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Bonny Light Horseman (band) Members
Bonny Light Horseman may refer to: *Bonny Light Horseman (song), "Bonny Light Horseman" (song), a traditional folk song *Bonny Light Horseman (band), an American folk supergroup formed in 2019 **Bonny Light Horseman (album), ''Bonny Light Horseman'' (album), the 2020 debut album by the band See also *''My Bonny Light Horseman'', a 2008 novel by L. A. Meyer {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonny Light Horseman (song)
"Bonny Light Horseman" (Roud 1185), also known as "Broken Hearted I Will Wander", is a folk song. The singer's romantic interest was killed while fighting against Napoleon in the Peninsular War. It has been recorded by musicians including Nic Jones, Planxty, Lal and Norma Waterson, Rebecca Fox, Todd Menton, Oisin, Eliza Carthy, James Keelaghan and Nancy Kerr Nancy Kerr (born 1975) is an English folk musician and songwriter, specialising in the fiddle and singing. She is a Principal Lecturer in Folk Music at Leeds Conservatoire and Newcastle University. She was the 2015 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards "Folk .... References {{reflist Peninsular War Napoleonic Wars in popular culture English folk songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonny Light Horseman (band)
Bonny Light Horseman is an American folk band consisting of Anaïs Mitchell, Eric D. Johnson (Fruit Bats, The Shins), and Josh Kaufman ( The National, Hiss Golden Messenger, Josh Ritter). They released their debut eponymous album in January 2020. Their second album, ''Rolling Golden Holy'', came out in October 2022. Background The band first came together at the Eaux Claires festival in 2018 when invited by the festival's co-founders Justin Vernon (of Bon Iver) and Aaron Dessner (of The National). From the early sessions for this performance, the trio decided to form the band in a more official capacity. Their self-titled debut album was released on January 25, 2020. The album contains a mixture of traditional British folk songs and original material. It was subsequently nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album. In 2021 the band was inter alia part of the Newport Folk Festival in July. They also received the Libera Awards ''Best Americana Record'' 2021 for their se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonny Light Horseman (album)
''Bonny Light Horseman'' is the debut album by American folk supergroup Bonny Light Horseman, released on January 24, 2020. Recording began at the site of the defunct Rundfunk der DDR and concluded in January 2019 at Dreamland Recording Studios near Woodstock, New York. Upon release, the album was met with mostly positive reviews, and debuted at 92 on ''Billboard'''s Top Album Sales chart. The album's title track reprises a Napoleonic Wars-era English lament. Eric D. Johnson joined singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and multi-instrumentalist Josh Kaufman to form Bonny Light Horseman after learning they were reworking folk songs. Mitchell had previously researched Greek mythology for her Broadway musical Hadestown and solo album of the same name. Before recording the album, the group made their live debut at the 2018 edition of Eaux Claires music festival. Festival founders Aaron Dessner (guitar) and Justin Vernon (vocals) feature on ''Bonny Light Horseman'' and distributed the al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |