Latest about Steeleye Span
With 100 albums to his name, prime mover of folk rock Ashley Hutchings has never run out of creative goals.
Their first album in six years tackles conflicts across the planet and with the planet, and sees them pushing themselves in a direction they probably won’t again
He recalls the chain reaction from the advert that got Elton John signed through missing a Family credit, a fluke Top Of The Pops slot, working with Steeleye Span and Art Garfunkel, to temporarily joining Hawkwind
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Steeleye Span have released their first new studio album for six years and will tour the UK in November and December
Folk proggers Steeleye Span will release their new studio album Conflict later in the year
From breaking out of local clubs to touring with Jethro Tull and attracting guest spots from David Bowie and Peter Sellers, the leading light of British folk looks back – and forward
