Ben Bedford

Interviews

Interview (2020)

Singer-songwriter Ben Bedford has recently revisited three albums of storytelling folk with a new compilation. He tells Ben Howarth about the process of choosing the songs and how his musical influences have shaped a gradual change of direction on more recent albums.

Reviews

Portraits (2020)

Storytelling folksinger Ben Bedford compiles some of the best tracks from his first three albums, which serves as a reminder of just how compelling a songwriter he is

The Hermit’s Spyglass (2019)

Lyrical and intirguing if brief trip to the Prairie State with one man band Ben Bedord and his cat

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