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Why did Maddy Prior leave Steeleye Span?
Steeleye Span is like a bus. Sometimes the bus goes along the route you want to go, and sometimes it turns off, so you get off. —Maddy Prior
Are there any other interesting aspects about the Steeleye Span article?
There were doubts over the future of the band when Prior announced her departure in 1997.

Question: Why did Prior leave the band?
Self-contained rewrite: Why did Maddy Prior leave the band Steeleye Span?