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Title: Peter Knight calling Post by: Peter Knight on August 19, 2007, 09:55:01 AM Hi there,
Mainly due to the degree of interest shown via this Forum in Steeleye Span's inaugural Festival 'Spanfest', we have been offered our own 'arena' on the Talkawhile site. It will be good to be part of such a vibrant and lively Forum, and hope that over the coming Months and Years our projects (both Steeleye and non-Steeleye related) will give rise to some stimulating exchanges! I shall follow them all with interest :) So, thanks to Colin and the rest of the Team for the invitation, and special thanks to all those whose many and varied comments surrounding 'Spanfest' opened this window of opportunity....... Best Wishes, Peter. Title: Re: Peter Knight calling Post by: gower flower (Shirl) on August 21, 2007, 12:41:22 PM Excellent news ;D {:-) 8)
Title: Re: Peter Knight calling Post by: martin driver on August 23, 2007, 08:27:27 AM Good to have you with us Peter. welcome aboard.
Title: Re: Peter Knight calling Post by: SJN on August 26, 2007, 08:06:53 AM ...something else for me to get addicted to. ::)
I'm giving this new Steeleye bit a good plug amongst my fellow devotees of Maddy's courses at Stones Barn, so hopefully a few more new faces will find their way over here and join us. Good to see you here, Peter. Looking forward to seeing you here when you drop by. :) Title: Re: Peter Knight calling Post by: Shelley on August 26, 2007, 06:07:20 PM One very happy Steeleye fan signing in! ;D
Title: Re: Peter Knight calling Post by: SJN on August 26, 2007, 06:51:50 PM Good to see you back, Shelley. You've been missed (by me for one!).
Title: Re: Peter Knight calling Post by: Alezed (Aleks) on September 04, 2007, 03:23:45 PM Wow how did I miss this! Hello Peter it's great that you have a section here now.
I am very pleased about this {:-) Title: Re: Peter Knight calling Post by: wunjoli on September 06, 2007, 10:47:30 PM One very happy Steeleye fan signing in! ;D and another very happy Steeleye fan coming alongside to join you... [;-) Title: Re: Peter Knight calling Post by: Ollie on September 07, 2007, 05:01:23 PM Peter, can I ask a quick question. I read somewhere that around 75/76, Steeleye, or at least some of Steeleye, were in fact the Wombles, in that you dressed up as them on TOTP. Can you clarify this, as it has been bugging me for a while. Cheers :)
Ollie Title: Re: Peter Knight calling Post by: Shelley on September 07, 2007, 05:36:25 PM I think we might need a Steeleye trivia thread!
Title: Re: Peter Knight calling Post by: Barry on September 07, 2007, 05:40:58 PM Peter has agreed in principle to guest in Talk Awhile - it might be an idea to save questions until then :D
Title: Re: Peter Knight calling Post by: Chris on September 08, 2007, 11:11:13 AM It is true, Ollie.....better ask him who was in each costume!
Title: Re: Peter Knight calling Post by: JohnS on September 08, 2007, 11:34:57 PM Peter has confimed in the past that he was indeed dressed up as a Womble on TOTP!
Title: Re: Peter Knight calling Post by: greglin (Gregg) on September 09, 2007, 09:48:57 AM Great to see a Steeleye thrad Still think their 2006 Cropredy gig was one of the best ever............... And is there any chance hat we can get Liam to contribute ???? yiurs etc Drum and Drummer :) Title: Re: Peter Knight calling Post by: Deborah Knight on September 09, 2007, 11:31:35 AM Peter, can I ask a quick question. I read somewhere that around 75/76, Steeleye, or at least some of Steeleye, were in fact the Wombles, in that you dressed up as them on TOTP. Can you clarify this, as it has been bugging me for a while. Cheers :) Ollie Hi Ollie! As Chris has already mentioned, it is true that in the 'All Around Mike Batt' days Peter did dress up as a Womble. I have just asked Peter which one, but he can't remember although he thinks that it was a 'bloke' Womble :).......possibly Uncle Bulgaria. Rick and Nigel were also recruited and possibly Bob, although Peter is not 100% sure about this. It was just a one-off appearance for TOTP. All the best, Deborah. Title: Re: Peter Knight calling Post by: Shelley on September 09, 2007, 12:03:10 PM Maddy should have been Madame Cholet of course!
