For which folk group was Maddy Prior the long time lead singer
"MacLeod in ""The Cock"" pub. She later formed a duo with MacLeod called 'Mac & Maddy'. She became a roadie for visiting American musicians, including Reverend Gary Davis. They gave her useful advice about singing English folk songs instead of American songs. Her father, Allan Prior, was co-creator of the police drama ""Z-Cars"", and wrote ""Stookie"", a 6-part series for television, about a boy with his arm in a sling. Maddy sang the title song, which was released as a single in 1985. It reappeared on the Steeleye Span album ""A Rare Collection 1972 – 1996"". After a brief stint"
"""Living in the Past"" (1972). The band had long ties to folk rockers Steeleye Span (Tull were the backing band on Steeleye Span front woman Maddy Prior's 1978 solo album ""Woman in the Wings"" as a way of repaying her for contributing vocals on the ""Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!"" album) and with Fairport Convention (Fairport members Dave Pegg, Martin Allcock, Dave Mattacks and Ric Sanders have all played with Tull at one point or another, as well as folk drummer Gerry Conway who became a Fairport member after playing with Tull). Although not formally"
"This introduced many younger US listeners to the band. In 1981 Isla St Clair presented a series of four television programmes called ""The Song and The Story"", about the history of some folk songs, which won the Prix Jeunesse. St Clair sang the songs, and The Maddy Prior Band did the backing instrumentals. For much of the 1980s, the members of the band tended to focus on outside projects of various sorts. Johnson opened a restaurant and then studied for a degree in psychology at the University of Hertfordshire. Pegrum ran a music studio. Prior and Kemp devoted much energy"
"Silly Sisters, which helped to boost June Tabor's career. Since 2003, Prior has run and hosted an Arts Centre called Stones Barn in Cumbria. Working with fellow singers and performers like Abbie Lathe and daughter Rose Kemp, Prior has offered residential courses focusing on singing, meditation, cookery and performance. Other events, hosted by other teachers, include classical Indian dances, painting and drumming. Prior campaigns on behalf of the charity Cancer Research UK. Maddy Prior took to the road with The Carnival Band in May 2007 for their ""Music for Tavern and Chapel"" tour. They celebrated the 300th anniversary of one"
"Together with Adrian Edmondson, Donockley founded the band The Bad Shepherds in 2008, performing punk and new wave classics on folk instruments. Both Barbara Dickson and Maddy Prior lived in the north of England and Donockley met them both. Alongside her easy listening albums, Dickson also recorded folk albums. In 1994, and again in 2004, Donockley was a session musician for Dickson's folk albums and then went on to produce several of her albums including 'Words Unspoken' (2010) and 'To Each & Everyone - The Songs of Gerry Rafferty' (2013) . After recording ""Flesh and Blood"" with Prior in 1997,"
"Silly Sisters (album) Silly Sisters is a 1976 album by English folk singers Maddy Prior and June Tabor, their first collaborative effort as a duo. The pair later adopted the Silly Sisters name for subsequent projects. The songs cover a wide range of subjects - work, religion, sexual relations, humour, tragedy and the absurd. Among the session musicians are Martin Carthy, Nic Jones and Andy Irvine who have each recorded solo albums. Johnny Moynihan has recorded with Anne Briggs, Planxty and Sweeney's Men. Danny Thompson has recorded with Pentangle, Ralph McTell, Richard Thompson, Nick Drake and John Martyn, among others."
"Silly Sisters (album) Silly Sisters is a 1976 album by English folk singers Maddy Prior and June Tabor, their first collaborative effort as a duo. The pair later adopted the Silly Sisters name for subsequent projects. The songs cover a wide range of subjects - work, religion, sexual relations, humour, tragedy and the absurd. Among the session musicians are Martin Carthy, Nic Jones and Andy Irvine who have each recorded solo albums. Johnny Moynihan has recorded with Anne Briggs, Planxty and Sweeney's Men. Danny Thompson has recorded with Pentangle, Ralph McTell, Richard Thompson, Nick Drake and John Martyn, among others."
