Jon Boden
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About
Folk singer and musician best recognized as the lead singer and arranger for the contemporary English folk band Bellowhead. Recognized as a skilled fiddle player, he also makes up one-half of the folk duo Spiers & Bolden and fronts the band The Remnant Kings.
Before Fame
After receiving a bachelor's in medieval studies from Durham University, he earned a master's in composition and musical theater from the London College of Music. He has since written for a number of musicals and worked occasionally with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Trivia
In 2010, he launched the project A Folk Song A Day online, releasing a song a day for a year.
Family Life
His partner Fay Hield, is also a notable folk singer. The pair settled in Sheffield with their two children.
Associated With
In 2013, he covered Mike Scott's "How Long Will I Love You" and appeared as a busker in the Rachel McAdams and Domhnall Gleeson film About Time.
