Maddy Prior - Revision history

Old Dickens: arithmetic

2016-05-26T18:52:44Z

arithmetic

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	Maddy and Steeleye Span take great pleasure in performing the sort of English folk song which Granny Weatherwax would darkly describe as "about ''goings-on''" and for which [[Nanny Ogg]] would know ''all'' the verses.		Maddy and Steeleye Span take great pleasure in performing the sort of English folk song which Granny Weatherwax would darkly describe as "about ''goings-on''" and for which [[Nanny Ogg]] would know ''all'' the verses.

	On the 18th November 2013, it was announced that Steeleye Span, a band Terry has loved since ~~he was 13~~, will be releasing a [[Wintersmith (Steeleye Span)\|CD which is the musical version]] of {{W}}, in collaboration with Terry.		On the 18th November 2013, it was announced that Steeleye Span, a band Terry has loved since his youth, will be releasing a [[Wintersmith (Steeleye Span)\|CD which is the musical version]] of {{W}}, in collaboration with Terry.

	Terry and Maddy were jointly interviewed about this project on BBC Radio 2 by Simon Mayo on the 19th Nov 2013. A cracking track, ''Dance the Dark Morris'', was played (and it was very good indeed).		Terry and Maddy were jointly interviewed about this project on BBC Radio 2 by Simon Mayo on the 19th Nov 2013. A cracking track, ''Dance the Dark Morris'', was played (and it was very good indeed).

Jagra at 17:12, 26 May 2016

2016-05-26T17:12:33Z

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	[[File:Wintersmith.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|left\|Cover art for Steeleye Span and Terry Pratchett's "Wintersmith" CD]]		[[File:Wintersmith.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|left\|Cover art for Steeleye Span and Terry Pratchett's "Wintersmith" CD]]



	Born on the 14th August 1947, she developed an interest in British, mainly English, folk music and became the face and voice of folk-rock band Steeleye Span. Steeleye Span have occasionally featured in Discworld books: they did the most famous version of the ''Two Magicians'' song referenced in {{ER}} as the magical duel between [[Granny Weatherwax]] and the Arch-Chancellor. They recorded a version of the classic song ''Long Lankin'', about a mediaeval sadistic murderer, which named an Elf in {{LL}}. Indeed, their take on ''Seven Hundred Elves'' is about the Elder Race as they really are, shorn of glamour and enchantment.		Born on the 14th August 1947, she developed an interest in British, mainly English, folk music and became the face and voice of folk-rock band Steeleye Span. Steeleye Span have occasionally featured in Discworld books: they did the most famous version of the ''Two Magicians'' song referenced in {{ER}} as the magical duel between [[Granny Weatherwax]] and the Arch-Chancellor. They recorded a version of the classic song ''Long Lankin'', about a mediaeval sadistic murderer, which named an Elf in {{LL}}. Indeed, their take on ''Seven Hundred Elves'' is about the Elder Race as they really are, shorn of glamour and enchantment.
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	Maddy and Steeleye Span take great pleasure in performing the sort of English folk song which Granny Weatherwax would darkly describe as "about ''goings-on''" and for which [[Nanny Ogg]] would know ''all'' the verses.		Maddy and Steeleye Span take great pleasure in performing the sort of English folk song which Granny Weatherwax would darkly describe as "about ''goings-on''" and for which [[Nanny Ogg]] would know ''all'' the verses.

	On the 18th November 2013, it was announced that Steeleye Span, a band Terry has loved since he was 13, will be releasing a CD which is the musical version of {{W}}, in collaboration with Terry.		On the 18th November 2013, it was announced that Steeleye Span, a band Terry has loved since he was 13, will be releasing a [[Wintersmith (Steeleye Span)\|CD which is the musical version]] of {{W}}, in collaboration with Terry.

	Terry and Maddy were jointly interviewed about this project on BBC Radio 2 by Simon Mayo on the 19th Nov 2013. A cracking track, ''Dance the Dark Morris'', was played (and it was very good indeed).		Terry and Maddy were jointly interviewed about this project on BBC Radio 2 by Simon Mayo on the 19th Nov 2013. A cracking track, ''Dance the Dark Morris'', was played (and it was very good indeed).

Old Dickens: replace dead link, sort

2016-04-05T19:27:33Z

replace dead link, sort

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	"Once I'd heard Steeleye Span I wanted to hear everything they'd done and I wanted to find ''everything''. They were my introduction to folk music as a whole". (Sir Terry Pratchett)		"Once I'd heard Steeleye Span I wanted to hear everything they'd done and I wanted to find ''everything''. They were my introduction to folk music as a whole". (Sir Terry Pratchett)

	~~Review~~ of the ~~CD and track listing: [http://www~~.~~virginmedia.com/music/browse/steeleye-span/albums/392240\| here]~~		No version of the Hedgehog Song, though. What an opportunity missed!

