Bonny Light Horseman is an American folk band consisting of Anaïs Mitchell, Eric D. Johnson (Fruit Bats, The Shins), and Josh Kaufman (The National, Hiss Golden Messenger, Josh Ritter). They released their debut eponymous album in January 2020. Their second album, Rolling Golden Holy, came out in October 2022. Their latest release, Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free, was released in June 2024.
Background
The band first came together at the Eaux Claires festival in 2018 when invited by the festival's co-founders Justin Vernon (of Bon Iver) and Aaron Dessner (of The National). From the early sessions for this performance, the trio decided to form the band in a more official capacity. Their self-titled debut album was released on January 25, 2020. The album contains a mixture of traditional British folk songs and original material. It was subsequently nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album.
In 2021 the band was inter alia part of the Newport Folk Festival in July. They also received the Libera Awards Best Americana Record 2021 for their self-named album by A2IM (the American Association of Independent Music).
In December 2021, the band announced in Uncut magazine that their second album would be coming in 2022. Mitchell described it as having "a little more of an American feeling on this album". The album was met with similar reviews as to their debut, but American Songwriter noted that this album had a bit more pop in its orientation.
Discography Studio albums + List of albums, with selected information Title Album details Peak chart positions USSalesPeak positions: Bonny Light Horseman: Rolling Golden Holy: SCOPeak positions: Bonny Light Horseman: Rolling Golden Holy: UKAmer.Peak positions: Bonny Light Horseman: Rolling Golden Holy: UKDLPeak positions: Bonny Light Horseman: Rolling Golden Holy: UKIndiePeak positions: Bonny Light Horseman: Rolling Golden Holy: Bonny Light HorsemanReleased: January 24, 2020 Label: 37d03d Formats: LP, CD, digital download, streaming 92 59 1 70 18Rolling Golden HolyReleased: October 7, 2022 Label: 37d03d Formats: LP, CD, digital download, streaming 83 27 3 34 12 Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free Released: June 7, 2024 Label: Jagjaguwar Formats: LP, CD, digital download, streaming 101 36 10 45 9
Singles Title Year Album "Bonny Light Horseman" 2019 Bonny Light Horseman "Deep in Love" "Jane Jane" "The Roving"2020 "Bright Morning Stars" "Green Rocky Road / Greenland Fishery" rowspan=3 "Buzzin' Fly" "Clementine""California"2022Rolling Golden Holy"Summer Dream""Exile""Sweetbread""Someone to Weep for Me" "Once on Another Day" 2023 "When I Was Younger" 2024 Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free "I Know You Know"
Music videos YearTitleDirectorAlbum 2024 "I Know You Know" Kimberly Stuckwisch Keep Me On Your Mind / See You Free
Awards and nominations +YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResultRef2021Libera AwardsLibera Award for Best Americana RecordBonny Light HorsemanBest Breakthrough ArtistBonny Light HorsemanGrammy AwardsBest Folk AlbumBonny Light HorsemanBest American Roots Performance"Deep In Love"2025Libera AwardsFolk RecordKeep Me On Your Mind/See You Free
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