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May 9 17:14 UTC 2001

Maddy Prior's new release is "Arthur The King," which includes a big
Arthur song cycle and some traditional songs.   Since Park Records 
now gets CDs into Borders stores in 2-3 months rather than 12, I'm waiting
for the US-distributed copies to show up rather than paying $21 for 
an overseas order.
 
News from http://www.peterknight.net is that the latest, possibly only
temporary, Steeleye lineup is:  Tamsyn Alexander (listed as a guest),
Tim Harries, Rick Kemp, Terl Bryant (drummer, I guess; never heard of 
him) and Peter Knight.   This lineup may just be only for a folk 
festival this weekend; however, Peter Knight went to the trouble to 
put a picture and a few paragraphs about Tamsyn Alexander on his web
page.
 
Tamsyn Alexander has been the singer with Sin E', a band I've followed
with interest.  They blend Irish traditional and "world" influences,
and I haven't heard a peep about the band since their record label
(BMG's Wicklow) was shut down last year.  So it's possible Tamsyn
could be available to take the Steeleye singing gig on a regular basis;
even if Sin E' is still a going concern, it's now quite common for 
folk musicians to play in multiple bands to make ends meet.

Tamsyn is a much more "controlled," "cool," singer than Gay Woods, 
maybe with a "darker" voice than Maddy's.  This could be interesting;
I hope Tamsyn gets to record with them.