It's Time Once Again for...You Guessed It!

This time the YouTube moment is Steeleye Span, one of the best bands to ever come out of England. I grew up listening to this band, and still love their sound. Perhaps my afinity for early music has some roots in listening to this (although my parents' rather extensive collection of J.S. Bach probably had a bit to do with it, too).

Here is "Thomas the Rhymer" from their twentieth anniversary tour:

Any rock band that sings Christmas carols in Latin wins points in my book, and this one I probably should have posted during the Christmas season, but here is a lovely rendition of "Gaudete":

Here is a much earlier recording of "All Around My Hat" from a television show:

Now, it is impossible to speak of the British Folk Movement and to leave out Martin Carthy, who is here with Steeley Span doing "A Lark in the Morning":

And we cannot forget Fairport Convention, here doing "Polly on the Shore":