Jon Boden
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Jon Boden is an multi-instrumental musician and English
folk
singer.
as part of the duo Spiers and Boden
, the band Bellowhead
and up until 2007, Eliza Carthy
's band The Ratcatchers. In 2009 he toured with his new backing band The Remnant Kings. He has also written a number of theatre
scores. In February 2010, Boden was named Folk Singer of the Year at the BBC Folk Awards.
Boden's latest project is A Folk Song A Day
which began on 24 June 2010. From this date Boden will be releasing a new version of a tradition folk song each and every day for a year.
but grew up in Winchester
, England
where attended Henry Beaufort Comprehensive School and Peter Symonds College
. He has degrees in Medieval Studies from Durham
and Composition for Theatre
from London College of Music
.
Boden and his partner, folk singer Fay Hield
(of The Witches of Elswick
) have a daughter, born 2006, and a son, born 2009.
)
England
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folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
singer.
Career
Boden plays fiddleFiddle
The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
as part of the duo Spiers and Boden
Spiers and Boden
Spiers and Boden are 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.-Biography:...
, the band Bellowhead
Bellowhead
Bellowhead are an English contemporary folk band originally brought together by John Spiers and Jon Boden. The eleven-piece band plays traditional dance tunes, folk songs and shanties, with arrangements drawing inspiration from a wide diversity of musical styles and influences...
and up until 2007, Eliza Carthy
Eliza Carthy
Eliza Carthy is an English folk musician known for both singing and playing fiddle. She is the daughter of English folk musicians singer/guitarist Martin Carthy and singer Norma Waterson.-Life and career:...
's band The Ratcatchers. In 2009 he toured with his new backing band The Remnant Kings. He has also written a number of theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
scores. In February 2010, Boden was named Folk Singer of the Year at the BBC Folk Awards.
Boden's latest project is A Folk Song A Day
A Folk Song A Day
A Folk Song a Day is a project by Jon Boden where he recorded and released a folk song each day for one year. The project 'ended' on the 24th of June 2011, the podcast contines to release the same song it did on that same day in 2010.-About:...
which began on 24 June 2010. From this date Boden will be releasing a new version of a tradition folk song each and every day for a year.
Personal life
He was born in ChicagoChicago
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but grew up in Winchester
Winchester
Winchester is a historic cathedral city and former capital city of England. It is the county town of Hampshire, in South East England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs, along the course of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
where attended Henry Beaufort Comprehensive School and Peter Symonds College
Peter Symonds College
Peter Symonds College is a sixth form college in Winchester, Hampshire, in the south of England. It is one of the largest sixth form colleges in Britain.-Admissions:...
. He has degrees in Medieval Studies from Durham
Durham University
The University of Durham, commonly known as Durham University, is a university in Durham, England. It was founded by Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a Royal Charter in 1837...
and Composition for Theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
from London College of Music
London College of Music
The London College of Music is a music school which is part of the University of West London in England.The LCM was founded in 1887 and existed as an independent music conservatoire based at Great Marlborough Street in central London until 1991...
.
Boden and his partner, folk singer Fay Hield
Fay Hield
-Career:Hield was part of The Witches of Elswick, with whom she recorded two CDs in their four years together.Fay and her partner Jon Boden run two folk clubs – Royal Traditions and Bright Phoebus ....
(of The Witches of Elswick
The Witches of Elswick
The Witches of Elswick are an English A cappella folk quartet. They are: Becky Stockwell, Gillian Tolfrey, Bryony Griffith and Fay Hield. Much of their material comes from traditional music of the British Isles, including Two Sisters, Lord Randall, and Daddy Fox...
) have a daughter, born 2006, and a son, born 2009.
Solo discography
(for other discography see Spiers and BodenSpiers and Boden
Spiers and Boden are 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.-Biography:...
)
- Painted Lady (2006)
- Songs from the FloodplainSongs from the FloodplainSongs from the Floodplain is Jon Boden's second solo album.-Track listing:- Personnel :*Jon Boden...
(2009)