John Spiers
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| Intro | Musician | |
| Places | United Kingdom | |
| is | Musician | |
| Work field | Music | |
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| Birth | Birmingham |
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Biography
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. 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