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And We're Off
Here we go again indeed...A.H is nothing if not persistent in his presence on our websites, and quite rightly so, after
all he is our favourite musician and favourite all round person.
This is Steeleye Span in the years that Ashley was with them, now they did record and produce some fine tracks after
Ashley's departure, but for consistent whole albums, it was in this period that to our minds Steeleye Span really shone, from
the absolutely incredible Hark, The Village Wait to the very rural Please To See The King, to The wonderfully charming
Ten Man Mop they drew a very complete picture of Rural England, and to a lesser degree, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
What a time it was. There is an irony that the line up that recorded Hark, The Village Wait did not play together live until
the concert album The Journey, released in 1999.
Now, let's begin our journey through the Ashley Hutchings years of Steeleye Span.
A Note: We've added a piece of vintage video footage, on the Please To See The King page of the
Please To See The King line up of Steeleye Span, courtesey of a You Tube subscriber, JG2000. Whoever you
are JG we here at Hark The Village Wait offer you massive thanks for this.
Good people, pray heed our petition,
Your attention we beg and we crave.
And if you are inclined for
to listen
An abundance of pastime we'll have.
We have come to relate many stories
Concerning our forefathers' times.
And we trust they will drive
out your worries,
Of this we are all in one mind.
Many tales of the poor and the gentry,
Of labour and love will arise
There are no finer songs in this
country
In Scotland or Ireland likewise
There's on thing more needing mention:
The dances we've danced all in fun.
So now that you've heard
our intention,
We'll play on to the beat of the drum.
-A Calling-On Song from Hark! The Village Wait
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related internet links
our website on and
about The Guv'nor and
his music
Richard Hollis'
Chris Kellett's very informative
website. great archival materials here
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