As we recently revealed, Jon Boden is all set to explore a more simple, pared down sound to that we have been used to hearing via the exuberant sound of Bellowhead. Whilst Jon is making a return to a solo career, it’s very easy to forget how ambitious and original his 2006 solo debut album Painted Lady was.
In the intervening years we’ve become accustomed to hearing diverse and more unusual instrumentation from folk artists. But the inclusion of a drum machine and Moog synthesiser, alongside a more traditional, but no less dazzling, array of instruments was a daring move at the time. It was one that definitely paid off which makes the decision to re-issue Painted Lady on its 10th Anniversary, via Navigator Records (September 30th) a welcome one. It’s an album that many are probably unfamiliar with and if we are to enjoy what’s to come from Jon Boden then this should really be in your collection. If it is already, then you may well be tempted by the previously unavailable bonus tracks included on this release.
If you pre-order the album via ProperMusic you also get a Ltd Signed A5 Art-Card and and an instant grat MP3 download; namely this wonderful live recording of Roll Alabama which we have the pleasure in premiering here on FRUK today.
Jon shared this about the song:
“Roll Alabama was one of my favourite tracks from the last Bellowhead album. I’ve sung it for years in various different forms, in fact it was the first song I ever “fiddle-sang” in public many, many years ago. The Bellowhead arrangement actually started off as a guitar arrangement, very similar to this version. John Spiers and I were playing near Liverpool and were looking for a song of local interest to do that night. I started messing about with the song whilst sound-checking the guitar and discovered it worked well in 7:4 time. I decided soon after it would make a great Bellowhead arrangement so I haven’t played it much on the guitar since, but I’m really enjoying going back to it now.”
Painted Lady is released 30th September via Navigator Records
Tracklisting
01 Get a Little Something
02 Blue Dress
03 Josephine
04 Pocketful of Mud
05 Drunken Princess
06 Lemany
07 Win Some Lose Some Sally
08 True Love
09 Ophelia
10 Broken Things
11 Painted Lady
12 Drinking the Night Away
13 All Hang Down (Bonus Track)
14 Old Brown’s Daughter (Bonus Track)
15 I Want to Dance with Somebody (Bonus Track)
Pre-Order (with Ltd Signed A5 Art-Card + MP3 Track) via:
Also available via: Amazon | iTunes
Jon Boden – Solo & Festival Performances – Summer 2016
Tues 26th July – The Greystones, Sheffield
Wed 27th July – The Greystones, Sheffield
Thurs 28th July – Cambridge Folk Festival
Mon 1st August – Snape Proms, Aldeburgh
Thurs 4th August – Sidmouth FolkWeek
Jon Boden – November 2016 Tour
Mon 7th The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil
Tues 8th Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
Wed 9th The Stables, Milton Keynes
Thurs 10th O2 Academy, Oxford
Fri 11th Union Chapel, London
Sat 12th Revelation St. Mary’s Church, Ashford
Sun 13th Colston Hall, Bristol
Mon 14th The Met, Bury, Greater Manchester
Tues 15th The Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal
Weds 16th Gala Theatre, Durham
Thurs 17th Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury
Fri 18th Victoria Hall, Saltaire, W. Yorks
Sat 19th South Holland Centre, Spalding
Sun 20th The Apex, Bury St Edmunds
You can find more details here: www.navigatorrecords.co.uk/2016/06/new-release-jon-boden-painted-lady-10th-anniversary-re-issue/