoners Crown is an album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span, its seventh release overall and the second album with the band's most commercially successful All Around My Hat is a 1975 album by Steeleye Span, their eighth and most commercially successful reaching number 7 on the UK charts and staying on the charts for Rocket Cottage is an album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span.

Steeleye Span 5: Tim Hart, Maddy Prior, Rick Kemp, Nigel Pegrum, Martin Carthy, John Kirkpatrick

Dates: 1977-78

Albums: Storm Force Ten, Live at Last (Steeleye Span album)

Notes: The first line-up to feature a returning former member. Storm Force Ten is an album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span, the band's 10th effort released in 1977 Live at Last is an Live album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span.

Steeleye Span 6: Tim Hart, Maddy Prior, Rick Kemp, Nigel Pegrum, Peter Knight, Bob Johnson

Dates: 1980-82

Albums: Sails of Silver

Notes: The same line-up as 4. Sails of Silver is an album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span.

Steeleye Span 7: Maddy Prior, Rick Kemp, Nigel Pegrum, Peter Knight, Bob Johnson

Dates: 1982-86

Albums: Back in Line

Notes: Prior is the only remaining original member. Back in Line is an album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span.

Steeleye Span 7. 1: Maddy Prior, Nigel Pegrum, Peter Knight, Bob Johnson, Mark Williamson

Dates: 1986

Albums: None

Notes: This line-up existed for only one tour.

Steeleye Span 7. 2: Maddy Prior, Nigel Pegrum, Peter Knight, Bob Johnson, Chris Staines

Dates: 1986-87

Albums: None

Notes: This line-up also only existed for touring purposes.

Steeleye Span 8: Maddy Prior, Nigel Pegrum, Peter Knight, Bob Johnson, Tim Harries

Dates: 1988-89

Albums: Tempted and Tried

Notes: Pegrum departed immediately after recording 'Tempted', so this line-up never toured to support the album it produced. Tempted and Tried is the 13th studio album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span.

Steeleye Span 9: Maddy Prior, Peter Knight, Bob Johnson, Tim Harries, Liam Genockey

Dates: 1989-95

Albums: Tonight's the Night...Live

Notes: This line-up first toured in support of 'Tempted and Tried'. Tonight's the NightLive is the second live album by English Electric folk band Steeleye Span.

Steeleye Span 10: Maddy Prior, Peter Knight, Bob Johnson, Tim Harries, Liam Genockey, Gay Woods, Ashley Hutchings, Martin Carthy, Rick Kemp, Nigel Pegrum, John Kirkpatrick, Michael Gregory, Tim Hart

Dates: 1995

Albums: The Journey

Notes: This line-up was the reunion tour. It included every former member of the band except Terry Woods. Michael Gregory had not played with the band before.

Steeleye Span 11: Maddy Prior, Peter Knight, Bob Johnson, Tim Harries, Liam Genockey, Gay Woods

Dates: 1995-97

Albums: Time

Steeleye Span 12: Peter Knight, Bob Johnson, Tim Harries, Gay Woods

Dates: 1997-2000

Albums: Horkstow Grange, Bedlam Born

Notes: The first line-up to not feature Maddy Prior. Time is an album by Steeleye Span.The album was released in 1996 after a seven year hiatus Horkstow Grange is an album by the English Electric folk band Steeleye Span. Bedlam Born is the 16th studio album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span.

Steeleye Span 12. 1: Peter Knight, Bob Johnson, Gay Woods, Rick Kemp

Dates: 2000-01

Albums: None

Notes: This line-up only existed for tourning purposes.

Steeleye Span 12. 2: Peter Knight, Tim Harries, Rick Kemp, Terl Bryant

Dates: 2001

Albums: None

Notes: This line-up only existed for touring. Terl Bryant was credited as a special guest.

Steeleye Span 13: Peter Knight, Rick Kemp, Maddy Prior, Bob Johnson, Liam Genockey

Dates: 2002

Albums: Present--The Very Best of Steeleye Span

Notes: This line-up never toured because of Johnson's health. Present--The Very Best of Steeleye Span is an album by Steeleye Span, which is frequently mistaken for one of the band's many Compilation albums Although

Steeleye Span 13. 1: Peter Knight, Rick Kemp, Maddy Prior, Liam Genockey, Ken Nicol

Dates: 2002

Albums: None

Notes: Ken Nicol replaced Bob Johnson for the tour in support of 'Present'.

Steeleye Span 14: Peter Knight, Rick Kemp, Maddy Prior, Liam Genockey, Ken Nicol

Dates: 2003 to Present

Albums: They Called Her Babylon, Winter, Bloody Men

External links

• Steeleye Span's record label
• A comprehensive fan site
• Peter Knight's (Steeleye fiddle player) website
• Steeleye Span founder Ashley Hutchings' website
• Reinhard Zierke's rejuvinated Steeleye Span fan site
• Steeleye Span Lyrics Archive
• Spanfest- Steeleye Span's festival in July 2007

References

1. ^ Memento Notes, Maddy Prior
2. ^ Previous Guest Book Entries 17

They Called Her Babylon is an album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span. Winter is the 19th studio album by the Electric folk band Steeleye Span. Bloody Men is the 20th studio album by the British Electric folk band Steeleye Span.

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