American Diving Into Steeleye Span - British Folk/Rock
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- Let's explore this quintessential British folk band that uniquely blends classic English, Scottish and Irish folk music with rock.
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Steeleye Span has been part of my musical life since the 60,s & so glad to say they still are & see them in concert at every opportunity , should be recognized as one of the most influential Folk Rock !Bands ever !!!
Steeleye span are seriously underrated.
Amen to that. Love them
Indeed. I wish more people knew of them... Amazing music from over 4+ decades.
Who or what underates them? They were always successful and had their fair share of dedicated followers, plenty of live performances and have toured extensively. They were never over popularised like commercial outfits and are not aimed at a specific group of people. Why do people say, if something is liked and appreciated, that it's underrated, overrated etc?
They're my favorite of the English folk-rock bands, but I love hem all.
Maddy Prior is an amazing vocalist!
*Everyone* who has been in Steeleye Span has been amazing at their role. (Ok, I did see them at a point in I think it was the 90s when they'd forgotten it was folk they were good at, and thought it was long-defunct disco they need to do, but they sorted themselves out again and they've been back on form the last couple of times I've seen them.)
National Treasure
Been a big fan of Steeleye Span and Fairport Convention and Pentangle.since the early 70's.
Dark Eyed Sailor is my favourite Steeleye Span track... I find this kind of traditional folk almost hypnotic. Can't really find many people talking about this band on youtube. They are so great and so unique.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting. They are just brilliant. There are a lot of people watching this video either. But who know what the TH-cam algorithm will decide to favor.
@@johnf-americanreacts1287.....Listen to Thomas the Rhymer by Steeley Span.
Steeleye Span was the most influential band of my college years. My friends and I listened to them continually for years and years. I only saw them live once, but it was an unforgettable experience. There were so many versions of Span, but each iteration had its own wonderful vibe. My personal favorites are The Blacksmith, King Henry, One Misty Moisty Morning, The Weaver and the Factory Maid, Thomas the Rhymer, Little Sir Hugh, The King, Marigold/Harvest Home, Lady Diamond, ...
I messed up that opportunity when I could have had the chance, I would spaz out if I got a chance to go see them
My dad took me to see them live in Portland when I graduated from High School in 1997, and they happened to come to town just then... It was pretty amazing to see them live with my dad. :)
Agreed, they have been my favorite band for years. It was always on our bucket list to travel to the UK to meet Maddy, but I am a widow now, so I guess I can kiss that one goodbye. The earlier years, early 70s to mid 80s were in my opinion the best years. Not to forget Maddy Prior and the carnival band.
Somewhwhere along the Road, for me and the Boars Head Carol.
Thanks for that. Maddy Prior is still performing, she was interviewed on the radio a few days ago.
I discovered Steeleye Span in the 80's, they produced many great LP's, my favorite has always been 'Parcel of Rogues' but 'Rocket cottage', 'Storm force Ten' and 'Please to see the King' are close seconds. Great group!
You said the music was cool. I'm just amazed that you feel the connection with our treasured folk music, and my precious Steeleye Span. Saw them live in 1975,
From a Canadian this is a great Band. Maddi Priors vocals are amazing. Thomas the Rhymer is a good one to listen to next, or maybe Let Her Go Down.
The first track is what is known as a 'Calling On' song used before a traditional longsword dance that originated from the North of the UK.
Beautiful! Thank you!
the lead female singer on Dark Eyed sailor is Gaye Woods.......she too has a very distinctive and lovely voice.....they have had quite a few different line-ups over the years, but their music and their talent has remained constantly superb throughout.......
Irish singer (Gabriel Corcoran or Woods. Born Dublin, 1948). Think that's her second from the right on the record cover photograph. Maddy Prior is backing singer in Dark-Eyed Sailor. For information about changing band personnel, who is singing on what track, see Wikipedia.
As written by others, there are many variations of Steeleye Span.
Thomas the Rhymer
When I was on Horseback
Lovely on the Water
Allison Gross
Saucy Sailor
Are great listening 👍
Hark The Village Wait was released in 1970, I was listening to the folkrockers alongside Zep and the likes of T Rex, great days.
They are touring the UK again ... 55 years after maddy prior started.
Her voice has lowered, but rather than mime to backing tracks (as many old hasbeens do these days) she sings songs that suit her new voice.
And watching them... at Copredy for instance, they genuinely always appear to be enjoying the music.
I love the harmonies.
Please listen to maddy prior singing long lankin. You will thank me. (Steeleye span)
As noted, Dark Eyed Sailor is just one example of that ancient mini-genre "the broken-token song" (the disappeared person testing their partner's love and/or fidelity)- see also Blackwaterside, Claudy Banks etc. (Banks Of Sweet Primroses is presumably another, but the crucial verses are missing).
