Boiled in Lead

{{short description|Folk-punk/worldbeat band from Minneapolis}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox musical artist | image = | caption = | image_size = | origin = Minneapolis, Minnesota, {{nowrap|United States}} | genre = Folk punk, worldbeat, folk rock, alternative rock, Celtic rock, Celtic punk, Gypsy punk | years_active = 1983–present | label = The Crack, Atomic Theory, Omnium | associated_acts = 3 Mustaphas 3, Cats Laughing, Steven Brust,<ref name="allmusic" /> Felonious Bosch,<ref name="allmusicbosch">{{AllMusic | label = Felonious Bosch| class= artist| id= felonious-bosch-mn0000718012| tab= biography| first= Chris| last= Nickson| accessdate= June 30, 2016}}</ref> Todd Menton,<ref name="allmusicmenton">{{AllMusic | label = Todd Menton| class= artist| id= todd-menton-mn0000602529| tab= discography| accessdate= June 30, 2016}}</ref> Robin Adnan Anders,<ref name="allmusicanders">{{AllMusic | label = Robin Adnan Anders| class= artist| id= robin-adnan-anders-mn0000296063| tab= biography| first= John| last= Bush| accessdate= June 30, 2016}}</ref> Darbuki Kings,<ref name="allmusicdarbuki">{{AllMusic | label = Darbuki Kings| class= artist| id= the-darbuki-kings-mn0001552073| tab= discography| accessdate= June 30, 2016}}</ref> Marc Anderson<ref name="allmusicanderson">{{AllMusic | label = Marc Anderson| class= artist| id= marc-anderson-mn0000675595| tab= discography| accessdate= June 30, 2016}}</ref> | website = [http://www.boiledinlead.com/ www.boiledinlead.com] | current_members = *Drew Miller *Todd Menton *Mo Engel *Haley Olson | past_members = Robin Adnan Anders Marc Anderson Michael Bissonnette Jane Dauphin Brian Fox Mitch Griffin Josef Kessler Laura MacKenzie Dean Magraw Michael Ravaz Adam Stemple David Stenshoel<ref name="allmusic" /><ref name="greenman" /><ref name="guinness" /><ref name="folkroots1989" /> }}

'''Boiled in Lead''' is a folk-punk/worldbeat band based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and founded in 1983. Tim Walters of ''MusicHound Folk'' called the group "the most important folk-rock band to appear since the 1970s."<ref name="MusicHound">{{Cite book |last1=Walters |first1=Neal |title=MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide |last2=Mansfield |first2=Brian |last3=Walters |first3=Tim |publisher=Visible Ink Press |year=1998 |isbn=1-57859-037-X |pages=75 |author-link2=Brian Mansfield}}</ref> Influential record producer and musician Steve Albini called the band's self-titled first album "the most impressive debut record from a rock band I've heard all year."<ref name="matter">{{Citation |last=Albini |first=Steve |title=Boiled in Lead LP Boiled in Lead (The Crack) |date=September 1985 |work=Matter |author-link=Steve Albini}}</ref> Their style, sometimes called "rock 'n' reel,"<ref name="allmusic" /> is heavily influenced by both traditional folk music and punk rock, and has drawn them praise as one of the few American bands of the 1980s and 1990s to expand on Fairport Convention's rocked-up take on traditional folk.<ref name="roughguide">{{Cite book |last=Unterberger |first=Richie |url=https://archive.org/details/musicusaroughgui0000unte/page/326 |title=Music USA: The Rough Guide |date=1999 |publisher=Rough Guides |isbn=1-85828-421-X |location=London |pages=[https://archive.org/details/musicusaroughgui0000unte/page/326 326]}}</ref><ref name="chicagotribune1991">{{Citation |last=Heim |first=Chris |title=Boiled in Lead: Orb (Atomic Theory/Flying Fish) |date=February 21, 1991 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1991/02/21/boiled-in-leadorb-atomic-theoryflying-fish-starstar/ |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=June 9, 2015}}</ref> ''Folk Roots'' magazine noted that Boiled in Lead's "folk-punk" approach synthesized the idealistic and archival approach of 1960s folk music with the burgeoning American alternative-rock scene of the early 1980s typified by Hüsker Dü and R.E.M.<ref name="folkroots1989">{{Citation |last=Jones |first=Simon |title=On the Boil: Simon Jones Investigates Boiled in Lead |date=March 1989 |work=Folk Roots |issue=69 |pages=20–22 |place=London |publisher=Southern Rag Ltd.}}</ref> The band also incorporates a plethora of international musical traditions, including Russian, Turkish, Bulgarian, Scottish, Vietnamese, Hungarian, African, klezmer, and Romani music.<ref name="allmusic">{{AllMusic | label = Boiled in Lead| class= artist| id= boiled-in-lead-mn0000081713| tab= biography| first= Steven| last= McDonald| accessdate= June 2, 2015}}</ref><ref name="greenman">{{Cite web |last=Lipsig |first=Chuck |date=January 17, 2011 |title=Boiled in Lead: The Not Quite Complete Recordings |url=http://greenmanreview.com/cds/boiled-in-lead-the-not-quite-complete-recordings/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121223658/http://greenmanreview.com/cds/boiled-in-lead-the-not-quite-complete-recordings/ |archive-date=January 21, 2011 |access-date=April 26, 2015 |website=Green Man Review}}</ref><ref name="guinness">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Boiled in Lead |encyclopedia=The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music |publisher=Guinness Publishing |location=Middlesex, England |date=1995 |editor-last=Larkin |editor-first=Colin |volume=5 |pages=727–728}}</ref><ref name="chicagotribune1989">{{Citation |last=Heim |first=Chris |title=From the Ladle to the Grave (Atomic Theory) |date=July 6, 1989 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1989/07/06/boiled-in-leadfrom-the-ladle-to-the/ |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=April 23, 2015}}</ref>

