![]() He was also rumoured to have designed and built the fruity hats of Carmen Miranda. His grandfather drew cartoons for The New Yorker and designed posters for the movies. Sures isn’t the only member of his family to work in the arts. It’s the perfect accompaniment for Sures’ funny, honest, quirkily wise and wistful tunes. ![]() with old friends Richard Moody (viola, violin, mandolin and vocals), Scott White (upright bass) and Rebecca Campbell (vocals, percussion)-is a satisfyingly cohesive and tender bluegrass-tinged album with a steady heartbeat. However, The Story That Lived Here-recorded mostly live at Tobacco and Rose Studios in Victoria, B.C. Over the course of Sures’s 25-year career, he’s honed a sound that blends folk, country, jazz and rock, while also borrowing from blues, Sinti swing and West African guitar. And at least one song about the end of the world, just because, well, you know. On his tenth album, The Story That Lived Here, veteran Edmonton singer/songwriter, guitarist and author Ben Sures offers tales inspired by friends and fans written by his own heart songs about library ladies, yard sales and dive bars, accidents and grieving. Each week, Essentials allows Canadian musicians to share the things that have helped get them through the pandemic, and why they still can’t live without them.
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