Miles of Smiles presents:

BEN REYNOLDS

Ben Reynolds is a songwriter, solo steel string guitarist and improviser. Outside of solo concerns he has been a collaborator/contributor to various musical projects including Baby Dee, Trembling Bells (w/Alex Neilson), Ashtray Navigations, Nalle and Directing Hand amongst others.

Reynolds' latest record 'How Day Earnt Its Night' is released by Tompkins Square on 9th June 2009. The album consolidates his interest in British and American folk guitar traditions in concise and intensely melodic pieces as well as longer, expressionist improvisations. The intricacies of British guitar luminaries such as Bert Jansch and Davy Graham are found alongside the stark grandeur of John Fahey's 'American primitive guitar' stylings.

http://www.myspace.com/benreynoldsmusic

CIAN NUGENT

Cian Nugent is a 19 year old guitar player from Dublin whose playing is rooted in pre-war blues, Appalachian string band music, modern classical and the Takoma tradition . His music boasts a orchestrated and fully instrumented sound that is playful and eerie at the same time. Nugent first official recording titled 'Childhood, Christian

Lies & Slaughter' produced by Jozef Van Wissem documents a live recording, and a new album is due for release by Tompkins Square later this year.

http://www.myspace.com/ciannugent