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Mark "Boo" Hewerdine (born 14 February 1961) is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. His work includes lead singer and creative force behind
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, formed in the 1980s, and reformed in 1994, as well as solo recordings and work for film. He has also produced records by several artists, including a long association with
Eddi Reader Sadenia "Eddi" Reader MBE (born 29 August 1959) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, known for her work as frontwoman of Fairground Attraction and for an enduring solo career. She is the recipient of three BRIT Awards. In 2003, she showcased the wo ...
. He has been described as "one of Britain's most consistently accomplished songwriters".


Career


Early life and The Great Divide

Born Mark HewerdineAzerrad, Michael (1989)
From the Pages of the Bible
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'', January 1989, p. 19. Retrieved 30 December 2012 grew up in North London,Hoekstra, Dave (1996)
Boo Hewerdine's soulful folk is so good it's scary
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while still a child, and as a teenager formed the short-lived band Placebo Thing with a friend. He worked in the warehouse of Andy's Records in
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, where he was exposed to a wide range of music.Frame, Pete (1999) ''Pete Frame's Rockin' Around Britain: Rock'n'roll Landmarks of the UK and Ireland'', Omnibus Press, , p. 165 He joined The Great Divide in 1983, and the band were signed to Cambridge independent label Wimp Records by local entrepreneur David Gowar, and recorded and released their debut single "Who Broke the Love Bank" in 1982.Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , pp. 223–4 They were heard by Mike Scott of
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, who recommended them to
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, who bought out their contract with Wimp, and they subsequently cut three commercially unsuccessful singles on Ensign.


The Bible

In 1985 Hewerdine, working once again in a record shop in Cambridge (The Beat Goes On), formed The Bible with jazz drummer Tony Shepherd, later recruiting former Great Divide bandmate Kevin Flanagan.Ankeny, Jason
Boo Hewerdine Biography
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. Retrieved 30 December 2012Cobley, Mike (2008)
Chris Difford & Boo Hewerdine Set To Link Up @ Komedia
, ''The Brighton Magazine'', 27 March 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2012Schulps, Dave
The Bible/Boo Hewerdine & Darden Smith
, '' The Trouser Press Record Guide''. Retrieved 30 December 2012Buckley, Peter (2003) ''The Rough Guide to Rock'', Rough Guides, , pp. 88–89 Hornby, Nick (2003) ''31 Songs'', Penguin, They released an album of songs in 1986 through the independent
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label Backs Records called ''Walking The Ghost Back Home''. The Bible became a fairly successful independent band, with a cult following spread mostly through word of mouth and live performances. Two tracks from the first album, "Graceland" and "Mahalia" were released as singles, but failed to bring them commercial success. The album however was very well received by music pundits, and this brought the band to the attention of
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. Signing to Chrysalis at the end of 1986, "Graceland" was re-released as a single, and reached number 86 in the UK singles chart.Bible(Link redirected to OCC website)
, Chart Archive. Retrieved 30 December 2012 A new album, the
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-produced ''Eureka'' followed, but failed commercially. A new version of "Graceland" gave the band their biggest hit (number 51) in 1989. In 1990, Hewerdine decided to leave the group and pursue solo projects.