"minus Maddy Prior contributed to two songs on Scottish folk musician Ray Fisher's album ""The Bonny Birdy""; Martin Carthy and Ashley Hutchings were also involved in the selection and arrangement of some songs released on this album, whilst Ashley Hutchings wrote the sleeve notes. Furthermore, Martin Carthy and Peter Knight performed on four songs released on Roy Bailey's eponymous debut album in 1971. The name Steeleye Span comes from a character in the traditional song ""Horkstow Grange"" (which they did not actually record until they released an album by that name in 1998). The song gives an account of a"
"changes since then: Bill Bradley and Raph Mizraki both continue to make occasional guest appearances with the band. Maddy Prior's collaboration with the band began near the start of their existence in 1984 for a BBC radio programme of Christmas carols. Since then, Maddy has featured on most Carnival Band albums. They have co-written material. For example, they wrote and toured a song cycle based on the life of Worcester-born heroine Hannah Snell. Maddy toured with them again in 2007 for their ""Music for Tavern and Chapel"" tour. Other performers have appeared on their CDs. For example, Rose Kemp sang"
"duo Tim Hart and Maddy Prior on the London folk club scene, and the initial line-up was completed by husband and wife team Terry Woods (formerly of Sweeney's Men, later of The Pogues) and Gay Woods. With two female singers, the original line-up was unusual for the time, and indeed, never performed live, as the Woodses departed the band shortly after the release of the group's debut album, ""Hark! The Village Wait"" (1970). While recording the album, the five members were all living in the same house, an arrangement that produced considerable tensions particularly between Hart and Prior on the"
"Maddy Prior produced two solo albums in 1978, ""Woman in the Wings"" and ""Changing Winds"", that included her own compositions. Hart appeared on one more Steeleye Span record, ""Sails of Silver"", before resigning in 1982. His last gig was at the Theatre Royal, Norwich. In 1981 Hart released two albums of nursery rhymes originally written for his own children on the Music for Pleasure label. He used most of Steeleye Span, and other musicians who had small children and could take the project seriously. In a bold move, he became a record producer for a rock band, The Monochrome Set."
"to their own band (The Maddy Prior Band; see Maddy Prior (solo albums)), recording 4 albums, and also had children together. The result was that the band's output dropped sharply, producing only three albums over the space of ten years (including a concert album), although the band continued touring. After a quiet spell, the group's 12th studio album (and first without Tim Hart) ""Back in Line"" was released on the Flutterby label in 1986. With no ""relaunch"" as such, the band retained a low profile, although their recording of ""Blackleg Miner"" (previously an obscure song from an 1844 strike) became"
"The Carnival Band (folk group) The Carnival Band is an English early music group. Their broad repertoire focuses on popular music from the 16th and 17th centuries, and traditional music from around the world. Presentation is informal and humorous, and in the spirit of medieval and renaissance Carnival. The band was founded by Andy Watts (principal bassoon in the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment) and Giles Lewin (Dufay Collective) while they were members of the Medieval Players touring theatre company in the 1980s. They have had a long association with Maddy Prior. The band was founded in 1983 by"
"Hark! The Village Wait Hark! The Village Wait is the debut album by the British folk rock band Steeleye Span, first released in 1970. It is the only album to feature the original lineup of the band as they broke up and reformed with an altered membership immediately after its release, without ever having performed live. Therefore, it is one of only two Steeleye Span studio albums to feature two female vocalists (Maddy Prior and Gay Woods), the other being ""Time"" (1996). A similar sound was apparent years later when Prior teamed up with June Tabor to form Silly Sisters."
"once again. Tracks 3,4 and 5 are continuous. Tracks 3 to 6 have the heading ""With Napoleon in Russia"". Tracks 7 to 12 have the heading ""In the Company of Ravens"". Ravenchild Ravenchild is the first album recorded by Maddy Prior after she stopped working with the Carnival Band. It has a distinctive flavour that we can now recognise as the influence of Troy Donockley. There are frequent sound effects such as wind, echo and washes of synthesiser chords. Alongside 5 traditional songs are ones written or very much adapted by Maddy. In general she is strong on words, but"
"The region not only produced one of the major figures of the revival in Ewan MacColl but also a local champion in Harry Boardman, who from 1965 onwards probably did more than anyone to popularise and record the industrial folk song of the region, in several albums and books. The region produced no significant bands in the folk rock movement of the 1970s but can claim one of the most significant figures, as Maddy Prior was brought up in Blackpool. However, perhaps the most influential folk artists to emerge from the region in this period were folk troubadour Roy Harper"
