11042 - TIM HART AND FRIENDS - MY VERY FAVOURITE NURSERY RHYME RECORD, DISC TWO (2010)

TIM HART AND FRIENDS
''MY VERY FAVOURITE NURSERY RHYME RECORD, DISC TWO''
2010
81:18
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DISC ONE (39:30)
1 The Grand Old Duke Of York 01:52
2 Sing A Song Of Sixpence 01:49
3 Once I Caught Fish Alive 02:22
4 Medley 02:32
5 Little Bo Peep 01:51
6 Mary, Mary Quite Contrary 01:46
7 Old Macdonald Had A Farm 02:13
8 There Was An Old Woman Tossed Up In A Basket 02:40
9 Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star 02:33 (Jane Taylor)
10 Boys & Girls Come Out To Play 01:51
11 Nick, Nack Paddy Wack 02:34
12 Baa, Baa Black Sheep 01:18
13 Bobby Shaftoe 01:28
14 Hush-A-Bye-Baby 01:45
15 Humpty Dumpty 02:02
16 Lavender's Blue (Dilly Dilly) 01:37
17 London Bridge Is Falling Down 01:36
18 Oranges & Lemons 01:55
19 Oh Dear What Can The Matter Be 03:37
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DISC TWO (41:48)
1 Over The Hills & Far Away 02:33
2 A Fox Jumped Up 02:56
3 Clementine 03:18
4 Three Jolly Rogues Of Lynn 02:33
5 Who Killed Cock Robin? 02:27
6 Cockles & Mussels 03:08
7 Hush Little Baby 03:59
8 What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor 03:16
9 The Riddle Song 04:11
10 Michael Finnigan 02:07
11 Widdicombe Fair 04:15
12 Froggy's Courting 03:45
13 Curly Locks 03:13
Taditional Tracks, Except 1-9
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Accordion (Button Accordian) – John Kirkpatrick On CD 1
Backing Vocals – Beverley Jane Smith On CD2, Debbie Paul On CD2, The Livingstone Hooray Ensemble On CD2, Spike Fullerlove On CD2
Bagpipes (Uilian) – Davy Spillane On CD2
Banjo – Tim Hart On CD1
Bass Guitar – Rick Kemp
Cello – Tamsy Kaner
Concertina – John Kirkpatrick On CD1, Lea Nicholson On CD2
Congas, Percussion – Steve Noble On CD2
Drum Machine (Computer) – Andy Richards On CD2
Drums – Gary Wilson On CD1
Dulcimer – Tim Hart
Effects (Playground Noise) – St. Michael's School, Highgate, London On CD1
Fiddle – Brian Golbey On CD2, Peter Knight On CD1
French Horn – Gina Fullerlove On CD2
Guitar – Tim Hart
Percussion – Gary Wilson On CD1
Steel Guitar (Pedal) – B. J. Cole
Synthesizer (Polyphonic) – Andy Richards
Trumpet – William Spencer On CD1
Viola – Mickey PosnerOn CD1
Violin – Peter Knight On CD1
Vocals – Bob Johnson On 1-15, 1-18, Brian Golbey On 2-3, 2-11, John Kirkpatrick On 1-5, 1-18, Maddy Prior On 1-2 to 1-4, 1-6 to 1-10, 1-12, 1-14, 1-16 to 1-19, 2-4, 2-5, 2-9 2-10, Melanie Harold On 1-3, 1-6, 1-7, 1-13, 1-18, 2-2, 2-5, 2-10, Tim Hart On 1-1, 1-3, 1-4, 1-6 to 1-8, 1-10 to 1-12, 1-14, 1-16 to 2-1, 2-3 to 2-9, 2-12, 2-13
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
James Christopher Monger
Folk Songs of Olde England, Vol. 1
English folksinger and multi-instrumentalist Tim Hart was born in Lincoln, a county town of Lincolnshire, England, on January 9, 1948. The son of a vicar, Hart was best known for his work with groundbreaking British folk-rock outfit Steeleye Span, of which he was a founding member. He began his musical career in the early '60s playing in a band called the Rattfinks while attending St. Albans School (also home to the Zombies). In 1966 he began touring English pubs and folk clubs with vocalist Maddy Prior. The two released a pair of well-received albums (Folk Songs of Olde England, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2) before joining Steeleye Span in 1969. The band, formed by Prior, Hart, and ex-Fairport Convention bassist Ashley Hutchings, and rounded out by husband-and-wife team Gay and Terry Woods, released its critically acclaimed debut album, Hark! The Village Wait, in 1970. Steeleye Span saw more than a few members come and go throughout its long tenure (still touring as of 2010), but Hart and Prior served as the ensemble’s backbone through 1982 -- the pair managed one more release as a duo, 1971’s lush Summer Solstice, which featured string arrangements from famed arranger Robert Kirby. As a solo artist, Hart released an eponymous record in 1979 with help from a handful of Steeleye members, as well as a pair of nursery rhyme collections in 1981. Health problems led to a 1988 move to warmer climates, specifically the island of La Gomera, part of Spain’s Canary Islands, where he began focusing on family, writing, and photography. In 2008 he was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. He passed away in his island home the following year on Christmas Eve.
