Steeleye Span live in concert.
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Steeleye Span

6
critic concert reviews
folk

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

74
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Critic Consensus

Based on 6 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Steeleye Span is rated as an enjoyable live performer, though not exceptional overall. Steeleye Span concert reviews describe live shows and performances as glorious and joyous.

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Good Times Of Old England: Steeleye Span 1972-1983 (May 26, 2022)

artist info

GENRE
folk
ORIGIN
London, United Kingdom (1969 - present)
BIO
Steeleye Span formed in 1969 from members of Fairport Convention and out of the ashes of Sweeney's Men creating a distinctive fusion of both British folk with electric rock music.
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CRITIC concert REVIEWS

The Arts Desk (UK)

December 18, 2019
80
%
Steeleye Span, Barbican review - party like it's 1969

The Guardian (UK)

December 15, 2015
80
%
From glorious a cappella harmonies to stomping folk-rock, Steeleye combined the best of their past with experimental new work in this sold-out show

Chunky Glasses (USA)

July 27, 2015
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Mixing traditional folk music with electric instruments might not seem all that unusual today, but when the band's first album, Hark! the Village Wait, came out in 1970, it was nearly unheard of.

Record Collector Magazine (UK)

December 21, 2009
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Here they were game as ever, on the last night of their tour, celebrating their 40th birthday.

Record Collector Magazine (UK)

September 20, 2009
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Playing two sets, the band leant heavily on their history, with Seagull and Thomas The Rhymer both well received, while latter-day efforts like The Scullion King proved every bit as popular.

The Independent (UK)

December 21, 2004
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"Pity them who see him suffer, Pity poor old Steeleye Span." "Pity them who see him suffer, Pity poor old Steeleye Span." No need for pity: for punters of a certain vintage, this joyous concert was unalloyed nirvana. The 35th anniversary tour of the Sixties/Seventies folk-music doyens Steeleye Span continue

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