“We were limited by venues, by the number of people in the band. We wanted to play louder. Everyone had been talking about going electric as Dylan had. None of us had the budget…” Maddy Prior’s history of Steeleye Span

Maddy Prior.

British folk singer Maddy Prior co-founded Steeleye Span in 1969 and rose to fame as the band’s talented lead vocalist. She’s now regarded as one of folk’s leading lights and has enjoyed a varied solo career, guesting with both Mike Oldfield and Ian Anderson, among others. In 2021, Prior told Prog about her early life and looks ahead to Steeleye’s future.

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