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Fingerstyle Folk Guitarist & Singer

Ben Robertson

"Prodigious young britfolk guitarist" - fRoots
"A fine guitarist and singer" - Mark Radcliffe, BBC R2
"A virtuoso guitarist in the making" - tradfolk.co
"★★★★" - Songlines (Rosewood review)

Ben Robertson is a UK-based fingerstyle guitarist and singer who performs instrumentals and songs from across the Celtic and European folk traditions. His playing is influenced by the likes of John Renbourn and Dick Gaughan, and his latest album Rosewood is available now on BandCamp.

Photo credit_ Mary Doggett

Ben Robertson - Drakskeppet / Lill-Mats Polska (Mikael Marin / trad.) - Chester Folk Festival 2023

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Ben Robertson - Drakskeppet / Lill-Mats Polska (Mikael Marin / trad.) - Chester Folk Festival 2023

Ben Robertson - The Workers Song (Ed Pickford arr. Dick Gaughan)

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Ben Robertson - The Workers Song (Ed Pickford arr. Dick Gaughan)

Ben Robertson @Folk On The Farm 2022

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Peter Simmonds. Simmo7ts Crew

Ben Robertson @Folk On The Farm 2022

Ben Robertson - The Crow on the Cradle (Sydney Carter arr. Phil Beer) - Chester Folk Festival 2023

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Ben Robertson - The Crow on the Cradle (Sydney Carter arr. Phil Beer) - Chester Folk Festival 2023

Ben Robertson - The Sweetness Of Mary (Live)

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Ben Robertson - The Sweetness Of Mary (Live)

Phoebe Rees & Ben Robertson @Chester Folk Festival 2022

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Peter Simmonds. Simmo7ts Crew

Phoebe Rees & Ben Robertson @Chester Folk Festival 2022

Ben Robertson - King of Bohemia (Richard Thompson) - Chester Folk Festival 2023

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Ben Robertson - King of Bohemia (Richard Thompson) - Chester Folk Festival 2023

Ben Robertson - Kirkwaltzen (trad. Swedish) - Chester Folk Festival 2023

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Ben Robertson - Kirkwaltzen (trad. Swedish) - Chester Folk Festival 2023

Live Dates

Fri, 07 Jun
Tangled Roots Folk Festival
Radford Mill Farm, nr Bath
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07 Jun 2024, 09:00 – 09 Jun 2024, 23:00
Radford Mill Farm, nr Bath, Radford Mill Farm, Radford Hill, Timsbury, Bath BA2 0QF, UK
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Thu, 04 Jul
Folk in a Field
Bradmoor Woods, nr King's Lynn
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04 Jul 2024, 12:00 – 07 Jul 2024, 23:00
Bradmoor Woods, nr King's Lynn, Bradmoor Woods, Narford Ln, West Acre, King's Lynn PE32 1FQ, UK
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Sun, 14 Jul
The Bothy Folk Club
The Southport Bijou Cinema
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14 Jul 2024, 19:00 – 23:00
The Southport Bijou Cinema, 8 Post Office Ave, Southport PR9 0US, UK
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Fri, 13 Sept
The Peace Through Folk Gathering
Ipstones, Stoke-on-Trent
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13 Sept 2024, 12:00 – 15 Sept 2024, 23:30
Ipstones, Stoke-on-Trent, Ipstones, Stoke-on-Trent ST10, UK
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Fri, 20 Sept
Rhyl Folk Club (with Phoebe Rees)
Ffordd Las Community Centre
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20 Sept 2024, 19:30 – 22:00
Ffordd Las Community Centre, 20 Ffordd Las, Rhyl LL18 2EB, UK
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Sat, 21 Sept
Music at Manley (with Phoebe Rees)
Manley Village Hall, nr Chester
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21 Sept 2024, 19:00 – 23:00
Manley Village Hall, nr Chester, 1926 Tarvin Rd, Frodsham WA6 9EL, UK
Looking forwards to joining Phoebe Rees for another shared night of solo and duo material.
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Contact

For more information or to discuss a booking, please get in touch!

benrobertsonguitar@gmail.com

Based in Flintshire, North Wales, UK

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