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A Folk Song A Day
Boden in one of the logos
Presentation
GenreFolk music, Music podcast
LanguageEnglish
UpdatesDaily
Production
No. of episodes67 Edit this on Wikidata
Publication
Original release24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) –
24 June 2011 (2011-06-24)
Related
Websitehttps://www.afolksongaday.com/ Edit this on Wikidata

A Folk Song a Day was a project by the English folk singer and musician and Bellowhead member[1] Jon Boden where he recorded and released a folk song each day for one year.[2] The project ended on 24 June 2011.

About

The project started on 24 June 2010.[3] It has resulted in 12 digital albums (one for each month).[4] Boden hopes that it will promote social singing and be a resource for those looking for inspiration.[5]

The songs can be bought in the form of digital download from Amazon or from iTunes.[6] The project reached number one in the iTunes music podcast in its first week.[7]

The songs

A Folk Song A Day 1: July 2010
A Folk Song A Day 2: August 2010
A Folk Song A Day 3: September 2010
A Folk Song A Day 4: October 2010
A Folk Song A Day 5: November 2010
A Folk Song A Day 6: December 2010
A Folk Song A Day 7: January 2011
A Folk Song A Day 8: February 2011
A Folk Song A Day 9: March 2011
A Folk Song A Day 10: April 2011
A Folk Song A Day 11: May 2011
A Folk Song A Day 12: June 2011

In popular culture

Jon Boden's A Folk Song A Day has inspired other spinoffs, most notably the Australian Folk Song A Day project featuring 367 folk renditions on a daily basis between 26 January 2011 and 26 January 2012 by John Thompson.[8]

Other similar projects include Fifty-Two Folk Songs,[9] Oli Steadman’s 365 Days Of Folk,[10] and a A Liverpool Folk Song a Week.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bellowhead: 'We're a party band with serious intellectual pretensions'". The Guardian. September 25, 2010. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "StackPath". www.folkradio.co.uk. 31 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
  3. ^ "Jon Boden announces "A Folk Song A Day"". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  4. ^ "Jon Boden's A Folk Song a Day – review". The Guardian. June 27, 2011. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "A Song A Day website - About section". Archived from the original on June 13, 2011.
  6. ^ "A Folk Song A Day on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. 23 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  7. ^ "Alan Bearman Music". Archived from the original on 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
  8. ^ "An Australian Folk Song A Day". www.ozfolksongaday.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  9. ^ "Fifty-Two Folk Songs". Fifty-Two Folk Songs. Archived from the original on 2021-11-26. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  10. ^ "365 Days Of Folk". 365 Days Of Folk. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  11. ^ "A Liverpool Folk Song a Week". aliverpoolfolksongaweek.blogspot.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2022-05-17.

External links

External podcast links (?)
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