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11041 - TIM HART AND FRIENDS - MY VERY FAVOURITE NURSERY RHYME RECORD, DISC ONE (2010)

TIM HART AND FRIENDS
''MY VERY FAVOURITE NURSERY RHYME RECORD, DISC ONE''
2010
81:18
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DISC ONE (39:30)
1 The Grand Old Duke Of York 01:52
2 Sing A Song Of Sixpence 01:49
3 Once I Caught Fish Alive 02:22
4 Medley 02:32
5 Little Bo Peep 01:51
6 Mary, Mary Quite Contrary 01:46
7 Old Macdonald Had A Farm 02:13
8 There Was An Old Woman Tossed Up In A Basket 02:40
9 Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star 02:33 (Jane Taylor)
10 Boys & Girls Come Out To Play 01:51
11 Nick, Nack Paddy Wack 02:34
12 Baa, Baa Black Sheep 01:18
13 Bobby Shaftoe 01:28
14 Hush-A-Bye-Baby 01:45
15 Humpty Dumpty 02:02
16 Lavender's Blue (Dilly Dilly) 01:37
17 London Bridge Is Falling Down 01:36
18 Oranges & Lemons 01:55
19 Oh Dear What Can The Matter Be 03:37
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DISC TWO (41:48)
1 Over The Hills & Far Away 02:33
2 A Fox Jumped Up 02:56
3 Clementine 03:18
4 Three Jolly Rogues Of Lynn 02:33
5 Who Killed Cock Robin? 02:27
6 Cockles & Mussels 03:08
7 Hush Little Baby 03:59
8 What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor 03:16
9 The Riddle Song 04:11
10 Michael Finnigan 02:07
11 Widdicombe Fair 04:15
12 Froggy's Courting 03:45
13 Curly Locks 03:13
Taditional Tracks, Except 1-9
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Accordion (Button Accordian) – John Kirkpatrick On CD 1
Backing Vocals – Beverley Jane Smith On CD2, Debbie Paul On CD2, The Livingstone Hooray Ensemble On CD2, Spike Fullerlove On CD2
Bagpipes (Uilian) – Davy Spillane On CD2
Banjo – Tim Hart On CD1
Bass Guitar – Rick Kemp
Cello – Tamsy Kaner
Concertina – John Kirkpatrick On CD1, Lea Nicholson On CD2
Congas, Percussion – Steve Noble On CD2
Drum Machine (Computer) – Andy Richards On CD2
Drums – Gary Wilson On CD1
Dulcimer – Tim Hart
Effects (Playground Noise) – St. Michael's School, Highgate, London On CD1
Fiddle – Brian Golbey On CD2, Peter Knight On CD1
French Horn – Gina Fullerlove On CD2
Guitar – Tim Hart
Percussion – Gary Wilson On CD1
Steel Guitar (Pedal) – B. J. Cole
Synthesizer (Polyphonic) – Andy Richards
Trumpet – William Spencer On CD1
Viola – Mickey PosnerOn CD1
Violin – Peter Knight On CD1
Vocals – Bob Johnson On 1-15, 1-18, Brian Golbey On 2-3, 2-11, John Kirkpatrick On 1-5, 1-18, Maddy Prior On 1-2 to 1-4, 1-6 to 1-10, 1-12, 1-14, 1-16 to 1-19, 2-4, 2-5, 2-9 2-10, Melanie Harold On 1-3, 1-6, 1-7, 1-13, 1-18, 2-2, 2-5, 2-10, Tim Hart On 1-1, 1-3, 1-4, 1-6 to 1-8, 1-10 to 1-12, 1-14, 1-16 to 2-1, 2-3 to 2-9, 2-12, 2-13
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
James Christopher Monger
Folk Songs of Olde England, Vol. 1
English folksinger and multi-instrumentalist Tim Hart was born in Lincoln, a county town of Lincolnshire, England, on January 9, 1948. The son of a vicar, Hart was best known for his work with groundbreaking British folk-rock outfit Steeleye Span, of which he was a founding member. He began his musical career in the early '60s playing in a band called the Rattfinks while attending St. Albans School (also home to the Zombies). In 1966 he began touring English pubs and folk clubs with vocalist Maddy Prior. The two released a pair of well-received albums (Folk Songs of Olde England, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2) before joining Steeleye Span in 1969. The band, formed by Prior, Hart, and ex-Fairport Convention bassist Ashley Hutchings, and rounded out by husband-and-wife team Gay and Terry Woods, released its critically