	~~'''~~[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=16&v=ybsZpSn1grg~~\| Listen to "The Wee Free Men" here~~]~~'''~~		==External links==
			Review of the CD: [http://www.folkradio.co.uk/2013/11/steeleye-span-wintersmith/]<BR>
	~~No version of the Hedgehog Song, though. What an opportunity missed...~~		Track listing and personnel: [https://mainlynorfolk.info/steeleye.span/records/wintersmith.html]<BR>
			Listen to "The Wee Free Men" here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=16&v=ybsZpSn1grg]


	[[Category: People\|Prior,Maddy]]		[[Category: People\|Prior,Maddy]]

AgProv: link to sample track

2016-04-05T14:39:23Z

link to sample track

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	Review of the CD and track listing: [http://www.virginmedia.com/music/browse/steeleye-span/albums/392240\| here]		Review of the CD and track listing: [http://www.virginmedia.com/music/browse/steeleye-span/albums/392240\| here]

			'''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=16&v=ybsZpSn1grg\| Listen to "The Wee Free Men" here]'''

	No version of the Hedgehog Song, though. What an opportunity missed...		No version of the Hedgehog Song, though. What an opportunity missed...

GallifreyanWitch: Reference from the Compleat Ankh-Morpork re: Steeleye street

2014-08-09T23:51:36Z

Reference from the Compleat Ankh-Morpork re: Steeleye street

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	Born on the 14th August 1947, she developed an interest in British, mainly English, folk music and became the face and voice of folk-rock band Steeleye Span. Steeleye Span have occasionally featured in Discworld books: they did the most famous version of the ''Two Magicians'' song referenced in {{ER}} as the magical duel between [[Granny Weatherwax]] and the Arch-Chancellor. They recorded a version of the classic song ''Long Lankin'', about a mediaeval sadistic murderer, which named an Elf in {{LL}}. Indeed, their take on ''Seven Hundred Elves'' is about the Elder Race as they really are, shorn of glamour and enchantment.		Born on the 14th August 1947, she developed an interest in British, mainly English, folk music and became the face and voice of folk-rock band Steeleye Span. Steeleye Span have occasionally featured in Discworld books: they did the most famous version of the ''Two Magicians'' song referenced in {{ER}} as the magical duel between [[Granny Weatherwax]] and the Arch-Chancellor. They recorded a version of the classic song ''Long Lankin'', about a mediaeval sadistic murderer, which named an Elf in {{LL}}. Indeed, their take on ''Seven Hundred Elves'' is about the Elder Race as they really are, shorn of glamour and enchantment.

			According to [[Book:The Compleat Ankh-Morpork\|The Compleat Ankh-Morpork]] one of the streets bordering the [[Ramkin]] house and adjoining [[Scoone Avenue]] is named Steeleye Street.

	Maddy and Steeleye Span take great pleasure in performing the sort of English folk song which Granny Weatherwax would darkly describe as "about ''goings-on''" and for which [[Nanny Ogg]] would know ''all'' the verses.		Maddy and Steeleye Span take great pleasure in performing the sort of English folk song which Granny Weatherwax would darkly describe as "about ''goings-on''" and for which [[Nanny Ogg]] would know ''all'' the verses.

Old Dickens: alph

2013-11-23T03:09:51Z

alph

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	No version of the Hedgehog Song, though. What an opportunity missed...		No version of the Hedgehog Song, though. What an opportunity missed...

	[[Category: People]]
			[[Category: People\|Prior,Maddy]]

AgProv: Adding another Discworld-friendly song about rapacious Elves coming out of the dark to act like, well, Elves. (touches iron)

2013-11-20T12:05:41Z

Adding another Discworld-friendly song about rapacious Elves coming out of the dark to act like, well, Elves. (touches iron)

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	Born on the 14th August 1947, she developed an interest in British, mainly English, folk music and became the face and voice of folk-rock band Steeleye Span. Steeleye Span have occasionally featured in Discworld books: they did the most famous version of the ''Two Magicians'' song referenced in {{ER}} as the magical duel between [[Granny Weatherwax]] and the Arch-Chancellor. They recorded a version of the classic song ''Long Lankin'', about a mediaeval sadistic murderer, which named an Elf in {{LL}}.		Born on the 14th August 1947, she developed an interest in British, mainly English, folk music and became the face and voice of folk-rock band Steeleye Span. Steeleye Span have occasionally featured in Discworld books: they did the most famous version of the ''Two Magicians'' song referenced in {{ER}} as the magical duel between [[Granny Weatherwax]] and the Arch-Chancellor. They recorded a version of the classic song ''Long Lankin'', about a mediaeval sadistic murderer, which named an Elf in {{LL}}. Indeed, their take on ''Seven Hundred Elves'' is about the Elder Race as they really are, shorn of glamour and enchantment.

