Steeleye Span
UK
Formed: 1969
Years Active: 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Folk, Pop/Rock, Country
Styles: Psychedelic, Psychedelic/Garage, Folk/Country Rock, Folk/Country Rock, Folk/Country Rock, Celtic/British Isles, Traditional Folk, British Folk-Rock, British Folk, Folk-Rock, Folk-Rock, Sea Shanties
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Aside from Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span was the most successful and enduring British folk-rock band. The parallels between the bands are numerous: both updated traditional British folk material with rock arrangements, both featured an excellent female lead singer (Sandy Denny for Fairport, Maddy Prior for Steeleye Span), both frequently employed multi-part harmonies, and both mixed original and traditional songs. Although Fairport was more innovative in its early days, Steeleye Span was arguably the more interesting band after 1970, when ...
Group members
- Maddy Prior (40)
- Tim Hart (6)
- John Kirkpatrick (2)
- Ashley Hutchings (2)
- Nigel Pegrum (1)
- Bob Johnson (0)
See also
- Tim Hart (6)
Similar artists
- Jethro Tull (96)
- Fairport Convention (41)
- Ian Anderson (41)
- Maddy Prior (40)
- John Martyn (37)
- Altan (16)
- Pentangle (16)
- The Albion Band (15)
- Shirley Collins (14)
- June Tabor (12)
- Ashley Hutchings (2)
- Ralph Mctell (2)
- Trees (2)
- Fotheringay (1)
- Ewan MacColl (1)
- Silly Wizard (1)
- Patrick Street (0)
Influenced by
- Bert Jansch (97)
- Buddy Holly (23)
- Dick Gaughan (23)
- Archie Fisher (14)
- Ewan MacColl (1)
Followers
- Loreena McKennitt (31)
- Waterboys (26)
- 10,000 Maniacs (19)
- the Frames (18)
- Noah And The Whale (17)
- Solas (12)
- Alasdair Roberts (11)
- Smoke Fairies (9)
- Great Lakes Myth Society (1)
Performed Songs By
- Tim Hart (6)
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