One of the many highlights of the gorgeous Sparrow Quartet set at the 2007 Telluride Bluegrass Festival was the song “Bury Me With My Car” featuring cellist Ben Sollee. Here was a cello player who sang with a rich soulful Kentucky tenor and put on a thumb pick to strum his cello when the rhythms moved him.
Last August his set on the Folks Fest stage was one of the most moving sets of the weekend - singing gorgeous folk-pop songs, interspersed with Appalachian fiddle tunes and Bach cello suites. Fun, lively, virtuosic, and deeply moving. We’re so excited to welcome Ben back to Telluride this June…
After listening to Ben’s “Dear Companion” album for about the 10th time, I feel the need to bump this thread. If you haven’t checked it out yet, do yourself a favor. Seriously great stuff. Here’s a free stream: http://soundcloud.com/subpop/sets/dearcompanion
If you start with “Try” or “Only a Song” you will definitely be hooked.