Biography:
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. The resulting first version of the band was formed by ex-Fairport bassist Ashley Hutchings and built around two pairs of vocalists, Tim Hart and Maddy Prior and Gay & Terry Woods. Rhythm was to be supplied largely by Hutchings' bass, and without drums.
Tensions between the band grew during the production in 1970 of their first album
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Other songs:
- Alison Gross
- All Around My Hat
- All Things Are Quite Silent
- Ancient Eyes
- Australia
- Babylon
- Barnet Fair
- Be Careful What You Wish For
- Beyond The Dreaming Place
- Black Jack Davy
- Bonny Black Hare
- Bonny Moorhen
- Brides Farewell
- Cam Ye Oer Frae France
- Captain Coulston
- Chanticleer
- Child Owlet
- Creeping Jane
- Dance With Me
- Dark
- Demon Lover
- Down In Yon Forest
- Drink Down The Moon
- Edward
- Edwin
- Erin
- False Knight On The Road
- Fire And Ice
- First Dance
- Fishermans Wife
- Following Me
- Gamble Gold
- Gaudete
- Go From My Window
- Gone To America
- Granny Aching
- Hares On The Mountain
- Hark The Herald Angels Sing
- Harvest Of The Moon
- Heir Of Linne
- Hiver
- I See His Blood Upon The Rose
- I Wish That I Never Was Wed
- Isabel
- Jack Hall
- John Barleycorn
- Just As The Tide
- Just One Heart
- King Henry
- Lady Isobel And The Elf Knight
- Let Her Go Down
- Locks And Bolts
- London
- Long Lankin
- Long
- Longbone
- Lord Elgin
- Lord Gregory
- Lord Randall
- Lovely On The Water
- Lowlands Of Holland
- Mantle Of Green
- Marigold
- Marrowbones
- Mistletoe Bough
- My Love
- Ned Ludd Part 1 Inclosure
- Ned Ludd Part 2 Rural Retreat
- New York Girls
- Now We Are Six
- One Misty Moisty Morning
- Our Captain Cried
- Padstow
- Peace On The Border
- Poor Old Soldier
- Prince Charlie Stuart
- Queen Mary
- Ranzo Mandolin
- Royal Forester
- Saucy Sailor
- Seagull
- See Amid The Winters Snow
- Seven Hundred Elves
- Shaking Of The Sheets
- Sheep
- Sheepcrook And Black Dog
- Sing We The Virgin Mary
- Sir James The Rose
- Some Rival
- Somewhere Along The Road
- Spotted Cow
- Take My Heart
- Tell Me Why
- The Blackleg Miner
- The Blacksmith
- The Bold Poachers
- The Brown Girl
- The Connemara Cradle Song
- The Cruel Mother
- The Dreamer And The Widow
- The First Nowell
- The Hard Times Of Old England
- The Hills Of Greenmore
- The Holly And The Ivy
- The Making Of A Man
- The Old Maid In The Garrett
- The Old Turf Fire
- The Prickly Bush
- The Song Will Remain
- The Story Of The Scullion King
- The Summer Lady
- The Three Sisters
- The Tricks Of London
- The Twelve Witches
- The Unquiet Grave
- The Ups And Downs
- The Water Is Wide
- The Wee Free Men
- The Wee Wee Man
- The Wife Of Ushers Well
- There Was A Wealthy Merchant
- Thornaby Woods
- To Know Him Is To Love Him
- Today In Bethlehem
- Twa Corbies
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
- Two Butchers
- Two Constant Lovers
- Two Magicians
- Unconquered Sun
- Underneath Her Apron
- Van Diemens Land
- We Shall Wear Midnight
- Whats The Life Of A Man
- When I Was On Horseback
- Where Are They Now
- Who Told The Butcher
- Whummil Bore
- You Will Burn
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
D A G D
[Verse]
A G D
I am a girl from England, Susan Summers is me name
A G D
For fourteen years transported, was for taking of some game
A G D
As for us wretched females, we never see a man
G A G A
Though there's twenty to one woman on Van Diemen's Land
[Instrumental]
A D A G D
[Verse]
A G D
There's poor Tom Brown from Nottingham, Jack Williams and poor Joe
A G D
They were all daring poachers as the country well does know
A G D
At night they were trap-ended by the keepers out of hand
G A G A
For fourteen years transported to Van Diemen's Land
[Instrumental]
A D A G D
[Verse]