"Ravenchild Ravenchild is the first album recorded by Maddy Prior after she stopped working with the Carnival Band. It has a distinctive flavour that we can now recognise as the influence of Troy Donockley. There are frequent sound effects such as wind, echo and washes of synthesiser chords. Alongside 5 traditional songs are ones written or very much adapted by Maddy. In general she is strong on words, but not so memorable with her self-composed tunes. The well-known song ""Rigs of the Times"" is here updated to offer social criticism of monopolies and faceless international industries. ""Rich Pickings"" contains the"
"a very strong rock and blues session bassist, before his transition into British folk rock. In 1971 Kemp played with King Crimson, shortly before the band recorded their album ""Islands"". However, he turned down the opportunity to join them on a full-time basis, and reportedly departed the band after just two weeks. Kemp has played bass on a number of Maddy Prior recordings, and was a member of the Maddy Prior Band in the 1980s. The 1990 album ""Happy Families"" was officially credited to ""Maddy Prior and Rick Kemp"". He also played on solo albums by former Steeleye Span member"
"Prior. Mac MacLeod Mac MacLeod (born Keith MacLeod, 9 July 1941, St Albans, Hertfordshire) is an English musician who was a part of the Hertfordshire folk and blues scene from 1959 onwards. He played in St Albans alongside Mick Softley, Maddy Prior and toured with John Renbourn. Influences include Softley, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Derroll Adams, Jesse Fuller, Big Bill Broonzy, Snooks Eaglin, Reverend Gary Davis and Davey Graham. MacLeod was an early influence on Donovan, and was the bassist for the original line-up of Hurdy Gurdy which also inspired the Donovan song, ""The Hurdy Gurdy Man"". MacLeod has also worked"
"An Evening of Carols and Capers An Evening of Carols and Capers is an album by Maddy Prior with The Carnival Band. This double album is effectively an audio version of the DVD of the same name, though the tracks vary slightly. It is a collection of live recordings from concerts in Oxford and Salisbury. The dates are not given. The songs originated from the studio albums ""Carols and Capers"", ""Gold, Frankincense & Myrrh"" and ""A Tapestry of Carols"". To break up the proceedings there are some instrumentals. The ""Tinker Polka"" derives from a vintage 1930 recording of a Texas"
"music then. People just called us hillbilly... People tell me that I was one of the first women to sing what I sang - country boogie. I guess I was. There was no rock 'n' roll in those early days, before 1955. Only country boogie. My brothers also played that way. We called it country then. The Maddox's material ranged from the country standards of Hank Williams and Merle Travis, cowboy songs, to the Western swing of Bob Wills, to old-time, folk, and church singing, to jazz, swing, boogie woogie and even a taste of early rock and roll. Fred"
"Horkstow Grange Horkstow Grange is an album by British folk rock band Steeleye Span. Released in 1998, it is the band's 15th album, and the first album the band recorded without founding member Maddy Prior. Gay Woods provides most of the lead vocals, although the other three members of the band all do the lead singing on at least one song each. Liam Genockey, who had played drums on the band's previous two albums also departed, so most of the songs employ minimal or no percussion, although Woods plays tambourine or bodhran on several songs, and Dave Mattacks, formerly of"
"(2003) album featuring Maddy Prior and Gabriel Yacoub and ""Well Kept Secrets"" (2003) with fiddler Rosie Shipley. She is an Italian American. Lisa Moscatiello Lisa Moscatiello is an American singer who is part of the Washington, DC area music scene. She is listed in Music Hound's ""Folk: Essential Album Guide"", and is most often categorized as a folk vocalist. Moscatiello is, however, known for her versatility and range, and has appeared on stage singing the music of Scottish fiddler Johnny Cunningham in a production by the avant-garde theatre group Mabou Mines, and is featured on recordings by the Washington, DC-area"
"They Called Her Babylon They Called Her Babylon is an album by British folk rock band Steeleye Span. The title track deals with the Siege of Lathom House in 1644, during the English Civil War, during which Charlotte Stanley, Countess of Derby, held out for four months against Parliamentarian efforts to take the house. The album, the band's 18th studio album, was released in 2004. The album is perhaps most noteworthy for the return of Maddy Prior, the band's most central member, who had departed the band in 1996. Returning with Prior was her husband, Rick Kemp, who had not"
