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Ben Watt - Edinburgh, Scotland 2014

Voodoo Rooms
Edinburgh, Scotland
October 27, 2014

audience recording (sound quality: VG to VG+; intimate-sounding recording in a small listening room)


Ben Watt, former guitarist with Everything But the Girl,
now fronts his own trio (photo by T Hagen via Flickr)

01   Hendra
Bernard Butler (left), former Suede guitarist, is part of the Ben Watt Trio
(above, at WFUV-FM in 2014; below, the trio in Seattle in 2015)
01b band intros
02   Young Man's 
       Game
02b chat 1
03   Some Things 
       Don't Matter
04   The Gun
05   Nathaniel
05b chat 2
06   Bricks and Wood
07   North Marine 
       Drive
08   Wardrobe of 
       Old Clothes
09   The Road
09b chat 3
10   Golden Ratio
10b chat 4
11   The Levels
12   Forget
12b chat 5
13   The Heart Is a Mirror
14   I Heard Caruso Sing
14b chat 6
15   Spring
15b chat 7
16   25th December

NOTE: If you prefer a chat-less listening experience, simply delete all tracks marked “b”. Resulting set will sound seamless… 

ALL PRAISE to sappororamen for recording and sharing

photo by Alfred Hermida via Flickr

ROB SEZ: Ben Watt was half the duo Everything But the Girl (a stellar British act blending folk, jazz, pop and, later, electronica). Although Ben was the guitar guy and Tracey Thorn the voice of EBTG, it turns out Ben has a great singing voice and can write a heckuva good tune. His solo work is a welcome discovery.


Ben Watt Trio:
Ben Watt – guitar, vocals
Bernard Butler – guitar
Martin Ditcham - drums

Ben's new solo album is Hendra — absolutely worth a long listen
Learn more about the music of Ben Watt 
at Wikipedia and/or his own site


4 comments:

  1. YOU NEED THIS ONE, TOO — DON’T YOU??

    Ben Watt
    Live Session + Interview
    WFUV-FM New York City
    June 12, 2014

    1. interview segment 1
    2. Hendra (live)
    3. interview segment 2
    4. Golden Ratio (live)
    5. interview segment 3
    6. Spring (live)
    7. interview segment 4

    Ben Watt - guitar, vocals
    Bernard Butler (ex-Suede) - guitar

    webstream capture

    ALL PRAISE TO WFUV (wfuv.org)

    MP3@256kbps

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/58e2117501fn06b/Ben%20Watt%20-%20WFUV-FM%20Live%20Session%202014-06-12%20MP3.zip

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  2. Many thanks for the Ben Watt shows.
    They are excellent thanks for sharing.
    CC

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    1. You're welcome, CC. Heard about the new album Ben's about to drop? I'm looking forward to it...

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