With Steeleye Span's fiftieth anniversary fast approaching and a work rate to put many younger artists to shame, the band's eighth album in twelve years - 2016's Dodgy Bastards - saw them return to the folk tales and characters that have always been at the heart of the their sound with a record that saw the folk rock pioneers continue to draw stories of murder, religion, incest, skulls, honour killings and tormented spirits to once more create an inspired and dark take on the music of the British Isles.They follow it with a UK tour which sees them introduce a new seven piece line up (with Roger Carey joining on bass and Benji Kirkpatrick adding bouzouki, acoustic guitar and vocals) and revisit the record that began their career. Released in 1970, Hark! The Village Wait not only introduced the band to the world but also played a vital part in the history of folk rock, helping kickstart a sound that would come to define British traditional music over the following years. Featuring a number of songs that have become part of the Steeleye legend, the group have revisited moments on stage and in the studio before but on these dates they will play the album in its entirety for the first time - bringing to together the past, present and future of this famous band. Steeleye Span Will be at Aberystwyth Arts Centre on Thursday 30 November. Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office on 01970 62 32 32 or online at www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk |
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