"Jon Boden Jon Boden (born 17 March 1977) is a singer, composer and musician, best known as lead singer and main arranger of Bellowhead. His first instrument is the fiddle and he is a leading proponent of ""English traditional fiddle style"" and also of ""fiddle singing"", both of which he employed in Bellowhead, in the duo Spiers & Boden, and previously as a member of Eliza Carthy’s Ratcatchers. To date Jon Boden has been the recipient of 11 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, more than any other musician. Boden also fronts his own band the Remnant Kings, put together in"
"Spiers and Boden Spiers and Boden were an English folk duo. John Spiers plays melodeon and concertina, while Jon Boden sings and plays fiddle and guitar while stamping the rhythm on a stomp box. They began playing together in 1999 and their first album as a duo was ""Through & Through"" (2001). In 2002 they were both session musicians on Eliza Carthy's album ""Anglicana"", and toured with her as part of her band The Ratcatchers. However it was their second album, ""Bellow"", in 2003 that drew significant attention. The tunes and songs were mostly traditional, grounded in the Morris tradition."
"2009 to perform his post-apocalyptic song cycle ""Songs From The Floodplain"". He has also made contributions to many other albums as a fiddler, singer and guitarist, most notably two albums with Fay Hield & The Hurricane Party. In 2010 he launched an ambitious project to record and deliver A Folk Song A Day on line, aiming to inspire others to build a repertoire of songs and engage in social singing. All 365 songs are now available on iTunes, Spotify and YouTube, as well as on the www.afolksongaday.com website. Boden holds a master's degree in Musical Theatre and has worked on"
"he tours with Jon Boden and the Remnant Kings, playing both drums and fiddle, sometimes simultaneously. He is also a member of Fay Hield's band, originally named the Fay Hield Trio but as of 2012 called Fay Hield & The Hurricane Party. Sweeney has won a number of awards including the 'In The Tradition' award and the 'Wiltshire Folk Association Young Folk Award', which he won for two years in succession. He was also a nominated in the 2004 BBC Young Folk Awards. In 2007 he won one of five BBC Performing Arts Fund bursaries to help him start his"
"Soundpost Singing Weekend in 2011. ""Orfeo"", released May 2012, is Hield's second album, and sees the launch of a new line-up, Fay Hield & The Hurricane Party (Jon Boden, Rob Harbron, Sam Sweeney & Andy Cutting). In 2013 Hield in conjunction with the English Folk Dance and Song Society put together ""The Full English"" Band to promote the launch of the society's on-line publication of their archive search engine. The band issued an eponymous album and toured providing a showcase for both the band and the archive. Hield and her partner, folk singer Jon Boden, have a daughter, born 2006,"
"Coal Mines in Northumberland. ""The Boars Head Carol"" (Traditional) is a powerful unaccompanied song, traditionally. Teesside Fettlers The Teesside Fettlers are one of the north east of England's longest running and most successful folk bands. They were first formed in the early 1960s and have seen many changes in their line up since. A considerable number of the cream of the North East's folk talent has at one time played with The Teesside Fettlers, including Vin Garbutt, Ron Angel, Richard Grainger, Bob Skingle and Adrian Beadnell. The band have performed across the UK, on the International circuit at festivals, concerts"
"that band. He now resides in the US with his wife and son. Albannach (band) Albannach, Gaelic for ""Scottish"" or ""Scotsman"", is a Scottish band. Their traditional music is heavily percussive, driven by bass drums, bodhráns and a single bagpipe. From the first, eponymous album in 2006, Albannach has promoted a sentiment of Scottish patriotism in songs such as ""Uprising,"" a tribute to famed patriot William Wallace; they have covered songs like ""1320"" by Scottish folk artist Gordon Menzies of the band Gaberlunzie. Several songs on early albums referred to the Island of Barra, the Outer Hebrides home of Albannach's"
"plays fiddle and sings lead vocal in Spiers & Boden. He was the first person to use a ""stomp box"" with English traditional music (a large wooden box containing a microphone and made to sound like a kick drum) - an idea he and Spiers borrowed from singer-songwriter Rory McLeod. Boden also plays acoustic guitar in Spiers & Boden employing a percussive finger style reminiscent of Nic Jones and Martin Simpson, but using the highly unusual tuning of CEBEBE. The folk big band was famously conceived by Spiers & Boden whilst stuck in traffic en route to playing a gig"
"2016, the duo will embark on a 16-date US tour due to end on 7 February 2016. All the Battlefield Band albums from 1976's ""Scottish Folk"" (Arfolk SB349) (re-released as ""Farewell to Nova Scotia"" on Escalibur Records) up to 2009's ""Zama Zama...Try Your Luck..."" (Temple Records COMD2102) Alan Reid (musician) Alan Reid (born 2 May 1950, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish folk multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. He was a founding member of Battlefield Band, which combined traditional Celtic melodies and new material. Alan Reid joined Battlefield Band in 1969, at a time when they were evolving into a folk group. From"
