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Bellowhead review – folk's big band waves goodbye in style

3135 days ago
Guardian MusicLondon PalladiumThis was a night of celebration in front of a whooping full house as English trad’s flagship act continue their farewell tourStuck in a traffic jam on the M25, Jon Boden and John Spiers came up with the wheeze of a folk big ban... more info

Bellowhead/Mama Rosin – review

4399 days ago
Guardian MusicRoundhouse, LondonBellowhead can never be accused of making life easy for themselves. They've built up a remarkable following, thanks largely to their stomping shanties and rousing big-band arrangements, but their latest studio album, Broadside, feat... more info

Bellowhead - Broadside (album stream)

4426 days ago
Totally Fuzzy Talk of a folk revival led by the likes of Mumford & Sons doesn't really wash with the 11 members of Bellowhead. Formed eight years ago after Jon Boden and his musical partner, John Spiers, stuck in a traffic jam, dreamed up the idea of a folk b... more info

Bellowhead: Broadside - exclusive album stream

4429 days ago
Guardian MusicBe among the first folk to listen to the new album from the extraordinary Bellowhead – and tell us what you thinkTalk of a folk revival led by the likes of Mumford & Sons doesn't really wash with the 11 members of Bellowhead. Formed eight years ago... more info

Fay Hield & the Hurricane Party: Orfeo – review

4564 days ago
Guardian Music(Topic)Yorkshire-born Hield brings a robust approach to English folk song, with a voice that can nonetheless soar when necessary. Where 2010's Looking Glass left her vocal powers largely unadorned, this second album has rich arrangements from a stell... more info

June Tabor triumphs at BBC Radio 2 Folk awards

4672 days ago
Guardian MusicVeterans dominate this year as June Tabor and Oysterband win four prizes, including best album and folk singer of the yearBritish folk has enjoyed an exciting resurgence during the last few years, owing to younger artists brimming with energy and ima... more info

Jon Boden's A Folk Song a Day – review

4899 days ago
Guardian MusicCecil Sharp House, LondonJon Boden is an intriguing workaholic. He plays with two bands – the massively successful Bellowhead and the Remnant Kings – while also continuing as half of the inspiring folk duo Spiers and Boden. He clearly enjoys co... more info

Spiers and Boden – review

4945 days ago
Guardian MusicShepherd's Bush Empire, LondonTen years ago, in a pub on the outskirts of Oxford, a former genetics student who had switched his attention to the melodeon and concertina met a singer and fiddle player influenced by "Tom Waits, Benjamin Britten and Pe... more info

Click to download: podcast nostalgia

5002 days ago
Guardian MusicIt's not quite over yet for a tried, tested and trusty formatThe buzz around podcasts has calmed considerably over the last couple of years, with social networks and mobile apps capturing the attention of labels and musicians keen to embrace the lat... more info

Jon Boden, the Unthanks and others: Oak Ash Thorn - review

5029 days ago
Guardian Music(Folk Police Recordings)It's been 10 years since the death of singer and songwriter Peter Bellamy, but he's rightly back in fashion, as shown by this new treatment of his settings for Rudyard Kipling songs, featuring a Who's Who of the new British fo... more info

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