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Madelaine Edith Prior MBE (born 14 August 1947) is an English folk rock singer, best known as the lead vocalist of Steeleye Span. [1] She was born in Blackpool and moved to St Albans in her teens. Her father, Allan Prior, was co-creator of the police drama Z-Cars.
The instantly recognisable voice of Steeleye Span, Maddy Prior began singing in her early teens and hasn’t stopped since. Forming a duo with Tim Hart in the mid-sixties, the pair were part of the debut line up of Steeleye and remained with the band until the early eighties, when Hart was forced into semi-retirement.
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.
Feb 13, 2017 · Steeleye Span's Maddy Prior talks murder ballads and Dodgy Bastards. By Paul Sexton. ( Prog ) published 13 February 2017. On their 23rd studio album, Steeleye Span mine the dark depths of English folk, while giving the treasures they unearth a 21st-century polish.
Dec 30, 2019 · Philip Grant spoke to Maddy Prior from the band when they visited Redhill recently. Steeleye Span have been recording and performing for 50 years. In 2019 they released their latest album...
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Maddy Prior MBE. Vocals 1969-1997; 2002-now. Original member, English Folk Legend, and almost ever-present Maddy is now synonymous with the band. Maddy first started singing in and around St Albans with Mac Mcleod ('Mac and Maddy') initially leaning towards singing a mainly American Folk repertoire.
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Feb 16, 2019 · From her home in Cumbria, excerpts from a telephone interview with Maddy Prior, legendary singer with Steeleye Span. Maddy talks about “All Around My Hat”, t...
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