Boiled in Lead has been hailed as a pioneering bridge between American rock and international music,<ref name="allmusic" /> and a precursor to Gogol Bordello and other gypsy-punk bands.<ref name="FolkWorld49">{{Cite magazine |last=Hintz |first=David |date=November 2012 |title=Gasmac Gilmore "Dead Donkey" |url=http://www.folkworld.eu/49/e/cds5.html#gasm |magazine=FolkWorld |issue=49}}</ref> Noting Boiled in Lead's ability to evolve its sound and include a huge diversity of ethnic music into its main blend of folk and punk, British music website The Midlands wrote that "they’re the natural successors to Fairport Convention and have a legacy that will echo throughout the years."<ref name="Midlands2026">{{cite web |url= https://themidlandsrocks.co.uk/boiled-in-lead-king-of-the-dogwoods/ |title= Boiled In Lead – King Of The Dogwoods |last= |first= |date= March 18, 2026 |website= Midlands Rocks |publisher= |access-date=2026-03-20}}</ref> While most heavily active in the 1980s and 1990s, the group is still performing today, including annual St. Patrick's Day concerts in Minneapolis.<ref name="allmusic" /><ref name="globalrhythm2008">{{Cite web |last=Hendrickson |first=Tad |date=June 13, 2008 |title=Boiled in Lead: Silver (Omnium) |url=http://www.globalrhythm.net/WorldMusicCDReviews/CelticIrish/BoiledInLead.cfm |access-date=June 4, 2015 |website=Global Rhythm}}</ref> Over the course of its career, Boiled in Lead has released nearly a dozen albums and EPs, most recently 2026's ''King of the Dogwoods''.

==History== ===Early 1980s: Original lineup and ''BOiLeD iN lEaD''=== Although Boiled in Lead recorded Scottish writer John Leyden's ballad "Lord Soulis" under the title "The Man Who Was Boiled in Lead" on their first album,<ref name="greenman" /> the band's name is actually taken from the murder ballad "The Two Sisters" as performed by folk group Clannad on their album ''Dúlamán'', as well as the New Year's tradition in Nordic countries of molybdomancy, or casting molten lead into snow to foretell the future.<ref name="worldbeatinternational">{{Cite episode |title=Boiled in Lead |url=http://worldbeatinternational.com/reviews-and-articles/interviews/16-interviews/latest-interviews/29-boiled-in-lead |series=Celt in a Twist |credits=Host: Cal Koat |airdate=April 8, 2008}}</ref>

