The song ‘Some Mercy’ is taken from Ben Reel’s latest album ‘Land Of Escape` which was released in the spring of 2018. Ben has remixed Some Mercy and made it available as a single.
Land of Escape featured twelve new songs composed by Ben and like his previous seven releases it was recorded and produced in his own studio in South Armagh, Ireland.
‘Some Mercy` carries the message that people are the same the world over, and we are all looking for the same things in life, love, happiness, freedom, salvation etc.
Ben Reel is a native of Silverbridge, South Armagh. Soon after high school at the age of seventeen (1989) he started his musical career performing & songwriting with local band “Trim The Velvet”’ before going solo in the late nineties.
Against the backdrop of the troubles in Northern Ireland, music became Ben’s way out. He first picked up the guitar when he was fifteen, inspired by the realness of the likes of
Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison and Neil Young. Their music struck a chord that resonated deep into Reel’s psyche, which is reflected in Ben’s heart on the sleeve approach to performing and writing.
Ben Reel performs solo or as a duo with his wife Julieanne or with his Dutch band `The Haarlem Boys’ but mainly he performs with his own `Ben Reel Band’.
The band have graced big festivals such as Haarlem Jazz & Huntenpop in the Netherlands, Robin Hood Folk Festival in Nottingham, Kilkenny Rhythm & Roots, Cork Jazz Festival & Ireland’s premiere music festival “Electric Picnic” and in December 2017 they played the Musiktan Festival in Bilbao, Spain.
Since his debut back in 1999, each album released by Ben Reel has gone from strength to strength earning him many plaudits from the music media around the world. Ben’s unique style has evolved by drawing from a wealth of different types of music, from rock, soul, blues, alt folk/Americana, country and reggae. By fusing these different genres behind his songs he has created a sound that has become his own.
Over the years Ben has made numerous radio and television appearances along with playing support to artists such as, Jools Holland, Alabama 3 and The Cranberries.
He has collaborated musically with such names as Hal Ketchum, the legendary Blockheads’ and the award winning saxophonist Gilad Atzmon.
As a songwriter and performer he has co-written and worked with some of Nashville’s finest, David Olney, John Hadley, Sergio Webb & Irene Kelley.
In November 2017 Ben was honoured to be asked to perform `On Raglan Road’ at the 50th anniversary commemoration of the famous Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh.
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