acclaimed debut album, Hark! The Village Wait, in 1970. Steeleye Span saw more than a few members come and go throughout its long tenure (still touring as of 2010), but Hart and Prior served as the ensemble’s backbone through 1982 -- the pair managed one more release as a duo, 1971’s lush Summer Solstice, which featured string arrangements from famed arranger Robert Kirby. As a solo artist, Hart released an eponymous record in 1979 with help from a handful of Steeleye members, as well as a pair of nursery rhyme collections in 1981. Health problems led to a 1988 move to warmer climates, specifically the island of La Gomera, part of Spain’s Canary Islands, where he began focusing on family, writing, and photography. In 2008 he was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. He passed away in his island home the following year on Christmas Eve.
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11034 - TIM HART & MADDY PRIOR - HEYDAYS, DISC TWO (2003)

TIM HART & MADDY PRIOR
''HEYDAYS, DISC TWO''
2003
106:42
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DISC ONE (75:31)
''FOLK SONGS OF OLDE ENGLAND - VOL. 1 (1968)"
1 Lish Young Buy-A-Broom 03:03
2 Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy 02:36
3 Maid That's Deep In Love 04:11
4 The Rambling Sailor 02:23
5 Bruton Town 04:12
6 Farewell Nancy 02:04
7 The Dalesman's Litany 04:50
8 The Brisk Butcher 02:47
9 The Stately Southerner 02:21
10 Who's The Fool Now 02:31
11 A Wager, A Wager 02:35
12 Babes In The Wood 02:18
13 Adam And Eve 00:53
"FOLK SONGS OF OLDE ENGLAND - VOL. 2 (1969)"
14 My Son John 01:29
15 Earl Richard 03:57
16 Paddy Stole The Rope 03:07
17 The Gardener 03:36
18 Bay Of Biscay 02:22
19 Queen Eleanor's Confession 04:47
20 Horn Of The Hunter 02:59
21 Copshawholme Fair 03:54
22 Oats And Beans 00:41
23 Fiddler's Green 04:07
24 Capt. Wedderburn's Courtship 04:11
25 Turkey Rhubarb 00:39
26 Bold Fisherman 02:46
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DISC TWO (31:11)
''SUMMER SOLSTICE'' (1971)
1 False Knight On The Road 02:58
2 Bring Us In Good Ale 03:46
3 Of All The Birds 00:50 (Thomas Ravenscroft)
4 I Live Not Where I Love 04:20
5 The Ploughboy And The Cockney 03:34
6 Westron Wynde 00:24
7 Sorry The Day I Was Married 01:25
8 Dancing At Whitsun 03:36
9 Fly Up My Cock 01:41
10 Cannily Cannily 02:21 (Ewan MacColl)
11 Adam Catched Eve 00:20
12 Three Drunken Maidens 02:11
13 Serving Girls Holiday 03:38
Traditional Tracks, Except 2-3, 2-10
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Arranged By (String Arrangements) – Robert Kirby On Track 2-08
Banjo (5-string Banjo) – Maddy Prior On Tracks 1-01 to 1-26
Bass – Pat Donaldson
Bass (String Bass) – John Ryan (6)
Dulcimer, Harmonium, Percussion (Tabor), Psaltery – Tim Hart On Tracks 2-01 to 2-13
Fiddle, Banjo – Tim Hart On Tracks 1-01 to 1-26
Mandolin – Andy Irvine On Tracks 2-01 to 2-13
Percussion, Bells – Gerry Conway
Vocals – Maddy Prior
Vocals, Guitar – Tim Hart
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REVIEW/AMG
James Christopher Monger
British folk icons Tim Hart and Maddy Prior recorded two albums of traditional music together before joining the seminal folk-rock band Steeleye Span. In 1967 the duo released Folk Songs of Olde England, Vol. 1 on the small but influential Tepee Records label. Recorded in mono, the album featured minimal arrangements of obscure songs from the yet to be plundered Cecil Sharp and English Folk Dance & Song Society libraries -- the source of many of the burgeoning scene's most famous recordings -- and showcased the pair's impeccable vocal skills. Folk Songs of Olde England, Vol.2 followed in 1969 -- this