Spiers & Boden

Now on general sale to all customers

Spiers & Boden have been at the forefront of the
English traditional folk scene for 25 years both as a ground breaking duo and
as founder members of folk phenomenon Bellowhead. After a seven year hiatus to
concentrate on their Universal Records-signed big band Bellowhead, Spiers &
Boden returned in 2021 with the critically acclaimed album Fallow Ground
(Hudson Records) and have been taking their brand of high octane, no nonsense
acoustic folk song and music to packed UK venues ever since.

Described by The Guardian as ‘the
finest instrumental duo on the traditional scene’, Spiers & Boden first
rocketed onto the music scene in 2001, quickly winning a clutch of BBC Radio 2
Folk Awards and went on to become one of the best loved duos on the English
folk scene and beyond. Fallow Ground marked their return as a duo. Stream
‘Fallow Ground’ here:

Spiers & Boden – Fallow Ground by
Hudson Records

For video click here: Spiers
& Boden – Bailey Hill / Wittenham Clumps

It is an album bursting with ideas as well as a new-found
confidence to let the material speak for itself.

‘It’s all
exquisitely played – the pair are still the dons.’ The Observer

‘Boden’s
impassioned singing brings fresh life to little-heard songs, along with the
perfectly balanced pairing of his fiddle with Spiers’s melodeon.’ The
Scotsman *****

‘This is
traditional folk delivered with modern verve’ EDS

‘I guess we
were looking for songs during lockdown with a sense of fun and light relief. I
realise that there are zero songs about death on this album, which is probably
a first and may get us expelled from the English Folk Dance & Song Society.
Yes, traditional songs with a joyous edge’. Jon Boden.

‘Fallow
Ground’ reached number 3 on the UK & Ireland Official Folk Albums chart for
September ’21 and is a Mojo magazine top 10 album of 2021. Sold out tour dates
and festival appearances have followed and Spiers & Boden are currently
putting in dates for tours in 2025, 2026 and festivals.

‘Bellowhead’s
Sloe Gin Set is one of the great sets of folk tunes and, together, Spiers and
Boden show that they don’t need another nine musicians to make it brilliant.
They finish, of course, with New YorkGirls and bring the house down.’ B24/7

Dinner and a Show!

Bill’s Kitchen, within Ludlow
Assembly Rooms, is now offering a 2-course meal before the show for only £15
(if booked 24 hours in advance). Book your table directly with Bill’s Kitchen
and come along any time after 5.30pm to eat before the show starts – the
earlier you come the bigger the menu selection. Please note that due to the
popularity of these events you may be invited to share a table with other
diners on the night.

For information about the meals,
please contact Bill’s Kitchen directly on 01584 877956 or please book via theBill’s Kitchen meal-deal booking page