01	One Misty Moisty Morning						04:45
	02	Alison Cross						03:41
	03	The Bold Poachers						08:39
	04	The Ups And Downs						02:44
	05	Robbery With Violins						03:46
	06	The Wee Wee Man						05:54
	07	The Weaver And The Factory Maid						03:54
	08	Rogues In A Nation						02:05
	09	Cain Ye O'er Frae France						03:14
	10	Hares On The Mountain						03:32
	11	Little Sir Hugh						05:29
	12	Bach Goes To Limerick						04:18
	13	Long Lankin						02:45
	14	Dogs And Ferrets						01:47
	15	Galtee Farmer						04:01
	16	Demon Lover						05:21
	17	Elf Call						04:34
	18	Weary Cutters						02:49
	19	New York Girls						04:34

Parcel of Rogues
Date of Release 1973

AMG EXPERT REVIEW: The group's first real rock album, with a sound clearly rooted in modern sensibilities, with the guitars are turned up very loud for the first time. The singing is still modeled on traditional patterns, and is quite beautiful (especially "One Misty Moisty Morning" and "Allison Gross"), but the resonances and undertones of electric guitars are everywhere - the result is a record that, in some ways, recalls Fairport Convention's Liege and Lief (the record that led indirectly to the spawning of Steeleye Span in the first place), with some very flashy playing by Johnson on some of the breaks. The rousing "Ups and Downs" is played on acoustic instruments, and the atmospheric "Weaver and the Factory Maid" could've come off of any of the earlier albums, while "The Bold Poachers" is more traditional sounding, starting out on acoustic instruments before the amplified guitars chime in - it sets the tone for the album, as wah-wah pedals punch up instrumentals such as "Robbery with Violins" and "The Wee Wee Man" (which includes drums). A lot of the time it works - the ominous and dazzling "Cam Ye O'er Frae France" would not have succeeded half as well without amplification, and every fan of the group should hear this track at least once. - Bruce Eder


Tim Hart - Dulcimer, Guitar, Vocals
Peter Knight - Violin, Keyboards, Vocals
Maddy Prior - Vocals
Steeleye Span - Producer
Bob Johnson - Guitar, Vocals
Jerry Boys - Producer, Engineer
Rick Kemp - Bass, Vocals
Roger Mayer - Engineer

CD Shanachie 79045
1973 LP Chrysalis CHR-1046
LP Shanachie 79045
CS Shanachie 79045



Commoner's Crown
Date of Release 1975

AMG EXPERT REVIEW: From the opening bars of "Little Sir Hugh" - an extraordinarily brisk and upbeat sounding treatment of an incredibly grim song - the band playing on Commoner's Crown scarcely sounds like the same group on Now We Are Six or Parcel of Rogues. Now a full-fledged rock group, competing with the likes of Jethro Tull and pumping out higher amperage than Fairport Convention, Steeleye engages in heavy riffing, savage attacks on their instruments, and generally kicks out the jams on this album. But they're also fairly clever, interweaving Bach with traditional Irish music - actually, Bach-meets-the-Mooncoin-Jig from their previous record - on "Bach Goes to Limerick." There's not a bad song here, and even if it is more rock than folk, it's all very substantial and vibrant music-making, and maybe the classic Steeleye Span's most engaging album. - Bruce Eder


Tim Hart - Dulcimer, Guitar, Arranger, Vocals
Peter Knight - Violin, Keyboards, Vocals
Maddy Prior - Arranger, Vocals
Steeleye Span - Vocals, Multi Instruments, Producer
Peter Seiler - Ukulele, Vocals
Bob Johnson - Guitar, Vocals
Robin Black - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Robert Johnson - Arranger
Rick Kemp - Bass, Arranger, Vocals
Nigel Pegrum - Flute, Arranger, Drums
Peter Sellers - Ukulele
John Tobler - Liner Notes

1975 CD BGO 315
1975 LP Chrysalis CHR-1071
1996 CD BGO 315