Born in Chicago in 1977 Jon was raised in Winchester, England. He has a degree in Medieval Studies from Durham and in Composition for Theatre from London College of Music.
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He released his first solo CD, Painted Lady, in 2006 and received the English Folk Dance & Song Society 75th Anniversary Award (Sheffield and South Yorkshire) in 2007.
Jon played with John Spiers in Eliza Carthy’s band The Ratcatchers before leaving in September 2007.
In 2009 Jon released his second solo album, Songs From the Floodplain to critical acclaim, and now tours with his band the ’Remnant Kings’ (Rob Harbron, Sam Sweeney, David Angel and Matt Grime).
Jon was voted Folk Singer of the Year at the 2010 Radio 2 Folk Awards.
Theatre work
2008 Hamlet: The Factory, The Globe 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
Jon also features on the following CDs:
- Sea Shanties (2002) (The Gift of Music) - also featuring John Spiers, Ian Giles and Graham Metcalfe.
18 Feb 2012 - 19 Feb 2012
Cheese & Grain, Frome
Belshazzar’s Feast,
Spiers & Boden,
Bella Hardy,
Jackie Oates,
Jim Causley,
Jim Moray,
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman
Steve Knightley, Spiers & Boden (Ceilidh and...
All Jon Boden gigs
Jon Boden discography
A Folk Song A Day - August
2010
A Folk Song A Day - July
2010
Has Been Cavalry
2009
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