Broadside (album)
2012 studio album by Bellowhead
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Broadside is the fourth full album by Bellowhead, released on 15 October 2012.[7]
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| Released | 15 October 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 at Rockfield Studios | |||
| Genre | English folk, folk jazz, British folk rock | |||
| Length | 46:55 | |||
| Label | Navigator Records | |||
| Producer | John Leckie | |||
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| Singles from Broadside | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Contactmusic.com | Extremely favorable[1] |
| BBC | Generally favourable[2] |
| The Guardian |   [3] |
| musicOMH | [4] |
| The Observer | [5] |
| Songlines | [6] |
The album was recorded over several weeks at Rockfield Studios in March 2012.[8] Initially around 25 tracks were arranged for the album,[9] of these 14 tracks were recorded (all of which became commercially available).[10] Like their previous album, Hedonism, it was produced by John Leckie.[11]
All of the tracks, bar one, on Broadside are traditional folk songs, many being written several hundred years ago; they have all been given a new arrangement by the band.[12] The album title refers both to the nautical meaning of firepower and to broadside ballads, an early form of printed song.[13]
The album entered the UK official album charts at number 16,[14] unprecedented for an independently released folk album. It also went to number 1 in the UK independent album charts.[15]
Singles
The track, "10,000 Miles Away", was released as the lead single in late September and was playlisted on BBC Radio 2 for several weeks in October. In January, the album's second single "Roll the Woodpile Down" (Radio Edit), was also playlisted on the 'A list' for BBC Radio 2, receiving significant airplay. This radio edit was mixed by Pete Craigie (Pet Shop Boys).[16]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Byker Hill" | Trad/arr Boden | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Old Dun Cow" | Harry Wincott/arr Boden | 4:37 |
| 3. | "Roll The Woodpile Down" | Trad/arr Boden | 3:03 |
| 4. | "10,000 Miles Away" | Trad/arr Boden | 3:12 |
| 5. | "Betsy Baker" | Trad/arr Flood | 4:23 |
| 6. | "Black Beetle Pies" | Trad/arr Flood | 4:09 |
| 7. | "Thousands Or More" | Trad/arr Flood | 4:28 |
| 8. | "The Dockside Rant/Sailing with the Tide" | Boden/arr Boden | 3:20 |
| 9. | "The Wife of Usher's Well" | Trad/arr Flood | 3:40 |
| 10. | "What's The Life of a Man (Any More Than A Leaf?)" | Trad/arr Flood | 4:15 |
| 11. | "Lillibulero" (Tune and chorus of Lillibullero with main lyrics from The Farmer's Curst Wife) | Trad/arr Boden | 3:07 |
| 12. | "Go My Way" (Lyrics a mix of the songs 'Won't You Go My Way' and 'Saucy Sailor') | Trad/arr Boden | 4:53 |
| Total length: | 46:55 | ||
Bonus tracks
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Jolly Bold Robber" | Trad/arr Thurgur | 4:14 |
| 14. | "Wind & Rain" | Trad/arr Sartin | 3:35 |
Both bonus tracks appear on the iTunes 'bonus track edition'. "Wind & Rain" also appears on the single 10,000 Miles Away.
Personnel
- Jon Boden – lead vocals, fiddle
- Benji Kirkpatrick – guitars, bouzouki, mandolin, banjo, vocals
- John Spiers – melodeon, Anglo-concertina, Claviola, vocals
- Andy Mellon – trumpet, vocals
- Justin Thurgur – trombone, vocals
- Brendan Kelly – saxophone, bass clarinet, vocals
- Ed Neuhauser – Helicon, Tuba, vocals
- Pete Flood – percussion, vocals
- Rachael McShane – cello, fiddle, vocals
- Paul Sartin – fiddle, oboe, vocals
- Sam Sweeney – fiddle, English bagpipes, vocals