Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2021
Time: 79:34
Size: 182,7 MB
Label: B.Reel Records
Styles: Blues/Roots Rock
Art: Front
Tracks Listing:
1. Darkness & The Light - 4:27
2. River Of Time - 5:59
3. What Is Done - 4:07
4. Feel Alive - 2:59
5. Heart Just Won't Heal - 3:38
6. Before Your Time - 4:24
7. Could've Been - 5:20
8. One Of These Days - 4:00
9. Our Fathers Sins - 4:55
10. Who You Are - 5:33
11. A Hard Days Night - 4:29
12. All Souls Alive - 6:16
13. The Times They Are A Changing - 5:36
14. Sweet Victory - 7:11
15. Cosmic Shifting - 5:11
16. This Is The Movie - 5:21
1. Darkness & The Light - 4:27
2. River Of Time - 5:59
3. What Is Done - 4:07
4. Feel Alive - 2:59
5. Heart Just Won't Heal - 3:38
6. Before Your Time - 4:24
7. Could've Been - 5:20
8. One Of These Days - 4:00
9. Our Fathers Sins - 4:55
10. Who You Are - 5:33
11. A Hard Days Night - 4:29
12. All Souls Alive - 6:16
13. The Times They Are A Changing - 5:36
14. Sweet Victory - 7:11
15. Cosmic Shifting - 5:11
16. This Is The Movie - 5:21
‘Live @ JJ Smyths’ is a concert that was recorded in 2013 in the legendary, iconic but sadly now closed Dublin jazz & blues venue. Ben mixed the album during Covid lockdown when he had plenty of time on his hands. This album might never have seen the light of day during normal times with Ben’s usual busy touring schedule. The live album features mostly songs from that period, his 2013 album ‘Darkness & The Ligh’t & some of his finest songs from the previous five albums. It also includes two great cover versions, Bob Dylan’s ‘The Times They are a Changin’ & The Beatles ‘A Hard Days Night’. It is now available on CD and all digital platforms. This follows on the heels of ‘The Nashville Calling` the title of the 9th studio album which was released at the start of the pandemic on the 27th March 2020. Produced by Will Kimbrough and Tommy Womack and featuring Garry W Tallent on bass from the legendary E Street Band. Recorded in Nashville the album was done and dusted in just three days with all live takes with a rootsy rock, live band feel. Work has also commenced on a 10th studio album.Since his debut album ‘This Is the Movie’ back in 1999, Ben has reinvented himself from album to album, influenced by different styles of music over the years. As one critic said, “He’s not afraid to throw in some in folk, soul, reggae vibes, which in turn call to mind John Hiatt at his best”. Another describes him as “somewhere in the middle ground between rock and jazz or a sound that is sometimes reminiscent of Dylan and the Band”.In a solo career which now spans over twenty years, Ben has received worldwide critical acclaim with numerous high profile TV/Radio appearances like BBC, RTE and Dutch NPO Radio.Supporting the likes of Jools Holland, & The Cranberries and he has collaborated musically with such names as Hal Ketchum & The Blockheads. He has co written and performed live with his fellow countryman Tony McLoughlin and some of Nashville’s finest such as David Olney, Nanci Griffith & Irene Kelley.In the past Ben was selected to play an official showcase at Folk Alliance in Memphis TN and has toured as double bill with Tommy Womack (Nashville) in the U.S & UK and also with legendary American folk singer/songwriter Eric Andersen in the UK & NL. While in Nashville he was invited to play the famous Bluebird Cafe on a number of occasions, most recently Sept 2018. Ben continued to stay in touch with his fans during Covid lockdown by playing fifty online streamed gigs on Facebook live every Friday night for one year.Over the last ten years Ben has enjoyed successful tours in Ireland, UK, Europe & U.S.A, receiving rave reviews and attracting a growing loyal fan base. He has graced big festivals such as Jamming@Hippie Jacks (USA), Musiktan festival in Bilbao, (ESP). Haarlem Jazz & Huntenpop (NL), Robin Hood folk festival (UK), Kilkenny Rhythm & Roots, Cork Jazz & Electric Picnic.
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