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bellowhead

***** 5 Stars, ‘bring it on’ -Mojo

About Me

In two years, eleven piece folk-big-band Bellowhead have exploded onto the festival scene and fast became one of the most talked about bands on the contemporary folk circuit. Formed in 2004 by the duo Spiers & Boden to headline the first Oxford Folk Festival, Bellowhead have played some of the top festivals in the UK and Europe including Glastonbury, Cambridge Folk Festival, The Big Chill, Summer Sundae and Roskilde Festival. In 2005, 2007 and 2008 they received the prestigious BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Best Live Act.
To describe Bellowhead’s music is a very difficult thing indeed - the material is steeped in the English folk traditions of song and dance, but the feel is exciting, intoxicating, slightly sinister and deeply funky ... Above all this is a BIG band.
A self-released demo, E.P.onymous was put out in October 2004 just to sell at gigs - with interest from the distribution companies it made the folk charts! The long awaited first full studio album by Bellowhead, Burlesque was released in October 2006 and has received rave reviews, some of which you can read at http://www.bellowhead.co.uk/resources.html

My Interests

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Member Since: 2/18/2006
Band Website: bellowhead.co.uk
Band Members:
bellowhead are: Jon Boden - vocals, fiddle, tambourine;
John Spiers - melodeon, concertina, bandoneon;
Benji Kirkpatrick - guitar, bouzouki;
Giles Lewin - fiddle, bagpipes;
Paul Sartin - fiddle, oboe;
Pete Flood - stomp box, percussion & tuned percussion;
Rachael McShane - cello, fiddle;
Justin Thurgur – trombone;
Andy Mellon – trumpet;
Gideon Juckes –Sousaphone, tuba;
Brendan Kelly – saxes
Influences: Tom Waits; Kool and the Gang; Led Zeppelin; Benjamin Britten; Brass Monkey; Abba; Peter Bellamy
Sounds Like: Nothing else on earth!
Record Label: Navigator Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Tour and Stuff

A big thank you to everyone who came out and supported us on our latest tour. We had a great time, and even got to celebrate our 4th birthday at this years Oxford Folk Festival!We're also really proud...
Posted by bellowhead on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:38:00 PST

BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards

We are proud to announce that, for the second year running, we have won the "Best Live Act" category at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.Thanks to all our fans for their support. Hope to see you on the roa...
Posted by bellowhead on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:32:00 PST

DVD!!!!!!!

Check out the trailer for our new, live DVD in the video section of Myspace or on Youtube!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2MqLjBYdl0Bellowhead X
Posted by bellowhead on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:40:00 PST

T-SHIRTS

Morning and a Happy New Year to you all!Bellowhead T-Shirts are now available to purchase online here:http://www.tshirtmachine.com/acatalog/bellowhead_t-shir ts.htmlBellowhead x...
Posted by bellowhead on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:08:00 PST

Accolades and Nominations

We are proud to announce that "Burlesque" is one of The Guardian's 'Top 1000 Albums to Listen to Before You Die'.Bellowhead have also been nominated for "Best Group" and "Best Live Act" in the BBC Fol...
Posted by bellowhead on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:45:00 PST

Bellowhead’s Christmas Revels

Tickets for our Christmas Extravaganza are available here.http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/all-events/productions /bellowhead-s-christmas-revels-18807Hope to see you thereBellowhead x...
Posted by bellowhead on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:47:00 PST

Southbank Centre

We are proud to announce that Bellowhead have been chosen to succeed St. Etienne as the South Bank Centre's new band in residence. More news will follow at www.bellowhead.co.uk
Posted by bellowhead on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 08:37:00 PST

Thank you!

Thanks to everyone who came out to support us on our latest tour. We had a whale of a time and hope you all did too!Our Shepherds Bush Empire gig was filmed for a live DVD - more news as we get it!Bel...
Posted by bellowhead on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 08:35:00 PST

Overture Weekend

We'd just like to say a huge thank you to everyone who turned up to support us at the Southbank over the weekend. We all had a great time and hope you did too!Thanks to all the organisers at the South...
Posted by bellowhead on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:20:00 PST

Hearts and Minds

The play Hearts and Minds by Matthew Banwell will be performed at Birminghams Crescent Theatre in July and will feature music from Burlesque. More details can be found at www.heartsandminds.info
Posted by bellowhead on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 01:50:00 PST