• Plays mandolin, writes songs, and sings with Brother Mule (Brian Wicklund & Eric Thorin), Kane's River the Rockies-based bluegrass/newgrass group and the Growling Old Men - a roots-based folk duo with John Lowell. • Guest on A Prarie Home Companion. • Sits in on mandolin, octave mandolin, old time banjo, vocals, and bass with some of today's best musicians including Tony Furtado, Mike Dowling, Peter Rowan, Sam Bush, Tish Hinojosa, Bryan Bowers, The World Famous Stagecoach Band, Tom Rush, Chuck Pyle, Thomas Sneed, Jalan Crossland, David Grier, Matt Flinner and others • Brother Mule's debut CD, BIG TWANG won the Indie Music Awards Best Americana CD of 2005. •Produces CD's and composes soundtracks in his studio—The Henhouse (which he built in his backyard), working with well-respected artists and organizations from all around the country • Recorded a song for Mike Dowling that WON A GRAMMY in '05 in the "best pop instrumental" category. • Founding member of the popular neo-bluegrass band Loose Ties which toured and recorded between 1986-1996 • Produced and released the award winning Fishing Music CD in 2003 with David Thompson. • Teaches an ever growing body of budding mandolin students at home and at workshops throughout the US, Canada and the U.K. • Established Snake River Records, an independent record label selling and distributing bluegrass and acoustic music, including the Loose Ties catalog and Ben's critically acclaimed solo album, One Shoe Left • Has had his music and soundtracks featured on MTV, ESPN, NPR, Sirius, XM and unusual places from environmental documentries to Car Talk. • Played bass with The Judith Edelman Band from 1997-1999, accompanied by world-class mandolinist Matt Flinner and fiddler extraordinaire Brian Wicklund • Honored with a Performing Arts Fellowship from the Idaho Commission on the Arts in 2003 and 1990 for his contribution to the performing arts in Idaho •Second place in the 1989 National Mandolin Championships and a finalist in the Kerrville Folk Festival's NewFolk songwriting contest • Ben plays hand built mandolins by A. Lawrence Smart, Michael Heiden and Fletcher Brock. • Endorses Elixir Strings.
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i've been listening to the brother mule record. it sounds great. your playing is killer. looking forward to catching up with you out west next summer....
Thanks a lot for the add Ben!! Great to hear from you on myspace. I heard Brother Mule the other day via CD! Great stuff. I am booking some shows out west, mainly in Colorado so I can pick and ski...What a great combo huh? I hope all is well with you and take care.
Thank God we can finally be friends!
Thanks for getting in touch, man. Sorry to say, it looks like we're gonna miss each other at Targhee. I'll be there w/ Robert Keen on Sunday the 12th. Might y'all still be hanging around after your thing on the 10th?
Say hey to the family.
RB
Spring greetings from Canada! What a wouldn't give to play a few tunes with ya again soon! Hope our paths cross this summer so we get some in. Hope all is well with you in music and on the trout streams. Happy pickin'
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