Origin: Minneapolis, MN, USA
Decades: 1983-present
Boiled in Lead is a world music band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. They formed in 1983, going through a number of membership changes over the years. They continue to perform today, most notably each Saint Patrick's Day at First Avenue. The band's name comes from these lyrics: In a circle of stones they placed the pot, In a circle of stones, but barely nine They heated it red and fiery hot 'Till the burnished brass did glimmer and shine. They rolled him up in a sheet of lead A sheet of lead for a funer... Read More