BiL 26 year graphic

Rock’n’reel... Punk-folk....
Country music from many countries...
 
BiL play fiddle, guitars, bass & percussion
with loads of power and emotion.


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Silver is available direct from Omnium, and on Boiled In Lead - Silver

  • “MOLTEN PLATTER OF THE WEEK: ...their coolest album yet. ...if you’ve never heard BIL before, then you owe it to yourself to get righteously enlightened because they’re the solid gold standard.” — Jeffrey Morgan, Metro Times, Detroit
  • “Boiled in Lead keys into the most powerful elements of all the genres the band pulls from, finding a hypnotic common denominator in ancient Irish drones and rock rhythms, a similar energy source behind electric guitar solos and the shrill piping of penny whistles.” — Express Milwaukee
  • “Boiled in Lead’s return is to be greeted with huge applause, mass cheering and flag-waving in berserk fashion.” — fRoots, issue 300
  • “...this is traditional music brought to the boil. Silver may not be for the purists but it’s one of the best things you’ll hear this year. Trust me on this.” — Dai Jeffries, Rock’n’Reel (UK)
  • (Silver) “...smashes genres, hits the most primal nerves, and — even in its acoustic moments — shakes your bones.” — Bill Snyder, Mpls-St.Paul magazine, March 2008
  • BiL Interview on Celtophilia
  • Top Ten podcast on Celt in A Twist



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live lead
acoustic...

Silver Carp on TPT’s Almanac June 2008 		...electric

The Rushes Green live at First Avenue
March 2006

BiL video from 1992 has recently surfaced on TPT's Minnesota Music Vault
also see a higher-quality version of Silver Carp there.
>>> BiL and related video on YouTube

profile

Boiled In Lead is:BiL in 2009

  • Marc Anderson drums and percussion
  • Dean Magraw guitar
  • Todd Menton vocals, guitar, mandolin, bodhran, whistle
  • Drew Miller bass guitar, dulcimer
  • David Stenshoel fiddle

For over 26 years, BiL have been innovators in bringing “folk music” kicking and screaming to rock audiences (and rock music to screaming folk audiences!) BiL's many instrumental dance tunes incorporate global influences, rhythms, and melodies that are guaranteed to keep the feet moving. Original songs stick in the mind long after the music is over.

The players improvise freely yet stay in sync, playing a vital mix of original and traditional material. The group and the individual musicians have won over 20 Minnesota Music Awards, and toured throughout the US and in Europe. With the return of original lead singer Todd Menton and the addition of world-travelling eclectic instrumentalists Dean Magraw and Marc Anderson, the highly-identifiable BiL sound surges foward. Enthusiastic, powerful, technically brilliant, playing a wealth of instruments, electric and acoustic, Boiled In Lead routinely blows away labels and enchants audiences.

recordings
Silver Alloy Complete (3CD) Alloy Songs From The Gypsy Antler Dance Orb From The Ladle To The Grave Old Lead
 

what they’re saying
  • “...a band that rightly deserves to be heard nationally and internationally.” — Global Rhythm, (2008)
  • “...a legendary figure in the field of American folk rock thanks to its unconventional approach.” — World Music Central
  • “...a smoking, surprising, commanding combo... Nobody roars, does a jig or a Balkan boogie quite like Boiled in Lead.” — Minneapolis StarTribune (1998)
  • “...a hard-driving blend of Irish folk, punk rock, and world music...an explosive show...” — The Onion (2005)
  • “...one of the most innovative world beat bands...”
    — National Public Radio
  • “...the most important folk-rock band to appear since the 1970s... required listening...” — MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide (1998)
  • “...the prime purveyor of a style of Celtic music infused with punk-rock attitude, developing over the years with a hard-driving swirl that combined Irish folk with heavy rock and elements of styles from all over the world. ...one of the best bands Minnesota's ever produced. (When they play) all-acoustic, ...don't be fooled into thinking that means ‘quiet’ — even without amplification, Boiled In Lead can summon up furious punk-folk energy.” — The Onion (2004)

related projects

Marc Anderson

Dean Magraw

Todd Menton

Drew Miller

David Stenshoel

leadheads

Leadheads is the BiL fan discussion list.

You can also get info once-a-month announcing all BiL concerts (as well as new releases and tour dates for Omnium and NorthSide artists) at HearfulNews, powered by Google Groups

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links

contact

Boiled In Lead
Postbox 7514
Minneapolis, MN 55407 USA
phone [612] 481-2320
info at boiledinlead dot com

Represented by New Folk Booking.

Omnium
© 1983-2009 Boiled In Lead and DeSelby Productions, Inc.