Peter Knight

Quick Facts

Full Name	Peter Knight
Occupation	Folk Singer
Date Of Birth	May 27, 1947(1947-05-27)
Age	77
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Gemini

Peter Knight Biography

Peter Knight is one of the most popular and richest Folk Singer who was born on May 27, 1947 in London, England, United Kingdom. Folk musician who was one of the early members of the folk and rock band Steeleye Span, the group that released “All Around My Hat.”

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Knight’s classical roots were well hidden until he recorded “A Canon by Telemann” on the album Back In Line, multi-tracking with himself on this tricky baroque piece. In the mid-70s he was secretly a member of The Wombles and appeared on Top of The Pops as Uncle Bulgaria, with Rick Kemp and Bob Johnson also in Womble suits. He left Steeleye Span in January 1977, when it started to look as if the band was about to break up. Knight teamed up with Johnson again to record a concept album The King of Elfland’s Daughter (1978), based on the novel by Lord Dunsany. It included one song sung by blues legend Alexis Korner and another by Mary Hopkin. In 1980 he returned to Steeleye Span and appeared on every one of their albums since then up until Wintersmith.

Some of the most accomplished folk fiddlers of England and Scotland joined together for a tour in 2001. An album of live performances from the 2001 tour was sold as “Feast of Fiddles” in 2002. The group has continued to tour annually since 2001, but describe themselves as “unsigned”. They sell albums of live performances from previous concerts, but in a very restricted way. The CDs are available at the gigs or over the internet. They consist mainly of traditional English tunes, in varying combinations of solo, duo or band.

He was born in London, England.

Peter Knight Net Worth

Peter Knight is one of the richest Folk Singer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Peter Knight 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He studied violin and mandolin as a child and, after completing his studies at the Royal Academy of Music, he began performing in pubs.

In addition to his work with Steeleye Span, he had solo albums and collaborations with artists like Danny Thompson and Maddy Prior.

Peter Knight (born 27 May 1947) is a folk musician, a former member of British folk rock group Steeleye Span. Born in London, Knight learnt to play the violin and mandolin as a child before going to the Royal Academy of Music from 1960 to 1964. The recordings of the Irish fiddler Michael Coleman inspired him to take part in Irish pub sessions. He teamed up with guitarist and singer Bob Johnson until 1970 when he joined Steeleye Span. The parting was short-lived, as Johnson himself also joined Steeleye Span in 1972.

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Peter Ranked on the list of most popular Folk Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Peter Knight celebrates birthday on May 27 of every year.