Title: Re: Peter Knight calling Post by: CoolBJ on October 13, 2007, 12:23:06 AM I'd just like to say I didn't like the Wombles before but now I know they are really just an offshoot of Steeleye, I'm looking forward to a Wombling Merry Gaudete
Title: Re: Peter Knight calling Post by: Paul on October 13, 2007, 09:51:50 AM They wern't the originals though. It is a well known fact that Chris Spedding was the Wombles first guitarist.
Paul Title: Re: Peter Knight calling Post by: Ollie on October 13, 2007, 12:38:19 PM Humans that helped the Wombles perform ;D
Clem Cattini - Drums Chris Spedding - Guitar Ray Cooper - Percussion Les Hurdle - Bass Rex Morris and Eddie Mordue - Sax solos Jack Rothstein - Solo violin and orchestra leader Mike Batt - Keyboards, lead and backing vocals. Title: Re: Peter Knight calling Post by: stu from bmm on May 27, 2008, 10:33:49 AM Great to see a Steeleye thrad Still think their 2006 Cropredy gig was one of the best ever............... I missed it :( I had a nightmare journey that year, car broke down twice and I eventually abandoned it and got the train... I was just putting my tent up during the encores :( Title: Re: Peter Knight calling Post by: Axel Ostermann on June 18, 2009, 10:26:29 AM I missed it :( I had a nightmare journey that year, car broke down twice and I eventually abandoned it and got the train... I was just putting my tent up during the encores :( :o Sounds like you had a bit of a c**p time fella. :( One of those stories you can tell your grandkids Title: Re: Peter Knight calling Post by: Log (lois) on August 20, 2009, 08:36:36 PM Oh goody a steeleye thread!
Im a big fan and have grown up on steeleye span music, they are also largely to blame for me meeting my fiancee (getting married next year, and yes.. there will be a hefty number of steeleye songs on the music list for the reception) Anyhow, enough gushing :-) Hi everyone by the way, im a newb :-) Title: Re: Peter Knight calling Post by: Buddy Freebury on August 20, 2009, 08:44:53 PM A point maybe worth noting is that Mike Batt who was one of the original Wombles also produced several of Steeleye's albums and there is the link ;)
Title: Re: Peter Knight calling Post by: jeff arnold on September 17, 2009, 12:58:24 PM To have a real steeleye thread, awesome. After all the past years there will always be things to discuss.For instance i recently asked Peter a question that i,d wanted to knowthe answer to for years.Namely , is your violin the original one,the answer was no, he had several over the years some had been stolen some had been broken. By the way ,welcome to Log [lois] happy posting.
Title: Re: Peter Knight calling Post by: Abbie on December 12, 2009, 10:56:53 PM Another Steeleye fan joining in! Brill to have a thread all their own.
Title: Re: Peter Knight calling Post by: Rob Anthony on March 08, 2010, 11:15:12 AM I'm still grinning from ear to ear, since finding this forum a few days ago, finally, after so many years not knowing it even existed.
Title: Re: Peter Knight calling Post by: Barry on March 08, 2010, 11:29:05 AM Welcome, Rob! Have a wander around and get involved.
The inmates are usually harmless .... ;) Don't forget our virtual pub, The Corporation Arms. You have to ask for admission but once in there is a world of madness to be enjoyed! Title: Re: Peter Knight calling Post by: colinmeister on March 08, 2010, 06:37:25 PM Welcome, Rob! Have a wander around and get involved. The inmates are usually harmless .... ;) Don't forget our virtual pub, The Corporation Arms. You have to ask for admission but once in there is a world of madness to be enjoyed! Sounds great! Where is it, and how do I apply for admission? Title: Re: Peter Knight calling Post by: davidmjs on March 08, 2010, 06:40:06 PM Welcome, Rob! Have a wander around and get involved. The inmates are usually harmless .... ;) Don't forget our virtual pub, The Corporation Arms. You have to ask for admission but once in there is a world of madness to be enjoyed! Sounds great! Where is it, and how do I apply for admission? Have a read here... http://www.talkawhile.co.uk/yabbse/index.php?topic=1635.0 |