Solo

At around this time Hewerdine was introduced by a label A&R man to US "new
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, and this set him off in a new direction. Working together, he and Smith wrote the album ''Evidence'' in around nine days.Kot, Greg (1991) "Pop meets folk: Unlikely songwriting partnership opened new doors for Darden Smith", ''
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'', 21 March 1991, p. 8 (Tempo section) The album was released in 1989 to critical acclaim.Heavy Rotation
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''Evidence'' Review
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. Retrieved 30 December 2012 The two went on to tour together in 1996. Hewerdine also worked on new solo songs, largely based on his earlier traumatic experiences in London. Eventually these were distilled down to produce his debut solo album proper, ''Ignorance'', released in 1992. Invited by
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to play support promoting these songs, Hewerdine managed to find a new audience and ''Ignorance'' and a single from the album, "History", did relatively well commercially. As Hewerdine's star rose, he started to write for other artists, among them
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,
Clive Gregson Clive James Gregson (born 4 January 1955, Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, England) is an English singer/songwriter, musician and record producer. He has toured in bands, provided backup for well-known musicians, and written songs that have been cov ...
and
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. The Bible reformed in 1993 for a tour the following year and also released an EP of new material (''The Dreamlife EP'') and an album of b sides and extra's called ''Random Acts of Kindness''.Smith, Giles (1994)
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'', 23 December 1994. The band split again in December 1994 and a new album remained unreleased (the title was used for a later compilation), although songs from the album were re-recorded by Hewerdine on his John Wood-produced 1996 album ''Baptist Hospital'', which featured contributions from Eddi Reader and Richard Thompson.Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Indie & New Wave'', Virgin Books, , p. 43 ''Thanksgiving'' followed in 1999, which featured a guest appearance from
Martha Wainwright Martha Wainwright (born May 8, 1976) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She has released seven critically-acclaimed studio albums. Wainwright is the daughter of musicians Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III a ...
and was described by
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writer Rick Anderson as "sometimes very pretty in a Beatlesque way and sometimes moving", and ''Anon'' in 2002.Anderson, Rick
''Thanksgiving'' Review
,
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. Retrieved 30 December 2012Lake, Kirk (2009) ''There Will Be Rainbows: A Biography of Rufus Wainwright'', Orion Books, In 2001 Hewerdine was invited to act as 'songwriter in residence' at the
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's ''The Song's the Thing'' concert series in London, also performing at one of the concerts.Sexton, Paul (2001)
U.K. Body Insists 'The Song's the Thing'
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'', 29 September 2001, p. 42. Retrieved 30 December 2012 ''Harmonograph'' was released on MVine/ Red Grape Records in February 2006, a collection of his songs originally recorded by other artists such as Eddi Reader and Hepburn, recorded by Hewerdine for the first time, with accompaniment from another former member of The Bible, Neill MacColl."Boo Hewerdine ''Harmonograph''", ''Hi-Fi News'', volume 51, Issues 1–6, p. 105Coleman, Nick (2006)
Boo Hewerdine Harmonograph
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'', 8 January 2006. Gleeson, Sinead (2006)
Boo Hewerdine ''Harmonograph''
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'', 3 February 2006.} The ''Toy Box'' nos. 1 and 2 EPs were released in 2008.Nickson, Chris
''Toy Box no. 2'' Review
,
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Folk review: Boo Hewerdine, Toy Box No. 2
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'', 9 November 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2012 ''God Bless The Pretty Things'', was released in 2009. Recorded in
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, with a band including
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, Alan Kelly,
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, and
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, the album was described by the
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as "timeless songs for all seasons" and "an album of unusual class and sensitivity". ''
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'' gave the album a four-star review, calling it "exceptional, an album of superior Anglo-Saxon Americana".Album Review: Boo Hewerdine – God Bless The Pretty Things
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'', 8 November 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2012 In 2010 he appeared with
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Justin Currie Justin Robert Currie (born 11 December 1964) is a Scottish singer and songwriter best known as a founding member of the band Del Amitri. Career Del Amitri Justin Currie was born in Glasgow and established the band Del Amitri in the early 1980s ...
on
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programme '' Songwriters' Circle''.Hodgkinson, Will (2010)
Tonight's TV highlights
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'', 8 October 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2012


State of the Union

Hewerdine first performed with Cambridge-based American guitarist Brooks Williams in 2010 after adding him to the bill of his annual Christmas show in his home town of Ely at the last minute when guests
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were unable to attend due to weather conditions.Wood, Michael (2012)
Chance creates the perfect Union
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'', 23 November 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012 In 2011, Hewerdine teamed up with Williams to form the band State of the Union.State of the Union, Selby Town Hall, December 15
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'', 7 December 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012 Their plan was to record an album using vintage microphones and equipment live at Kyoti Studio with
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studio in just five days, although they completed the album in only a day and a half.Bruce, Keith (2012)
State of the Union, State of the Union (Reveal Records)
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'', 11 April 2012. They followed the album with the EP ''
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of the
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' song) was performed on ''
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'' in December 2012.Music on Marr: State of the Union
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, 9 December 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012 State of the Union played their first gig at the 2011 Ely Folk Festival, and played at the Celtic Connections festival in January 2012. The album was released in April 2012 on
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and was followed by a tour.


