Ben & Joe Broughton

101RECCD05


'The Continuing Adventures of...'

Joe Broughton - Fiddles, electric guitar, mandolin, mandola and percusion
Ben Broughton - Electric, Acoustic and Bass guitars, Vocals and percussion
Phil Hare - Electric Guitar
Mike Johnson - Drums and Percussion
Keith Hancock - Melodian
Dave Manley - Flute
Alison Symons - Vocals

Free Download 'Road to Heswall' 7.1 mb

Reviews:

Chester brothers Ben and Joe Broughton title their album "The Continuing Adventures of..." as if part of an ongoing saga. Well whatever the reason the music on this particular episode is intriguingly good. "The Road to Heswall" crosses traditional music with funky bass and jazz-rock guitar in a fresh concoction while "Kitchen Girl Set" is their usual gig opener. Ben and Joe attack their music with almost reckless abandon but underneath there lies a deep respect for tradition. "I Still Want You" shows them more than capable songwriters with a penchant for creating haunting evocative works. "Midnight Skies" benefits from Alison Symons' backing vocals shining out and adding an extra foil for Ben's lead vocals. Ben and Joe Broughton in "The Continuing Adventures of..." have arrived at a fresh and ingenious take on traditional music and well crafted original songs. Here's to the next adventure. Rock'n'Reel


" Joe is a fiddler I'm sure you will hear a lot more of and about over the years, he's only 21 now and whether with Ben, or the Albion band he deserves to be heard". -The Ledge August 1997

" Ben & Joe are also known as part of 'Daring Adventures', and some of the tracks on this CD have the whole band on them..Band or duo, they're obviously having fun and are fun to hear. The best track is a set of instrumentals with just fiddle and bass guitar, and unlikely combination that works so well it's spine-tingling. And listening to the first part of 'Fiddle Castro's Return to Galway' I thought if this were a sound-track I'd be scared to watch the film! - Folk on Tap

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