"Alan Reid (musician) Alan Reid (born 2 May 1950, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish folk multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. He was a founding member of Battlefield Band, which combined traditional Celtic melodies and new material. Alan Reid joined Battlefield Band in 1969, at a time when they were evolving into a folk group. From 1973, Battlefield Band quickly became pre-eminent in the emerging Scottish Traditional music scene, becoming established firmly at the forefront where they remain today. Battlefield Band made two albums with the Breton label Arfolk (released in 1976 & 1978) and three albums with the Topic label (released in"
"2015 to celebrate the opening of the refurbished Cardigan Castle. The band announced their intention to go their separate ways following a decision by Jon Boden to step down as frontman. Bellowhead played their final gig at Oxford Town Hall, also the venue for their first concert twelve years earlier, on 1 May 2016. The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards are an annual awards ceremony held to celebrate achievement among folk artists that year. During their 12 years together, Bellowhead won eight of these awards, including Best Live Act on five occasions. Bellowhead Bellowhead was an English contemporary folk band,"
"numerous, prestigious theatrical productions, including two plays with the Royal Shakespeare Company. In 2012 Jon was commissioned to create a stage show based on ""The Ballad Of Little Musgrave And Lady Barnard"" as part of the Benjamin Britten centenary celebrations. As a composer Boden’s output has grown increasingly diverse, crossing over into classical, choral, dance, pop, film and television. Boden was born in Chicago in 1977 but grew up in Winchester, England, where he attended Henry Beaufort School and Peter Symonds College. He has a BA in Medieval Studies from Durham University and a master's degree in Composition for Musical"
"John Field (songwriter) John William Michael Field (born 15 May 1962) is an Australian composer and songwriter. He was a founding mainstay member of a rock band, The Cockroaches (1979–94, 2014–present) on rhythm guitar and sharing lead vocals. He has written tracks for the children's music group, The Wiggles, including the ""Hot Potato"". His brothers, Paul Field (later the Wiggles managing director) and Anthony Field (the Blue Wiggle), were also bandmates in the Cockroaches. John William Michael Field was born on 15 May 1962 in Darlinghurst and grew up in north-western Sydney as one of seven children. Their father, John"
"The Albion Band The Albion Band, also known as The Albion Country Band, The Albion Dance Band, and The Albion Christmas Band, were a British folk rock band, originally brought together and led by musician Ashley Hutchings. Generally considered one of the most important groupings in the genre, it has contained or been associated with a large proportion of major English folk performers in its long and fluid history. The one constant in the band’s history has been the band leader Ashley Hutchings, founding member of arguably the two other pre-eminent English folk rock groupings Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span,"
"by rock and roll garage band The Crawlin' Hex, formed by members of Earthling Society and UFX received a series of positive reviews. Another influential Fleetwood musician is folk singer Alan Bell, the founder and director of the internationally renowned Fylde Folk Festival which ran for 42 years until Bell's retirement in 2014. Bell's suite ""The Band in the Park"" won the prestigious Radio Italia prize for Broadcasting for BBC Radio Lancashire and resulted in a BBC2 Television programme devoted to Bell – ""Alan Bell: The Man and His Music"". The festival is to be superseded in 2015 by the"
"Battlefield Band Battlefield Band are a Scottish traditional music group. Founded in Glasgow in 1969, they have released over 30 albums and undergone many changes of lineup. As of 2010, none of the original founders remain in the band. The band is noted for their combination of bagpipes with other instruments, most notably on their cover of ""Bad Moon Rising"", and for its mix of traditional songs and new material. Battlefield Band tours internationally, playing to audiences in Europe, Australia, Asia, the Middle East, and Canada, and more than 60 cities annually in the United States. They have collaborated with"
"Sydney, a Creative Festival event held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in 2009 in Sydney. Head also features on Finnish band 's 2010 debut album, ""High And Low"". Peter Head Peter Head (born Peter Beagley 1946, Adelaide) is an Australian rock music pianist and singer-songwriter. He came to prominence with Adelaide progressive rock band Headband (from February 1971 to 1974. He then formed The Mount Lofty Rangers, which included Bon Scott (ex-Fraternity) on lead vocals. Head also has a solo career. Peter Head began playing piano professionally at age of 13 with ""Adelaide's first rock'n'roll band"", Johnny Mac and"
