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Ben Sollee is tagged as: folk, cello, acoustic, singer-songwriter, indie

It was the cat-poles around the lake at his grandfather’s farm that inspired Ben Sollee’s debut album Learning To Bend. The frailty of those awkward looking plants standing stoutly against winds that challenged even the strongest of nearby trees is an affecting metaphor for human struggle and perseverance. This idea is central to Learning To Bend.|Key tracks on Learning To Bend include two reactions to the current political landscape, “A Few Honest Words,” and an adaptation of Sam Cooke’s “A Change is Gonna Come,” in which Ben has written updated, politically relevant verses. Other highlights of the album are the playful, soul track, “How To See the Sun Rise” and the vulnerable yet insistent “It’s Not Impossible,” where Ben laments the unfortunate status quo that “boys don’t cry.”
Ben has found considerable success in recent years through his ability to bend. In 2007, he was named one of NPR’s “Top Ten Unknown Artists of the Year.” His distinctive cello technique and soulful voice have been marinating for years in his work with avant-garde bluesman Otis Taylor, The Sparrow Quartet, (featuring banjo-master Béla Fleck), and on the internationally known Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour.
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Top 10 Ben Sollee Songs
A Few Honest Words
A Change Is Gonna Come
How To See The Sun Rise
Prettiest Tree On The Mountain
It's Not Impossible
Bury Me With My Car
Panning For Gold
I Can't
Built For This
Bend
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Top 10 Ben Sollee Albums
Learning To Bend
If You?re Gonna Lead My Country (EP)
Something Worth Keeping
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