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. 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, and their daughter, Rose Kemp, launched her own recording career in 2003. 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.
Maddy Prior
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Maddy Prior is a British folk singer.
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. 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, and their daughter, Rose Kemp, launched her own recording career in 2003. 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.
In 2001 Maddy was awarded the MBE for services to folk music.
On recent albums Troy Donockley has been a co-producer.
Maddy's father, Allan Prior, was co-creator of the police drama Z-Cars. In the latter years of Z-Cars, the theme tune for the series was credited to "Steeleye Span Fuzz Music".
Contents
1 Discography
1.1 with Steeleye Span
1.2 Solo albums
2 Compilation
2.1 Tim Hart and Maddy Prior
2.2 Maddy Prior and Tim Hart
2.3 Maddy Prior and June Tabor
2.4 Maddy Prior, John Kirkpatrick and Sydney Carter
2.5 Maddy Prior and The Carnival Band
2.6 As a session singer
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)
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