Ben Balmer & Friends
Americana/Folk/Blues • $10 COVER
Originally from Ypsilanti, Michigan, Ben Balmer is a singer, songwriter, harmonica
player, and guitarist now based in Asheville, North Carolina. He’s played in all 48 of the
contiguous United States, throughout Canada, and has done months-long stints in
Japan and the UK. Balmer’s music is colored not only by his musical influences
(everything from Bela Bartok to the J. Geils Band), but also by novelists such as C.S.
Lewis and Cormac McCarthy.
His rootsy, lyric-driven Americana is the rare kind that is meticulously crafted yet has
undeniable mass appeal. Balmer’s third and latest album Honky-Tonk Macbeth (2021)
was hailed as “…one of those pleasant oddities that pops up now and then, an effort
that brims with clever ideas matched with top musicianship” by Texas Music Magazine.
After 14 years in Austin, Texas, Balmer made the move to Asheville North Carolina in 2022 and is
touring continuously in addition to working on his next record and continuing his involvement in the international harmonica community as a Seydel-endorsed artist.
Ben will be backed tonight by his full band — plus a special guest or two!
Music from 8-11pm. $10 cover at the door.