Boiled in Lead has gone through several significant lineup changes over the years, including three different lead singers. Bassist Drew Miller is the only original member who has played with the band in all incarnations. Miller, who grew up in Washington, D.C., was inspired by that city's hardcore punk scene to merge the energy and aggression of rock music with traditional folk.<ref name="citypagesorb">{{Citation |last=DeRogatis |first=Jim |title=Celtodelic Worldbeat Rock & Reel |date=December 12, 1990 |work=City Pages}}</ref> The band was also inspired by British folk-rock groups like Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span.<ref name="dirtylinen" /> The first lineup, formed in 1983, included Miller, vocalist/guitarist Jane Dauphin, fiddle player Brian Fox, and a drum machine dubbed "Amos Box." Second fiddler David Stenshoel and drummer Mitch Griffin joined in time for the band's first concert on St. Patrick's Day 1983 at the now-closed Goofy's Upper Deck in Minneapolis, with Hüsker Dü and Otto's Chemical Lounge. The band's first release was a 45-minute live cassette-only album, ''Boiled Alive'', in 1984,<ref name="dirtylinen">{{Citation |last=McGrath |first=T.J. |title=Boiled in Lead: Hotter Than Sun |date=Summer 1989 |work=Dirty Linen |volume=26 |pages=40–43}}</ref> which Simon Jones of ''Folk Roots'' described as "mean, nasty, and hugely enjoyable."<ref name="folkroots1989" /> After Fox left the band, the remaining lineup recorded the band's debut studio album, ''BOiLeD iN lEaD'', released in 1985. Dauphin sang most of the lead vocals, with Miller performing on a few including "Byker Hill"; after this album he would stay strictly an instrumentalist.<ref name="allmusic-boldned">{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000978303|tab=review |label="Boiled in Lead: BOiLeD iN lEaD" |first= Richard |last= Foss |accessdate=20 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="FiveCount2026">{{cite web |url= https://thefivecount.com/audio-posts/a-chat-with-boiled-in-leads-drew-miller/ |title= A Chat With Boiled In Lead’s Drew Miller… |last= |first= |date= March 18, 2026 |website= The Five Count |publisher= |access-date=2026-03-20}}</ref>

In a 2026 interview with the KMUW-FM radio show ''Into Music'', Miller discussed the similarities and differences between Boiled in Lead and Irish folk-punk group The Pogues, noting that while both bands emerged at about the same time and drew on a similar blend of punk and Irish folk music, but that the Pogues were "influenced by the ballad tradition, Clancy Brothers and the Dubliners in particular, whereas our influences are the jigs and reels of the instrumental music, broadened out to music from many different places, and then also the traditional songs, but on the dark side."<ref name="KMUW2026">{{cite podcast |url= https://www.kmuw.org/podcast/into-music/2026-03-17/into-music-drew-miller |title=Drew Miller |website= Into Music |publisher= KMUW-FM, Wichita, Kansas |host= Jedd Beaudoin |date= March 17, 2026 |time=8:30 |access-date=2026-03-20 }}</ref>

===1980s and early 1990s: ''Hotheads'', ''From the Ladle to the Grave'', ''Orb''=== A new singer/guitarist, Todd Menton, joined for the band's second album, ''Hotheads'', which saw the band expanding beyond its Celtic-rock roots into both punkier and more eclectic world-music sounds. Flute player Laura MacKenzie joined as an official member briefly in 1986, and played as a guest on several subsequent albums.<ref name="folkroots1989" />

Dauphin and Griffin left in 1988, and percussionist Robin Adnan Anders joined, bringing an even more diverse range of world-music elements into play for the band's third album ''From the Ladle to the Grave''.

Stenshoel departed before the band recorded 1990's ''Orb'', though he is a guest musician on several tracks. ''Orb'' found Boiled in Lead exploring a wider range of traditional music styles than ever before, moving beyond Fairport Convention-influenced Celtic rock and adding material from Albania, Romania, Macedonia, Sweden, Appalachia, and Thailand. The album's title reflects this, suggesting an embrace of a truly global musical perspective.<ref name="citypagesorb" /> Bassist Drew Miller attributed the widening of the band's sound to the eye-opening realization that their European audiences were just as comfortable with American musical styles as with any European forms. "We came to the decision that since we're Americans, there's no reason we have to play all Irish material. So we don't." Besides the many world-music influences, ''Orb'' also delves into punk rock and psychobilly with guitarist/vocalist Todd Menton's "Tape Decks All Over Hell."<ref name="morningcall">{{Citation |last=Righi |first=Len |title=Folk-rockers Boiled in Lead Stir A Melting Pot Of Music |date=May 24, 1991 |url=https://www.mcall.com/1991/05/24/folk-rockers-boiled-in-lead-stir-a-melting-pot-of-music/ |work=The Morning Call |access-date=July 24, 2015}}</ref>

In 1991, the band released ''Old Lead'', a compilation of ''BOiLeD iN lEaD'' and ''Hotheads'' with two previously unreleased tracks recorded during the ''Hotheads'' sessions.

