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Ben Reynolds

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Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom

Websites:

• http://myspacemusic.com/benreynoldsmusic
• http://benreynolds.net/index.htm

Bio: Next up is Ben Reynolds, an English solo steel string guitarist and songwriter. In his solo instrumental works, he draws upon the vast well ... (more) of musical inspiration native to the British Isles as well as that found across the Atlantic and beyond. Outside of Ben’s solo work, he is a member of Glasgow-based songsters Trembling Bells, whose debut album ‘Carbeth’ on London label Honest Jon’s has received ecstatic praise from the likes of Joe Boyd and Will Oldham.

‘How Day Earnt Its Night’ consolidates his interest in British and American folk guitar traditions in concise and intensely melodic pieces as well as longer, expressionist improvisations. The intricacies of British guitar luminaries such as Bert Jansch and Davy Graham are found alongside the stark grandeur of John Fahey’s ‘American primitive guitar’ stylings. (less)