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Ben Sollee
Ben Sollee in 2014
Background information
Origin
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Genres
Bluegrass
Folk
Jazz
R&B
Contemporary
Classical
Occupation(s)
Musician, singer, songwriter, composer
Instrument(s)
Cello
Years active
2000–present
Labels
Tin Ear Records, Sub Pop, SonaBLAST! Records
Website
www.bensollee.com
Musical artist
Ben Sollee is an American cellist, singer-songwriter, and composer known for his political activism. His music incorporates banjo, guitar, and mandolin along with percussion and unusual cello techniques. His songs exhibit a mix of folk, bluegrass, jazz, and R&B elements. Sollee has also composed longer instrumental pieces for dance ensembles and for film. Sollee revealed on Twitter that, in the fall of 2020, he contracted COVID-19. The following year, he tweeted that, as a result, he now suffers from long covid.
BenSollee is an American cellist, singer-songwriter, and composer known for his political activism. His music incorporates banjo, guitar, and mandolin...
Sollee is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: BenSollee, American musician Eric Sollee (1926–2008), American fencer and fencing coach...
Song of the Traveling Daughter, was produced by Béla Fleck and features BenSollee, a cellist, and Jordan McConnell, guitarist for the Canadian traditional...
(banjo and vocals), Béla Fleck (banjo), Casey Driessen (violin), and BenSollee (cello). The group is known for its mixture of old-time music with Chinese...
some tunes. In February 2021, Tf3 partnered with cellist and composer BenSollee to put together the soundtrack to the new Focus Features' film Land, starring...
Sounds Sessions box, 1996) Beach House Beachwood Sparks Beat Happening BenSollee Best Kissers in the World Big Chief The Black Halos Billy Childish Blitzen...
that same year. Musical backing on the record included BenSollee on cello and bass, with Ben Harper guesting on guitar on several tracks. American Songwriter...
Present Green Screens presented by Rock the Earth: Mountaintop Removal Q&A: BenSollee/Maria Gumoe 2009 NBA Finals Game Four Teen Wolf House Party Chuck Norris...
Joe Chiccarelli. In 2010, Moore joined with fellow Kentucky musician BenSollee to record an album titled Dear Companion, which was produced by and also...
Hodges Jameson Fowler as Trey Tim Morton as Wyatt Paten Hughes as Kaylee Ben Curtis as Billy Wynn Reichert as Ray Radney Foster as Zachariah Mike Schroerlucke...
raised funds and awareness for mountaintop removal, featuring artists BenSollee, Big Kenny, Buddy Miller, Dave Matthews, Emmylou Harris, Gloriana, Kathy...
Billboard. During the same tour, the Accidentals had also performed alongside BenSollee at Chicago's City Winery and The Wailers at Grand Rapids venue the Orbit...
including Jherek Bischoff, Amanda Palmer, Raul Midon, Tony Trischka, BenSollee, Kelli Scarr, and Gary Lucas. They toured the West Coast in August 2013...
Kylesa The Sword Opeth NOFX The Black Angels Pretty Lights The Other Tent: BenSollee Justin Townes Earle Abigail Washburn Wanda Jackson The Del McCoury Band...
also be used in bluegrass and folk music, with notable players including BenSollee of the Sparrow Quartet and the "Cajun cellist" Sean Grissom, as well as...
Tori Murden McClure. The album features Will Oldham, Rachel Grimes, and BenSollee. The show was originally set to premiere in the summer of 2020 at the...
alternative rock) Philip Sheppard (living, England, also a composer) BenSollee (born 1983, United States, singer-songwriter, eclectic genres) Luka Šulić...
watch live streaming bands playing from the comfort of their own homes. Ben Kweller suffered a nosebleed during his set. He attempted to stem the flow...
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