Tim Hart was an English folk singer and multi-instrumentalist, best known as a founding member of British folk rock band Steeleye Span.
10 Facts About Tim Hart
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Tim Hart was born in Lincoln, England, but moved to St Albans in Hertfordshire at a relatively young age: his father, the Rev Canon Dennis Hart, was successively perpetual curate then vicar of St Saviour's church in Sandpit Lane, St Albans from 1955 to 1992.
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Tim Hart appeared on one more Steeleye Span record, Sails of Silver, before resigning in 1982.
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In 1981, Tim Hart released two albums of nursery rhymes originally written for his own children on the Music for Pleasure label.
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Tim Hart used most of Steeleye Span, and other musicians who had small children and could take the project seriously.
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In 1995, Tim Hart was persuaded to return to the United Kingdom for a five-hour marathon performance.
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Tim Hart appeared occasionally as a support act on Steeleye Span tours, opening the show with a solo set and typically joining the band on stage for the encore.
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However, Tim Hart performed with Maddy Prior as part of the BBC Electric Proms on 23 October 2008.
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In December 2008, Tim Hart was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer, and returned to England with his wife Conny to seek continuing medical treatment.
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Tim Hart was cremated at a private ceremony with half of his ashes being scattered over La Gomera, and the other half being returned to his family plot in St Albans.