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Member Since: 12/4/2005
Band Website: www.bensollee.com, www.sparrowquartet.com
Band Members:
Learning to Bend (2008) - In Stores now
ORDER by CLICKING ON THE COVER BELOW:

The Sparrow Quartet (2008)

Ben was picked as NPR's Top 10 Great Unknown Artists of 2007
You can also read a review of the record on NPR's Second Stage

Ben appeared on World Cafe on July 29. Click below to listen.

Influences:

Sounds Like: Management: Jeffrey Smith, Crash Avenue Publicity p: 502 365.4612 e: [email protected] //
Booking: Matt Hickey, High Road Touring e: [email protected] //
Record Label: SonaBLAST! Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

SXSW Bike Tour: 3.18.09 (Evening)

Bike Necesseties. As I road around town today I had a few thoughts on essential items for one bike-touring-performing-cellist:1. A Compass. Cant afford a GPS and some roads are just squirrlley.2. Str...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:43:00 GMT

SXSW Bike Tour: 3.18.09

3.17.09. Begin at the Beginning. From above downtown Austin during South By South West must look like some huge, commercial strength washing machine of musicians, photographers, label, representative...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:41:00 GMT

The Lovin' Cup

So this show up in Williamsburg is coming together. It's this Saturday at an intimate, all kentucky bourbon bar called The Lovin' Cup. The show is in conjunction with a showcase of the artwork of my f...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:02:00 GMT

Gator

I had my first taste of gator last night. It was fried and it was good. We pulled out of snowy Oxford, MS yesterday morning and made it as far as Lafayette, LA on our way to Houston. We meet up with E...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:46:00 GMT

Update From The Road

Hello Everyone,So, here we are nearly a third of the way through my first-ever solo tour; it's been amazing so far. For those of you that have come out to the shows, thanks, and to those who are plann...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:57:00 GMT

New Video - A Few Honest Words DJ 2nd Nature Remix

"A Few Honest Words" By Ben Sollee feat. DJ 2nd Nature from A Few Honest Words on Vimeo.
Posted by on Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:01:00 GMT

Remix: A Few Honest Words

I want to share this new remix of A Few Honest Words with you all. I'm really inspired by Obama's ambitions and I want to inspire others. However, regardless of how you feel about Obama take care to v...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:06:00 GMT

New Song: This is Only a Song

I've been traveling, reading Charles Frazier, and trying to handle hard things with a softer hand. When I woke up this morning this song came out. Enjoy and spread the word. Take care to vote!I wouldn...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:15:00 GMT

Largehearted Boy: Why Obama?

This posted today on Largehearted boy:I'll be honest, I've had a hard time finding a cohesive expression that explains why I believe in Barack Obama, other than he is believable. In this observation, ...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:43:00 GMT

Beauty + Pain

Beauty: Watching my 8 month old boy, Oliver, standing on his own playing his new toy piano. He'll bang and bang on the keys, humming to himself. I wonder what melody he is hearing? Pain: A huge crowd ...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:32:00 GMT