Steeleye Span - Hark! The Village Wait

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Steeleye Span
Hark! The Village Wait

Album UK 1970 on RCA Victor label
Rock (Folk Rock)

Released with an insert. We'd like to thank Charles Byrne, John Bailey and Frank Bond for their skill in instrument building; Dave Bland for his time and patience; Andy and Jutta Preece for shelter; Tony Shannon for singing in Toner's; David and Sally Smyth - is it your hoopy loopy or your loopy hoopy?; Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger for fitting us in; Cyril Tawney for having a heart and a pen of gold; Patsy Bird for the flag; John and Pauline Napper for the southern comfort and more; The Mad Sweeney for the tree to perch on; Martin Carthy for our name; Geoff Woods, may you come back to the fold; and Johnny Butler for just about everything else. [Sleeve Notes]

Musicians

	Steeleye Span , 1969-1978 GB artwork, insert concept, sleeve, sleeve concept, liner notes, song notes, album by, arranged by
	Maddy Prior voc, *1947 GB banjo, 5-string, lead vocals, vocals, tap dance, step dancing
	Ashley Hutchings eb, voc, b, *1945 GB bass, written by
	Dave Mattacks dr, *1948 GB drums
	Gerry Conway dr, perc, *1947 GB drums
	Terry Woods man, *1947 IE electric guitar, vocals, electric guitar, concertina, mandolin, banjo, 5-string, mandolin, mandola
	Tim Hart voc, 1948-2009 GB electric guitar, lead vocals, vocals, fiddle, harmonium, banjo, 5-string, dulcimer, electric
	Gay Woods voc, acc, *1948 IE lead vocals, vocals, concertina, autoharp, bodhrán, tap dance, step dancing
	Ralph Vaughan Williams voc, 1872-1958 GB transcription by, collected by
	H.E.D. Hammond , transcription by

Producers

Ian Baxter artwork

Vic Gamm engineer

Brian Ward photography by

Sandy Roberton producer

Composers

Ashley Hutchings

Traditional

Ewan MacColl

Album Tracks

No	Title	Artist	Composer
1	A Calling-On Song	Steeleye Span	Ashley Hutchings
2	The Blacksmith	Steeleye Span	Traditional
3	Fisherman's Wife	Steeleye Span	Ewan MacColl
4	Blackleg Miner	Steeleye Span	Traditional
5	Dark-Eyed Sailor	Steeleye Span	Traditional
6	Copshawholme Fair	Steeleye Span	Traditional
7	All Things Are Quite Silent	Steeleye Span
8	The Hills Of Greenmore	Steeleye Span	Traditional
9	My Johnny Was A Shoemaker	Steeleye Span	Traditional
10	Lowlands Of Holland	Steeleye Span	Traditional
11	Twa Corbies	Steeleye Span	Traditional
12	One Night As I Lay On My Bed	Steeleye Span

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