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OLD NEWS

14th May 09
Tickets now on sale for London and Sheffield gigs. A national tour is planned for May 2010 but in the meantime Jon Boden & The Remnant Kings will be performing two special gigs this year – Sheffield Boardwalk Tues June 30th, and London Borderline Friday Oct 30th. Click events for tickets or visit the gigs page.

6th May 09
Jon is this week’s guest blogger on the BBC Radio 2 Folk & Acoustic show.  You can read his blogs by clicking here, and listen out for the interview and tracks from Floodplain on the Mike Harding Show next Weds 13th May at 7:00.

29 April 09
Cambridge Folk Festival and other new gigs for Jon Boden and the Remnant Kings are now listed on the gigs page.

The shop has now reopened after our holiday (in Wales, which was lovely). You can buy all those signed copies of CDs and LPs you were waiting for now.

April 09

LPs of Floodplain are now available from the shop pages. Click here to get one.

Jon has recently done a couple of live recorded interviews - click here for Sheffield Live Radio; here for Bright Young Folk part one and here for part two.

March 09

Signed copies of Floodplain dispatched now
Signed copies of the new album, or Painted Lady, are available from the shop pages.  Preorders have all now been sent out.

Jon has recently done a couple of live recorded interviews - click here for Sheffield Live Radio; here for Bright Young Folk part one and here for part two.

The LP version of Songs from the Floodplain (signed or unsigned) is now availiable in the online shop. Click here to go there.

Jon is currently on a Spiers and Boden tour, check the gigs page to see if they’re playing near you.

* * * * Four stars in The Sun and Observer
We’re very excited to have received four star reviews for Floodplain in these national papers.  Visit the reviews pages to read these, and more, reviews in full.

Feb 09

Bellowhead tour
Jon is currently on tour with Bellowhead, some St Valentines day events at the South Bank Centre this weekend followed by a national tour – visit the gigs page for details.

Reviews
Reviews have started coming in for Songs from the Floodplain. Check out the new 'reviews' page for the latest.

Buy Signed Albums
Songs from the Floodplain is released on 2-3-09 LP CD DD.  Pre orders are available now from the 'shop' page – choose signed or unsigned.

Jan 09

Royal Traditions
Jon is putting on some traditional gigs in Dungworth near Sheffield.  The first one is Will Noble and John Cocking followed by a song/tune session on 7th Feb 09.  Click here for tickets, very limited seats and likely to sell out but standing room will be available on the night.

The Songs from the Floodplain Tour
Jon’s new solo album will be released on 2nd March 2009 and tour dates are being confirmed.  Visit the 'gigs' page for more info.

Nov 08

Tacet ensemble
This winter Jon is performing with the Tacet ensemble including two new compositions by John Spiers and Jon Boden.  Visit the Spiers and Boden gigs page for more info.

Merchant moves to Newcastle
The RSC's production of Merchant of Venice, for which Jon composed the music, has moved to the Theatre Royal in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Click here for tickets.

Oct 08

New Album in the Pipeline
Jon has signed to Navigator as a solo artist and is in the process of recording his second solo album, to be called Songs from the Floodplain. A short launch tour is planned for March 09. Watch this space...

July 08

New Bellowhead album
Matachin will be released 15 September, click here preorders available from Amazon.

Folk at the Proms
Bellowhead was at the Albert Hall 20 June, clips can be seen on youtube.

May 08

New Spiers & Boden album
The new Spiers & Boden album Vagabond will be released at the end of May. Click here for more info and preorders.

Feb 08

BBC Folk Awards
Bellowhead win Best Live Act for the 3rd time at the 2008 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

Merchant of Venice
Jon is to compose for the RSC's new production of The Merchant of Venice.