Silly Sisters

The Silly Sisters was the name of the English folk music duo, formed by Maddy Prior and June Tabor. Initially they performed together under their own names, and as such released their first album, Silly Sisters, in 1976, later taking this name as the name of their duo. As such they released a subsequent album No More To The Dance in 1988.
== Links To Peel ==
Both Maddy Prior (in a duo with Tim Hart and later with Steeleye Span) and June Tabor (with Tim Hart) had appeared in session on Peel's shows before they united for the recordings and performances mentioned above. They did a session for Peel under their own names, featuring material from what became the first Silly Sisters album, in late 1975. Afterwards they returned to their main careers, Prior as lead singer of Steeleye Span and Tabor as a solo singer. But while Maddy Prior and Steeleye Span barely feature in Peel's later shows, June Tabor became a lasting Peel favourite.
From the available playlists, Peel seemed to play some of their material in 1976 and consequently their track 'The Barring Of The Door' from their No More To The Dance album on his BBC Radio One show broadcast on 10 October 1988.
== Sessions ==
One session, as Maddy Prior and June Tabor. 
1. Recorded: 1975-09-23. First broadcast: 20 October 1975. Repeated: 10 December 1975
*Four Loom Weaver / The Seven Joys Of Mary / Singing The Travels / Doffin' Mistress 
== Shows Played ==
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;1976
* 26 February 1976: Tracks from the Silly Sisters LP
* 29 March 1976: Singing The Travels (Symondsbury Mummers) (LP - Silly Sisters) Chrysalis
;1988
* 10 October 1988: The Barring Of The Door (LP – No More To The Dance) Topic
== External Links ==
* Wikipedia
* Discogs
Category:Artists
Category:Folk