Jon Boden
Leader of the band Bellowhead and member of the duo Spiers & Boden, British
musician Jon Boden went on to pursue his own career. Born Jonathan James Boden
on March 17, 1977, he grew up in Winchester (Hampshire) and studied medieval
music at university, before gaining a Master's degree in composition at the
London College of Music. In 1999, he met accordionist John Spiers, with whom he
formed the duo Spiers & Boden. While he continued to perform and record with
this duo, in 2001 Jon Boden met guitarist and singer Eliza Carthy, and became
her accompanist in her band Ratcatchers. In...
