
Last modified: 16/11/08
| Member | Mark I-VI |
|---|---|
| Vocals/Instruments | Lead vocals, backup vocals, electric dulcimer, electric guitar. |
| Also plays | Acoustic guitar, 5 string banjo, fiddle, harmonium, psaltery, mandolin, spoons, tabor, percussion |
| Current activities | Unknown |
| Member | Mark I-X,XIV-XV |
|---|---|
| Vocals/Instruments | Lead and backup vocals |
| Also plays | Step dancing, 5 string banjo, spoons, tambourine, morrisette |
| Current activities | Solo artist, Band Member |
| Links | Maddy Prior |
| Member | Mark I, X-XI |
|---|---|
| Vocals/Instruments | Lead vocals, backup vocals |
| Also plays | Step dancing, autoharp,concertina,bodhrán |
| Current activities | Solo artist |
| Links | Gay Woods |
| Member | Mark I |
|---|---|
| Vocals/Instruments | Backup vocals, electric guitar, mandolin |
| Also plays | 5 string banjo, concertina, mandola |
| Current activities | Unknown |
| Links | The Pogues |
| Member | Mark I-II |
|---|---|
| Vocals/Instruments | Bass guitar, backup vocals |
| Also plays | |
| Current activities | Albion Band, various |
| Links | Ashley Hutchings |
| Member | Mark II, V |
|---|---|
| Vocals/Instruments | Lead vocals, backup vocals, electric guitar |
| Also plays | Acoustic guitar, banjo, organ, drum |
| Current activities | Solo artist, Waterson:Carthy |
| Links | Waterson:Carthy |
| Member | Mark II-IV, VI-XV |
|---|---|
| Vocals/Instruments | Fiddle, tenor banjo, mandolin, backup vocals |
| Also plays | Lead vocals, bass guitar, recorder, organ, timpani, piano, viola, harmonium, keyboards, percussion |
| Current activities | Band Member, solo work. |
| Links | Peter Knight |
| Member | Mark III-IV, VI-XII, XIV |
|---|---|
| Vocals/Instruments | Lead vocals, backup vocals, electric guitar |
| Also plays | Acoustic guitar, synthesiser, mandolin |
| Current activities | Retired |
| Member | Mark III-VII, XIII-XV |
|---|---|
| Vocals/Instruments | Backup vocals, Electric bass |
| Also plays | Lead vocals, acoustic guitar, drum |
| Current activities | Band Member, songwriter, producer |
| Member | Mark IV-VII |
|---|---|
| Vocals/Instruments | Drums, percussion |
| Also plays | Flute, recorder, tambourine, oboe, synthesiser |
| Current activities | Producer, Australian resident |
| Links | Indigenous Australia |
| Member | Mark V |
|---|---|
| Vocals/Instruments | Lead vocals, backup vocals, accordion, melodeon, concertina |
| Also plays | Morris dancing |
| Current activities | various. Regular on Richard Thompson albums |
| Links | John Kirkpatrick |
| Member | Mark VII |
|---|---|
| Vocals/Instruments | DX7 |
| Also plays | |
| Current activities | Unknown |
| Unknown | Mark VIII-XIII |
|---|---|
| Vocals/Instruments | Vocals, electric bass, electric guitar, piano |
| Also plays | |
| Current activities | Unknown |
| Member | Mark VIII |
|---|---|
| Vocals/Instruments | Percussion |
| Also plays | |
| Current activities | Unknown |
| Member | Mark IX-X, XIV-XV |
|---|---|
| Vocals/Instruments | Drums, Percussion |
| Also plays | |
| Current activities | Band Member |
| Member | Mark XV |
|---|---|
| Vocals/Instruments | Guitar |
| Also plays | |
| Current activities | Band Member |
Steeleye Span is like a bus. It goes along, and people get on and get off it. Sometimes the bus goes along the route you want to go, and sometimes it turns off, so you get off. Maddy Prior
| I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | X | XI | XII | XIII | XIV | XV | |
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| Tim Hart | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Maddy Prior | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | . | . | X | X |
| Gay Woods | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | X | X | . | . | . |
| Terry Woods | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Ashley Hutchings | X | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Martin Carthy | . | X | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Peter Knight | . | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Robert Johnson | . | . | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | . |
| Rick Kemp | . | . | X | X | X | X | X | . | . | . | . | . | X | X | X |
| Nigel Pegrum | . | . | . | X | X | X | X | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| John Kirkpatrick | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Vince Cross | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Martin Ditchum | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Tim Harries | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | . |
| Liam Genockey | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | X | . | . | . | X | X |
| Ken Nicol | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X |
| 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 |
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| I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | IX | X | XI | XII[I] | XIV | XV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I | Hark! The Village Wait |
|---|---|
| II | Please to see the King, Ten Man Mop |
| III | Below the Salt, Parcel of Rogues |
| IV | Now We Are Six, Commoners Crown, All Around My Hat, Rocket Cottage |
| V | Storm Force Ten, Live at Last! |
| VI | Sails of Silver |
| VII | Back in Line, In Concert |
| VIII | Tempted and Tried |
| IX | Tonight's the Night, In Concert |
| X | Time |
| XI | Horkstow Grange, Bedlam Born |
| XII | No albums |
| XIII | No albums |
| XIV | Present |
| XV | They Called Her Babylon, Winter, Bloody Men |
Time-line shows the band's albums in relation to others of a 'similar' nature.