===1990s: ''Antler Dance'', ''Songs from The Gypsy''=== Menton left in 1992 and was replaced by Adam Stemple of Cats Laughing, leading the band in a harder-rocking direction on 1994's ''Antler Dance''. The band's 1995 album ''Songs from the Gypsy'' was a song cycle written by Stemple and his Cats Laughing bandmate Steven Brust several years before Stemple joined Boiled in Lead. The songs also inspired Brust and Megan Lindholm's novel ''The Gypsy''.<ref name="Vess2006">{{Cite book |last=Charles Vess |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HyEklvq-WqEC&pg=PA183 |title=The Book of Ballads |date=March 7, 2006 |publisher=Tom Doherty Associates |isbn=978-0-7653-1215-0 |pages=183–190}}</ref>

Five Boiled In Lead songs were used on the soundtrack of 1994 independent film ''Bound and Gagged: A Love Story'', including "Arpad's Guz", "Sora", "Cunovo Oro", "Serbian Kolo #3", and "Brave Bombardier", all taken from the album ''Orb''.<ref name="SaSJan1994">{{cite magazine |last=Rayns |first=Tony |date=January 1994 |title=Bound and Gagged: A Love Story |url=https://ocean.exacteditions.com/issues/58089/page/44 |magazine=Sight and Sound |volume=4 |issue=1 |location=London |page=42 |access-date= 2025-04-16}}</ref>

For the band's 15th anniversary in 1998, it released a best-of compilation, ''Alloy'', as well as a double-disc set of live songs and rarities, ''Alloy2''. Further lineup changes included the return of Stenshoel in 1997, the departure of Stemple and return of Menton as well as the addition of guitarist Dean Magraw in 2005, Anders' departure in 2008 and new drummer Marc Anderson in 2009.

===2010s: ''Silver'', ''The Well Below''=== Magraw and Anderson left in 2016 and were replaced by percussionist Michael Bissonnette.

After a long absence from recording, the band returned for a 25th-anniversary album titled ''Silver''.<ref name="globalrhythm2008" /><ref name="yourfleshsilver">{{Citation |last=Coleman |first=Michael |title=Boiled in Lead: ''Silver'' CD |date=April 22, 2009 |url=http://yourfleshmag.com/music/boiled-in-lead-cd-reviewed-by-michael-coleman/ |publisher=Your Flesh |access-date=June 9, 2015}}</ref> The album again featured a strong Celtic flavor but also included Middle Eastern and Algerian influences on songs like "Berber" and "Menfi."

In 2012, Boiled in Lead recorded a four-song EP, ''The Well Below,'' which included a cover of Appalachian folk singer Roscoe Holcomb's "Wedding Dress" as well as the band's take on Irish songwriter Christy Moore's murder ballad "The Well Below the Valley."<ref name="FolkWorldwellbelow">{{Cite magazine |last=Hintz |first=David |date=July 2012 |title=Boiled in Lead, ''The Well Below'' |url=http://www.folkworld.eu/48/e/cds7.html#boil |magazine=FolkWorld |issue=48}}</ref><ref name="huffingtonpost">{{Citation |last=Winick |first=Stephen D. |title=Favorite Finds From Folk Alliance 2013: The Americans |date=April 5, 2013 |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-d-winick/folk-alliance-2013-finds-_b_3001209.html |publisher=Huffington Post |access-date=June 9, 2015}}</ref>

===2020s: ''40 Years of Rock 'n' Reel'', ''King of the Dogwoods''=== Michael Bissonnette left the band in 2020, and was replaced in 2023 by drummer Mo Engel, who also plays in Miller's other group Kinda Fonda Wanda and in rockabilly group The Vibro Champs.<ref name="KFW"/>

