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Track Listings
| 1. Tom Padget |
| 2. The Birth Of Robin Hood |
| 3. Three Tunes |
| 4. Captain Ward |
| 5. Beggar Boy |
| 6. Mary Ann |
| 7. Speed The Plough; The Princess Royal |
| 8. Rambling Robin |
| 9. The Gentlewoman |
| 10. The Rain It Rains |
| 11. Vignette |
Product Description
fRoots Magazine - 2008
"Technically they stand head to head with the best of their generation... Jon Boden plays fiddle with an earthy vigour that's utterly compelling and sings in a frantic breathless manner as if the hounds of hell are taking lumps out of his backside, while John Spiers harmonises and plays urgent driving melodeon to a very high standard indeed...halfway to reinventing the style without even realising it."
"Strong vocals, excellent musicianship, dynamics, drive and passion"
"Anyone who needs convincing that the current folk revival is becoming as intriguing, varied and experimental as it was back in the 1960's should check out the remarkable career of John Spiers and Jon Boden. In just a few years, they have established themselves as the finest instrumental duo on the traditional scene, and the contemporary equivalent of Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick...."
"Strong vocals, excellent musicianship, dynamics, drive and passion"
"Anyone who needs convincing that the current folk revival is becoming as intriguing, varied and experimental as it was back in the 1960's should check out the remarkable career of John Spiers and Jon Boden. In just a few years, they have established themselves as the finest instrumental duo on the traditional scene, and the contemporary equivalent of Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick...."
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The founders of Bellowhead (over 20,000 UK albums sold) return with their new duo album. "Technically they stand head to head with the best of their generation...Jon Boden plays fiddle with an earthy vigour that's utterly compelling and sings in a frantic breathless manner as if the hounds of hell are taking lumps out of his backside, while John Spiers harmonises and plays urgent driving melodeon to a very high standard indeed...halfway to reinventing the style without even realising it." - fRoots Magazine. John Spiers and Jon Boden have been consistently wowing audiences up and down the country for the last five years with their unique blend of traditional English folk song with a contemporary twist and hi-octane dance tunes which get everyone dancing. Spiers & Boden now find themselves at the forefront of the new folk revival. Tracks: Tom Padget / The Birth Of Robin Hood / Three Tunes / Captain Ward / Beggar Boy / Mary Ann / Speed The Plough; The Princess Royal / Rambling Robin / The Gentlewoman / The Rain It Rains / Vignette Also available: THROUGH & THROUGH (FECD161), BELLOW (FECD175), TUNES (FECD192), SONGS (FECD194).
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I'm not into folk music big time but with these, their related form of Bellowhead and Seth Lakeman, this is turning a little. Saw them perform Captains Ward on BBC late one night on a Glastonbury show and haven't looked back once I got this album.
The album is mostly a selection of traditional (very old) English Folk songs they've picked out. The songs are general uplifting, have a sense of humour, pretty or a combination of these. This is not the misery, navel gazing, waling/talking folk of 10/20 years ago. At the risk of putting some people off think fun, morris dancing tunes, sea shanties and sweet tunes.
They're accomplished musicians and the sound is amazing for just the two people coming from melodeon (squeezy box things), violin or guitar, piece of wood (stomping boot there on) and vocals. The quality comes from their choice of songs, how well they play and how well their playing complements each other.
I like the foot stompers best so maybe trading a slower song for another foot stomper would have given it better balance for me. But I still love the album.
Tom Padget
Slower powerful tune and story. Violin
Birth of Robin Hood
A delicate and pretty song with some lovely guitar playing by Jon. Shame the title gives the story away!
Captain War
My favourite track, foot stomping driven sea shanty. Great use of a wellington boot for stomping on the BBC footage (on their website). The fellas realy are together to drive the song on. Violin mode.
Beggar Boy
A bruding swaying song, almost Rob Roy sound track ish at the start then gaining pace. John's melodeon leads this song. Guitar swapped for Violin later on.
Mary Ann
Delicate love song,, Jon's voice is promenent. Slow sad but with pretty playing. Nice one to send you to go to sleep too (that a good thing). Violin.
Speed the plough/ Princess Royal
Very much a morris dancing like fun song. Builds to a great foot stomper. Violin
Rambling Robin
Perhaps my least favourite on the album but still a good slower song that gets better in the second half. Melodeon and violin playing working well together.
The Gentlewoman
Feels a bit French this one with the melodeon playing. Nice flowing tune. I think there's violin in this one. Sometimes they complement each other to well!