The same album has a version of that quite startling classic All Things Are Quite Silent (it still hits even if you accept the theory that its "press gang" were actually naval police).
Thanks for this great info and taking the time to watch and comment.
Steeleye span including MaddyPrior is stil active. Two years ago they celebrated their 50th anniversary
Amazing. I wish they came here to New York. But then again, I’ve been meaning to come to the UK and had a trip planned in 2020. The pandemic derailed those planes. Ciest la vie. I’d love to see a number of historical places in the UK, watch a football game and see this amazing band. I’d be a happy man.
Steeleye Span was formed in 1969 i have seen them twice in Newark Nottinghamshire in 2019 and Scunthorpe North Lincolnshire in October. Watch the videos of All Around My Hat and Gaudette, also videos from their Wintersmith album which was done with the late author Terry Pratchett.
Thanks. I was close when I said early 70s. Thanks for the suggestion. I discovered them maybe 7 years ago when I found a compilation album, the Steeleye Span Story, in a used record store here in New York. It has All Around My Hat and Gaudette on it. Such a cool band. Such longevity too.
@@johnf-americanreacts1287 due to the pandemic they have being finishing their 50th anniversary tour this year.
You did this very well.
Great band is Steeleye Span. My favourite song is Thomas the Rhymer, but there's many more like The Weaver and the factory maid, Cam ya oer Fra France, Fighting for strangers, King Henry and many more.
like Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span revolutionized Medieval and Renaissance period folk music into "Folk Rock"....Maddy Prior was the female vocalist for many years and Richard Thompson was the guitarist...........
As a Newfoundland Canadian, I have a lifelong love of folk music, especially the songs related to the sea. Newfoundland, being an island, has a great history of traditional music, storytelling, and seafaring, and most of our population are of English and Irish descent. We were, after all, "Britain's Oldest Colony" before joining Canada in 1949. I have never heard of this group, but I certainly enjoyed this introduction! Thank you.
I have come to love the Maritimes and I will do a Folk music reaction from your region before too long.
Hi John... Love this. My favorite Steeleye Span song is the "The Lark in the Morning". If you enjoy them, give that a listen. Thanks for what you do. I love your channel.
I’m not sure I’m familiar with The Lark in the Morning. Thanks so much for your comment. I’ll check it out for sure. I’m so gratified for contributions like yours. You all are amazing. Gives me hope for we humans.
@@johnf-americanreacts1287 I agree, sometimes old id good and even though they're retro- medieval they're a joy to listen to. For open minded people like you and I Anything new (old) can be a pleasure. I'm 60 n0w and my daughters are both in their mid to late thirties, and both are grateful that I taught them to open their eyes, and ears to the things that aren't just popular to there generations. I love your reactions and please never stop John. A frequent watcher, Paul...
Maddy Prior has a great set of pipes. Her voice is amazing. My favourite Steeleye Span song is All Around My Hat. They have been active relatively recently. Here is a link to a concert in the late teens. th-cam.com/video/l9eDa1dQ2mQ/w-d-xo.html
Felicitaciones desde Chile, América del Sur. Steeleye Span. Una de mis bandas favoritas británicas. Desde 1981 en que descubrí un álbum, hasta la actualidad, coleccionando, escuchando investigando en el maravilloso mundo que Steeleye Span nos hace descubrir. He logrado reunir 14 álbumes originales en L.P. vinilos originales de época y después duplicando algunos en CD y agregando los nuevos trabajos y producciones.
Muchos títulos preferidos y álbumes completos.
All Around My Hat
Below the Salt
Parcel of Rogues
Commoners' Crown
Etc etc.
Admiro a Maddy Prior y todo el trabajo realizado por sus compañeros Peter Knight, Tim Hart, Bob Johnson , Martin Carthy, Ashley Hutchings , Gay Woods y otros músicos tan o más importantes. Del folk inglés ubicamos a Steeleye Span junto a grandes bandas como Pentangle, Fairport Convention ,Albion Band y solistas como June Tabor.
Artistas que merecen ser reconocidos, y una música preciosa que hay que rescatar. Desde su primera producción que mencionas "Hark the Village Wait" , pasando por el Pop Folk de "Sails of Silver" o el muy folklórico "Please to See the King" , las producciones de este magnífico grupo son un viaje que es maravilloso compartir.
Saludos desde Santiago de Chile.
I can read a bit of Spanish and got about 70 percent of what you said. Thanks for this great comment.
Enjoy all you do. Thanks for your hard work! ♥
Liverpool Empire. Love your reaction and analysis
Found Steeleye Span and Fairport Convention while I was in college.