David Stenshoel died on September 16, 2021, from squamous cell carcinoma of the gingiva, at age 71.<ref name="StribObituary">{{cite news |last= |first= |date=2021-10-03 |title=Obituary: David Rockne Stenshoel |url=https://www.startribune.com/obituaries/detail/0000404112/ |work=Star Tribune |location=Minneapolis-St. Paul |page= |access-date=2021-10-06 }}</ref><ref name=WorldJam69>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjdo3OD13Pg&t=3209s |title=WorldJam Live 69 |last= |first= |date=2021-09-21 |website=WorldJam |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2021-10-06}}</ref> The band played a memorial concert in his honor the following month, with a lineup including both current and former members of the group.<ref name=BiLStenshoelMemorial>{{cite web |url= http://boiledinlead.com/2021/10/12/remembering-david-stenshoel/ |title= Remembering David Stenshoel |last= |first= |date=2021-10-12 |website=Boiled in Lead |publisher= |access-date=2023-03-03 |quote=}}</ref>

Violinist Haley Olson joined in March 2023.<ref name="BiL20230728">{{cite web |url=https://boiledinlead.com/2023/07/28/2023-sota/ |title=2023 – Sota |last= |first= |date=2023-07-08 |website=Boiled in Lead |publisher= |access-date=2023-08-05}}</ref>

A live album, ''40 Years of Rock 'n' Reel'', recorded at the band's March 2023 show at the Parkway Theater in Minneapolis, was released in 2024. It is the group's first recording featuring its most recent lineup, and in fact was the lineup's first public performance.<ref name="Beatique2026">{{cite web |url= https://www.beatique.net/boiled-in-lead-king-of-the-dogwoods-interview/ |title= Boiled in Lead Embraces the Darkness of Folk Music |last= O. |first= Liz |date= March 17, 2026 |website=Beatique |publisher= |access-date=2026-03-20}}</ref>

On March 8, 2026, it was reported that former Boiled in Lead drummer Robin Anders had died. He had been living in rural northern Minnesota for several years. The news was relayed by the official Boiled in Lead Facebook page, as well as former lead singer Adam Stemple.<ref name="FB_Stemple_20260308">{{cite web |url= https://www.facebook.com/adamstemple/posts/pfbid02BPGJhe8NfHs7UXLvP67ti9SjzfXBAcH6w5pAfasxBrHasEyMEPH4JgBqJuWDP8dml |title= Well, it seems my old drummer in Boiled in Lead, Robin Anders, has died. |last= Stemple |first= Adam |date= March 8, 2026 |website=Facebook |publisher= |access-date=2026-03-20}}</ref><ref name="FB_BiL_20260308">{{cite web |url= https://www.facebook.com/boiledinlead/posts/pfbid0rrCaNaWwnmUqE26dSDXJgFuo8hY6wuU99gYbbsRSxQNFtnJxgpqSSBLzM7853Cjwl |title= Sad news today. Here he was in full flight in the Mainroom. |last= Boiled In Lead |first= |date= March 8, 2026 |website=Facebook |publisher= |access-date=2026-03-20}}</ref>

Miller told the Star Tribune in 2024 that the band was working on a new studio album.<ref name="Strib20240321">{{cite news |last=Bream |first=Jon |date=2024-03-21 |title=Scene Makers Q&A: Local Celtic rockers Boiled in Lead are 'the youngest 40-year-old band ever' |url=https://www.startribune.com/boiled-in-lead-st-patricks-day-drew-miller-parkway-theater-celtic-rock-steeleye-span/600352897/ |work=Star Tribune |location=Minneapolis |access-date=2024-02-10 }}</ref> The album, titled ''King of the Dogwoods'', was released on March 20, 2026.<ref name="AM_KOTD">{{cite web |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/king-of-the-dogwoods-mw0004776646 |title= King of the Dogwoods - Boiled in Lead |last= |first= |date= |website=AllMusic |publisher= |access-date=2026-03-20}}</ref>

==In popular culture== The band has had a cross-pollinating creative relationship with a number of writers in the Twin Cities fantasy scene, most obviously in the interplay between the band's 1995 album ''Songs from the Gypsy'' and Steven Brust and Megan Lindholm's novel ''The Gypsy''.<ref name="Vess2006"/> Additionally, the character Aibynn in Brust's novel ''Phoenix'' is based on Anders, who was Brust's drum teacher.<ref name="dreamcafe.com">{{Cite web|url=http://dreamcafe.com/books.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209052721/http://dreamcafe.com/books.html|url-status=dead|title=Books by Steven Brust - The Dream Cafe|archivedate=February 9, 2007}}</ref>

