Steeleye Span - All Around My Hat Steeleye Span is a British folk rock band formed in 1969 in England by Fairport Convention bass player Ashley Hutchings and established London folk club duo Tim Hart and Maddy Prior. The band was part of the 1970s British folk revival, and was commercially successful in that period, with four Top 40 albums and two hit singles: "Gaudete" and "All Around My Hat". Steeleye Span has seen many personnel changes; Maddy Prior is the only remaining original member of th