Bellowhead – one of the very best folk bands in the world (they’ve really got to be seen live to be believed) – are on tour later this year to promote their new album. The album and tour are both called ‘Hedonism’, and to add to the general air of riotous celebration, the band has partnered up with the Potbelly Brewery of Kettering to produce Bellowhead Hedonism ale, which will be on sale at the gigs.

There’s nothing about the beer on the Potbelly website and only a brief mention on the Bellowhead website news page, but via @Bellowhead on Twitter I found out that Hedonism is a 4.5% golden summer ale.

I’m just hoping they haven’t run out by the time Jo and I get to see them at the Waterside Arts Centre in November. Or (even better) that they’ve come up with a strong, dark, Winter version of Hedonism for those chilly November nights…

Here are a couple of Bellowhead videos to give you a taste of the sheer unbridled joy and manic energy they bring to their live shows:

Plenty more where those came from. And check the tour dates on www.bellowhead.co.uk for a gig near you.