Both Boiled in Lead and the ''Hotheads'' album appear in Emma Bull's 1987 urban fantasy novel ''War for the Oaks''; the band itself has a cameo as the opening act for the protagonists' climactic performance at Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue, while the album appears during a quieter moment earlier in the book, when the main character plays the record while having a conversation.<ref name="Bull2004">{{cite book|author=Emma Bull|title=War for the Oaks: A Novel|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gftjIGEjlYEC&pg=PA61|date=1 November 2004|publisher=Tom Doherty Associates|isbn=978-0-7653-4915-6|pages=61–}}</ref>

Barth Anderson's 2008 novel ''The Magician and the Fool'' features an appearance by the band playing a gig in a scene set in a Minneapolis restaurant.<ref name="Anderson2008">{{cite book |last= Anderson |first= Barth |author-link= |date=2008 |title= The Magician and the Fool |url= https://archive.org/details/magicianfool00bart/page/70/mode/2up |location= New York |publisher= Bantam Spectra Books |page=71 |isbn= |access-date=2025-04-29}}</ref>

==Members== ===Current members=== * Drew Miller – bass (1983–present), vocals (1983–1985) * Todd Menton – vocals, guitar (1985–1992, 2005–present) * Mo Engel – drums (2023–present) * Haley Olson – violin, fiddle (2023–present)

===Former members=== * Robin Adnan Anders – drums (1988–2009) * Marc Anderson – drums (2009–2016) * Michael Bissonnette – drums (2016–2020) * Amos Box – drums (1983) * Jane Dauphin – vocals, guitar (1983–1988) * Brian Fox – violin, fiddle (1983–1985) * Mitch Griffin – drums (1983–1988) * Josef Kessler – violin, fiddle (1992–1997) * Laura MacKenzie – flute (1986) * Dean Magraw – guitar (2005–2016) * Michael Ravaz – violin, fiddle (1990–1992) * Adam Stemple – vocals, guitar (1992–2005) * David Stenshoel – violin, fiddle (1983–1990, 1997–2021)

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== Awards and honors== [[File:Boiled in Lead - First Avenue Star.jpg|thumb|Boiled in Lead's star on the outside mural of the Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue]]Boiled in Lead has won multiple Minnesota Music Awards: ''Hotheads'' won for Best Celtic/Bluegrass/Folk Album in 1987, and ''From the Ladle to the Grave'' won Album/CD of the Year in 1989.<ref name="allmusic" />

The band has been honored with a star on the outside mural of the Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue,<ref name="FirstAveStars">{{Cite web |last= |title=The Stars |url=http://first-avenue.com/about/thestars |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418135117/https://first-avenue.com/about/thestars |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |access-date=May 10, 2020 |website=First Avenue & 7th Street Entry}}</ref> recognizing performers that have played sold-out shows or have otherwise demonstrated a major contribution to the culture at the iconic venue.<ref name="StarTribune2019">{{Cite news |last=Bream |first=Jon |date=May 3, 2019 |title=10 things you'll learn about First Avenue in new Minnesota History Center show |work=Star Tribune |location=Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota |url=https://www.startribune.com/10-things-you-ll-learn-about-first-avenue-in-new-minnesota-history-center-show/509374312/ |access-date=May 10, 2020}}</ref> Receiving a star "might be the most prestigious public honor an artist can receive in Minneapolis," according to journalist Steve Marsh.<ref name="MSPMag2019">{{Cite news |last=Marsh |first=Steve |date=May 13, 2019 |title=First Avenue's Star Wall |work=Mpls.St.Paul Magazine |location=Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota |url=http://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/first-avenue-star-wall/ |access-date=May 10, 2020}}</ref>

== Discography ==

===Studio albums and EPs=== *''Boiled in Lead'' (The Crack, 1985) *''Hotheads'' (Atomic Theory, 1987) *''From the Ladle to the Grave'' (Atomic Theory/Cooking Vinyl, 1989) *''Orb'' (Atomic Theory/Cooking Vinyl, 1990) *''Antler Dance'' (Omnium, 1994) *''Songs from The Gypsy'' (Omnium, 1995) *''Silver'' (Omnium, 2008) *''The Well Below'' EP (Omnium, 2012) *''King of the Dogwoods'' (Omnium, 2026)

===Compilations and live albums=== *''Boiled Alive'' (The Crack, 1984, cassette release) *''Old Lead'' (Omnium, 1991)—a collection of ''BOiLeD iN lEaD'' and ''Hotheads'' *''Boiled Alive '92'' (The Crack, 1992, cassette release) *''Alloy: A Fifteen-Year Collection'' (Omnium, 1998) *''Alloy2'' (Omnium, 1998) *''40 Years of Rock 'n' Reel'' (Omnium, 2024)

