For which folk group was Maddy Prior the long time lead singer
Maddy Prior Maddy Prior Madelaine Edith "Maddy" Prior, MBE (born 14 August 1947) is an English folk singer, best known as the lead vocalist of Steeleye Span.She was born in Blackpool and moved to St Albans in her teens. Her father, Allan Prior, was co-creator of the police drama "Z-Cars". She was married to Rick Kemp and their daughter Rose Kemp is also a singer. She was part of the singing duo 'Mac & Maddy' with Mac MacLeod. She then performed with Tim Hart and recorded 2 albums with him before they helped to found the group Steeleye Span in 1969. She
The Carnival Band (folk group) The Carnival Band (folk group) The Carnival Band is an English early music group. Their broad repertoire focuses on popular music from the 16th and 17th centuries, and traditional music from around the world. Presentation is informal and humorous, and in the spirit of medieval and renaissance Carnival. The band was founded by Andy Watts (principal bassoon in the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment) and Giles Lewin (Dufay Collective) while they were members of the Medieval Players touring theatre company in the 1980s. They have had a long association with Maddy Prior. The band was founded in 1983 by