Ben Glover flies home for Northern Ireland tour

Ben will be performing at The Black Box in Belfast on March 24, Bennigans, Londonderry on Saturday March25, Flowerfield, Portstewart on Thursday March 30 and Town Hall, Larne on Wednesday April 5.

The gig is part of a tour in support of his new album ‘The Emigrant’, which addresses the universal theme of immigration,

Co-produced by Glover and Neilson Hubbard, the album features six traditional folk songs and four original compositions (including co-writes with Gretchen Peters, Mary Gauthier and Tony Kerr) as Glover addresses the universal theme and personal challenge of immigration.

“Over the past couple of years, I have been going through the process of getting my U.S. Green Card, so the reality of immigration was very present in my world,” Glover said.

“Contemplations like ‘What and where is home?’ were never far from my thoughts,”

To work through it all, Glover turned to music.

“Around the same time, my interest in Irish roots music and folk ballads was rekindled.

“The project is my story - it’s who I am at this time in my life.

“The main theme in all the songs had to be voice of someone who was figuring out their place in the world.

“Once I tried them out in the studio, it was evident which songs belonged on the album.

“Musically, I wanted to keep it raw and organic and let the Celtic roots of the songs shine.”

Tickets for the Northern Ireland tour are on sale now from all usual outlets,