time in stereo -- and introduced the first rendering of John Connolly's "Fiddler's Green" as well as "Copshawholme Fair," which appeared on Steeleye Span's debut, Hark! The Village Wait. During the recording of the group's second record, Please to See the King, Prior and Hart finished their third and finest LP, Summer Solstice. Featuring 13 songs and boasting arrangements by Robert Kirby, the record is considered by many to be one of the most important folk releases of the decade. Castle's Heydays anthology collects all three of these landmark albums -- the first two have been long out of print -- on a two-disc set with extensive liner notes and interviews with the artists. This is a must for any fan of British folk music.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG (TIM HART)
James Christopher Monger
Folk Songs of Olde England, Vol. 1
English folksinger and multi-instrumentalist Tim Hart was born in Lincoln, a county town of Lincolnshire, England, on January 9, 1948. The son of a vicar, Hart was best known for his work with groundbreaking British folk-rock outfit Steeleye Span, of which he was a founding member. He began his musical career in the early '60s playing in a band called the Rattfinks while attending St. Albans School (also home to the Zombies). In 1966 he began touring English pubs and folk clubs with vocalist Maddy Prior. The two released a pair of well-received albums (Folk Songs of Olde England, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2) before joining Steeleye Span in 1969. The band, formed by Prior, Hart, and ex-Fairport Convention bassist Ashley Hutchings, and rounded out by husband-and-wife team Gay and Terry Woods, released its critically acclaimed debut album, Hark! The Village Wait, in 1970. Steeleye Span saw more than a few members come and go throughout its long tenure (still touring as of 2010), but Hart and Prior served as the ensemble’s backbone through 1982 -- the pair managed one more release as a duo, 1971’s lush Summer Solstice, which featured string arrangements from famed arranger Robert Kirby. As a solo artist, Hart released an eponymous record in 1979 with help from a handful of Steeleye members, as well as a pair of nursery rhyme collections in 1981. Health problems led to a 1988 move to warmer climates, specifically the island of La Gomera, part of Spain’s Canary Islands, where he began focusing on family, writing, and photography. In 2008 he was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. He passed away in his island home the following year on Christmas Eve.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG) (MADDY PRIOR)
Chris Nickson
Maddy Prior has established herself, by dint of both talent and time, as one of the leading female singers in British folk (and folk-rock). Born in St. Albans, outside London, she developed an interest in traditional English music as a teenager and through friends, found her way to the treasure trove of material at Cecil Sharpe House and also to Ewan MacColl, the de facto leader of the folk revival. In the late '60s, she met Tim Hart, an accomplished singer and instrumentalist, and together they recorded three albums which made little impact at the time, not even setting the folk clubs buzzing. However, they had played some folk festivals, including Keele, where they met Fairport Convention bassist Ashley Hutchings, who was about to form a new band. Prior and Hart became part of the ensemble known as Steeleye Span, who would become an ongoing institution of British folk-rock, with Prior as one of its constants -- she even married Rick Kemp, the bass player who replaced Hutchings.

