Ben Reel

Ben Reel released his 11th studio album ‘Come a Long Way’ in June 2023. The album charted at No.9 in the Euro Americana chart and No.28 in the IBBA world blues chart.

Since his debut album `This Is the Movie’ back in 1999, Ben has reinvented himself from album to album, influenced by different styles of music over the years. As one critic said: “He’s not afraid to throw in some in folk, soul, reggae vibes, which in turn call to mind John Hiatt at his best.”. Another describes him as “somewhere in the middle ground between rock and jazz or a sound that is sometimes reminiscent of Dylan and The Band”.

He has also been described as the Irish Springsteen and comparisons have been made about his voice sounding like the ghost of Roy Orbison, but Ben Reel is very much his own man.

In a solo career which spans 25 years, Ben has received worldwide critical acclaim with numerous high profile TV/radio appearances like BBC, RTE and Dutch NPO Radio, supporting the likes of Jools Holland and The Cranberries. He has collaborated musically with such names as Hal Ketchum and The Blockheads. He has co-written and performed live with some of Nashville’s finest such as David Olney and Nanci Griffiths.

‘The Nashville Calling` was the title of his ninth studio album which was released in March 2020, produced by Will Kimbrough and Tommy Womack and featuring Garry W Tallent on bass from the legendary E Street Band. Recorded in Nashville, this was a dream come through for Ben. The album went to N