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A Folk Song A Day | |
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Presentation | |
Genre | Folk music, Music podcast |
Language | English |
Updates | Daily |
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No. of episodes | 67 |
Publication | |
Original release | 24 June 2010 – 24 June 2011 |
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Website | https://www.afolksongaday.com/ |
A Folk Song a Day was a project by the English folk singer and musician and Bellowhead member [1] Jon Boden where he recorded and released a folk song each day for one year. [2] The project ended on 24 June 2011.
The project started on 24 June 2010. [3] It has resulted in 12 digital albums (one for each month). [4] Boden hopes that it will promote social singing and be a resource for those looking for inspiration. [5]
The songs can be bought in the form of digital download from Amazon or from iTunes. [6] The project reached number one in the iTunes music podcast in its first week. [7]
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. [8]
Other similar projects include Fifty-Two Folk Songs, [9] Oli Steadman's 365 Days Of Folk, [10] and a A Liverpool Folk Song a Week. [11]
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