A G D
When we set sail from England, we landed in the bay
A G D
We had rotten straw for bedding, we dare not to say 'nay'
A G D
Our cots were fenced with wire, we slumber when we can
G A G A
To drive away the wolves upon Van Diemen's Land
[Chorus]
Em7 D G
Come all you gallant poachers, give ear unto me song
A G
It is a bit of good advice, although it is not long
Em7 D G
Lay by your dog and snare, to you I do speak plain
C G Em7
If you knew the hardships, you'd never poach again
[Verse]
A G D
The first day we landed upon that fatal shore
A G D
The planters they came flocking round, twenty score and more
A G D
They dragged the men like horses and sold them out of hand
G A G A
And yoked 'em to the plough all on Van Diemen's Land
[Instrumental]
A D A G D
[Verse]
A G D
Sometimes when I'm sleeping, I have a pleasant dream
A G D
With me dear one I'm sitting down by some pearling stream
A G D
With me friends telling stories, around me they all stand
G A G A
But I wake up broken hearted on Van Diemen's Land
[Chorus]
Em7 D G
Come all you gallant poachers, give ear unto me song
A G
It is a bit of good advice, although it is not long
Em7 D G
Lay by your dog and snare, to you I do speak plain
C G Em7
If you knew the hardships, you'd never poach again
[Verse]
A G D
God bless our families, likewise that happy shore
A G D
That isle of sweet contentment, that we shall see no more
A G D
For a planter's bought me freedom, he's married me out of hand
G A G A
Good usage then I'll give him on Van Diemen's Land
[Outro]
A D A G D
D A G D
[Verse]
A G D
I am a girl from England, Susan Summers is me name
A G D
For fourteen years transported, was for taking of some game
A G D
As for us wretched females, we never see a man
G A G A
Though there's twenty to one woman on Van Diemen's Land
[Instrumental]
A D A G D
[Verse]
A G D
There's poor Tom Brown from Nottingham, Jack Williams and poor Joe
A G D
They were all daring poachers as the country well does know
A G D
At night they were trap-ended by the keepers out of hand
G A G A
For fourteen years transported to Van Diemen's Land
[Instrumental]
A D A G D
[Verse]
A G D
When we set sail from England, we landed in the bay
A G D
We had rotten straw for bedding, we dare not to say 'nay'
A G D
Our cots were fenced with wire, we slumber when we can
G A G A
To drive away the wolves upon Van Diemen's Land
[Chorus]
Em7 D G
Come all you gallant poachers, give ear unto me song
A G
It is a bit of good advice, although it is not long
Em7 D G
Lay by your dog and snare, to you I do speak plain
C G Em7
If you knew the hardships, you'd never poach again
[Verse]
A G D
The first day we landed upon that fatal shore
A G D
The planters they came flocking round, twenty score and more
A G D
They dragged the men like horses and sold them out of hand
G A G A
And yoked 'em to the plough all on Van Diemen's Land
[Instrumental]
A D A G D
[Verse]
A G D
Sometimes when I'm sleeping, I have a pleasant dream
A G D
With me dear one I'm sitting down by some pearling stream
A G D
With me friends telling stories, around me they all stand
G A G A
But I wake up broken hearted on Van Diemen's Land
[Chorus]
Em7 D G
Come all you gallant poachers, give ear unto me song
A G
It is a bit of good advice, although it is not long
Em7 D G
Lay by your dog and snare, to you I do speak plain
C G Em7
If you knew the hardships, you'd never poach again
[Verse]
A G D
God bless our families, likewise that happy shore
A G D
That isle of sweet contentment, that we shall see no more
A G D
For a planter's bought me freedom, he's married me out of hand
G A G A
Good usage then I'll give him on Van Diemen's Land
[Outro]
A D A G D
Stef Chura
Stef Ekkel
Stef Lang
Stefan Andersson
Stefan Demert
Stefanie Werger
Stefano Landi
Stefano Langone
Stefano Rosso
Steffany Gretzin (...)