Hedonism (album)
| Hedonism | ||||
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| Studio album by Bellowhead | ||||
| Released | 4 October 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 at Abbey Road Studios, London | |||
| Genre | English folk, folk jazz, electric folk | |||
| Length | 48:46 | |||
| Label | Navigator Records | |||
| Bellowhead chronology | ||||
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Hedonism is the third album by Bellowhead, released on 4 October 2010.[1] It was recorded in Abbey Road Studios and was produced by John Leckie.[2] The band also developed a new ale named after the album. Some of the band members took part in the brewing process.[3]
The album sold 60,000 copies, becoming the best-selling independent folk LP of all time.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "New York Girls" | Trad arr. Boden & Spiers | 4:32 |
| 2. | "A-Begging I Will Go" | Trad arr. Boden | 4:29 |
| 3. | "Cross-Eyed and Chinless" | Trad arr. Flood | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Broomfield Hill" | Trad arr. Boden | 5:29 |
| 5. | "The Hand Weaver and the Factory Maid" | Trad arr. Flood | 4:42 |
| 6. | "Captain Wedderburn" | Trad arr. Boden | 6:01 |
| 7. | "Amsterdam" (Jacques Brel cover) | Jacques Brel / Translation by Mort Shuman / arr. Kelly | 4:12 |
| 8. | "Cold Blows the Wind" | Trad arr. Flood | 4:19 |
| 9. | "Parson's Farewell" | Sam Sweeney / Trad arr. Sweeney & Kelly | 4:10 |
| 10. | "Little Sally Racket" | Trad arr. Boden | 3:13 |
| 11. | "Yarmouth Town" | Trad arr. Boden | 3:50 |
Total length: |
48:46 | ||
Bonus track (iTunes exclusive)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Two Magicians" | 3:44 |
Personnel
- Jon Boden - lead vocals, fiddle, saw
- Benji Kirkpatrick - guitar, bouzouki, mandolin
- John Spiers - melodeon, Anglo-concertina
- Andy Mellon - trumpet
- Justin Thurgur - trombone
- Brendan Kelly - saxophone, bass clarinet
- Ed Neuhauser - Helicon, Tuba
- Pete Flood - percussion
- Rachael McShane - cello, fiddle, backing vocals
- Paul Sartin - fiddle, oboe
- Sam Sweeney - fiddle, pipes
References
- ↑ White, Chris (21 September 2010). "Bellowhead Hedonism Review". BBC. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ↑ Lewis, John (4 October 2010). "Bellowhead's Sam on recording at Abbey Road". BBC. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ↑ Smith, Casper Llewellyn (2010-09-26). "Bellowhead: 'We're a party band with serious intellectual pretensions'". The Observer. The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
- ↑ "BBC - Music - Review of Bellowhead - Broadside". BBC. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
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