Name: Seven For Old England by Maddy Prior
Brand: Maddy Prior
SKU: 884385565367
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (112 reviews)

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As the singer for Steeleye Span, Maddy Prior became a hugely important figure in British folk rock, but on her own, she has largely removed rock from the equation, particularly on SEVEN FOR OLD ENGLAND. While the numeric portion of the title is slightly misleading, as there more than twice that many tunes featured here, this is undoubtedly the music of old England. Prior goes straight to her roots, delivering versions of traditional U.K. folk tunes that go back centuries. Presented in all-acoustic arrangements, the tunes bear a timeless appeal that's accentuated by Prior's delivery. She neither adds any awkward "updating" to her approach nor takes a self-consciously reverential approach. She simply treats the tunes as the rich evocations of basic human emotion that they are, which proves to be just the right road to take.