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As Folk rock pioneers Steeleye Span prepare to head out on the road for their 55th Anniversary Green Man Tour, watch rare footage from a 1970 TV appearance and a 1974 performance at Penshurst Place for the BBC.

Steeleye Span announce a new Autumn Tour throughout October and into November 2022, as they continue to celebrate their 50th anniversary, and revisit early albums from their formative years.

In 1971, Granada TV decided to make a special 30-minute concert on Ainsdale beach featuring Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span. Watch the entire set – 30 minutes of excellent classic folk-rock.

Celebrating their 50th Anniversary this year, Steeleye Span’s latest album finds them on something of a roll as they continue dragging Child Ballads into the 21st century.

Steeleye Span will celebrate their 50th Anniversary this year with a tour of the UK in March and April – once more revisiting famous moments and hidden gems from their career. This will lead to the release of their 24th studio album Est 1969, later in the year.

With their fiftieth anniversary set to be celebrated in 2019 and a work rate to put many younger artists to shame, Steeleye Span are as inspired now as they have been at any point in their long and glittering career. Don’t miss their October 2018 Tour.

Dodgy Bastards, the latest offering from Steeleye Span, places an audible degree of emphasis on a heavier-duty rock sound. There is a wealth of classic nimble prog-rock-styled guitar manœuvres and an outstanding strength and flexibility in the coordinated harmony work. The newer band members are also given the chance to shine.

Jon Boden compiles The Ultimate Guide To English Folk, a lavish two-disc primer designed to appeal to experienced folkies and newbies alike. It is not the first such collection, but it is probably the most wide-ranging, lovingly compiled and inventively sequenced. One of the most important messages to take from this compilation is that while folk music in England is something of an extended family, it is by no means …

Johnny shares some his favourite moments from Fairport’s Cropredy Convention this year including Steeleye Span, Gryphon, Ralph McTell, Demon Barbers, Brìghde Chaimbeul and many more…not forgetting Fairport Convention themselves of course.

Fairport’s Cropredy Convention have today announced the full line-up of artists appearing at this year’s festival including Madness, The Bootleg Beatles, Ralph Mctell, Steeleye Span and lots more.

Our Song of the Day is Somewhere Along the Road, sung in beautiful harmony by Steeleye Span. Watch their new video along with a short documentary about the song. Catch them on tour now!

2015 has been a busy year for the folk rock pioneers Steeleye Span who are about to off their UK tour to finish the year. We take a small peek back at their past and where they got that name from…

Wintersmith is a collaboration between Steeleye Span and Terry Pratchett, a concept album based on the Tiffany Aching series in which tales of ancient rituals and secret folk dances lie within!

Steeleye Span’s legendary fiddle player Peter Knight is out on the road again this autumn with his band Gigspanner. Their music is unique and unlike any other band out there!

Tim Hart, a founding member of UK folk group Steeleye Span, has died at the age of 61, it has been announced. Hart, who left the band in 1983, died of lung cancer on Christmas Eve in La Gomera on the Canary Islands. Steeleye Span was formed in 1969 when Hart and singer Maddy Prior teamed up with bass player Ashley Hutchings, formerly of Fairport Convention. The band made more …