A recent hit on Jimmy Kimmell Live!, Louisville, Kentucky's Ben Sollee performedIt's Not Impossible,an original piece, reflective and soulful with a little jazz, all finger-picked with a slow, beautiful lead-in and a lively body. Ben Sollee's voice is naturally on-target and welcoming, his writing honest and compelling, and, most of all, he works his cello in an intimate dance, eliciting imposs...
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Our friends Computer Vs. Banjo have remixed Ben Sollee's "Panning For Gold". Sollee was one of NPR's Top Ten Unknown Artists of 2008. Check out the track and more at:Snob's Music
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Ben Sollee just left our live session studio after laying down 5 or 6 tracks for y'all. He'll be at Schubas tonight with his cello and silky smooth, soulful vocals. Head on out and support him if you have the time. Ben Sollee - A Change Gonna Come Ben Sollee - A Few Honest Words
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Early in the summer I wrote a little about cellist Ben Sollee and his album Learning to Bend (back here ). Last week I got wind of a new, short, two track EP (titled Something Worth Keeping ) that Ben's putting out, along with some words that Ben had about them, which seem aptly suitable to share today. Here's his note, below you can stream the two tracks.The beauty of people is anchored in i...
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You must doing something right when you get Jim James (My Morning Jacket ) on your 2 track EP Something Worth Keeping . Ben Sollee from Louisville, KY, pulled if off. His cello features prominently on all his songs, like a warm blanket covering his folky musings.When I look around I see a lot of things that are worth keeping: the mountain tops of Appalachia, family and community farms, art and ...
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I got to the Dame a little too late to catch Daniel Martin Moore (what? like I was going to skip 30 Rock?) but I got there just in time for Ben Sollee. Now, I'd never really listened to Sollee's material but was more than happy to check him out live. MP3: Ben Sollee - [...]
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Early in the summer I wrote a little about cellist Ben Sollee and his album Learning to Bend (back here ). Last week I got wind of a new, short, two track EP (titled Something Worth Keeping ) that Ben's putting out, along with some words that Ben had about them, which seem aptly suitable to share today. Here's his note, below you can stream the two tracks.The beauty of people is anchored in i...
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If I were to say to you "Louisville's Ben Sollee is a master at convincing blue-eyed soul, effortless jazz, and care-free country" you would probably come to the reasonable conclusion that Ben Sollee is a scruffy 22-year old wearing his best faded jeans and western shirt, and pretending to know something about the roots of Blues, Soul, and jazz by playing scales over uninspired songs. This,...
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A somewhat ambiguous track recorded live in Louisville, KY on Sept 9 2007.**Ben Sollee** pontificating on the remarkable power of **Chocolate Jesus**
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Witht the Democratic National Convention gearing up in Denver this week, this seemed like the perfect song to play for a country DESPERATELY in need of some change...
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Here is exhibit # 457 in making the case that I am aging(let's say evolving...it has a much better ring to it) - evolving - at an ever rapidly rate. Fifteen years ago if you would have told me that I would be listening to, and really, REALLY enjoying a bluegrass inspired Cello playing singer/songwriter I would have picked up one of my White Zombie cd's and thrown it at your head. But fast forwa...
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It has honestly taken me a looooong time to warm up to Ben Sollee . I feel some amount of guilt over it too actually, but then again, I don't. Sollee is a native of my hometown. We are/were both Louisvillians. Supporting him blindly should be my M.O., but I just haven't been able to do it. The whole "Kanye diss-song" fiasco kinda solidified my position. I was now justified and going t...
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| 1 How to See the Sun Rise |
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| 2 A Change Is Gonna Come |
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| 3 It's Not Impossible |
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| 4 Prettiest Tree on the Mountain |
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| 5 Panning for Gold |
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