Ben's Recordings(Chronological order- most recent first)
'Beacons of Light'.
A collection of Ben's original songs and covers, with his band Raven Conspiracy
Released 2023
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BANDCAMP
ALSO AVAILABLE ON iTUNES
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A collection of original songs and covers.
Released 2019
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AMAZON MUSIC
Also available on iTunes &
Apple Music
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Some of the albums below are available from here as CDs for £10 each (GBP- UK pounds) incl. shipping.
The first 4 are available as mp3 downloads from CDBaby, iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon, & on Spotify
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An album of traditional instrumental Celtic music, predominantly Irish. Ben plays Uilleann
pipes, flutes, whistles and mandolin.
Chris plays harp and bouzouki.
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This album is a collection of original songs written by Ben, plus 3 covers of songs by other writers,
sung & played by Ben on guitar & other instruments and accompanied by Chris Knowles
(Celtic harp, Mandocaster ).
SEE REVIEW ON FATEA MAGAZINE WEBSITE HERE
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This album is a collection of original songs written by Ben, sung & played by Ben on guitar,
and accompanied by Chris Knowles on bouzouki, slide bouzouki, and Celtic harp
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This album is a collection of traditional Celtic instrumental music (plus one waltz written by Ben).
Ben: Uilleann pipes, flute, whistle low whistle. Chris: Celtic harp and bouzouki
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POLAR BEAR
This CD was released on Brian Bedford's Bedspring label in October 2003.
It contains 9 songs, 8 of them written by Ben, and 4 traditional Irish
instrumental sets.
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1)Fine Line
2) Don't Throw The Magic Away
3) Flax In Bloom , A Rainy
Day, Pigeon on the Gate ( Reels)
4) Polar bear (I can see you)
5) Red Winged Blackbird
6) Up and About In The Morning, The Reed Maker's( Jigs)
7)
September Skies
8) Playing The Fame Game
9) The Congress Reel, Touch Me If You Dare (Reels)
10) Still Sitting
11)
Roscommon Reel,Paddy Fahy's (Slow Reels)
12) Winter
13) Taimse Im' Chodladh
14) Gone For Evermore
Ben Walker: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Uilleann pipes, Flute, Fiddle, Bass
Flute.
Chris Knowles : Celtic Harp, Bouzouki.
This album is available on CD for £10 incl. postage.
To order, please email Ben.
BEN WALKER "Polar Bear" Bedspring Music
BOING 0313
Ben Walker is a multi-instrumentalist, playing uilleann pipes, guitar, flutes
and keyboards to accompany his (all but one) self-penned songs, accompanied
on bouzouki and harp by Chris Knowles. In addition to the song tracks, there
are a few sprightly instrumental sets as well.
This is essentially a singer / songwriter's album though, with Ben's songs reflecting a personal outlook on life and a degree of introspection. The eponymous polar bear can be seen as simply an example of the writer's concern for a species that is left feeling a bit fragile and threatened by the vagaries of the world round about it, but could that also be the writer's more personal self- assessment?
Similar themes are articulated well in a pleasantly dark and mellow voice, with which the slightly unusual choice of accompaniment works really well, with the ability of the uilleann pipes to sustain the long note lending a suitable melancholy in the more serious numbers, or a sparkle when brighter topics are addressed, such as David Francey's Red Winged Blackbird.
The instrumental sets are accomplished and well-balanced, interspersing the songs well.
( Gordon Potter-Living Tradition Website)
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The songs are sung well and delivered in a very profound style......... that ably demonstrate the superb musical ability and different facets of Ben Walker. ..... the entertainment value is increased by his ability to switch from a lively Celtic jig or reel on the pipes to a sensitive modern contemporary song.
(Peter Massey- The Green Man Reviews )
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LOVELY MOLLY by Howling at Ravens
This instrumental album of trad. Celtic music by the trio 'Howling at Ravens' was released in 1999.
The Trio consisted of Ben, Chris Knowles, and the piper Allan Moller.
Ben Walker: Uilleann pipes, flute, whistles, sax, keyboards, synth and various percussion.
Chris Knowles : Celtic Harp, Bouzouki.
Allan Moller: Uilleann pipes, bouzouki, bodhran
This album is still available on glass-mastered CD only (limited numbers available), for £12 incl. postage,
from Chris's website