1977   Born in Chicago but grew up in Winchester
1998   Graduated Medieval Studies at Durham (BA)
2000   Graduated Composition for Theatre at London College of Music (MMus)

AWARDS
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards:
2008   Best Live Act (Bellowhead)
2007   Best Live Act (Bellowhead) Best Band (Bellowhead)
2006   Best Duo (Spiers & Boden)
2005   Best Live Act (Bellowhead)
2004   Best Duo (Spiers & Boden)
2003   Best Newcomer (Spiers & Boden)

BBC Radio 3 World Music Critics' Award:
2005   Burlesque (Shortlisted)
2003   Bellow (2nd place)

Other awards:
2007   EFDSS 75th Anniversary Award

RELEASES
2006   Burlesque Bellowhead (Westpark)
2006   Painted Lady Jon Boden (Soundpost)
2005   Rough Music Eliza Carthy and the Ratcatchers (Topic)
2005   Songs Spiers & Boden (Fellside)
2005   Tunes Spiers & Boden (Fellside)
2004   E.P.Onymous Bellowhead (5 track self release)
2003   Bellow Spiers & Boden (Fellside)
2002   Guest on the Mercury Nominated Anglicana Eliza Carthy (Topic)
2001   Through and Through Spiers & Boden (Fellside)

THEATRE
2008   Merchant of Venice: Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon
2008   The Juniper Tree: Goat and Monkey Theatre (touring)
2007   Composers’ Workshop National Theatre
2006   Robin Hood: Creation Theatre Oxford
2006   St George and the Dragon: Warwick Arts Centre
2005/6 Jason and the Argonauts: Revived for national tour
2004   Julius Caeser: The Menier Chocolate Factory
2003   Tamburlaine: The Rose Theatre, Southwark
2003   Jason and the Argonauts: Battersea Arts Centre
2002   Macbeth: Cambridge Arts