ONE of the country's longest running folk bands is to play a gig in Morecambe this autumn.
Steeleye Span will follow up their successful 2016 festival season with a performance at The Platform on Monday October 17.
With a career that has taken in an astounding six decades, Steeleye Span is not just a legendary name in British music but also a link to the classic days of rock and folk music. Contemporaries of the likes of Led Zeppelin and Fairport Convention, they have gone on to change the face of folk music forever, taking it from small clubs and festivals into the world of chart topping albums and international tours.
2015 saw the release of The Essential Steeleye Span, drawn from their 20 years on the Park Records label, The Essential Steeleye Span: Catch Up looks back at the recent history of one of the most prolific bands of their age.
In 2016, the band played, Ramblin Man Festival and Copredy, to huge acclaim. The rest of this year has been dedicated to writing and recording songs for the new album.
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