Reel wonders if he might have
made a mistake with the title.
“I’m actually mad that I didn’t call
it ‘All In Good Time’ which might
have been a good title,” said
Reel. “Or ‘Round the Next Bend’ -
there were a few strong titles that
I could have called the album.”
Both of those titles are songs on
the album with the former being
the song that kicks off the record.
New Jersey Stage first learned
of Ben Reel several years ago
from a service called AirPlay Direct,
which the publication uses
as one of the sources of music for
its online radio station. Reel has
released several of his albums
with them. It’s also helped him
make contacts around the world
for radio and press coverage. We
instantly took a liking to Reel’s
music, which reminded us of the
music by Joe D’Urso. Not surprisingly,
the two have crossed paths
in Europe.
“I met Joe more than ten years
ago in Ireland,” he recalled. “I
did a Light of Day show with him
once, but didn’t hear from him for
Watch a video for “One Of These Days” by Ben Reel
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