This article is about the song. For the album, see All Around My Hat (album). "All Around My Hat (song)" The song "All Around my Hat" (Round 567, Laws P31) is of nineteenth century English origin. In an early version, dating from the 1820s, a Cockney costermonger vowed to be true to his fiancee, who had been sentenced to seven years transportation to Australia for theft and to mourn his loss by wearing green willow sprigs in his hatband for "a twelve-month and a day," in a traditional symbol of mourning. In Ireland, Peadar Kearney adapted the song to ma… read more
This article is about the song. For the album, see All Around My Hat (album). "All Around My Hat (song)" The song "All Around my Hat&q… read more
This article is about the song. For the album, see All Around My Hat (album). "All Around My Hat (song)" The song "All Around my Hat" (Round 567, Laws P31) is of nine… read more
Steeleye Span formed in 1969 from members of Fairport Convention and out of the ashes of Sweeney's Men creating a distinctive fusion of both British folk with electric rock music. The resulting first version of the band was formed by ex-Fairport bassist Ashley Hutchings and built around two pairs of vocalists, Tim Hart and Maddy Prior and Gay & Terry Woods. Rhythm was to be supplied largely by Hutchings' bass, and without drums. Tensions between the band grew during the production in 1970 of their first album, Hark! The Village Wait to the point where they never … read more
Steeleye Span formed in 1969 from members of Fairport Convention and out of the ashes of Sweeney's Men creating a distinctive fusion of both British folk with electric rock music. The … read more
Steeleye Span formed in 1969 from members of Fairport Convention and out of the ashes of Sweeney's Men creating a distinctive fusion of both British folk with electric rock music. The resulting first version of the band was formed… read more