Jon Boden - A Folk Song A Day

A concert by Jon Boden, a singer and arranger whose work spans blues, country and folk, presented under the title of the A Folk Song A Day project at The Live Room@Caroline Social Club in Shipley.

Jon Boden is a singer and arranger rooted in English traditional folk. He is the lead vocalist and principal arranger of Bellowhead, a multi-award-winning band who have given sell-out performances at the Royal Albert Hall. Since 2009 Boden has also performed with The Remnant Kings, whose songs form a trilogy of concept albums about life after climate change: Songs From The Floodplain (2009), Afterglow (2017) and Last Mile Home (2021).

The Remnant Kings have also recorded Rose in June (2019), which includes the traditional ballad Rose In June, and Parlour Ballads (2022), a selection of mostly nineteenth-century songs reimagined for the twenty-first century. Boden has also worked for over a decade in a duo with fellow Bellowhead member John Spiers, releasing Fallow Ground in 2021, an album of traditional English songs and tunes. He appeared as a singing busker in the film About Time (2013), and his recording of "How Long Will I Love You" from its soundtrack has been streamed over 32 million times.

The A Folk Song A Day project began in 2010, when Boden set out to record 365 folk songs, released one a day across a year. It has contributed to a resurgence in social folk singing. The Live Room@Caroline Social Club in Shipley hosts concerts and shows.