John Spiers
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| John Spiers | |
|---|---|
 John Spiers at Towersey Village Festival 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | John Spiers |
| Born |
1975 Birmingham |
| Genres | Folk Music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Associated acts | Spiers and Boden, Bellowhead |
| Notable instruments | |
| melodeon, concertina | |
John Spiers (born 1975) is an English melodeon, concertina and bandoneon player.
Career
He plays with the duo Spiers and Boden and the band Bellowhead, and used to be a part of Eliza Carthy's old band The Ratcatchers.
Personal life
He was born in Birmingham. His father is a Morris dancer. He attended John Mason School in Abingdon, and then went on to study genetics at King's College, Cambridge.[1] As a child he learned the organ and piano and when he was a university student he began to play the piano accordion and melodeon. After spending some time busking he started a new career selling melodeons.
He and his partner have a son and a daughter.
Other publications
- The John Spiers Tunebook (2002) – 32 tunes with chords
References
- ↑ Hodgkinson, Will (19 September 2008). "Folk has a new sex appeal". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
External links
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