"Sandy Denny Alexandra Elene MacLean Denny (6 January 1947 – 21 April 1978) was an English singer-songwriter who was lead singer of the British folk rock band Fairport Convention. She has been described as ""the pre-eminent British folk rock singer"". After briefly working with the Strawbs, Denny joined Fairport Convention in 1968, remaining with them until 1969. She formed the short-lived band Fotheringay in 1970, before focusing on a solo career. Between 1971 and 1977, Denny released four solo albums: ""The North Star Grassman and the Ravens"", ""Sandy"", ""Like an Old Fashioned Waltz"", and ""Rendezvous"". She also duetted with Robert"
"Folk Club and had her own celebrated show in the Edinburgh Festival, as well as appearing at Festival Folk at the Oak. She married architect Sandy Bell of Blairgowrie in 1957 and had a daughter Morven in 1966, a oboesist and woodwind teacher Paddie Bell Paddie Bell (8 April 1931 – 3 August 2005) was an Scottish folk singer and musician, born in Ireland. Bell was born as Patricia Margaret Simpson, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, but was a resident of Edinburgh, Scotland for most of her life. She sang with The Corrie Folk Trio from 1962 to 1965. The band"
"reviews for their records and live performances which began to gain a reputation for outlandish entertainment. The traditional roots of the band were evident in an 8-minute medley of jigs, reels and polkas on their first album, which staked a claim to their being in part a Geordie answer to Fairport Convention and a guest appearance on 'Song Without a Band' for Steeleye Span's Maddy Prior. The band toured with Ralph McTell, who was then at the height of his post 'Streets of London' fame. Clements left in late 1974 and was replaced by two former members of northern folk"
"rest of the band's output. No other Steeleye studio album features an accordion, although ""Hark! The Village Wait"" features a concertina on several songs. The album cover is by the English commercial artist Adrian Chesterman, who was also responsible for creating album art for, amongst others, Motörhead for their 1979 'Bomber' album and Chris Rea for his 1989 'Road To Hell' album. """"Q"""" (May 2007, p. 135): ""It was Steeleye Span who carried the British folk rock banner into the '70s, with Martin Carthy's guitar (plus honking accordions and the clear, high voice of Maddy Prior, the band's one constant"
"for Mika before joining Bryan Ferry's band. In 2016 Cherisse joined Scottish rock legends Simple Minds on their new ""Acoustic"" album and tour to great success. The Faders The Faders were a British female pop rock band, formed in January 2004 by Polydor Records. Bassist/keyboardist Toy Valentine and drummer Cherisse Osei were the first members to get through the first audition. Frontwoman and lead guitarist, Molly Lorenne, was later introduced to the band by a mutual friend, completing the lineup. After signing to Polydor, the band released their first single, ""No Sleep Tonight"", which reached No. 13 in the UK"
"includes song introductions not on the CD version. ""Sing, Sing All Earth"" is a song that Maddy had not previously recorded, sung a cappella by the entire ensemble. Ballads and Candles Ballads and Candles is an album by Maddy Prior. It was recorded from concert performances during a tour of Cambridge, London and Warwick in 1999/2000 and released on CD in 2000. The songs are drawn from all of Maddy's career. June Tabor joins in for three songs from ""Silly Sisters"": ""Singing The Travels"" (that includes an extra verse not in the previous recording), ""My Husband's Got No Courage In"
"Rose Maddox Roselea Arbana ""Rose"" Maddox (August 15, 1925 – April 15, 1998) was an American country singer-songwriter and fiddle player, who was the lead singer with the Maddox Brothers and Rose before a successful solo career. Her musical styles straddled hillbilly music, rockabilly and gospel. She was noted for her ""reputation as a lusty firebrand"", and her ""colorful Western costumes""; she was one of the earliest clients of Hollywood tailor Nathan Turk. She was born in Boaz, Alabama, and traveled west at the age of seven with her family, who had been sharecroppers. She later said in an interview:"
"by 'Maddy Prior And The Girls', a trio composed of Maddy Prior, Rose Kemp and Abbie Lathe. Kemp wrote, and sang lead vocals on, several of the album's tracks. Her first single, ""The Milkman Makes Eggs"" was an airplay favorite. Kemp's first solo album ""Glance"", an acoustic pop record, was released on Park Records in 2003. She subsequently toured with The Oyster Band as part of The Big Session, appearing with them across the UK and Europe. 2004 saw a considerable change in the direction of Rose's musical output. She recorded a mini-album, originally entitled 'The Free To Be Me"
"(accordion), Jennifer Wrigley (fiddle, hardanger fiddle), Jim Walker (drums, percussion), Niall Muir (bass guitar, backing vocals), Aaron Jones (bass guitar, bazouki, cittern), Hazel Wrigley (guitar, piano, fender rhodes, mandolin). They recorded two albums: `The First Caul` (1995) and `Leetera` (1998). Seelyhoo Seelyhoo were a Scottish Folk band based in Edinburgh, with band members originally from Orkney, Isle of Lewis. Seelyhoo are fronted by songwriter, vocalist and tin whistle player Fiona Mackenzie,formerly in a group with her sisters called Mackenzie Linn Records—with a voice not unlike Capercaillie's Karen Matheson. They play more on the traditional side of the progressive Celtic movement."