Woman in the Wings
In 1976, she teamed with another young folk singer, June Tabor, under the Silly Sisters moniker, to record the first of what would be two albums, also remaining with Steeleye until the group officially disbanded in 1978. After that, she embarked on her solo career, her debut, Woman in the Wings, being produced by Jethro Tull leader Ian Anderson. She also began another career, as the mother of two children, but still joined a reunited Steeleye in 1980, continuing to juggle band and solo work and evening forming her own group, the Carnival Band, who've supported her on record and tour since 1987. When Prior experienced some voice problems in 1993, Gay Woods, who also been an original Steeleye vocalist, rejoined the band. Prior continued to record more frequently alone, including the albums Year, Flesh and Blood, and Ravenchild and Arthur the King, many of which were concept records. She continued to tour and record with Steeleye Span throughout the early part of the 21st century. Her longtime friend and original collaborator Tim Hart passed away in 2009.
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BIO/WIKIPEDIA/MADDY PRIOR
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11033 - TIM HART & MADDY PRIOR - HEYDAYS, DISC ONE (2003)

TIM HART & MADDY PRIOR
''HEYDAYS, DISC ONE''
2003
106:42
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DISC ONE (75:31)
''FOLK SONGS OF OLDE ENGLAND - VOL. 1 (1968)"
1 Lish Young Buy-A-Broom 03:03
2 Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy 02:36
3 Maid That's Deep In Love 04:11
4 The Rambling Sailor 02:23
5 Bruton Town 04:12
6 Farewell Nancy 02:04
7 The Dalesman's Litany 04:50
8 The Brisk Butcher 02:47
9 The Stately Southerner 02:21
10 Who's The Fool Now 02:31
11 A Wager, A Wager 02:35
12 Babes In The Wood 02:18
13 Adam And Eve 00:53
"FOLK SONGS OF OLDE ENGLAND - VOL. 2 (1969)"
14 My Son John 01:29
15 Earl Richard 03:57
16 Paddy Stole The Rope 03:07
17 The Gardener 03:36
18 Bay Of Biscay 02:22
19 Queen Eleanor's Confession 04:47
20 Horn Of The Hunter 02:59
21 Copshawholme Fair 03:54
22 Oats And Beans 00:41
23 Fiddler's Green 04:07
24 Capt. Wedderburn's Courtship 04:11
25 Turkey Rhubarb 00:39
26 Bold Fisherman 02:46
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DISC TWO (31:11)
''SUMMER SOLSTICE'' (1971)
1 False Knight On The Road 02:58
2 Bring Us In Good Ale 03:46
3 Of All The Birds 00:50 (Thomas Ravenscroft)
4 I Live Not Where I Love 04:20
5 The Ploughboy And The Cockney 03:34
6 Westron Wynde 00:24
7 Sorry The Day I Was Married 01:25
8 Dancing At Whitsun 03:36
9 Fly Up My Cock 01:41
10 Cannily Cannily 02:21 (Ewan MacColl)
11 Adam Catched Eve 00:20
12 Three Drunken Maidens 02:11
13 Serving Girls Holiday 03:38
Traditional Tracks, Except 2-3, 2-10
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Arranged By (String Arrangements) – Robert Kirby On Track 2-08
Banjo (5-string Banjo) – Maddy Prior On Tracks 1-01 to 1-26
Bass – Pat Donaldson
Bass (String Bass) – John Ryan (6)
Dulcimer, Harmonium, Percussion (Tabor), Psaltery – Tim Hart On Tracks 2-01 to 2-13
Fiddle, Banjo – Tim Hart On Tracks 1-01 to 1-26
Mandolin – Andy Irvine On Tracks 2-01 to 2-13
Percussion, Bells – Gerry Conway
Vocals – Maddy Prior
Vocals, Guitar – Tim Hart
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REVIEW/AMG
James Christopher Monger
British folk icons Tim Hart and Maddy Prior recorded two albums of traditional music together before joining the seminal folk-rock band Steeleye Span. In 1967 the duo released Folk Songs of Olde England, Vol. 1 on the small but influential Tepee Records label. Recorded in mono, the album featured minimal arrangements of obscure songs from the yet to be plundered Cecil Sharp and English Folk Dance & Song Society libraries -- the source of many of the burgeoning scene's most famous recordings -- and showcased the pair's impeccable vocal skills. Folk Songs of Olde England, Vol.2 followed in 1969 -- this time in stereo -- and introduced the first rendering of John Connolly's "Fiddler's Green" as well as "Copshawholme Fair," which appeared on Steeleye Span's debut, Hark! The Village Wait. During the recording of the group's second record, Please to See the King, Prior and Hart finished their third and finest LP, Summer Solstice. Featuring 13 songs and boasting arrangements by Robert Kirby, the record is considered by many to be one of the most important folk releases of the decade. Castle's Heydays anthology collects all three of these landmark albums -- the first two have been long out of print -- on a two-disc set with extensive liner notes and interviews with the artists. This is a must for any fan of British folk music.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG (TIM HART)