The Rain it Rains
My second favourite song on the album, helped by its association with a rained out all night mountain bike event. Not that fasts but a pretty song. Violin.
Vingnette
Sweet little song to finish. I've started so may as well finish...guitar.
This album has lead to getting all their albums (Tunes probably my favourite), all Bellowheads (funky fun folk combo of 11/ 13 musicians Spiers and Boden also perform with) and seeing both live. I guess you could say I'm a fan and would recommend they. Opps, I have gone on a bit.
The album is mostly a selection of traditional (very old) English Folk songs they've picked out. The songs are general uplifting, have a sense of humour, pretty or a combination of these. This is not the misery, navel gazing, waling/talking folk of 10/20 years ago. At the risk of putting some people off think fun, morris dancing tunes, sea shanties and sweet tunes.
They're accomplished musicians and the sound is amazing for just the two people coming from melodeon (squeezy box things), violin or guitar, piece of wood (stomping boot there on) and vocals. The quality comes from their choice of songs, how well they play and how well their playing complements each other.
I like the foot stompers best so maybe trading a slower song for another foot stomper would have given it better balance for me. But I still love the album.
Tom Padget
Slower powerful tune and story. Violin
Birth of Robin Hood
A delicate and pretty song with some lovely guitar playing by Jon. Shame the title gives the story away!
Captain War
My favourite track, foot stomping driven sea shanty. Great use of a wellington boot for stomping on the BBC footage (on their website). The fellas realy are together to drive the song on. Violin mode.
Beggar Boy
A bruding swaying song, almost Rob Roy sound track ish at the start then gaining pace. John's melodeon leads this song. Guitar swapped for Violin later on.
Mary Ann
Delicate love song,, Jon's voice is promenent. Slow sad but with pretty playing. Nice one to send you to go to sleep too (that a good thing). Violin.
Speed the plough/ Princess Royal
Very much a morris dancing like fun song. Builds to a great foot stomper. Violin
Rambling Robin
Perhaps my least favourite on the album but still a good slower song that gets better in the second half. Melodeon and violin playing working well together.
The Gentlewoman
Feels a bit French this one with the melodeon playing. Nice flowing tune. I think there's violin in this one. Sometimes they complement each other to well!
The Rain it Rains
My second favourite song on the album, helped by its association with a rained out all night mountain bike event. Not that fasts but a pretty song. Violin.
Vingnette
Sweet little song to finish. I've started so may as well finish...guitar.
This album has lead to getting all their albums (Tunes probably my favourite), all Bellowheads (funky fun folk combo of 11/ 13 musicians Spiers and Boden also perform with) and seeing both live. I guess you could say I'm a fan and would recommend they. Opps, I have gone on a bit.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Slowly my appreciation of English folk grows. Coming in by way of Seth Lakeman and Kate Rusby, I've been seeking out other current artists. None are better than Spiers and Boden. What a beautiful and big sound they make! This is a another great album. I love the vibrancy and the sheer melodiousness. I had the chance to see them live at Bath folk club last weekend and they played most of the tracks here. Wonderful. Kylie Minogue OBE? It should be going to the likes of these true musicians.
By the album, yes, but you must also see them live - that's how folk should be enjoyed.
By the album, yes, but you must also see them live - that's how folk should be enjoyed.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Yet another gem from the talented twosome. The intricate musicianship on Vagabond surpasses even their previous finest moments. The arrangments are outstanding and the fantastic guitar playing in particular adds substantially to the expected high quality of their established, but always enlightening fiddle and squeezebox sound. Their unflinching ability to pick classic traditional songs and give them the S&B treatment once again hits the mark.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Vagabond CD
I have enjoyed Spiers & Boden's Music since I first listened to them perform at Glastonbury last year and I was not disappointed with this CD. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Alan Smith
Vagabond
Love it, love it. Myself and my 17 yr old son can't stop playing it (along with their other CD's and Bellowheads too )
Published 11 months ago by L. Jones
Spiers and Boden - better than ever...
This is another collection of fantastic tunes from the mega-talented S and B. If you thought English folk music was a pale immitation compared to its celtic cousins, think again! Read more
Published 11 months ago by richteafinger
Brilliant
Both Jon Boden (fiddle) and John Spiers (accordion) obviously love what they do and have a real passion for their music and it shows in this album. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Hamacy
well good
Some things take up too much of your life, some things are worth carving out time for. This is one of the latter. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Big Bando
Five stars for two stars...
I love Bellowhead and was keen to hear Spiers and Boden as a duo, and Vagabond is where I arrived. This album is a complete delight, Spiers and Boden perform with gusto and... Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2009 by Pseudonymous
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