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===Peter Knight leaves / ''Dodgy Bastards'' album=== Peter Knight left Steeleye Span at the end of 2013. He was replaced by Jessie May Smart.<ref>{{cite web|work=Unofficial Steeleye Span Home Page|title=News|url=http://steeleye.freeservers.com/news.htm|access-date=18 March 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20140318183055/http://steeleye.freeservers.com/news.htm|archive-date=18 March 2014}}</ref> The band continued to tour regularly and recorded four new tracks for the 2014 'Deluxe' re-release of the ''Wintersmith'' album. In the summer of 2015, they toured North America, with a reduced line up consisting of Prior, Littman, Smart, Genockey and, for the first time, Maddy's son, Alex Kemp, on bass, replacing his father, Rick. An autumn/winter tour of the UK followed with Rick Kemp back in the line-up, along with Andrew 'Spud' Sinclair, replacing Pete Zorn. In April 2016, Pete Zorn was diagnosed with advanced lung and brain cancer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.talkawhile.co.uk/yabbse/index.php?topic=43482.msg695081#msg695081|title=Appalling news: Pete Zorn|website=www.talkawhile.co.uk|access-date=9 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20160421192014/http://www.talkawhile.co.uk/yabbse/index.php?topic=43482.msg695081#msg695081|archive-date=21 April 2016}}</ref> He died on 19 April.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pollock|first1=David|title=Obituary: Pete Zorn, musician|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-pete-zorn-musician-1-4163411|work=[[The Scotsman]]|access-date=9 July 2016}}</ref> Andrew Sinclair joined the band permanently in 2016 and the line up toured in October 2016 and announced the release of a new studio album, ''[[Dodgy Bastards (Steeleye Span album)|Dodgy Bastards]]'', in November.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.antimusic.com/news/16/October/11Steeleye_Span_Announce_New_Album_Dodgy_Bastards.shtml|title=Steeleye Span Announce New Album 'Dodgy Bastards' ::Steeleye Span News ::antiMusic.com|website=Antimusic.com|access-date=9 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20161027084031/http://www.antimusic.com/news/16/October/11Steeleye_Span_Announce_New_Album_Dodgy_Bastards.shtml|archive-date=27 October 2016}}</ref> The album is a mixture of original compositions, traditional songs and original tunes put to traditional lyrics.
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