Hedonism (album)

Hedonism
Hedonism
Studio album by Bellowhead
Released	4 October 2010
Recorded	2010 at Abbey Road Studios, London
Genre	English folk, folk jazz, British folk rock
Length	48:46
Label	Navigator Records
Bellowhead chronology

Professional ratings
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Uncut	^[1]

Hedonism is the third album by Bellowhead, released on 4 October 2010.^[2] It was recorded in Abbey Road Studios and was produced by John Leckie.^[3] The band also developed a new ale named after the album. Some of the band members took part in the brewing process.^[4]

The album sold 60,000 copies, becoming the best-selling independent folk LP of all time.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"New York Girls"	Trad arr. Boden & Spiers	4:32
2.	"A-Begging I Will Go"	Trad arr. Boden	4:29
3.	"Cross-Eyed and Chinless"	Trad arr. Flood	3:51
4.	"Broomfield Hill"	Trad arr. Boden	5:29
5.	"The Hand Weaver and the Factory Maid"	Trad arr. Flood	4:42
6.	"Captain Wedderburn"	Trad arr. Boden	6:01
7.	"Amsterdam" (Jacques Brel cover)	Jacques Brel / Translation by Mort Shuman / arr. Kelly	4:12
8.	"Cold Blows the Wind"	Trad arr. Flood	4:19
9.	"Parson's Farewell"	Sam Sweeney / Trad arr. Sweeney & Kelly	4:10
10.	"Little Sally Racket"	Trad arr. Boden	3:13
11.	"Yarmouth Town"	Trad arr. Boden	3:50
Total length:			48:46

Bonus track (iTunes exclusive)

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Two Magicians"	3:44

Personnel

Jon Boden – lead vocals, fiddle, saw
Benji Kirkpatrick – guitar, bouzouki, mandolin
John Spiers – melodeon, Anglo-concertina
Andy Mellon – trumpet
Justin Thurgur – trombone
Brendan Kelly – saxophone, bass clarinet
Ed Neuhauser – Helicon, Tuba
Pete Flood – percussion
Rachael McShane – cello, fiddle, backing vocals
Paul Sartin – fiddle, oboe
Sam Sweeney – fiddle, pipes

References

^ Williamson, Nigel (November 2010). "Bellowhead: Hedonism". Uncut. No. 162. p. 83.
^ White, Chris (21 September 2010). "Bellowhead Hedonism Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
^ Lewis, John (4 October 2010). "Bellowhead's Sam on recording at Abbey Road". BBC. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
^ Smith, Casper Llewellyn (26 September 2010). "Bellowhead: 'We're a party band with serious intellectual pretensions'". The Observer. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
^ "Music – Review of Bellowhead – Broadside". BBC. Retrieved 30 October 2012.

[1] Williamson, Nigel (November 2010). "Bellowhead: Hedonism". Uncut. No. 162. p. 83.

[2] White, Chris (21 September 2010). "Bellowhead Hedonism Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 6 January 2011.

[3] Lewis, John (4 October 2010). "Bellowhead's Sam on recording at Abbey Road". BBC. Retrieved 5 January 2011.

[observer-4] Smith, Casper Llewellyn (26 September 2010). "Bellowhead: 'We're a party band with serious intellectual pretensions'". The Observer. Retrieved 27 September 2010.

[5] "Music – Review of Bellowhead – Broadside". BBC. Retrieved 30 October 2012.

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Jon Boden John Spiers Benji Kirkpatrick Paul Sartin Rachel McShane Sam Sweeney Pete Flood Andy Mellon Justin Thurgur Brendan Kelly Ed Neuhauser Giles Lewin Gideon Juckes
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