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06/10/2010

Mike Harding is joined by Jon Boden from folk trailblazers Bellowhead for a special programme dedicated to the big band, as they prepare to release their third studio album.

Mike Harding is in the company of Bellowhead frontman Jon Boden for a special edition of the folk show, dedicated to the extraordinary and theatrical big band.

Jon talks Mike through the band's early days, their eclectic influences and the making of their new album Hedonism, which was produced by John Leckie (Stone Roses, Muse) at Abbey Road Studios.

Folk phenomenon Bellowhead were originally conceived by Jon and musical partner John Spiers back in 2004. They recruited brass and wind sections to form an 11-piece big band that immediately set itself apart with dramatic and rousing arrangements of English traditional songs.

The gifted collective of folk and jazz musicians quickly won critical and popular acclaim, and their six-year history is peppered with highlights including television specials, a residency at the Southbank Centre, an appearance in the opening credits of The Simpsons and a record four 麻豆社 Radio 2 Folk Awards for Best Live Act.

Classic influences and early Bellowhead recordings - as well as a selection of stand-out tracks from Hedonism - make up the music in tonight's special programme.

We also hear music from some of the band members' many side projects.

1 hour

Last on

Wed 6 Oct 2010 19:00

Music Played

  • Bellowhead

    New York Girls

    • Hedonism.
    • Navigator NAVIGATOR042.
  • Eliza Carthy

    Worcester City

    • Anglicana.
    • Topic TSCD539.
  • Bellowhead

    Copshawholme Fair

    • E. P. Onymous.
    • Megafone 111.
  • Louisa Jo Killen

    Hilo, Johnny Brown

    • Blow The Man Down.
    • Topic TSCD464.
  • Benji Kirkpatrick

    The Moon Struck One

    • Boomerang.
    • Navigator NAVIGATOR2.
  • Rachael McShane

    Captain Ward

    • No Man's Fool.
    • Navigator NAVIGATOR27.
  • Bellowhead

    Jordan

    • Burlesque.
    • Westpark 87132.
  • Martin Simpson

    Stagolee

    • True Stories.
    • Topic Records TSCD578.
  • Bellowhead

    A-Begging I Will Go

    • Hedonism.
    • Navigator NAVIGATOR042.
  • Bellowhead

    Cross-eyed and Chinless

    • Hedonism.
    • Navigator NAVIGATOR042.
  • Bellowhead

    Cold Blows The Wind

    • Hedonism.
    • Navigator NAVIGATOR042.

Broadcast

  • Wed 6 Oct 2010 19:00