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Bellowhead
John Spiers and Jon Boden were already widely acclaimed as one of the UK's most
exciting and visionary folk acts when, supposedly stuck in a traffic jam on the
M25, they discussed ways of creating a bigger sound to appeal to festival
audiences. Their solution was to form a big band with full-blooded horn section,
strings and the innovative Pete Flood on percussion. Initially playing expanded
versions of the Spiers And Boden song book, the extraordinary 11-piece
Bellowhead were an instant hit with British folk audiences who'd never seen
anything quite like it before. Colourful and...
