Present – The Very Best of Steeleye Span explained

Present--The Very Best of Steeleye Span
Type:	Album
Artist:	Steeleye Span
Cover:	Present The Very Best of Steeleye Span.jpg
Released:	2002
Recorded:	2002
Genre:	British folk rock
Label:	Park
Producer:	Steeleye Span/Steve Watkins
Prev Title:	Bedlam Born
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	They Called Her Babylon
Next Year:	2004

Present – The Very Best of Steeleye Span is the 17th studio album by Steeleye Span, released in 2002. The album contains new recordings of previously released songs.

Personnel

• Maddy Prior - vocals
• Rick Kemp - bass, vocals, guitar
• Peter Knight - organ, mandolin, octave violin, violin, electric violin, vocals, piano
• Bob Johnson - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
• Liam Genockey - drums, cymbals

Track listing

Disc 1:

1. "Sir James the Rose"
2. "Hard Times of Old England"
3. "Cam Ye O'er Frae France"
4. "Thomas the Rhymer"
5. "Lyke-Wake Dirge"
6. "Black Jack Davey"
7. "Two Magicians"
8. "Blackleg Miner"
9. "All Around My Hat"

Disc 2:

1. "When I Was On Horseback"
2. "John Barleycorn"
3. "Long Lankin" (Roud 6, Child 93)
4. "One Misty Moisty Morning"
5. "Let Her Go Down"
6. "Gaudete"
7. "The Weaver and the Factory Maid"
8. "Drink Down the Moon"
9. "King Henry"
10. "Rosebud in June (hidden track)"

References

• Web site: Steeleye Span - Present: The Very Best of Steeleye Span Album Reviews, Songs & More AllMusic . 14 June 2023 . en.