Steeleye Span - The Unconquered Sun

from the album "Winter".

[@nbenefiel]

I’m so thankful I spent my twenties in the 70’s in Dublin. The music was incredible. Planxty, Clannad, the Bothy Band, the Chieftains, Fairport Convention, Steelye Span, Pentangle. It was a magical time.

[@Hotelechomike]

Ken Nicol was the best thing that happened to Steeleye in recent years & it was sad when he left. My wife & I saw Steeleye @ Buxton Opera House in December 2009 which I think was the last concert on that tour & Ken's last concert with them - we had a pleasent chat with him after the show. The performed this song that night - most fitting to the 21st December...

[@ericvance524]

Wow! Awareness of the sun and time on the earth. This song helps connect you to the past and the progress of time.

[@nbenefiel]

I love this song, but I’m a bit of a pagan.

[@nbenefiel]

Yule was a huge midwinter festival long before the birth of Jesus. Pope Gregory the great decided to baptize Yule and make it the birthday of Jesus.

[@howardspary6683]

been a fan of steelye for over 30 years there musis sounds as freash now as the early music the only electric folk band who have the abilty to interpret and have a wide range of traditional folk music for the present time

[@nbenefiel]

I’ve loved Steeleye span since the early 70’s. I’m also a bit of a pagan so I love solstice songs.

[@gaspode18]

I'm sure I saw Ken perform this song with The Albion Band when he was with them,

[@rockchicknyc6728]

I’ve been a fan and friend of Steeleye since 1972, and have seen them live from L.A. to NYC to London. My favorite incarnation is the Knight-Johnson-Kemp one, though the earlier ones with Martin Carthy are also sublime. So glad they have endured.

[@nbenefiel]

I love the stuff Martin Carthy did with the late, great Dave Swarbrick.

[@nbenefiel]

I love Martin Carthy, especially when he used to sing with Dave Swarbick. All of our heroes are going away.

[@Steamdreamer1]

But the group must move on and develop, mustn't it. I presume you mean Julia Littman? We saw them on the recent Wintersmith Tour, and he and they all sounded fine to me. I wonder how they'll be with a new fiddler?

[@Steamdreamer1]

...or, indeed, Julian L! Sorry

[@michelangelolucco7018]

They have a new fiddler simply because legendary Pete Knight quit the band a couple of years ago... ;-)

[@postafter]

This new guy Ken. A disaster for the group, he doesn't fit in at all in my opinion and the usual liveliness of the other group members is absent.