Film and television

Hewerdine was invited by
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to write music for the soundtrack of the 1997 ''
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'' of his book ''
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''.Groom, Chris (2005)
Boo is cleaning up in soap music
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'', 14 July 2005. Retrieved 30 December 2012 With Neill MacColl he also wrote music for the soundtrack of
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' '' Twenty Four Seven'' and David Evans' television film ''
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'', both also from 1997.Strong, M.C. & Griffith, Brendon (2008) ''Lights, Camera, Sound Tracks'', Canongate, , p. 878 He also had a track included in the soundtrack of
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's '' My First Mister'' (2001), and in 2003 his "Different God" was used in the film ''
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''. Hewerdine's song "Bell, Book and Candle" (from ''Thanksgiving'') has been used in several television dramas, including an award-winning death scene in ''
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''.Heslam, Mary (2008)
Boo Makes Audience Laugh and Cry
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'', 28 July 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2012 Coe, Gideon (2004)
Soundtrack of their lives
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'', 28 February 2004. Retrieved 31 December 2012


Production and writing work

Hewerdine collaborated over several years with
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, as producer, songwriter and guitarist in her band. His song "Patience of Angels", originally written for The Bible, was recorded by Reader for her self-titled 1994 album, which featured several Hewerdine compositions, and was a top 40 hit in the
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when released as a single.Patience of Angels
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's 1999 album '' Angels & Electricity'' and her 2003 album '' Sings the Songs of Robert Burns''.Eddi Reader ''Angels & Electricity''
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'', 26 April 1999, p. 37. Retrieved 30 December 2012 His other production work includes albums with
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,
Heidi Talbot Heidi Talbot (born 1980) is an Irish folk singer from Kill, County Kildare, Ireland. Talbot is a former singer of Irish-American musical group Cherish the Ladies. Early life and education Born in the rural village of Kill, County Kildare, Ire ...
, and Laurie Freelove.Boo Hewerdine
,
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Born Freelove
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Review/Pop; Drawing the Listener Into Dreamscapes
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Heidi Talbot, John McCusker and Boo Hewerdine
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'', 9 October 2009. He co-wrote and produced Chris Difford's 2008 album ''The Last Temptation of Chris''.Bray, Elisa (2007)
The 5-Minute Interview: Chris Difford, Musician
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'', 9 January 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2012 He has also written songs recorded by
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("Last Cigarette"),
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,
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, Marti Pellow,
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, Brian Kennedy,
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, Sarah Jane Morris,
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Awards and recognition

"Patience of Angels" brought a nomination for the
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for Hewerdine in 1995.Word Play and Music
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Discography

''For his releases with The Bible see The Bible (band)#Discography''


Albums

* ''Ignorance'' (1992),
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* ''Thanksgiving'' (1999), Compass * ''Anon'' (2002), Haven * ''Harmonograph'' (2005), MVine * ''God Bless the Pretty Things'' (2009), Navigator – reissued in 2012 by
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as a 2-CD set including both ''Toy Box'' EPs * ''Open'' (2015), Reveal * ''Swimming In Mercury ''(2017), Reveal * ''Before ''(2019), Reveal * ''Understudy ''(2022), Reveal ;with The Great Divide: * ''Money and Time'' (2007), Gott Discs ;with
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: * ''Evidence'' (1989),
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;with State of the Union: * ''State of the Union'' (2011) (with Brooks Williams), Reveal * ''Snake Oil'' (2012) (with Brooks Williams), Reveal * ''The Saltwell Sessions'' (2017) (with Brooks Williams), Reveal ;Compilations: * ''A Live One'' (2002), Madan * ''My Name In The Brackets (The Best Of Boo Hewerdine & The Bible)'' (2014), Reveal


EP's

* ''History'' (1992), Ensign * ''59 yds'' (1992), Ensign * ''Extras'' (2001), Shellshock * ''Ontario'' (2005), MVine * ''Toy Box No. 1'' (2008), Navigator * ''Toy Box No. 2'' (2008), Navigator * ''Born'' (2016), Reveal * ''A Letter To My Younger Self'' (2018), Reveal ;with State of the Union: * ''Rent'' (2012) (with Brooks Williams), Reveal ;with
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* ''Last Man Standing'' (2015), Reveal


Singles

* "World's End" (1995), Blanco y Negro * "
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" (1996), Blanco y Negro ;with The Great Divide: * "Who Broke The Love Bank" (1982), Wimp * "Whispered In Heaven" (1983), Ensign * "It's Got To Be Love" (1984), Blue Murder * "Money And Time" (1984), Ensign ;with
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: * "All I Want Is Everything" (1989), Ensign ;with
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: * "Wonderful Lie" (1993), Haven


Compilation appearances

* ''Rubber Folk: A Folk Tribute to the Beatles'' (2006), Gott Discs: "What Goes On" (Boo Hewerdine & Eddi Reader)


DVD

* ''Transatlantic Sessions 2'' (2011) – Various Artists DVD


References


External links

*
State of the Union official website
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