Ben Jordan can best be classified as a 21st century bard, or a modern troubadour. For years Ben has traveled, listening, learning & playing.
His new album is released this spring and you can hear the lead album track Sweetest
His voyage has taken him to several musical hot beds (including New York City, Nashville, New Orleans, San Francisco, Boulder, CO, London, Dublin & Prague) where he had the privilege of befriending some rising stars, and established vets, including Derek Trucks, Soulive, Adam MacDougall (The Black Crowes & Chris Robinson Brotherhood) The Slip, Warren Haynes, Kelly Joe Phelps, Adam Levy (Norah Jones), JJ Grey, Brad Rice (Ryan Adams, Son Volt & Keith Urban), Don DiLego, Johnny Pisano (Jesse Malin & Ryan Adams) Gregory Alan Isakov, Eric Ness, Sam Green & the Midnight Heist, Willie and the Bandits and Rob Fleming of Crowd Company.
2010 saw the release of his critically acclaimed “Ghosts Breathing through Our Strings” and a year long tour of the
At this point, the story veers into the realm of the improbable and seasoned by the highly unlikely, but nonetheless true!
Due to a series of mis-communications, Ben found himself stranded in the
Some include a residency at London’s Proud Camden, tenure with the Lantern Society ,Quay Arts Acoustic Originals, getting radio play on the BBC and being requested by the Alabama 3 themselves to provide support for them. Recently Ben has signed with IRL Records, home to Damien Dempsey, the Wonder Stuff and many other great artists. His first release with them is slated for the beginning of 2015.
Thankful for and humbled by the friends he’s made and the folks he’s met, he continues to bring his passion and songs to the people, building a loyal following, town-by-town, show-by-show. While he will always be learning and honing his craft, on guitar, as a songwriter and as a vocalist. The time has come for Ben to step into a larger arena and share his considerable gifts.
http://reverbnation.com/benjordan /soundcloud.com/bentheheathen
James, a young graduate in German, from University of Nottingham relocated to Vienna in his final year, busked and gigged his way all over Austria growing a legion of fans and at the end of his last term, spotted a poster for the TV Show “The Voice” and thought “why not?” He won the competition!
“Unbreakable” is James’ first release in the UK which reached No. 1 in the Austrian “Most Requested Chart” and spent over 6 months in the national top 40 and was nominated as Song of the Year at the Amadeus Awards. “ Unbreakable” is released on 16th March.
James is available for interviews so please let me know if you would like a chat with him.
James Cottriall will be on an extensive solo acoustic UK tour around the release of his UK debut album in May 2015. Tour dates below.
