Composed of singer-songwriter and playwright Anaïs Mitchell,
multi-instrumentalist Eric D. Johnson (of Fruit Bats fame), and producer,
composer, and arranger Josh Kaufman, Bonny Light Horseman is an American
contemporary folk supergroup formed in 2019. The group’s genesis dates back to
the late 2010s, when longtime friends Johnson and Kaufman decided to collaborate
on a project to record traditional folk ballads with a contemporary twist. The
lineup was completed with the addition of Mitchell, an award-winning musician
and Broadway author. Invited by Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and ...