James Christopher Monger
Folk Songs of Olde England, Vol. 1
English folksinger and multi-instrumentalist Tim Hart was born in Lincoln, a county town of Lincolnshire, England, on January 9, 1948. The son of a vicar, Hart was best known for his work with groundbreaking British folk-rock outfit Steeleye Span, of which he was a founding member. He began his musical career in the early '60s playing in a band called the Rattfinks while attending St. Albans School (also home to the Zombies). In 1966 he began touring English pubs and folk clubs with vocalist Maddy Prior. The two released a pair of well-received albums (Folk Songs of Olde England, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2) before joining Steeleye Span in 1969. The band, formed by Prior, Hart, and ex-Fairport Convention bassist Ashley Hutchings, and rounded out by husband-and-wife team Gay and Terry Woods, released its critically acclaimed debut album, Hark! The Village Wait, in 1970. Steeleye Span saw more than a few members come and go throughout its long tenure (still touring as of 2010), but Hart and Prior served as the ensemble’s backbone through 1982 -- the pair managed one more release as a duo, 1971’s lush Summer Solstice, which featured string arrangements from famed arranger Robert Kirby. As a solo artist, Hart released an eponymous record in 1979 with help from a handful of Steeleye members, as well as a pair of nursery rhyme collections in 1981. Health problems led to a 1988 move to warmer climates, specifically the island of La Gomera, part of Spain’s Canary Islands, where he began focusing on family, writing, and photography. In 2008 he was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. He passed away in his island home the following year on Christmas Eve.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG) (MADDY PRIOR)
Chris Nickson
Maddy Prior has established herself, by dint of both talent and time, as one of the leading female singers in British folk (and folk-rock). Born in St. Albans, outside London, she developed an interest in traditional English music as a teenager and through friends, found her way to the treasure trove of material at Cecil Sharpe House and also to Ewan MacColl, the de facto leader of the folk revival. In the late '60s, she met Tim Hart, an accomplished singer and instrumentalist, and together they recorded three albums which made little impact at the time, not even setting the folk clubs buzzing. However, they had played some folk festivals, including Keele, where they met Fairport Convention bassist Ashley Hutchings, who was about to form a new band. Prior and Hart became part of the ensemble known as Steeleye Span, who would become an ongoing institution of British folk-rock, with Prior as one of its constants -- she even married Rick Kemp, the bass player who replaced Hutchings.

Woman in the Wings
In 1976, she teamed with another young folk singer, June Tabor, under the Silly Sisters moniker, to record the first of what would be two albums, also remaining with Steeleye until the group officially disbanded in 1978. After that, she embarked on her solo career, her debut, Woman in the Wings, being produced by Jethro Tull leader Ian Anderson. She also began another career, as the mother of two children, but still joined a reunited Steeleye in 1980, continuing to juggle band and solo work and evening forming her own group, the Carnival Band, who've supported her on record and tour since 1987. When Prior experienced some voice problems in 1993, Gay Woods, who also been an original Steeleye vocalist, rejoined the band. Prior continued to record more frequently alone, including the albums Year, Flesh and Blood, and Ravenchild and Arthur the King, many of which were concept records. She continued to tour and record with Steeleye Span throughout the early part of the 21st century. Her longtime friend and original collaborator Tim Hart passed away in 2009.
