Artist description A native Texan, Ben has been rhyming words with music since he got his first guitar at age twelve. Over the years, he has written, arranged and recorded hundreds of songs. Today, Ben continues this tradition in his adopted state of Maine. This collection of songs is a small but typical representaion of his craft.

Music Style Original Songwriter of Alternative Country and Folk Rock based Acoustic Songs, Stories and Ballads.

Musical Influences Robert Earl Keen, Townes Van Zandt, Lyle Lovett, Shake Russell, Lucinda Williams... actually, just about any Texas singer-songwriter. Of course Neil Young, John Prine and Merle Haggard were there too.

Instruments 1999 Bourgeois OM Custom, 1972 Dobro Square Neck, 1976 Fender Telcaster Delux, 1982 Washburn Monterey Artist, 1952 Fender Lap Steel, 1924 Gibson Tenor Banjo, 1915 Portugues Classical, 1975 Alvarez Dreadnought, Roland XP-10 Synth, etc. The list goes on... Roland VS-880EX Digital Hard Disk Recording System.

Albums 1991 Talk-Talk (out of print), 1994 Rock Island Dreams (out of print), 2000 Dancin' in the Shadows of Heaven's Gate (available for sale only on MP3.com/BenWalter)

Location Portland, Maine - USA

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