performance from a brewery in
Monaghan, Ireland in 2008; a show
from 2012 recorded at De Waag
in Haarlem, Netherlands; and two
shows from his “Land of Escape”
tour in April 2018: one recorded at
Cafe Studio in Haarlem, Netherlands
and the other recorded live for radio
show Crossroads.nl in Bergen on the
last day of the tour.
Artists always want to believe
their latest record is the best
they’ve ever created, but The
Nashville Calling just might be
Ben Reel’s best. Even though the
record is somewhat stuck in limbo
due to the cancelled shows, he
will never forget the making of
this album.
“It couldn’t have gone any better,”
said Reel. “The whole experience
and the trip over there was
amazing. The guys were incredible.
I mean, there are guys walking
around Nashville with t-shirts
that say “Will Kimbrough is an
alien” and he bloody is an alien!
I’ve never seen anybody as talented
as him in the studio. It’s bonkers
how good he was. I’m very
proud of it and I’m glad I did it. It
cost me a lot of money to do, but
fuck the money, it was worth every
penny!”
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