Ben Jones is a musician born in Minster, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, and has been playing guitar since 1995, largely self-taught.
He started his musical career with the band Carters England, releasing a self-titled album in 2005.
In 2009, he formed The Lovedays, releasing two LPs and an EP while touring the UK and US in 2010.
Ben also released two solo albums, Echobox and Kaleidoscope, before forming Ben Jones and The Rifle Volunteers, with whom he released two albums.
In 2014, he teamed up with Andrea Magee to form Beat Root Revival, releasing two albums: Waiting on A Miracle (2014) and Beat Root Revival (2016).
Colin Brooks is a singer-songwriter, blues-rock guitarist, and dobro player currently living in Red River, NM.
He was a founding member of the Americana group the Band of Heathens, but left the band in November 2011 shortly after recording the double live album “Double Down – Live in Denver.”
Colin has several solo albums to his name, “Chippin Away at the Promise Land” and “Blood and Water.”
Brooks was born and raised in Michigan but moved to the southwest to pursue a career as a solo artist. He was a Kerrville new folk winner in 2003 and formed the Band of Heathens with Gordy Quist and Ed Jurdi in 2006 after they shared a stage together as individual songwriters. Austin awarded them “best new band” in its annual Austin Music Awards. In 2009, the band was nominated for a “New Emerging Artist” award by the Americana Music Association. In 2010, the band was again honored by the Americana Music Association as nominees for the “Best Duo/Group of the Year.”
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