Folk Bands and Artists
Ben Marwood
Reading
Slow and steady wins the race. Reading´s first or second most popular folk export depending on who you count and who you talk to, Ben Marwood has spent more than a decade treading the boards of toi…

Ben McElroy
Nottingham
“A shivering seabed of sound, haunted by barely there vocals and stitched together with lo-fi production.“ The Guardian folk album of the month - January 2022.
benjaminmcelroy.com
Ben Morgan-Brown
Exeter
Ben Morgan-Brown is a singer/songwriter and accomplished finger style guitarist. Winner of Purbeck Rising 2019, named by FATEA as one of the Rising Stars of 2018 and described by Tom Robinson of BB…
www.benmorganbrown.co.ukBen Moss
Ben started playing for morris dancing around the age of 10, and he has been performing folk music in some form ever since. As a solo performer, Ben plays self-penned songs and tunes as well as search…
Ben Paley
London
London fiddle player of impeccable folk heritage. Ben Paley was surrounded by traditional music from the outset: his father (Tom Paley, one of the great figures of the American folk revival), moth…
Ben Paley & Robin Gillan
Brighton
Ben Paley & Robin Gillan, formerly two-thirds of the New Deal String Band, now playing as a duo, are among the most respected musicians working in the American tradition today. Both have lived and pla…
Ben Paley and Tab Hunter
This is masterly stuff. Ben´s fiddle playing combines seamlessly with Tab´s guitar playing as they range over traditional tunes from Irish, East European, Klezmer and (mainly) Swedish and American sou…
www.benpaley.com
Ben Roberts
Ben Roberts started writing music as a teenager, taking influence from his love of classic soul, rock and R&B. As a result, Ben’s songs have a timeless feel to them which is enhanced further by his un…

Ben Salter
Hobart, Australia
Ben Salter is an Australian songwriter and performer, based in the southern state of Tasmania. He has toured Australia and the world for nearly 20 years, both solo and as a member of The Wilson Picker…
bensalter.com.au
Ben Salter
Hobart
Ben Salter is one of Australia’s most highly regarded performers and songwriters. As well as being a founding member of Giants of Science, The Gin Club and the three-time ARIA-nominated Wilson Pickers…

Ben Smith
Ben started playing the guitar at the age of nine. Shortly after starting to play a neighbour introduced him to the blues, and B B King in particular. His style and music is influenced by the greats o…
Ben Somers
London
Double bassist and vocalist Ben Somers, a member of Bluegrass favorites the Absentees, has played with everyone from Dr John to Bruce Molsky, from Dizzee Rascal to Seal. He´s got a very impressive mus…
Ben Somers String Band
London
Double bassist and vocalist Ben Somers, a member of Bluegrass favorites the Absentees, has played with everyone from Dr John to Bruce Molsky, from Dizzee Rascal to Seal. He´s got a very impressive mus…
Ben Sures
Ben Sures is a Canadian singer, songwriter and guitar player. He has been touring Canada for almost twenty years, best known for his unique songwriting and engaging performances. In 2011 his album ‘G…

Ben Tyzack
London
Born in London but raised in the deep south of the United States, Ben’s musical style reflects these experiences. His guitar playing is an intoxicating blend, from the raw delta blues of Robert Johnso…
Ben van Gelder Quintet
An important new voice on New York’s groundbreaking improvised music scene. Consisting of some of the most talented young musicians from North America and Europe, the Ben van Gelder Quintet ushers in…
Ben Walker
Ben Walker was recently hailed as ‘one of the best acoustic guitarists in the world’ by Total Guitar magazine. A BBC Folk Award winner, he has a passion for putting old jewels in new settings; for fus…

BenBen & Lilly
New York
Ben Wigler has been all over the indie rock landscape; he crafts deluxe, swirling indie odes… dense with instrumentation and unconventional percussion. — Stereogum BenBen + Lily is a wildly symbioti…

Benedict Benjamin
London
Benedict Benjamin is Ben Rubinstein, formerly of The Mariner’s Children and Peggy Sue (Wichita Records). His debut album ‘Night Songs’ is a collection of timeless compositions recorded in a series of …

Benedict Morris
BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Folk Artist of the Year 2019. Benedict Morris from Glasgow is a fast growing name in the traditional world of music. Boasted for his “Virtuosity” by Irish Music…
Benita Johnson
Benita Johnson is an experienced and original singer-songwriter. Dynamic and soulful, her songs encapsulate what it is to be human; they haunt, cajole, encourage and question the listener with careful…

Benjamin Amos
Derry
Benjamin Amos is a songwriter originally from Northern Ireland, now living in Durham City. Ben previously fronted bands that found success in Northern Ireland. His Sullivan & Gold album - For Foes …

Benjamin Bassford
Nottinghamshire
Forged in an old pit village outside of Mansfield, singer-songwriter Benjamin Bassford is a dynamic artist that can be found rambling between both an acoustic solo sound, to leading a band fuelled wit…

Benjamin Folke Thomas
Benjamin Folke Thomas was born in the coldest winter recorded in modern day history in Sweden. Perhaps his obsession for sad, lamenting country songs was inevitable. He grew up on a small island off t…
Benjamin Wetherill
"...Nothing is straightforward about Ben Wetherill. Despite sporting the classically gaunt features and clothes of a 1930s English poet there is no easily explained centre to his mix of originals and …
www.benjaminwetherill.co.ukBenji Kirkpatrick
Described by Time Out as a ´fretboard wizard ´, Benji Kirkpatrick is a gifted guitar player and an engaging and experienced performer. Over the decade or so that he has been working on the folk scene,…
www.benjikirkpatrick.com

