I've always been immersed in Country and American Folk Music due to my father being an active musician in these fields, we play and gig together a lot. For a significant birthday I took my dad to Nashville as he had never been. Although I may have been going through some kind of age related crisis, I still found peace being surrounded by the music of my whole life, hanging with my father for a week and at night, listening to the sound of the Amtrak trains in the distance,
credits
from Plant It Firmly In The Sand,
released February 23, 2023
Recorded live in London October 2022
All compositions Ben Somers
Saxohpone - Ben Somers
Guitar - Rob Updegraff
Double Bass - Mirko Scarcia
Drums - Tim Giles
Recorded and mixed by Larry McGriddle
Mastered by Wesley Gibbens
The influence of steel guitar on genres like Delta blues and country has long been underrepresented; this compilation aims to set the record straight. Bandcamp Album of the Day May 5, 2022