Ben Glover “Atlantic”
Hailing from Glenarm in County Antrim, Ben Glover began his musical career performing the songs of Dylan and Springsteen in the pubs at home and The Pogues and Christy Moore in the bars in Boston.
Ben spent a lot of time visiting the States, before he decided to try his luck in Nashville, re-locating in 2009 and has carving out a career as a performer and songwriter.
Around Christmas 2012, Ben headed down to the Mississippi Delta to visit the grave of bluesman, Robert Johnson. It was there that the idea of “ATLANTIC” was born.
There’s a spirit in the Delta that reminds me a lot of Ireland. In both places you get a very strong sense of their history and tradition and you sense how the past has left its scars, both good and bad. These are two parts of the world that have been extremely fertile ground for inspiring phenomenal creativity – be it the blues from the Delta or the music, songs and poetry that have come out of Ireland”
Along with producer Neilson Hubbard with whom he has made his three previous albums and fellow Nashville guitarist Kris Donegan, Ben flew home to Ireland. They were joined by two of Ben’s longtime Irish musical collaborators Matt Mcginn and Colm Mclean, the five set up a studio in the living room of the house in County Donegal where Ben vacationed as a child.
‘The Atlantic Ocean is what we looked out on every day while we made the album and without a doubt its presence and the rugged landscape of Donegal is huge on these recordings.’
The result of this homecoming is his new album “ATLANTIC”, which is due for release on 1 September 2014
RobMoro 
Hailing from Glenarm in County Antrim, Ben Glover began his musical career performing the songs of Dylan and Springsteen in the pubs at home and The Pogues and Christy Moore in the bars in Boston.
Ben spent a lot of time visiting the States, before he decided to try his luck in Nashville, re-locating in 2009 and has carving out a career as a performer and songwriter.
Around Christmas 2012, Ben headed down to the Mississippi Delta to visit the grave of bluesman, Robert Johnson. It was there that the idea of “ATLANTIC” was born.
Along with producer Neilson Hubbard with whom he has made his three previous albums and fellow Nashville guitarist Kris Donegan, Ben flew home to Ireland. They were joined by two of Ben’s longtime Irish musical collaborators Matt Mcginn and Colm Mclean, the five set up a studio in the living room of the house in County Donegal where Ben vacationed as a child.
‘The Atlantic Ocean is what we looked out on every day while we made the album and without a doubt its presence and the rugged landscape of Donegal is huge on these recordings.’
The result of this homecoming is his new album “ATLANTIC”, which is due for release on 1 September 2014
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