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Boiled In Lead

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"...a hard-driving blend of Irish folk, punk rock, and world music ...an explosive show..." -- The Onion (March 2005)

For over 26 years, Boiled In Lead have been innovators in bringing “folk music” kicking and screaming to rock audiences (and rock music to screaming folk audiences!) BiL's many instrumental dance tunes incorporate global influences, rhythms, and melodies that are guaranteed to keep the feet moving. Original songs stick in the mind long after the music is over. The players improvise freely yet stay in sync, playing a vital mix of original and traditional material. The group and the individual musicians have won over 20 Minnesota Music Awards, and toured throughout the US and in Europe.

With the return of original lead singer Todd Menton and the addition of world-travelling eclectic instrumentalists Dean Magraw and Marc Anderson, the highly-identifiable BiL sound surges foward. Enthusiastic, powerful, technically brilliant, playing a wealth of instruments, electric and acoustic, Boiled In Lead routinely blows away labels and enchants audiences.BiL Discography - click to listen and purchase


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Member Since: 27/01/2006
Band Website: www.boiledinlead.com
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Marc Anderson (drum kit, percussion) is best-known for his partnership with ECM recording artist Steve Tibbetts, which has taken him around the world. His four solo albums are just part of his career, which includes numerous producing and percussion credits, and performances with artists from Don Cherry to the Minnesota Orchestra. Marc's "fat hands," big ears, and Zen Buddhist worldview mark the beginning of an exciting new chapter in the BiL story.

Dean Magraw (guitar) engages his experienced ears in the pursuit of soaring melodies, rhythmic momentum, and expansive harmonies, while squeezing sympathetic sonorities from the palette of uber-sensitive guitar strings in service to the unity of the BiL sound.

Todd Menton (vocals, guitar, mandolin, bodhran, whistle) joined BiL soon after their 1st LP, and is the lead singer on the classic albums From the Ladle to the Grave and Orb. In the early 1990s he left the band to play solo in Irish pubs. Todd has released two solo CDs on the New Folk label, and is working on his third.

Drew Miller (bass guitar, dulcimer) founded the band in 1983, and has been to all the gigs. His solid-body electric dulcimer adds mountain-inspired drones to the mix. Drew runs the Omnium label ("world music that rocks") and works as a graphic and web designer. He's also a member of Felonious Bosch .

David Stenshoel (fiddle, saxophone) enjoys playing many different styles, from "hot club" swing to Persian classical music. An original member of the band, he left in 1990 to raise his daughter; but returned seven years later, bringing his fiddle's lyrical voice to the melodies and the improv.

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Record Label: Omnium
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Boiled In Lead 26th Anniversary March 17, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 13, 2009BOILED IN LEAD Celebrate 26th Anniversary with New LineupTwin Cities-based group Boiled In Lead mark 26 years since their first performance on March 17 1983 with ...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:00:00 GMT

Milwaukee & Rockford coming up

Hi Leadheads -- We've got a nice weekend of music coming up August 30 & 31. Saturday night in Milwaukee at Shank Hall, and Sunday at the On The Waterfront Festival (7pm, "ethnic" stage) in Rockford IL...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:01:00 GMT