Stream the Album - Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore - Dear Companion

Dear Companion is a collaboration between three Kentucky musicians: the songs are written and performed by Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore, produced by and featuring Yim Yames of My Morning Jacket and Monsters of Folk. Recorded in the first half of 2009 in their home state, Dear Companion explores their ties to the place they love and aims to draw attention to the problem of mountaintop removal coal mining and its impact on the people and heritage of central Appalachia.

A portion of the proceeds from Dear Companion will benefit Appalachian Voices, an organization devoted to ending mountaintop removal and finding a better way forward. Learn more at: www.ilovemountains.org or www.subpop.com

Dear Companion – Something, Somewhere, Sometime

Upcoming Tour Dates:
Feb 16 IN-STORE Ear X-tacy, Louisville, KY
Feb 17 IN-STORE CD Central, Lexington, KY
Feb 19 Northside Tavern, Cincinnati, OH
Feb 19 IN-STORE Shake It Records, Cincinnati, OH
Feb 20 Radio Radio, Indianapolis, IN
Feb 25 IN-STORE Grimeys, Nashville, TN
Feb 25 Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN
Feb 26 Brown Theatre (KY), Louisville, KY
Feb 27 Orange Peel, Asheville, NC
Mar 01 Boone Saloon (NC), Boone, NC
Mar 02 Carrboro Arts Center, Carrboro, NC
Mar 04 World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA
Mar 05 Joe’s Pub (NY), New York, NY
Mar 06 Joe’s Pub (NY), New York, NY
Mar 11 Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, OH
Mar 12 SPACE (IL), Evanston, IL
Mar 13 Schubas, Chicago, IL
Mar 15 CSPS (IA), Cedar Rapids, IA
Mar 16 Old Rock House (MO), ST. LOUIS, MO
Mar 17 SXSW, Austin, TX
Mar 18 Central Presbyterian Church (TX), Austin, TX
Mar 19 SXSW, Austin, TX
Mar 20 SXSW, Austin, TX
Mar 26 McCabe’s (CA), Santa Monica, CA
Mar 27 Swedish American Hall (SF), San Francisco, CA
Mar 29 Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
Apr 02 Cedar Cultural Centre, Minneapolis, MN
Apr 03 Majestic Theater, Madison, WI

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