STEELEYE SPAN
The Green Man Collection PARK RECORDS
Folk rock pioneers’ recent-career celebration.
Acrucial part of the second generation of the British electric folk revolution, Steeleye Span’s longevity and presentday vitality remain a thing of wonder. Though their last release, 2019’s Est’d 1969, was their 24th studio album and showed a band in the most robust of health, it’s often their earlier catalogue that tends to get the most accolades, and given the groundbreaking nature of the folk-rock movement of that period, it’s entirely understandable. However, it’s also unfortunate as it implies their best is long behind them. The Green Man Collection rights that particular wrong by delving into some of their more recent output.