"a part of the annual Dance Umbrella, London’s international dance festival, celebrating 21st century choreography across the capital and running since 1978. It was a commission from Fuel Theatre and the piece was used to create two videos, the first capture a performance from professional choreographer Vicki Igbokwe, the second a montage of footage from the public, who were encouraged to film their own response to the piece. Boden was commissioned to compose a short choral piece for The Bristol Proms 2015, which was performed at Bristol Old Vic Theatre by Erebus Ensemble, a 40-voice choir. Jon Boden Jon Boden"
"the Mellstock Band. Old Swan Band The Old Swan Band is a long-established and influential English country dance band. Its origins lie in the early 1970s with the English country dance band Oak, one of a tiny handful at that time that combined melodeon with fiddles. Two members of Oak, husband and wife Rod and Danny Stradling (melodeon and vocals), went on to form The Cotswold Liberation Front, which became The Old Swan Band in 1974. They recruited fiddler Paul Burgess, percussionist Martin Brinsford and the Fraser Sisters (Fi and Jo). Fi (short for Fiona) is a fiddle player and"
"focus for December, based on the Sheffield tradition at Dungworth. The project was supported with the release of 12 monthly digital albums, making all of the content available for download and ownership. A recurring theme in Boden’s work is the social aspect of folksong and folk tunes and the idea that the folk tradition is a common heritage that belongs to all. It’s a theme he’s returned to again and again, notably with Spiers & Boden’s Backyard Tour (which included music relevant to the towns that they played) and in post gig sessions that have happened in bars and pubs"
"Peter Head Peter Head (born Peter Beagley 1946, Adelaide) is an Australian rock music pianist and singer-songwriter. He came to prominence with Adelaide progressive rock band Headband (from February 1971 to 1974. He then formed The Mount Lofty Rangers, which included Bon Scott (ex-Fraternity) on lead vocals. Head also has a solo career. Peter Head began playing piano professionally at age of 13 with ""Adelaide's first rock'n'roll band"", Johnny Mac and the Macmen as well playing to accompany the showgirls at the infamous Hindley Street institution, La Belle, after school. Throughout his teens, he continued piano lessons from a variety"
"consisted of Vernon, Carey, McCaughan and Lewis, in addition to frequent Vernon collaborator Andrew Fitzpatrick (All Tiny Creatures, Volcano Choir) on guitar, synths and vocals; and sisters Emily, Jessica and Camilla Stavely-Taylor, also known as the folk vocal trio The Staves, whose album ""If I Was"" was produced by Vernon. |rowspan=""4""| 2012 ||rowspan=""2""| ""Holocene"" || Record of the Year || |rowspan=""2""| 2012 ||rowspan=""2""| Bon Iver || International Breakthrough Act || | ""|2012 || ""Holocene"" || Best Rock Video || Bon Iver Bon Iver () is an American indie folk band founded in 2006 by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon. The name ""Bon"
"songs such as Blu Cantrell's R&B hit ""Hit 'em Up Style (Oops!)."" Formerly known as Foghorn Leghorn, this Portland Oregon band holds itself out as ""ass kickin' redneck"" music and has solid critical and popular following as an authentic embodiment of the old time tradition. Their fiddler, Stephen 'Sammy' Lind, plays with no neck pad and allows the instrument to rest at a comfortably low position that would arouse the ire of any violin teacher. He also chokes the bow, doubling the violation of violinistic technique but clearly establishing his open tuning fiddle playing in the camp of fiddle rather"
"The John Field Band, an eight-piece covers band with John on lead vocals, Bernadette Cogin on lead vocals (later replaced by Bronwyn Mulcahy), Dom Lindsay on trumpet, former Cockroaches member Dan Fallon on tenor saxophone, Roy Ferin on trombone, Mark Rohanna on piano, Matt Morrison on drums, and Chris Lupton on bass guitar. John wrote the musicals ""Evie and The Birdman"" (July 2001) and ""Who Loves Me"". Since 2006, Tony Henry has been a manager in the student services office at International College of Management, Sydney and has performed drums for The Wiggles' recordings. As a session musician Henry has"
"the 'folk resurgence' of the 1990s. More recently there have been indications of a return to an interest in medieval folk rock among established folk rock musicians. Since 1986 Maddy Prior, formerly of Steeleye Span, has toured and recorded with the acoustic early music group The Carnival Band. Guitarist Richard Thompson joined recorder player Philip Pickett for an album of early music mixed with rock, ""The Bones of All Men"" (1998), and has toured with his show ""1000 Years of Popular Music"" (2003) which included thirteenth-century rounds and baroque versions of modern pop songs. In 2018 performance poet and multi-instrumentalist"
