Jon Boden in one of the logos
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Genre | Folk Music |
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Language | English |
Updates | Daily |
Original release | 24 June 2010 – present |
Website | www.afolksongaday.com |
A Folk Song a Day is a project by the English folk singer and musician and Bellowhead memberJon Boden where he recorded and released a folk song each day for one year. The project 'ended' on 24 June 2011, the podcast continues to release the same song it did on that same day in 2010.
The project started on 24 June 2010. The project has resulted in 12 digital albums (one for each month). Boden hopes that it will promote social singing and be a resource for those looking for inspiration.
The songs can be bought in the form of digital download from Amazon or from iTunes. The project reached number one in the iTunes music podcast in its first week.
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.
Other similar projects include Fifty-Two Folk Songs and a A Liverpool Folk Song a Week