Commoners Crown
by Steeleye Span
- Type: Album
- Released: January 1975
- Label: Chrysalis
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 38:53
- Community rating: 3.6/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Demonstrating increasing commercial ambition, 'Commoners Crown' finds Steeleye Span bolstering their traditional English folk interpretations with considerably heavier rock instrumentation. The album uniquely balances dense, multi-part vocal harmonies with muscular guitar work, notably featuring an unexpected ukulele cameo by Peter Sellers on 'New York Girls'.
Genres
Descriptors: Folk, folklore, melodic, british, guitars, traditional, retro, unadorned
Tracklist
- Little Sir Hugh (4:44)
- Bach Goes to Limerick (3:41)
- Long Lankin (8:42)
- Dogs and Ferrets (2:45)
- Galtee Farmer (3:47)
- Demon Lover (5:54)
- Elf Call (3:56)
- Weary Cutters (2:03)
- New York Girls (3:16)
Credits
- George Peckham - lacquer cut by
- Porky - lacquer cut by
- Bob Johnson - performer, music by, written-by, arranged by, arranged by, music by [additional music]
- Maddy Prior - performer, music by, written-by, arranged by, arranged by, music by [additional music]
- Nigel Pegrum - performer
- Peter Knight - performer, music by, written-by, arranged by, arranged by, music by [additional music]
- Rick Kemp - performer, music by, written-by, arranged by, arranged by, music by [additional music]
- Tim Hart - performer, music by, written-by, arranged by, arranged by, music by [additional music]