All Around my Hat

The Steeleye Span Story

John Van der Kiste

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Fonthill Media Ltd
05 December 2019

Discographies & buyer's guides; Folk & traditional music; Rock & Pop music

Steeleye Span have been at the forefront of British folk-rock for almost half a century. Formed in 1969 by Ashley Hutchings after his departure from Fairport Convention, the genre’s founding fathers, and named after a character in an old Lincolnshire song, they began as a traditional folk group but gradually moved more into folk-rock territory. They dismayed some fans but acquired many others, with their disdain for the more purist elements, and a love of mixing original material with traditional songs, ambitious musical arrangements, multi-part harmonies, collaborations with pop producer and arranger Mike Batt and writer Terry Pratchett, and even occasional guest appearances on their records from Peter Sellers and David Bowie. This biography looks in detail at the music, the many personnel changes with vocalist Maddy Prior an almost constant presence throughout their long history, the highs and lows, and periods of commercial success – notably with the hit singles `All Around my Hat’ and `Gaudete’ - which have made them a well-respected staple of the British music scene for so long.

By: John Van der Kiste
Imprint: Fonthill Media Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 285g
ISBN: 9781781557457
ISBN 10: 1781557454
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 05 December 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Van der Kiste has written over sixty books, including titles on Jeff Lynne and ELO, Roy Wood, Steve Winwood, The Beatles and Lindisfarne, historical and royal biographies covering the Stuart, Georgian and Hanoverian eras, works on local history, true crime, fiction and plays. He has reviewed books and records for national, local and independent publications and websites, and is a contributor to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. He lives in Devon.

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All Around my Hat

The Steeleye Span Story

John Van der Kiste

$48.99

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