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Maddy Prior

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Madeleine Edith Prior (born 14 August 1947) is an English folk rock singer, best known as the lead vocalist of Steeleye Span. She was born in Blackpool and moved to St Albans in her teens. Her father, Allan Prior, was co-creator of the police drama Z-Cars. She was married to Steeleye bass guitarist Rick Kemp, and their daughter, Rose Kemp, is also a singer. Their son, Alex Kemp, is also a guitarist and has deputised for his father playing bass guitar for Steeleye Span.

She was part of the singing duo 'Mac & Maddy', with Mac MacLeod. She then performed with Tim Hart and recorded two albums with him, before they helped to found the group Steeleye Span, in 1969. She left Steeleye Span in 1997, but returned in 2002, and has toured with them since. With June Tabor she was the singing duo Silly Sisters. She toured with the Carnival Band, in 2007, and with Giles Lewin and Hannah James, in 2012 and 2013. She has released singles and albums as a solo artist, with these bands and in several collaborations. She runs an Arts Centre called Stones Barn, in Bewcastle, in Cumbria, which offers residential courses.

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Maddy Prior, née à Blackpool le 14 août 1947, est une chanteuse anglaise de musique traditionnelle. L'histoire du groupe Steeleye Span, formé au début de 1970, est pratiquement indissociable de la carrière de Maddy Prior, chanteuse de ce fameux ensemble.

Elle a fait partie du duo de chanteurs « Mac & Maddy », avec Mac MacLeod. Elle s'est ensuite produite avec Tim Hart et a enregistré deux albums avec lui, avant qu'ils ne participent à la fondation du groupe Steeleye Span, en 1969. Elle a quitté Steeleye Span en 1997, mais est revenue en 2002, et a tourné avec eux depuis. Avec June Tabor, elle formait le duo de chanteuses Silly Sisters. Elle a fait une tournée avec le Carnival Band, en 2007, et avec Giles Lewin et Hannah James, en 2012 et 2013. Elle a sorti des singles et des albums en tant qu'artiste solo, avec ces groupes et dans le cadre de plusieurs collaborations. Elle dirige un centre artistique appelé Stones Barn, à Bewcastle, en Cumbria, qui propose des cours résidentiels.

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