"Teesside Fettlers The Teesside Fettlers are one of the north east of England's longest running and most successful folk bands. They were first formed in the early 1960s and have seen many changes in their line up since. A considerable number of the cream of the North East's folk talent has at one time played with The Teesside Fettlers, including Vin Garbutt, Ron Angel, Richard Grainger, Bob Skingle and Adrian Beadnell. The band have performed across the UK, on the International circuit at festivals, concerts and on radio and television. They sing mainly about Teesside, North Yorkshire and Durham, telling"
"Washboard Jungle Washboard Jungle is a four-man group that combines elements of folk music, classic rock, comedy, dance, and performance art. The members include Bob Goldberg (keyboards, accordion, bulbul tarang, percussion, vocals), Henry Hample (banjo, fiddle, mandolin, ukulele, percussion, vocals), McPaul Smith (bass guitar, jug, percussion, vocals), and Stuart Cameron Vance (guitars, kazoo, percussion, vocals). They took their name from the movie Blackboard Jungle. The group was founded in New York City in 1989 by Henry Hample, the son of noted humorist Stuart Hample. Often referred to as a ""post-modern jug band,"" they've used up to 40 musical instruments and"
"the popular Dungeons & Dragons module title, ""Expedition to the Barrier Peaks"". Mindflayer (band) Mindflayer is a noise rock band from Providence, Rhode Island, made up of Brian Chippendale (of Lightning Bolt) and Matt Brinkman (of Forcefield) which was formed out of Fort Thunder. Much of Mindflayer's identity, including the band name, are obscure Dungeons & Dragons references. The name of the band refers to psionic creatures in the Dungeons & Dragons universe, Illithids, commonly referred to as ""mind flayers."" The covers of ""Take Your Skin Off"" and ""Die & Mold Services"" also resemble the Illithid's squid-like faces. The title"
"The Sands Family The Sands Family is a Northern Irish musical family band originating from Mayobridge, County Down, Northern Ireland. Their repertoire largely consists of their own compositions as well as traditional Irish songs. The band is considered one of the most influential folk groups. It showcases the famous Northern Irish folk singer-songwriter Tommy Sands as lead singer and songwriter and his brothers Ben Sands, Colum Sands and Eugene Sands and sister Anne Sands. Eugene was killed in a car accident in 1975 and the formation became a 4-member band. Tommy, Colum and Ben Sands have also successful solo careers"
"with former Hip Down/Dawn Parade members Jeremy Jones, Nick Morley and Seymour Glass (credited as Seymour Patrick) and continues to play live throughout the UK. The Dawn Parade The Dawn Parade were a British rock band from Bury St Edmunds formed in 2000. Greg McDonald was the main songwriter, and also provided vocals and guitar. The band performed 200 gigs in the UK and received critical acclaim from ""Rolling Stone"" and John Peel, for the latter of whom the band performed a number of live sessions. In 1998 friends from Thurston Community College, Greg McDonald, Nick Morley, Tom Weller and"
"Dwane could fully recover. Touring for the band resumed three weeks later for their headline slot at Glastonbury Festival. Ted Dwane Ted Dwane (born Edward James Milton Dwane, 23 August 1984) is a British musician and photographer, best known for being the bassist of the Grammy Award-winning British folk rock band Mumford & Sons. Prior to this he was the bassist in experimental folk band Moulettes. Dwane is a founding member of the British folk band Mumford & Sons. He plays the double bass, bass guitar, drums, guitar and provides backing vocals. Dwane performed with two of his current band"
"Bond performed ""Married Life"" from ""Up"" alongside the Cinematic Sinfonia at the Royal Albert Hall as part of ""Michael Giacchino At 50: A Birthday Gala Celebration"" on 20 October 2017. Bond (band) Bond or BOND (formerly often typeset as bond in deference to the owners of the 007 trademark) is an Australian/British string quartet that specialises in classical crossover and synth-pop music. The quartet has sold over 4 million records. Bond was formed following initial conversations between music producer Mike Batt and promoter Mel Bush, after Batt suggested to Bush that the two of them should put together a quartet"
"Albannach (band) Albannach, Gaelic for ""Scottish"" or ""Scotsman"", is a Scottish band. Their traditional music is heavily percussive, driven by bass drums, bodhráns and a single bagpipe. From the first, eponymous album in 2006, Albannach has promoted a sentiment of Scottish patriotism in songs such as ""Uprising,"" a tribute to famed patriot William Wallace; they have covered songs like ""1320"" by Scottish folk artist Gordon Menzies of the band Gaberlunzie. Several songs on early albums referred to the Island of Barra, the Outer Hebrides home of Albannach's bagpiper, Donnie MacNeil. Vocal songs that survive in the touring repertoire are sung"