I tried to get into Fairport Convention (bought a collections of like the first 3-5 albums off Amazon), but after listening to all the included albums, I dunno, I just couldn't quite get into it. Wasn't the same...
Steeleye Span will always be my favorite. I wish t here were more that were of the kind and quality as Steeleye Span... They are, seemingly, one-of-a-kind in what they do...
Steeleye Span will never not be my favorite band of all time...
Own basically all their albums, and have listened to them all many times.
One of the great bands of all times. So many great songs. There are very few that I don't absolutely love...
They really do have pretty much everything too...
From a cappella songs like Gaudete to full-on hard-hitting [folk] rock like Allison Gross. From light and playful ditties like Seagull or The Fox, to rather heavy dark songs like 700 Elves, Long Lankin, You Will Burn, King Henry, Edwin, Demon of the Well, etc. So much great music over 4+ decades.
One of my favorites is the updated rendition of Bedlam Boys from the more recent album Dodgy Bastards. It truly captures the insanity in away that the original more balladic version couldn't quite, and has some amazingly good riffs in it.
I recall a wonderful spoof of the broken token trope, in which when the woman produces the half-ring, the sailor produces a handful of broken rings and asks if *any* of them match. (And another spoof from the female point of view, that plays on the "sailor has a girl in every port" trope with the idea that "a girl has a man on every ship.)
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Magical! I've been a Steeleye Span fan since the early 1970's, I've been all over the place to see them, and have over the years collected almost all of their albums......I have had, for many years, a crush on the wonderful Maddy Prior, and have relished and enjoyed their inimitable style for nearly five decades(now THERE'S a scary thought!!) so glad you've discovered them for yourself, and clearly enjoy their music as much as I do.....regards to you...
I do love them. It’s so nice to share with others than actually know who they are. I have been pleasantly surprised to find some vinyl albums of their in used record stores.
There is a sad yet romantic rather true story behind All Around My Hat, going back to 1820 when the lover boy was sent to Australia for seven years' 'transportation.' This song was almost like a jingle on about every radio station in South Africa 🇿🇦 around 1975, if I remember correctly. Maddy Prior, Sally Carr and Tiffany Dalglish were my main "voice crushes." And Melanie Safka. I grew up in great days with real music.
Saw them live, and they were on my turntable throughout high school! Maddy Prior and the unique harmonies and sound are one of a kind. Thomas the Rhymer. Parcel of Rogues album was produced by Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull.
So much of what Steeleye have produced is of great interest no matter their line up of that particular time. The most notable constant being the vocals of the incomparable Maddy Prior. If there has been a finer female vocalist in my lifetime I've yet to hear her.
So much of what they offer is of outstanding musical quality I wouldn't know really where to begin. You might try the Lowlands of Holland, Somewhere along the road, Parcel of Rogues, Boys of Bedlam - I could go on but will resist the temptation - I feel privileged to have grown old having the efforts of Steeleye to accompany me for a large part of my existence. Hope they bring you as much joy and as many tears rolling down your face as they have brought me. Thank you for taking the effort to hear them.
I'd class Jacqui McShee and Sandy Denny as Maddy Prior's equals, but different enough that it would be meaningless (though I particularly miss Sandy Denny, because she's the only one of those I didn't see live)
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Seven years was the period of time after which a seaman could be declared dead if there had been no contact. I have an ancestor, who was childless, who left a bequest to the four sons of his sister, who were all at sea. In order to claim their inheritance they had to present themselves within 7 years of the probate of the will or their portion would be shared by any surviving brothers.
Very interesting. Here in New York you can have someone declared dead after three years of being missing, but you have to have a court hearing to prove a diligent search was made, that there was no reasonable explanation for the absence and other factors.
I saw them live in 1986. Leo Kottke opened for them. I was able to get Maddy's autograph as I brought the album cover from her solo record "Woman In the Wings" with me. A security guard took it back stage and got her to sign the cover.
😮 Amazing. What an experience.
Hi, been listening to the great Steeleye Span since 1973, hard to say what their best album is. Hark! The Village Wait, Please to See The King, Ten Man Mop or Below The Salt. All 4 are 5-star albums. Ashely Hutchings was maybe the best bass player ever, listen to Cold Blow and the Rainy Night if you disagree. Greetings from Michigan.
Agreed but I’m not an expert and don’t know all their albums.
If you didnt hear of them you got to figure sometime in the near future, of setting everything aside and log some hours on these records, the person were before is gone now
Love their first album, but why is the music on this video in mono?
Steeleye are great, but they don’t ‘swing’ like Fairport Convention did. Also The Battle of the Field by The Albion Country Band is well worth a spin. (ps a ‘Wait’ in this context refers to the village band).
Ahh, thanks for telling me what “wait” in this context. I didn’t know that.