Below the Salt
Below the Salt is the fourth album by the British folk - rock band Steeleye Span. It was published in 1972 under the order at Chrysalis CHR 1008, a subsequent CD release was done at Shanachie Records (Just records Babelsberg ).
At the beginning of 1972, the group had to once again handle line-up changes. At this time, she was one of the most popular folk formations in the UK, and they had to cope with the departures of Ashley Hutchings and Martin Carthy. After the replacement by Rick Kemp ( bass) and Bob Johnson ( guitar), the group met again only at major festivals in late summer with a completely new repertoire to the public.
In November of the same year then the fourth studio album was released, entitled "Below the Salt ". This was particularly expressed that there were hardly any at this time, a band that in their arrangements of traditional music authenticity, creativity and sense of contemporary forms of presentation to such an extent connects as Steeleye Span.
In turning to the early forms of the folk group performed a crucial development. The guarantee also the title and cover of the album, which also refer to a medieval tradition: The seating arrangement at the dinner table was (at that time a very valuable spice) aligned with the salt, which found a place in the middle of the table; "Below the Salt " usually were only the servants and slaves.
The tendency of the former, something freer and romantic colored play the Folks for stricter form of the medieval song in particular, also in " Gaudete " to express a religious song from a Finnish song collection of 1582 " Piae Cantiones ", and the church modes of " Rosebud in June " and" Sheep - Crock and Black Dog ".
All songs on the album were traditionals, edited by the group. The album reached number 43 in the UK album charts.
Title list
Cast for this recording
- Maddy Prior - vocals
- Tim Hart - vocals, dulcimer, dulcimer, guitar
- Peter Knight - violin, viola, mandolin, banjo, piano, vocals
- Rick Kemp - bass guitar, drums, vocals
- Bob Johnson - guitar, vocals