Reviews for Ben Edom - page 1
Duncan Kennedy - Guitar Events at Strathpeffer
This year's series of concerts was kicked off in grand style by Ben Edom, a fingerstyle guitarist from Appin who has been making a great name for himself in recent years, particularly in Celtic circles.
Ben's versatile and seemingly effortless technique was well displayed to a large turnout of enthusiasts in an excellent programme of great variety. He played some slow airs, some toe-tapping reels and jigs, some flamenco and some of his own compositions from his previous and forthcoming CD albums, all of which were performed with great feeling for the music and not mere technical wizardry.
It is said that a performer must project part of himself into the music played, and Ben clearly was at one with the soul of the music. All of the music was thoroughly enjoyed, and a particularly memorable piece was a flamenco rumba called 'Herecia Latina'. Ben's occasional use of an amazing 7-string guitar (it has an extra string in the bass) lent a harmonic depth to many of the tunes which was very noticeable. The overall sound was wonderful, rich and warm without sacrificing clarity.
This was Ben's first appearance at Strathpeffer, and judging by the warmth of his reception I suspect he will be back. We'll look forward to that.
Ellie Blair, Celtic and Beyond, KTAOS Radio Station 101.9FM, New Mexico
Ben Edom should rightly be proud of 'Spindrift'. He has created an amazing CD covering a multitude of different music tastes while maintaining a distinct Celtic flavour. It's obvious that he's deeply connected to his instrument and I will continue to cover his work on Celtic and Beyond. Feedback from my audience has been great.