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Steeleye Span is tagged as: folk, folk rock, british folk, celtic, british

Steeleye Span formed in 1969 from members of Fairport Convention and out of the ashes of Sweeney’s Men creating a distinctive fusion of both British folk with electric rock music. The resulting first version of the band was formed by ex-Fairport bassist Ashley Hutchings and built around two pairs of vocalists, one English, one Irish, Tim Hart & Maddy Prior and Gay & Terry Woods. Rhythm was to be supplied largely by Hutchings’ bass, and without drums. | |Tensions between the band grew during the production in 1970 of their first album, Hark! The Village Wait to the point where they never again worked together after its completion, but the music itself shows no signs of these difficulties. While having a rock sensibility there is a greater sense of the authentic folk tradition than even in the best of Fairport, and a particular beauty arising from the two pairs of voices. The Woods being replaced by admired folk stalwart Martin Carthy, with violinist Peter Knight to widen the musical textures, the group late in 1970 recorded their most admired record Please to see the King. Ten Man Mop followed in 1971, more accomplished but generally felt to be less exciting. The expensive gatefold sleeve swallowed the band’s royalties, and was referred to as a tom...
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Top 10 Steeleye Span Songs
The Blacksmith
All Around My Hat
Gaudete
Cam Ye O'er Frae France
My Johnny Was A Shoemaker
Alison Gross
When I Was On Horseback
Black Jack Davy
Blackleg Miner
Lovely On The Water
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Top 10 Steeleye Span Albums
Spanning the Years
The Lark In Morning - The Early Years
Steeleye Span - The Very Best Of
Hark! The Village Wait
The Best Of Steeleye Span
Below The Salt
All Around My Hat
Parcel Of Rogues
Please to See the King
Now We Are Six
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