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.

MP3@320

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