Bellowhead - Artist Profile

Bellowhead are a dynamic 11-piece band combining the traditional skills of John Spiers, Jon Boden, Benji Kirkpatrick, Paul Sartin, Rachael McShane and Giles Lewin with the eclectic percussion of Pete Flood and the funky brass of Andy Mellon, Gideon Juckes, Justin Thurgur and Brendan Kelly. The material is traditional English dance music and song, and given the full Bellowhead treatment, it becomes a spectacle which you just can’t sit down to! After their first year, they have played major festivals, released a 5 track EP and won the prestigious BBC Radio 2 folk award for Best Live Act 2005.

www.bellowhead.co.uk

Press Quotes

“Too good to be allowed to skulk in the shadows….If tis is the portent of folk music in 2005, then bring it on” - Mojo 5 star rating

BEST LIVE ACT - Bellowhead BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2006

“one of the most talked about bands on the modern folk circuit” - Met News full review

Written: 8th Jun, 06
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Bellowhead - Artist Profile

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