fall 2006: new album Over You in rotation on fifteen stations, Connelly's touring nationwide. The archetypal resonance of folk songs, spirituals, and fairy tales, the subtle power of lyric poetry, and a raw passion for rock and roll, all pour into to the indy-folk mold of Ben Connelly's records to form a beautiful, cracked, joyous, and troubling mess.

"Packed with a lethal dose of charm."
-St. Paul Pioneer Press, MN

“After the first lines I was sold…Connelly writes songs that glow after repeated listens.” -Chicago Daily Herald, IL

“A melancholy tribute to a backwards life. Connelly’s smart humor shines through.”
-Dayton City Paper, OH

"blessed with urgent musicianship, passionate vocals, entertainingly off-kilter compositions, and an overall feeling of immediacy."
-Nashville Scene, TN

“The incisive humor doesn’t overpower Connelly’s bright songwriting or able guitar.”
-Performing Songwriter Magazine,

“minimal and whimsical aching heart songs”
-Washing

About Ben Connelly:

Ben Connelly, Over You released in Sept 2006 is now in rotation on fifteen radio stations and Ben is preparing for 25 dates this fall on the East and West Coast. Mpls/stpaul Magazine says, "Ben Connelly's music is intimate in sound and universal in message." Ben Connelly’s solo debut "Big Red Throbbing Heart" launched his solo career in 2001, and his sophomore release, "You Burn Hotter" appeared in 2003.
His indy-folk songs have appeared on college, commercial, and public radio, as well as national television, theatre, and film productions. Live he transports audiences across the northern Midwest and East coasts with what Minneapolis's City Pages describe as "furious finger-picking and top-notch tunes."

What People Are Saying About Ben Connelly

"Packed with a lethal dose of charm."
-St. Paul Pioneer Press, MN

“After the first lines I was sold…Connelly writes songs that glow after repeated listens.” -Chicago Daily Herald, IL

“A melancholy tribute to a backwards life. Connelly’s smart humor shines through.”
-Dayton City Paper, OH

"blessed with urgent musicianship, passionate vocals, entertainingly off-kilter compositions, and an overall feeling of immediacy."
-Nashville Scene, TN

“The incisive humor doesn’t overpower Connelly’s bright songwriting or able guitar.”
-Performing Songwriter Magazine,

“minimal and whimsical aching heart songs”
-Washington Post, D.C.

“will charm the pants off of you."
-Minnesota Daily, MN

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