(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Fresh from a tour of Northern Europe and the United Kingdom, folk-rock singer-songwriter Ben Taylor will perform at Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, April 18, at 9pm. Taylor, a longtime favorite of Helsinki audiences dating back to the club’s origins in Great Barrington, Mass., is touring with a new batch of songs, slated for a new album tentatively titled Clouds In The Dirt and due to be released in May 2014. Taylor released his last studio album, Listening, in late 2012. The fabulous Woodstock singer-songwriter Simi Stone will warm up the crowd for Taylor with a solo acoustic set of her patented “Mountain Motown” music.

A self-described “late bloomer” musically, Ben Taylor didn’t start singing until his early 20s. The hesitation is understandable, given the daunting example of success set by his parents, James Taylor and Carly Simon. While Ben thought of other vocations he could pursue, including wilderness guide or martial arts instructor, he was eventually drawn into the family business. Ben had a true affinity for music, and not surprisingly, a love for words. “My scholastic career was not successful,” he says. “My internal jukebox was always so much louder than my teachers.”

Taylor’s music is marked by an honesty and authenticity of feeling, starting with his tuneful and expressive voice, the kind of voice that makes its impact with the smallest turn of a whispered phrase. His wit and skill as a singer-songwriter showcase an artist who is comfortable both in his own skin and with his impressive musical legacy.

Taylor’s acclaimed recordings include his debut album Famous Among The Barns, Another Run Around the Sun, The Legend of Kung Folk, Part 1 and Listening. Ben also made his acting debut with a recurring role on NBC’s American Dreams and has appeared in the pages of People Magazine, Vogue and Rolling Stone.

 

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