===Singles=== *"Fück The Circus" (Susstones/Omnium, 1994)

== Solo projects and associated bands == Besides the band's connection to Cats Laughing and Steven Brust, several members of Boiled in Lead have also released solo projects and work with other bands:

<li>Miller formed the group Felonious Bosch in 2003 with members of other Twin Cities bands including drummer Renee Bracchi of The Blue Up? and Machinery Hill, blending European medieval music with rock on a 2003 self-titled EP and the albums ''New Dark Ages'' (2006), ''Toybox'' (2010), and 2012's ''The Bent Slinky Session'' and ''Phenomena''. The band also performed on the audio book of the 2011 urban fantasy anthology ''Welcome To Bordertown'', part of the ''Borderland'' series by Terry Windling, backing author Steven Brust on a reading of his poem "Run Back Across The Border". Miller also produced five additional tracks on the audio book, creating backing music with Stenshoel and Bosch singer Kari Tauring for poems by Jane Yolen and Neil Gaiman, among others. The group disbanded in 2012.<ref name="allmusicbosch" /><ref name="felonious">{{cite web |url=https://feloniousbosch.com/ |title=Felonious Bosch |last= |first= |date= |website=Felonious Bosch |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref> Miller is also part of Paris 1919, an avant-garde musical collective led by Chris Strouth.<ref name="bahn">{{Citation | last = Bahn | first = Christopher | title = Interview: Chris Strouth of Paris 1919 | newspaper = Onion A.V. Club | date = November 10, 2011 | url = http://www.avclub.com/twincities/articles/chris-strouth-of-paris-1919,64922/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111114052015/http://www.avclub.com/twincities/articles/chris-strouth-of-paris-1919%2C64922/ | archive-date = November 14, 2011 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref>

Miller formed Kinda Fonda Wanda, a rockabilly group inspired by Wanda Jackson, in 2018; the group has released one album, ''Aces'', in 2022.<ref name="KFW">{{cite web |url=https://feloniousbosch.com/ |title= Kinda Fonda Wanda |last= |first= |date= |website= Kinda Fonda Wanda |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref>

<li>Menton has released four solo albums: 2003's ''Punts'', 2004's ''Where Will You Land?'', 2008's ''The Dolmen Field'', and 2015's "Rosie in the Stars".<ref name="allmusicmenton" />

<li>Anders has recorded three solo albums under his own name, 1995's ''Blue Buddha'', 1998's ''Omaiyo'', and 2003's ''Cantar Tambor Bailar: To Sing to Drum to Dance''<ref name="allmusicanders" /> as well as three with the group Darbuki Kings, 2006's ''Doumtekastan'', 2008's ''Lawrence of Suburbia'', and 2009's ''Been Laden You Too Long''.<ref name="allmusicdarbuki" /> He has also performed with Iowa folk musician Greg Brown on the albums ''Dream Cafe'' and ''The Poet Game'', and played on the 1989 3 Mustaphas 3 album ''Heart of Uncle''.

<li>Marc Anderson has recorded as a sideman on dozens of other artists' albums including Steve Tibbetts and Peter Ostroushko, and released two albums of his own work, 1993's ''Timefish'' and 2002's ''Ruby''.<ref name="allmusicanderson" />

<li>Stemple released a solo album, ''3 Solid Blows To the Head'', in 2006.

<li>Magraw performed in a duo for many years with Peter Ostroushko and has also performed with Tim Sparks, John Gorka and many other artists.<ref name="MinnPost">{{Cite journal |last=Espeland |first=Pamela |date=November 14, 2008 |title=Dean Magraw, musical explorer |url=http://www.minnpost.com/pamelaespeland/2008/11/14/4601/dean_magraw_musical_explorer |url-status=dead |journal=MinnPost |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507025320/http://www.minnpost.com/pamelaespeland/2008/11/14/4601/dean_magraw_musical_explorer |archive-date=May 7, 2011 |access-date=July 1, 2016}}</ref> He has released seven solo albums.

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == *{{Official website|http://boiledinlead.com/}} *[http://www.omniumrecords.com/ Omnium Records website] *[http://omniumdesign.com/ Omnium Design, Drew Miller's blog]

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