Broadside (album)

Broadside is the fourth full album by Bellowhead, released on 15 October 2012.

Broadside
Studio album by
Bellowhead
Released15 October 2012
Recorded2012 at Rockfield Studios
GenreEnglish folk, folk jazz, British folk rock
Length46:55
LabelNavigator Records
ProducerJohn Leckie
Bellowhead chronology
Hedonism
(2010)		 Broadside
(2012)		 Revival
(2014)
Singles from Broadside
  1. "10,000 Miles Away"
    Released: 23 September 2012
  2. "Roll The Woodpile Down"
    Released: 2 February 2013
  3. "Betsy Baker"
    Released: 15 July 2013
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Contactmusic.comExtremely favorable
BBCGenerally favourable
The Guardian
musicOMH
The Observer
Songlines

The album was recorded over several weeks at Rockfield Studios in March 2012. Initially around 25 tracks were arranged for the album, of these 14 tracks were recorded (all of which became commercially available). Like their previous album, Hedonism, it was produced by John Leckie.

All of the tracks, bar one, on Broadside are traditional folk songs, many being written several hundred years ago; they have all been given a new arrangement by the band. The album title refers both to the nautical meaning of firepower and to broadside ballads, an early form of printed song.

The album entered the UK official album charts at number 16, unprecedented for an independently released folk album. It also went to number 1 in the UK independent album charts.

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