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Musical Traditions

Steeleye Span Mk.1

A 'wait' is a musician or group of musicians, employed by a town to play on ceremonial occasions (historical) and (in plural) persons who welcome in Christmas by playing or singing out of doors at night. In this case the group of musicians are:

Tim Hart, electric guitar, 5-string banjo, electric dulcimer, harmonium, fiddle, vocals;
Ashley Hutchings, electric bass;
Maddy Prior, vocals;
Gay Woods, vocals, autoharp, concertina, bodhrán;
Terry Woods, mandola, mandolin, 5-string banjo, electric guitar, vocals;
Gerry Conway, drums on [2,3,5,6,7,8];
Dave Mattacks, drums on [4,10,11,12]
 
 
Engineer: Vic Gamm, Sound Techniques.

The Official Waites Website

Hark ! The Village Wait. 1970 [click for larger]
RCA SF 8113 (LP, UK, June 1970)

Side 1

Side 2

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