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My introduction to Steeleye Span was a 1972 Jethro Tull concert, where they began the concert with a completely dark concert hall. Each stood before a microphone, with their fingers covering both ears (so each could hear only their voice). The lights went on, and they launched into an a capella Gaudete in 5 part harmony. After their song, I finally closed my mouth in awe and I was hooked.
I. too saw Steeleye in Syracuse N.Y in a theater on Salina Street! They opened for Procol Harum. I'll put my SS with Procol up with anyone for best show - ever. Roses were flying for M. Prior that night! Must have been 1970. Then, in San Diego in '72-73 at Jabberwocky on SD State campus! First time I ever saw a bass player levitate while playing! I was 10 feet from the stage. Wow! Rick Kemp and Maddy Prior.
I feel like the oscillation between the sublime and the 'ridiculous,' as you put it, is what makes them so unique and fascinating to me. They are like the best Gothic novels -- the moments of burlesque grotesquerie have a magical beauty that commingles with the ethereally sublime touches, creating a truly unique work of art.
I've always been strangely ambivalent about Steelye Span. It seemed like they were unable to tell the difference between hauntingly beautiful and disgustingly trite veering between the two not only in most of their albums but sometimes in the same damn song. For every Gaudete, or Cam ye o'er Frae France, or The Weaver and the Factory Maid - fantastic songs all - you'd get a Wee Wee Man or a Hares on a Mountain. From the sublime to the ridiculous. Their best songs were truly awesome. Their worst
Saw SS in Houston 12 years ago. After an 8 hr setup, rain threatened. The crew struck the set and moved it inside w/in 4 hours. The Scottish Rogues assuaged the ruffled feathers of the audience, now crammed into 1/2 the area they'd had - & no seats - by playing until the roadies were done. "Amplifiers? We don't need no stinkin' amplifiers!" With No sound check, some folkes left - we got the extra room and the loyal followers were rewarded with a really fine show!
calvin000
Geoffry Chaucer is rockin' out!!! Or is it roccen aught?
calvin000
A magnificent band. Their rendition of "Royal Forester" is particularly excellent.
S.S. is my favorite group ever. There's something about music that can pull off, say, electrifying an 17th-century ballad - and they OWN that music.
ackerbex3
I have loved this group since a friend from Oxford introduced me to their albums in the mid-eighties. The blend of traditional & electric is very tasty. I like your analogy of Rivendell's house band - this is EXACTLY what I think elves on electric guitars would sound like!
ackerbex3
I love their blend of traditional songs & modern instrumentation. This is what the house band in Rivendell would sound like today!
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