In something of a backward nod to the ways of a bygone era, its fair to say that Ben Hemming didn’t so much find the blues… as the blues found him. It was during a particularly troublesome period in his life, that he embarked upon a musical pilgrimage around America. This would eventually come to define not just his sound, but also his own identity. Picking up an old guitar in a pawn shop along the way, he played his way across the southern states in the tradition of the delta Bluesmen before him. Since then he has never looked back receiving critical acclaim; The Blues Magazine called him ‘A unique musical identity’; Blues Blast Magazine described his songs as being ‘of bleak beauty’ and Americana U.K. placed him at the forefront of the so-called ‘new Blues’ movement.

Blues guitars form the backdrop of Lonesome Road, a song full of desperation and angst. A tail of life on the road and the isolation and loneliness it brings are at the forefront, with a vocal filled with the emotional impact at the songs heart. Although in the field of Rock, Blues lies in the core of this track and as suggested in the title, it is a lonesome road we all walk trying to find meaning in the world.
“The song was almost about explaining a way of life for me. Whenever you take a path less trod in life it’s always a difficult journey, and I guess that lies at the heart of being a musician.”

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