Mandolin player Ben Winship has created a new song and video in reaction to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
What’s The Matter With The Well is a reworking of Memphis Minnie’s What’s The Matter With The Mill, and Ben says it is “a plea, a shout out, a prayer for the folks and [...]
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Ben bemoans BP
June 2nd, 2010
More Fishing Music
August 7th, 2009
Fishing Music II, a collection of fishing related songs and tunes, has been released by Ben Winship and David Thompson.
The compilation features some of the finest acoustic musicians around including Tim and Mollie O’Brien, Rob Ickes, Andy Hall, Matt Flinner and Britain’s own Leon Hunt.
A sequel to 2003’s Fishing Music, the recording covers many genres [...]
New CD from More Growling Old Men
January 27th, 2008
More Growling Old Men, the transatlantic band featuring Ben Winship, John Lowell, Leon Hunt and Dom Harrison, are set to release a new CD in the spring.
The recording features songs and tunes from the repertoire of Daily Planet and Growling Old Men, as well as some new ideas. The group first came together for the [...]
Grand Targhee Bluegrass Camp and Festival
August 23rd, 2007
ukbluegrass recently spent a week at the Grand Targhee Bluegrass Music Camp and the 20th Annual Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival, twin back-to-back events hosted by the Grand Targhee Resort, near the Wyoming/Idaho border and 8000 feet up in the Rockies.
Great music, people and weather all added up to make this one of the best experiences [...]
Interview: Ben Winship
May 3rd, 2007
Mandolin player Ben Winship was in England last month to teach at Sore Fingers and play a short tour with John Lowell, Leon Hunt and Dom Harrison. We asked him about his thoughts on British bluegrass and the plans for his own music camp to be held in the Rocky Mountains in August.
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