Influenced by British folk, early 90s Indie, and Psychedelia, Ben's post-folk sound has melody, stories, and lyrics at its heart.

His songs have been play-listed and played on national and independent radio on all continents, including BBC stations.

Ben has played hundreds of gigs and festivals around the UK, Germany and Australia, playing at venues such as City Folk at The Heavenly Social, (supporting Radio 2 Award Winner Kris Drever), Anti-Folk night 'blang!' at 12 Bar (London), Moseley Folk Festival, and End of The Road's sister Festival No Direction Home.

Having previously been singed to Bearos Records, he now self-releases through his own label Bohemian Jukebox.

"Finely crafted songwriting"
Metro.

"Haunting, heart-bruising tales bitterly stumble into each other as if played by a meth-ed up, homeless Johnny Marr. The dark humour and stark honesty of Ben Calvert is paralysing, and charmingly so"
The Fly

Sounds Like: David Bowie, Morrissey

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Ben released the EP Weathervane in the Summer this year.
The 'Inside Days' have had a strange tendency to produce more uplifting art. And Weathervane is one of those pieces.

Recorded at home in Stafford, from March to August, it sees Ben in an optimistic mood.

'Life affirming' Folking.com