Category Archives: Music

Elina Duni’s A Time To Remember

Posted on 21st June 2023 by Gary Whitehouse

A new Elina Duni album is always cause for joy, and A Time To Remember is no exception. This time out she follows up her 2020 quartet recording Lost Ships with a varied program of 12 songs ranging from American … Continue reading →

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Steeleye Span: A Career Retrospective 1970-2000

Posted on 21st June 2023 by Peter Massey

Hark The Village Wait (RCA, 1970) Please To See the King (B&C, 1971) Ten Man Mop, or Mr Reservoir Butler Rides Again (Pegasus, 1971) Below the Salt (Chrysalis, 1972) Parcel of Rogues (Chrysalis, 1973) Now We Are Six (Chrysalis, 1974) … Continue reading →

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Steeleye Span’s Greatest Hits: The Reunion Tour, Southport, Lancashire, UK, December 7, 2002

Posted on 13th June 2023 by Peter Massey

Being an ardent fan of the band for the past 35 years, a chance to go and see Steeleye Span again was just too good to pass up. My home is in Chester, which is only about 35 miles away … Continue reading →

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Steeleye Span’s They Called Her Babylon

Posted on 12th June 2023 by Lars Nilsson

Steeleye Span must have more lives than a cat. Every so often the group seems to have called it a day, but like a phoenix they rise again. So here they are for the umpteenth time, with something their record … Continue reading →

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Steeleye Span’s Live at a Distance

Posted on 12th June 2023 by Michael Hunter

At first glance, it seemed like only a short while since the previous Steeleye Span double live CD Folk Rock Pioneers In Concert was released. But it was in fact more than two years ago, so the celebration of the … Continue reading →

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Steeleye Span’s Bedlam Born, and The Journey

Posted on 9th June 2023 by Diverse Voices

Lahri Bond wrote this review. Steeleye Span is a British institution, like warm beer, “chips” with vinegar, or wet shoes. They have influenced generations of young would-be folk rockers, and have been home to some of Celtdom’s best musicians. Their … Continue reading →

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Guillem Ballaz’s Substrat

Posted on 8th June 2023 by Gary Whitehouse

I would never have seen the cultural or artistic similarities between the Sami of Norway and the people of the Spanish region of Catalonia, but Catalán musician Guillem Ballaz did. And he incorporates a couple of Sami singers including the … Continue reading →

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Edward Simon’s Femeninas: Songs of Latin American Women

Posted on 7th June 2023 by Gary Whitehouse

I first encountered the song “Gracias A La Vida” on the iconic album of the same name by Joan Baez, when one of my university Spanish teachers played it in class. It was my introduction to the sublime joys of … Continue reading →

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Steeleye Span’s Present: The Very Best of Steeleye Span

Posted on 6th June 2023 by Diverse Voices

Steve Power wrote this review. Past: One cold November night in the mid 1970s, I stood in line extending halfway around the ‘Liverpool Stadium’ (a large capacity venue originally built as a boxing arena) eagerly waiting to be given entrance … Continue reading →

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Steeleye Span’s Folk Rock Pioneers In Concert

Posted on 6th June 2023 by Michael Hunter

It was only a few years ago that the future of Steeleye Span looked bleak indeed. One by one, various members had left until only stalwart fiddler Peter Knight remained. A number of their songs have contained a magical element, … Continue reading →

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