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11028 - MADDY PRIOR TIM HART - SUMMER SOLSTICE (1971)

MADDY PRIOR TIM HART
''SUMMER SOLSTICE''
1971
31:38
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1 False Knight On The Road 03:01
2 Bring Us in Good Air 03:49
3 Of All the Birds 00:53
4 I Live Not Where I Love 04:22
5 Ploughboy and the Cockney 03:35
6 Westron Wynde 00:25
7 Sorry the Day I Was Married 01:28
8 Dancing at Whitsun 03:38 (Austin John Marshall, Copper Family)
9 Fly Up My Cock 01:43
10 Cannily Cannily 02:23 (Ewan MacColl)
11 Adam Catched Eve 00:23
12 Three Drunkened Maidens 02:14
13 Serving Girls Holiday 03:39
Traditional tracks, except 8, 10
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Maddy Prior – vocals
Tim Hart – vocals, acoustic guitar (on 1,4,5,8,12), electric guitar (on 5), acoustic appalachian dulcimer (on 2,10,13), electric appalachian dulcimer (on 13), harmonium (on 2,5), psaltery (on 2), tabor (on 13)
Andy Irvine – mandolin on 10
John Ryan – string bass on 10, 12
Gerry Conway – percussion on 1, bells on 2
Pat Donaldson – electric bass on 1, 5
Robert Kirby – string arrangement on 4
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REVIEW/AMG
Bruce Eder
Recorded during Steeleye Span Mark II's early days, Summer Solstice -- the most advanced of the three albums that they recorded together early in their careers -- has a very different feel from the Steeleye work of the era. Tim Hart (vocals, guitar, dulcimer, harmonium, psaltery, tabor) and Maddy Prior (vocals) are working with Sweeney's Men (whence Steeleye Mark I's Terry Woods came) alumnus Andy Irvine and Steeleye Mark I guest drummer Gerry Conway. The sound is mostly fairly spare, just Hart and Prior backed by Irvine on mandolin, John Ryan on string bass, Pat Donaldson on electric bass, and Conway on percussion. The only exception is "Dancing at Whitsun," which features a very tasteful backing orchestral arrangement. Hart and Prior do a version of "False Knight on the Road" that's very different in pacing and nuance from Steeleye's, and a beautiful, droning rendition of "Bring Us in Good Ale." Their voices mesh wonderfully on "Sorry the Day I Was Married," and Prior gets a chance to shine as a solo on "Westron Wynde," "Fly Up My Cock," and the two most Steeleye-like track here, "Cannily, Cannily" and "Three Drunken Maidens."
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG (MADDY PRIOR)
Chris Nickson
Maddy Prior has established herself, by dint of both talent and time, as one of the leading female singers in British folk (and folk-rock). Born in St. Albans, outside London, she developed an interest in traditional English music as a teenager and through friends, found her way to the treasure trove of material at Cecil Sharpe House and also to Ewan MacColl, the de facto leader of the folk revival. In the late '60s, she met Tim Hart, an accomplished singer and instrumentalist, and together they recorded three albums which made little impact at the time, not even setting the folk clubs buzzing. However, they had played some folk festivals, including Keele, where they met Fairport Convention bassist Ashley Hutchings, who was about to form a new band. Prior and Hart became part of the ensemble known as Steeleye Span, who would become an ongoing institution of British folk-rock, with Prior as one of its constants -- she even married Rick Kemp, the bass player who replaced Hutchings.

