Description
Steeleye Span – Portfolio / Shanachie Audio CD 1989 / 79071/72
UPC 016351797124
Steeleye Span are a British folk rock band formed in 1969 in England by Fairport Convention bass player Ashley Hutchings and established London folk club duo Tim Hart and Maddy Prior. The band were part of the 1970s British folk revival, and were commercially successful in that period, with four Top 40 albums and two hit singles: "Gaudete" and "All Around My Hat".
Steeleye Span have seen many personnel changes; Maddy Prior being the only remaining original member of the band. Their musical repertoire consists of mostly traditional songs with one or two instrumental tracks of jigs and/or reels added; the traditional songs often include some of the Child Ballads. In their later albums there has been an increased tendency to include music written by the band members, but they have never moved completely away from traditional music, which draws upon pan-British traditions.
Tracklist:
1 | Dark Eyed Sailor
Producer – Sandy Roberton |
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2 | Boys Of Bedlam
Producer – Sandy Roberton |
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3 | Gaudette | |
4 | Saucy Sailor | |
5 | Alison Gross | |
6 | Thomas The Rhymer
Producer – Ian Anderson |
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7 | New York Girls
Producer – Robin Black |
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8 | All Around My Hat | |
9 | Black Jack Davy | |
10 | Fighting For Strangers | |
11 | The Victory
Producer – Mike Thompson (4) |
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12 |
Sligo Maid | |
13 | Let Her Go Down
Producer – Gus Dudgeon |
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14 | Edward | |
15 | White Man | |
16 | A Cannon By Telemann |
- Producer – Jerry Boys (tracks: 3, 4 & 5), John Acock (tracks: 14, 15 & 16), Mike Batt (tracks: 8, 9, 10 & 12), Steeleye Span (tracks: 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 14, 15 & 16)