Weaver was born in Eugene, Oregon but grew up mostly in St. Paul, Minnesota. He has a worldwide following, though his popularity is strongest in his native Midwest of the United States.
Weaver grew up in a musical household and always expected to make music his life. After one year of college he dropped out and began traveling, which provided experiences that would feed his songwriting.
CareerEdit
Weaver's first album, El Camino Blues, was released in 1999 and featured Greg Brown, with input from Tony Glover. Weaver then undertook his first tour in support of the album. His second album, "Living in the Ground," was recorded in one five-hour-session and featured Bo Ramsey. His third album, Hollerin' at a Woodpecker, released in 2002, was critically acclaimed in Britain and the United States, including being named No.3 Americana album of the year by Mojo magazine. The success laid the ground for the international release of his fourth album, Stories Under Nails, in 2004, followed by his first international tour. On subsequent tours Weaver has appeared with many artists including The Waifs and Kristin Hersh.
His 2010 album, Mirepoix and Smoke, was inspired by the time he spent working in a Minneapolis restaurant after taking a break from recording and touring in 2009. He is also a poet and fiction writer whose short story, "Humanesque," was included in the 2009 anthology Amplified: Fiction from Leading Alt-Country, Indie Rock, Blues and Folk Musicians, and whose poem "Devastations" won the 2009 What Light Grand Jury Prize.[2]
An avid bicyclist, Weaver has used his bike as his transport method for touring.[3][4]
DiscographyEdit
1999: El Camino Blues (Unit Three Records)
2002: Hollerin' at a Woodpecker (30/30 Industries)
^Hoenack, Dave (September 6, 2013). "Ben Weaver: If I'm Playing Somewhere, I'm Riding My Bike There". City Pages. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
^Weaver, Ben (February 22, 2010). "mnLIT presents: Ben Weaver". mnLIT. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
^Miles, Jonathan (October 1, 2015). "Forget the Bus: This Musician Tours by Bike". Bicycling. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
^Riemenschneider, Chris (September 30, 2015). "Singer/songwriter Ben Weaver takes a Superior road to touring". Star Tribune. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
weaver, born, 1980, american, singer, songwriter, born1980, eugene, oregon, genresrockexperimental, musicamericanaoccupation, singer, songwriterinstrument, vocalsguitarbanjoyears, active1999, presentlabelshymie, recordsbloodshot, recordsglitterhouse, recordsfu. Ben Weaver born 1980 is an American singer songwriter 1 Ben WeaverBorn1980 age 42 43 Eugene Oregon U S GenresRockExperimental musicAmericanaOccupation s Singer songwriterInstrument s VocalsGuitarBanjoYears active1999 presentLabelsHymie s RecordsBloodshot RecordsGlitterhouse RecordsFugawee Bird Records30 30 IndustriesUnit Three RecordsWebsitebenweaver wbr net Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Discography 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditWeaver was born in Eugene Oregon but grew up mostly in St Paul Minnesota He has a worldwide following though his popularity is strongest in his native Midwest of the United States Weaver grew up in a musical household and always expected to make music his life After one year of college he dropped out and began traveling which provided experiences that would feed his songwriting Career EditWeaver s first album El Camino Blues was released in 1999 and featured Greg Brown with input from Tony Glover Weaver then undertook his first tour in support of the album His second album Living in the Ground was recorded in one five hour session and featured Bo Ramsey His third album Hollerin at a Woodpecker released in 2002 was critically acclaimed in Britain and the United States including being named No 3 Americana album of the year by Mojo magazine The success laid the ground for the international release of his fourth album Stories Under Nails in 2004 followed by his first international tour On subsequent tours Weaver has appeared with many artists including The Waifs and Kristin Hersh His 2010 album Mirepoix and Smoke was inspired by the time he spent working in a Minneapolis restaurant after taking a break from recording and touring in 2009 He is also a poet and fiction writer whose short story Humanesque was included in the 2009 anthology Amplified Fiction from Leading Alt Country Indie Rock Blues and Folk Musicians and whose poem Devastations won the 2009 What Light Grand Jury Prize 2 An avid bicyclist Weaver has used his bike as his transport method for touring 3 4 Discography Edit1999 El Camino Blues Unit Three Records 2002 Hollerin at a Woodpecker 30 30 Industries 2003 Living in the Ground 30 30 Industries 2004 Stories Under Nails Fugawee Bird Records 2007 Paper Sky Fugawee Bird Records Glitterhouse Records 2008 The Ax in the Oak Bloodshot Records Glitterhouse Records 2010 Mirepoix and Smoke Bloodshot Records 2014 I Would Rather Be A Buffalo Hymie s Records 2017 Sees Like a River Ben Weaver References Edit Hoenack Dave September 6 2013 Ben Weaver If I m Playing Somewhere I m Riding My Bike There City Pages Retrieved February 9 2016 Weaver Ben February 22 2010 mnLIT presents Ben Weaver mnLIT Retrieved February 9 2016 Miles Jonathan October 1 2015 Forget the Bus This Musician Tours by Bike Bicycling Retrieved February 9 2016 Riemenschneider Chris September 30 2015 Singer songwriter Ben Weaver takes a Superior road to touring Star Tribune Retrieved February 9 2016 External links EditBen Weaver Ben Weaver at Bloodshot Records Ben Weaver discography at Discogs nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a singer songwriter from the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ben Weaver amp oldid 1177563803, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
