Date(s): 13th March 2010

Time: 19:00

Venue: Sheffield University Union, Fusion

Described by The Guardian as "the finest instrumental duo on the traditional scene" and twice winners of the BBC Radio 2 folk award for Best Duo, Spiers and Boden have made the genre of spontaneous, punky English folk very much their own stomping ground.

Their fifth album, Vagabond, was released on Navigator May 26th 2008. The eleven tracks on the album focus on the role of the itinerant and outsider, a theme prominent in traditional material, from ‘Robin Hood' to the ‘Beggar Boy'.

They are currently Artist in Residence at London's Southbank as part of Bellowhead, an appointment which has led to a series of performances on The Southbank including a sold out show by Bellowhead to over 1,000
people in the Royal Festival Hall Ballroom in December 2007.

"Anyone who needs convincing that the current folk revival is becoming
as intriguing, varied and experimental as it was back in the 1960s
should check out the remarkable career of John Spiers and Jon Boden. In
just a few years, they have established themselves as the finest
instrumental duo on the traditional scene, and the contemporary
equivalent of Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick...." - The Guardian.

www.myspace.com/spiersandboden
www.spiersandboden.com

How Much?: 12 pounds advanced or 8 pounds ith NUS card.

Telephone: 0114 222 8777

Website: Sheffield Union