The King of Elfland's Daughter (album)

The King of Elfland's Daughter

Studio album by Bob Johnson and Peter Knight
Released	1977
Recorded	1977; Wessex Sound Studios, London
Genre	Electric folk
Length	35:34
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Bob Johnson, Peter Knight

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The King of Elfland's Daughter is a concept album by former Steeleye Span members Bob Johnson and Peter Knight. It was based on the 1924 fantasy novel of the same name by Lord Dunsany and recorded and released in 1977.^[2] The cover illustration is by Jimmy Cauty.

Track listing^[3]

Side 1

The Request (3.23) vocals - Chris Farlowe
Lirazel (4.11) vocals - Mary Hopkin
Witch (3.35) vocals - P.P. Arnold
Alveric's Journey Through Elfland (4.57) vocals - Frankie Miller

Side 2

The Rune of the Elf King (3.59) vocals - Christopher Lee
The Coming of the Troll (1.53) vocals - Alexis Korner
Just Another Day of Searching (5.09) vocals - Frankie Miller
Too Much Magic (3.58) vocals - Derek Brimstone
Beyond the Fields We Know (4.29) vocals - Mary Hopkins

Personnel

Musicians

Bob Johnson: acoustic and electric guitars; bass guitar (#1,3)
Peter Knight: autoharp, synthesiser, electric piano, glockenspiel, piano, violins, mandolins
Herbie Flowers: bass guitar (#2-9)
Nigel Pegrum: drums, percussion (#1-6)
Ray Cooper: percussion (#2,4)
Chris Spedding: acoustic guitars (#9)
Kenny Clarc: drums (#7,9)
Tony Newman: drums (#8)
Mike Bait: clarinet (#6)
The Maggins String Quartet: strings quartet (#7)

Cast

Aside from the musicians on the album, also featured was a cast of actors and musicians who played the parts of the characters in the book:

The King of Elfland and the narrator: Christopher Lee
Lirazel: Mary Hopkin
Alveric: Frankie Miller
The Troll: Alexis Korner
The Witch: P.P. Arnold
A villager of Erl: Chris Farlowe
A Villager of Erl: Derek Brimstone
Children of Erl: Gayhurst Junior School Choir
The English Chorale : Choir
Barry St John
Liza Strike
Vicky Brown
Bob Johnson
Lavinia Rogers
Denise Garcia
Eleonor Keenan

The cast provided all the vocals for the album; neither Johnson nor Knight contributed any vocals.

Orchestrated and conducted by Peter Knight except for The Rune of the Elf King, which was orchestrated by Paul Lewis.

References

Steeleye Span

Maddy Prior Peter Knight Rick Kemp Liam Genockey Pete Zorn Julian Litman Tim Hart Ashley Hutchings Gay Woods Terry Woods Martin Carthy Bob Johnson Nigel Pegrum John Kirkpatrick Mark Williamson Chris Staines Tim Harries Michael Gregory Terl Bryant Ken Nicol

Studio albums	Hark! The Village Wait (1970) Please to See the King (1971) Ten Man Mop, or Mr. Reservoir Butler Rides Again (1971) Below the Salt (1972) Parcel of Rogues (1973) Now We Are Six (1974) Commoners Crown (1975) All Around My Hat (1975) Rocket Cottage (1976) Storm Force Ten (1977) Sails of Silver (1980) Back in Line (1986) Tempted and Tried (1989) Time (1996) Horkstow Grange (1998) Bedlam Born (2000) Present--The Very Best of Steeleye Span (2002) They Called Her Babylon (2004) Winter (2004) Bloody Men (2006) Cogs, Wheels & Lovers (2009) Wintersmith (2013)

Live albums	Live at Last (1978) Tonight's the Night...Live (1992) The Collection: Steeleye Span in Concert (1994) The Journey (1999) Folk Rock Pioneers in Concert (2006) Live at a Distance (2009) Now We Are Six Again (2012)

Singles	"Rave On"/"Reels"/"Female Drummer" (1971) "Jigs and Reels" (1972) "John Barleycorn"/"Bride's Favourite"/"Tansey's Fancy" (1972) "Gaudete"/"The Holly and The Ivy" (1972) "The Mooncoin Jig" (1974) "New York Girls"/"Two Magicians" (1975) "All Around My Hat"/"Black Jack Davy" (1975) "Rave On"/"False Knight On The Road" (1976) "Hard Times of England"/"Cadgwith Anthem" (1976) "London"/"Sligo Maid" (1976) "Fighting For Strangers"/"The Mooncoin Jig" (1976) "The Boar's Head Carol"/"Gaudete"/"Some Rival" (1977) "Rag Doll"/"Saucy Sailor" (1978) "Sails of Silver"/"Senior Service" (1980) "Gone To America"/"Let Her Go Down" (1981) "Somewhere In London"/"Lanercost" (1985) "Padstow"/"First House in Connaught"/"Sailor's Bonnet" (1989) "Following Me"/"Two Butchers" (1989) "The Fox"/"Jack Hall" (1990) "Lord Elgin"/"Lord Elgin (live)" (2006)

DVDs	Classic Rock Legends (2002) A Twentieth Anniversary Celebration (2003) The 35th Anniversary World Tour 2004 (2005)

Related articles	The King of Elfland's Daughter (1977)

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