Ben Sollee

May 17, 2010

It's been an unwieldy tour season so far with snow storms, floods, even an ash cloud grounding us in Europe. But we're forging ahead with more shows, more advocacy, more bike touring, and, most exciting, a tour with fellow Kentuckians Yim Yames (My Morning Jacket) in July.

Yim, Daniel and I will do a week of of shows throughout the Appalachia region on our way to the Newport Folk Festival. We're performing to showcase the heritage of Appalachia and raise awareness about the distructive practice of Mountain Top Removal coal mining. Below you'll find info on all the shows. Hope to see all of you there for this acoustic trio show that promises to cover a lot of musical ground.

Take care and thanks for all the warm support!

Appalachian Voices Tour:

7/23 - Knoxville, TN - The Bijou Theater
7/25 - Charleston, WV - Mountain Stage
7/26 - Marlinton, WV - Pocahontas Opera House
7/27 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theater
7/29 - Woodstock, NY &- Bearsville Theater
7/30 - New York, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg
7/31 - Newport, RI - (Yim Yames Solo Performance)
8/01 - Newport, RI - Newport Folk Fest (Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore Performance)

Tickets go on sale Friday, May 21st. Check this space for more updates. Thanks!

March 31, 2010

The Dear Companion tour is wrapping up this week, and it was a huge success. Ben, Daniel, Cheyenne, and Dan traveled both coasts, performed a slew of shows at South By Southwest, and talk extensively with fans, showgoers, and folks in each community about how mountaintop removal coal mining affects everyone. On behalf of everyone - thank you all so much for the support! Don't forget to check Ben's social networks for the latest photos, coverage, and news. Additionally, sign up for the newsletter to get occasional updates from Ben!

March 30, 2010

Please check out the new Bike Tour press page about Ben Sollee's innovative way of touring. Ben recently spoke at a panel at South By Southwest about green touring, and you can learn all about it here.

Feb 12, 2010

Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore are pleased to announce the release of their collaborative effort Dear Companion, out on Sub Pop on February 16. We're also pleased to reveal our new site and lots of new live dates to add to it! Check out the tour page for more.

Ben's new site is up and running (bensollee.com v3.0) and I think we're finally happy with it. It should be more useful to you as well!

Feb 11, 2010

Consequence of Sound has a very nice write-up on the new album with Daniel Martin Moore, Dear Companion, and go check out one of the first major reviews the album has received here. Photo credit above to You Ain't No Picasso's Matt Jordan, who captured their first collaboration at a special in-store show at Lexington's CD Central.