Madelaine Edith Prior MBE (born 14 August 1947) is an English folk rock singer, best known as the lead vocalist of Steeleye Span. She was born in Blackpool and moved to St Albans in her teens. Her father, Allan Prior, was co-creator of the police drama Z-Cars. She was married to Steeleye bass guitarist Rick Kemp, and their daughter, Rose Kemp, is also a singer. Their son, Alex Kemp, is, like his father, a guitarist and has deputised for his father playing bass guitar for Steeleye Span. She was part of the singing duo 'Mac & Maddy', with Mac MacLeod. She then performed with Tim Hart and recorded two albums with him, before they helped to found the group Steeleye Span, in 1969. She left Steeleye Span in 1997, but returned in 2002, and has toured with them since. With June Tabor she was the singing duo Silly Sisters. She toured with the Carnival Band, in 2007, and with Giles Lewin and Hannah James, in 2012 and 2013. She has released singles and albums as a solo artist, with these bands and in several collaborations. She runs an Arts Centre called Stones Barn, in Bewcastle, in Cumbria, which offers residential courses. More about Maddy Prior
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Born in Blackpool, Prior moved in her teens to St Albans, where she befriended the young Donovan Leitch and Mac MacLeod in The Cock pub. She later formed a duo with MacLeod called 'Mac & Maddy'. She became a roadie for visiting American musicians, including Reverend Gary Davis. They gave her useful advice about singing English folk songs instead of American songs. Her father, Allan Prior, was co-creator of the police drama Z-Cars, and wrote Stookie, a 6-part series for television, about a boy with his arm in a sling. Maddy sang the title song, which was released as a single in 1985. It reappeared on the Steeleye Span album A Rare Collection 1972 – 1996.In total, we tracked 57 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Maddy Prior ( SIGNED LP Maddy Prior With The Carnival Band – A Tapestry Of Carols Vinyl) was sold in July 2021 for £26.99 while the cheapest item (MADDY PRIOR LEAD SINGER WITH STEELEYE SPAN AUTOGRAPHED PHOTOGRAPH + CERTIFICATE) found a new owner for £0.75 in March 2015. The month with the most items sold (7) was January 2024 with an average selling price of £9.99 for an autographed item of Maddy Prior. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2021 with £26.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.75 was March 2015. In average, an autographed item from Maddy Prior is worth £8.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Maddy Prior were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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MADDY PRIOR & JUNE TABOR - SILLY SISTERS (1976 LP) **SIGNED BY MADDY PRIOR** NM | £2.99 | ||
MADDY PRIOR - Ballads & Candles Live CD (2000) Park Records As New & Autographed | £4.50 | ||
Maddy prior and the carnival band chapel and tavern autographed cd | £4.43 | ||
Photograph signed By Maddy Prior Size 10 By 8 Folk Rock Singer Steeleye Span | £9.99 | ||
Signed Photo By Maddy Prior Size 10 By 8 Folk Rock Singer Steeleye Span | £9.99 | ||
STEELEYE SPAN - HARK! THE VILLAGE WAIT! (1970 LP) **SIGNED BY MADDY PRIOR** EX | £11.02 | ||
STEELEYE SPAN - PLEASE TO SEE THE KING (1971 LP) **SIGNED BY MADDY PRIOR** 1ST! | £16.52 | ||
STEELEYE SPAN - TEN MAN MOP (1971 LP) **1ST UK PRESS! SIGNED BY MADDY PRIOR** | £6.50 | ||
STEELEYE SPAN 3 x LP JOBLOT **SIGNED BY MADDY PRIOR** | £20.99 | ||
Steeleye Span – Hark! The Village Wait-SIGNED Maddy Prior-SF8113 Vinyl 1970 C3 | £9.00 |