Woman in the Wings
In 1976, she teamed with another young folk singer, June Tabor, under the Silly Sisters moniker, to record the first of what would be two albums, also remaining with Steeleye until the group officially disbanded in 1978. After that, she embarked on her solo career, her debut, Woman in the Wings, being produced by Jethro Tull leader Ian Anderson. She also began another career, as the mother of two children, but still joined a reunited Steeleye in 1980, continuing to juggle band and solo work and evening forming her own group, the Carnival Band, who've supported her on record and tour since 1987. When Prior experienced some voice problems in 1993, Gay Woods, who also been an original Steeleye vocalist, rejoined the band. Prior continued to record more frequently alone, including the albums Year, Flesh and Blood, and Ravenchild and Arthur the King, many of which were concept records. She continued to tour and record with Steeleye Span throughout the early part of the 21st century. Her longtime friend and original collaborator Tim Hart passed away in 2009.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG (TIM HART)
James Christopher Monger
Folk Songs of Olde England, Vol. 1
English folksinger and multi-instrumentalist Tim Hart was born in Lincoln, a county town of Lincolnshire, England, on January 9, 1948. The son of a vicar, Hart was best known for his work with groundbreaking British folk-rock outfit Steeleye Span, of which he was a founding member. He began his musical career in the early '60s playing in a band called the Rattfinks while attending St. Albans School (also home to the Zombies). In 1966 he began touring English pubs and folk clubs with vocalist Maddy Prior. The two released a pair of well-received albums (Folk Songs of Olde England, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2) before joining Steeleye Span in 1969. The band, formed by Prior, Hart, and ex-Fairport Convention bassist Ashley Hutchings, and rounded out by husband-and-wife team Gay and Terry Woods, released its critically acclaimed debut album, Hark! The Village Wait, in 1970. Steeleye Span saw more than a few members come and go throughout its long tenure (still touring as of 2010), but Hart and Prior served as the ensemble’s backbone through 1982 -- the pair managed one more release as a duo, 1971’s lush Summer Solstice, which featured string arrangements from famed arranger Robert Kirby. As a solo artist, Hart released an eponymous record in 1979 with help from a handful of Steeleye members, as well as a pair of nursery rhyme collections in 1981. Health problems led to a 1988 move to warmer climates, specifically the island of La Gomera, part of Spain’s Canary Islands, where he began focusing on family, writing, and photography. In 2008 he was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. He passed away in his island home the following year on Christmas Eve.
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10992 - TIM HART (1979)

TIM HART
''TIM HART''
1979
37:51

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1 Keep on Travelling 04:45
2 Tuesday Afternoon 04:06
3 Hillman Avenger 03:05
4 Lovely Lady 02:57
5 Come to My Window 06:35
6 Nothing to Hide 03:52 (Melissa Etheridge)
7 Overseas 04:10
8 Time After Time 04:17
9 As I Go My Way 03:59
Tracks By Tim Hart, Except 6

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Steve Broomhead/Guitar
Vic Emerson/Synthesizer, Keyboards
Alan Fawkes/Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone
Pete Glennon/Bass Guitar
Stewart Goldring/Guitar
Tim Hart/Guitars Electric & Acoustic, Dulcimer, Mandolin, Vocals,
David Hassel/Percussion
Rick Kemp/Bass Guitar
Ashley Mulford/Guitar
Nigel Pegrum/Drums, Percussion
Maddy Prior/Vocals
Des Tongue/Bass Guitar

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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
James Christopher Monger
English folksinger and multi-instrumentalist Tim Hart was born in Lincoln, a county town of Lincolnshire, England, on January 9, 1948. The son of a vicar, Hart was best known for his work with groundbreaking British folk-rock outfit Steeleye Span, of which he was a founding member. He began his musical career in the early '60s playing in a band called the Rattfinks while attending St. Albans School (also home to the Zombies). In 1966 he began touring English pubs and folk clubs with vocalist Maddy Prior. The two released a pair of well-received albums (Folk Songs of Olde England, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2) before joining Steeleye Span in 1969. The band, formed by Prior, Hart, and ex-Fairport Convention bassist Ashley Hutchings, and rounded out by husband-and-wife team Gay and Terry Woods, released its critically acclaimed debut album, Hark! The Village Wait, in 1970. Steeleye Span saw more than a few members come and go throughout its long tenure (still touring as of 2010), but Hart and Prior served as the ensemble’s backbone through 1982 -- the pair managed one more release as a duo, 1971’s lush Summer Solstice, which featured string arrangements from famed arranger Robert Kirby. As a solo artist, Hart released an eponymous record in 1979 with help from a handful of Steeleye members, as well as a pair of nursery rhyme collections in 1981. Health problems led to a 1988 move to warmer climates, specifically the island of La Gomera, part of Spain’s Canary Islands, where he began focusing on family, writing, and photography. In 2008 he was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. He passed away in his island home the following year on Christmas Eve.

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