Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore – Dear Companion

  • February 22, 2010

Dear Companion is the collaboration between Kentucky based musicians: Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore (songwriters, performers) and Jim James of My Morning Jacket (producer). The album affectionately reflects upon their ties to the Bluegrass State with the intention of drawing attention to the impact of Mountaintop Removal coal mining on the people and heritage of central Appalachia. Sollee and Moore both have different approaches to singing and songwriting – Sollee’s polished soul with inventive cello based rhythms whereas Moore’s is more a wistful folk with acoustic guitar approach. Smart, sincere and understated, the songs on Dear Companion capture a sense of isolation and loss. – Written by JFelton

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