Description

Two CDs and a DVD to celebrate their entire career, from the earliest days of ‘The Blacksmith’ through to their most recent album ‘Bloody Men’. With four decades of material to choose from, it’s unsurprising that Steeleye are not content just to roll out the hits. These are often songs that have come and gone from their live set over the years, allowing the band to return and revisit them at will.
Phil Udell, 2009

In a world where bands come and go in the blink of an eye, the enduring success of Steeleye Span is one of the great stories in rock music. 2009 saw them celebrate an incredible forty years together, an achievement made all the more remarkable by the fact that the band had seldom been more active in its career.
At a period in their career when most bands are happy to settle down to rehashing past glories, Steeleye Span have pushed on with a succession of acclaimed albums, each seeing them re-define their classic sound.

The two CDs were recorded over four concerts between 2002 and 2008; the DVD was filmed at Hove in 2006.

Tracklist

Set 1
Who’s the Fool Now?
When I Was On Horseback
Two Magicians
The Neck Belly Reel (Instrumental)
Lovely on the Water
Ned Ludd
Gone to America
Seagull
Lord Elgin

Set 2
Saucy Sailor
The Weaver and the Factory Maid
Royal Forester
The Blacksmith
Edward
The Three Sisters
I Live Not Where I Love
Bonny Black Hare
Hard Times of Old England
First House in Connaught/The Woman of the House
The Song Will Remain

Bonus DVD
Who’s the Fool Now?
Seagull
The Dreamer and the Widow
Today in Bethlehem
Edward
Bonny Black Hare
Ned Ludd
First House in Connaught/The Woman of the House
The Unconquered Sun
Betsey Bell and Mary Gray
Lord Elgin
The Three Sisters
Royal Forester
The Song Will Remain