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Steeleye Span 1970 to 1989: Every Album, Every Song

Steeleye Span 1970 to 1989: Every Album, Every Song

Johnson, Darren

Paperback

Series: On Track

General MusicPop/RockMusic Reference

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ISBN10: 1789523699
ISBN13: 9781789523690
Publisher: Sonicbond Publishing
Published: Jan 13 2026
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.48 Width: 5.84 Depth: 8.20
Language: English
When Ashley Hutchings broke away from Fairport Convention in 1969, he recruited two musical duos who didn't seem to agree about very much at all. This fractious group imploded before their debut album was even released. Undeterred, two new musicians were enlisted and Steeleye Span carried on. Then Hutchings himself resigned. Rather than this being a disaster, however, it set in train what would become the band's most commercially successful period. It was an extraordinary time for folk rock but it was not to last. The second half of the 1970s saw another change in line-up, disappointing album sales and a two-year hiatus. All was not lost, though, and the classic line-up reconvened at the start of the 1980s. Covering a two-decade period, this book looks at every album from Hark! The Village Wait in 1970 to Tempted and Tried in 1989. The fascinating history behind the traditional songs on these albums is examined in detail, together with insights into how the band went about truly making them their own. Steeleye Span On Track is a meticulously researched celebration of the music of one the UK's most important bands in the folk rock genre at the most crucial period in its history.

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