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Ben Weaver
12+ albums
singer-songwriterAlt-countryfolkamericanaalternative country
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Ben Weaver (born in 1980 in Eugene, OR) is an American singer-songwriter. Weaver's first album, El Camino Blues, was released in 1999 and featured Greg Brown, with input from Tony Glover. His second album, "Living in the Ground," was recorded in one five-hour-session and featured Bo Ramsey. His third album, Hollerin' at a Woodpecker, released in 2002, was named No.3 Americana album of the year by Mojo magazine. After taking a break from recording and touring, he released Mirepoix and Smoke in 2010. This was followed by I Would Rather Be A Buffalo (2014) and Sees Like a River (2017). For some time, Weaver used a former Casket Company warehouse in Minneapolis, MN, to house his organs, synthesizers, guitars, a sampler, and piano, This is where his 2007 album, Paper Sky, took shape. With the aid of committed producer Brian Deck (Modest Mouse, Iron & Wine), the is a blend of urban and rural, experimental and roots. Weaver’s interest in experimental and electronic music steps to the forefront on Paper Sky, with crinkly synthesizer textures and other mutilated sounds mixed beneath beautiful layers of cello and blasts of processed trumpet. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
