Maddy Prior

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Maddy Prior is a British folk singer.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Singing career 3 Awards 4 Albums 5 Discography 5.1 with Steeleye Span 5.2 Solo albums 6 Compilation 6.1 Tim Hart and Maddy Prior 6.2 Maddy Prior and Tim Hart 6.3 Maddy Prior and June Tabor 6.4 Maddy Prior, John Kirkpatrick and Sydney Carter 6.5 Maddy Prior and The Carnival Band 6.6 As a session singer

Early life

Maddy was born on 14th August 1947 in Blackpool. While in her teens she moved to St Albans. In St Albans she befriended the young Donovan Leitch and Mac MacLeod.

Singing career

She later formed a duo with MacLeod called Mac & Maddy. In 1966 she began performing with Tim Hart, another St Albans resident, and together they recorded two albums before becoming founding members of Steeleye Span in 1970. They were the backbone of the group until the early 1980s when ill-health forced Tim into semi-retirement.

Maddy married bassist Rick Kemp. Although best known as the powerful soprano in Steeleye Span, Maddy has recorded session work, albums of her own songs and eclectic styles from medieval, through folk-rock, prog-rock and traditional songs. She left Steeleye Span in 1997 but returned in 1999.

Awards

In 2001 Maddy was awarded the MBE for services to folk music.

Albums

On recent albums Troy Donockley has been a co-producer.

Discography

with Steeleye Span

Maddy Prior was on all the Steeleye Span albums from Hark! The Village Wait (1970) to Tempted and Tried (1989). She then returned for The Journey (1999) and subsequent albums.

Solo albums

• Woman in the Wings (1978)
• Changing Winds (1978)
• Happy Families (1981)
• Hooked on Winning (1982)
• Year (1993)
• Memento (best of) (1995)
• Flesh and Blood (1997)
• Ravenchild (1999)
• Ballads and Candles (2000)
• Arthur the King (2001)
• Bib and Tuck (2002)
• Lionheart (2003)
• Under the Covers (2005)

Compilation

• Collections 1995 - 2005 (2005)

Tim Hart and Maddy Prior

• Folk Songs of Olde England vol 1 (1968)
• Folk Songs of Olde England vol 2 (1968)

Maddy Prior and Tim Hart

• Summer Solstice (1971)

Maddy Prior and June Tabor

• Silly Sisters (1976)
• No More To The Dance (1988)

Maddy Prior, John Kirkpatrick and Sydney Carter

• Lovely in the Dances (1981)

Maddy Prior and The Carnival Band

• Sing Lustily With Good Courage (1986)
• A Tapestry of Carols (1987)
• Carols and Capers (1991)
• Hang Up Sorrow and Care (1995)
• Carols at Christmas (1996)
• Flesh and Blood (1997)
• Gold Frankincense and Myrrh (2001)

As a session singer

She appeared on these albums:

• Shirley Collins: No Roses (1971)
• Mike Oldfield: Incantations (1978)
• Frankie Armstrong: Till The Grass O'Ergrow The Corn (1996)
• Tim Hart and Friends: The Drunken Sailor (1983)
• Tim Hart and Friends: Favourite Nursery Rhymes (1983)