	Maddy and Steeleye Span take great pleasure in performing the sort of English folk song which Granny Weatherwax would darkly describe as "about ''goings-on''" and for which [[Nanny Ogg]] would know ''all'' the verses.		Maddy and Steeleye Span take great pleasure in performing the sort of English folk song which Granny Weatherwax would darkly describe as "about ''goings-on''" and for which [[Nanny Ogg]] would know ''all'' the verses.

AgProv at 12:01, 20 November 2013

2013-11-20T12:01:20Z

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	"Once I'd heard Steeleye Span I wanted to hear everything they'd done and I wanted to find ''everything''. They were my introduction to folk music as a whole". (Sir Terry Pratchett)		"Once I'd heard Steeleye Span I wanted to hear everything they'd done and I wanted to find ''everything''. They were my introduction to folk music as a whole". (Sir Terry Pratchett)

	Review of the CD and track listing: [[http://www.virginmedia.com/music/browse/steeleye-span/albums/392240\| here]]		Review of the CD and track listing: [http://www.virginmedia.com/music/browse/steeleye-span/albums/392240\| here]

	No version of the Hedgehog Song, though. What an opportunity missed...		No version of the Hedgehog Song, though. What an opportunity missed...

	[[Category: People]]		[[Category: People]]

AgProv: New link, might work better

2013-11-20T11:59:29Z

New link, might work better

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	Born on the 14th August 1947, she developed an interest in British, mainly English, folk music and became the face and voice of folk-rock band Steeleye Span. Steeleye Span have occasionally featured in Discworld books: they did the most famous version of the ''Two Magicians'' song referenced in {{ER}} as the magical duel between [[Granny Weatherwax]] and the Arch-Chancellor. They recorded a version of the classic song ''Long Lankin'', about a mediaeval sadistic murderer, which named an Elf in {{LL}}.		Born on the 14th August 1947, she developed an interest in British, mainly English, folk music and became the face and voice of folk-rock band Steeleye Span. Steeleye Span have occasionally featured in Discworld books: they did the most famous version of the ''Two Magicians'' song referenced in {{ER}} as the magical duel between [[Granny Weatherwax]] and the Arch-Chancellor. They recorded a version of the classic song ''Long Lankin'', about a mediaeval sadistic murderer, which named an Elf in {{LL}}.

	Maddy and Steeleye Span take great pleasure in performing the sort of English folk song which Granny Weatherwax would darkly describe as "about ''goings-on''" and for which [[Nanny Ogg]] would know all the verses.		Maddy and Steeleye Span take great pleasure in performing the sort of English folk song which Granny Weatherwax would darkly describe as "about ''goings-on''" and for which [[Nanny Ogg]] would know ''all'' the verses.

	On the 18th November 2013, it was announced that Steeleye Span, a band Terry has loved since he was 13, will be releasing a CD which is the musical version of {{W}}, in ~~colloboration~~ with Terry.		On the 18th November 2013, it was announced that Steeleye Span, a band Terry has loved since he was 13, will be releasing a CD which is the musical version of {{W}}, in collaboration with Terry.

	Terry and Maddy were jointly interviewed about this project on BBC Radio 2 by Simon Mayo on the 19th Nov 2013. A cracking track, ''Dance the Dark Morris'', was played (and it was very good indeed).		Terry and Maddy were jointly interviewed about this project on BBC Radio 2 by Simon Mayo on the 19th Nov 2013. A cracking track, ''Dance the Dark Morris'', was played (and it was very good indeed).
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	"Once I'd heard Steeleye Span I wanted to hear everything they'd done and I wanted to find ''everything''. They were my introduction to folk music as a whole". (Sir Terry Pratchett)		"Once I'd heard Steeleye Span I wanted to hear everything they'd done and I wanted to find ''everything''. They were my introduction to folk music as a whole". (Sir Terry Pratchett)

	Review of the CD and track listing: [[http://www.~~progarchives~~.com/~~Review.asp?id=1076988~~\| here]]		Review of the CD and track listing: [[http://www.virginmedia.com/music/browse/steeleye-span/albums/392240\| here]]

			No version of the Hedgehog Song, though. What an opportunity missed...

	[[Category: People]]		[[Category: People]]

AgProv: Adding CD information

2013-11-19T18:35:21Z

Adding CD information

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	"Once I'd heard Steeleye Span I wanted to hear everything they'd done and I wanted to find ''everything''. They were my introduction to folk music as a whole". (Sir Terry Pratchett)		"Once I'd heard Steeleye Span I wanted to hear everything they'd done and I wanted to find ''everything''. They were my introduction to folk music as a whole". (Sir Terry Pratchett)

			Review of the CD and track listing: [[http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=1076988\| here]]

	[[Category: People]]		[[Category: People]]