Hedonism (album) explained

Hedonism
Type:	studio
Artist:	Bellowhead
Cover:	Hedonism-bellowhead.jpg
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
Prev Title:	Matachin
Prev Year:	2008
Next Title:	Broadside
Next Year:	2012

Hedonism is the third album by Bellowhead, released on 4 October 2010.^[1] It was recorded in Abbey Road Studios and was produced by John Leckie.^[2] The band also developed a new ale named after the album. Some of the band members took part in the brewing process.^[3]

The album sold 60,000 copies, becoming the best-selling independent folk LP of all time.^[4]

Track listing

Bonus track (iTunes exclusive)

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: White. Chris. Bellowhead Hedonism Review. BBC. 6 January 2011. 21 September 2010.
2. Web site: Lewis. John. Bellowhead's Sam on recording at Abbey Road. BBC. 5 January 2011. 4 October 2010.
3. Web site: Smith. Casper Llewellyn. Bellowhead: 'We're a party band with serious intellectual pretensions'. The Observer. The Guardian. 2010-09-27. 2010-09-26.
4. Web site: BBC - Music - Review of Bellowhead - Broadside. BBC. 2012-10-30.