It seems like all I’ve done over the last week or so is post obituaries, but, sadly, people who are important in the folk world just keep dying and nothing I can do can stop that. The most recent one is Tim Hart, member of Steeleye Span. Hart, who also recorded with Maddy Prior, was 61 when he died of lung cancer on December 24. Steeleye Span is the group that grew up around Ashley Hutchings after he left Fairport Convention and is one of the seminal UK folk/rock groups of the last 40 years.
I looked for a news release or obit in a major publication, but this is the only one that came up. Apparently there is no official website for Tim Hart or Steeleye Span, so here are some wikipedia links.
Edit: Some good resources and links in the comments. Make sure you read them to get more information.
Read the tributes to Tim Hart by Derek Schofield and Robin Denselow in the obituary to appear in Wednesday’s Guardian, on its website now — Founding member of Steeleye Span who took traditional songs to a global audience http://bit.ly/4NuTmx
Tim’s natural photography website can be viewed at:
http://www.timhartphotos.com
Park Records (http://www.parkrecords.com) is about to release a double CD (My Very Favorite Nursery Rhyme Records) of Tim’s two albums of songs for kids.
And there’s some more info about Tim on the still-dancing blog:
http://www.blog.still-dancing.com/2009/05/tim-hart
The London Times ran this obit.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6972578.ece
Hello
Its really very sad to know about Tim Hart.I did not know about this.Thank you very much for sharing this with us.Yes there should be official websites for Tim Hart or Steeleye Span.I have also checked those wikipedia links.