Ben Bedford

 By Thieu Van DeVorst, Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2005 unknown – Bed Bedford
001 8 HANDS
002 ANNABELLE #2
003 YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW
004 FOOL HARDY STONE
005 ADIOS NEW MEXICO
006 12 FOOT WINGS
007 DARK HIGHWAY
008 MOONBEAMS
009 PULL THE SHADES
010 ALBERTA BABY
011 LONESOME ALIBIS
012 RIM OF LIGHT
013 LEAVENWORTH
014 MORE THAN I CAN STAND
Tracks above issued on album The Vast Expanse Of Heartache
2007 Robert E. Lee Studios, Brentwood, TN – Ben Bedford   (Ben Bedford [vcl/gt], Bedford   (Ben Bedford [vcl/ac gt/harmonica], Chas Williams [ac gt/banjo/dobro], Ron de la Vega [bass], Peter Young [drums],  Joey Schmidt [accordion], Sally Barris, Chris Burke [hmny vcl]. Producer: Chas Williams, Ben Bedford)
015 VIRGINIA GIRLS HSR 101  
016 THE ONLY STORY HSR 101  AP 241-2
017 HARLEY ALBRIGHT HSR 101  
018 GOODBYE JACK HSR 101  AP 241-2
019 LINCOLN'S MAN HSR 101 AP 241-2
020 MIGRANT MOTHER HSR 101 AP 241-2
021 BLACK AS COAL HSR 101  
022 CRIMSON DAYDREAMS HSR 101  
023 ANNABELLE #2 HSR 101  
024 DARK HIGHWAY HSR 101  
2008 Robert E. Lee Studios, Brentwood, TN – Ben Bedford   (Ben Bedford [vcl/ac gt], Chas Williams [ac gt/banjo/dobro], David Spicher [bass], Peter Young [drums], Ron de la Vega [cello], Joey Schmidt [accordion], Jon Randall, Kari Alxate [hmny vcl]. Producer: Chas Williams, Ben Bedford)
025 TWENTY ONE HSR 202 AP 241-2
026 CHERRY MINE HSR 202
027 YOU'RE THE WEATHER HSR 202
028 SANGAMON HSR 202 AP 241-2
029 MOTHER JONES ON THE LINE HSR 202
030 TEN PACES HSR 202  
031 AMELIA HSR 202 AP 241-2
032 LAND OF THE SHADOWS (FOR EMMETT TILL) HSR 202 AP 241-2
033 ONE NIGHT AT A TIME HSR 202 AP 241-2
034 FISHER'S HILL HSR 202
035 AS LONG AS YOUR EYES ARE BLUE
2012 House of David Studios, Nashville, TN/ Robert E. Lee Studios, Brentwood, TN – Ben Bedford (Producer: Chas Williams, Ben Bedford)
036 JOHN THE BAPTIST WBG 111 AP 241-2
037 WHAT WE LOST WBG 111  AP 241-2
038 CAHOKIA WBG 111  
039 VACHEL WBG 111  
040 FALLEN WBG 111  
041 EMPTY SKY WBG 111  
042 FIRE IN HIS BONES WBG 111  
043 CLOUDLESS WBG 111
044 THE BALLAD OF HARLINGTON WOOD WBG 111
045 GUINEVERE IS SLEEPING WBG 111 AP 241-2
4-8 January 2016 Douglas Ave. United Methodist Church, Springfield, IL – Ben Bedford (Ben Bedford [vcl/ac gt],  Ethan Jodziewicz [bass], Diederik van Wassenaer [violin/ viola],  Kari Bedford [hmny vcl]. Producer: Ben Bedford)
046 THE PILOT AND THE FLYING MACHINE, PART 1 WBG 124
047 LETTERS FROM THE EARTH WBG 124
048 HIGH AND LOW WBG 124
049 THE FOX WBG 124
050 THE VOYAGE OF JOHN AND EMMA WBG 124
051 BLOOD ON MISSOURI WBG 124
052 ORRERY WBG 124
053 SCIOTO WBG 124
054 THE PILOT AND THE FLYING MACHINE, PART 2 WBG 124
055 PRAIRYERTH WBG 124
056 LONG BLUE HILLS WBG 124
March 2018 Umedia, Springfield, IL – Ben Bedford
057 MORNING RISE HSR 203  
058 LITTLE FALCON HSR 203  
059 LARKSPUR AWAKES HSR 203
060 COYOTES HSR 203  
061 MORNING COFFEE HSR 203  
062 THE HERMIT'S CAT HSR 203
063 THE MULE AND THE HORSE HSR 203
064  MOON AND MARCH END HSR 203
065 THUNDERSTORM HSR 203  
066 MORNING CONVERSATIONS HSR 203
067 QUIET ON THE GREEN HILL HSR 203   
2020 home recordings, IL – Ben Bedford (Ben Bedofrd [vcl/gt],Chas Williams [gt],  Ethan Jodziewicz [bass], Kari Floyd [hmny vcl])
068 LEAPING
069 WOLVES
070 DARKFLIGHT
071 MURMURATIONS
072 LEOPARD AND HARE
073 HARE ON THE DOWN
074 IN THE COURT OF THE BEAR
075 ADDER
076 STARS AND SKYWHEEL
077 WEASEL, PIKE, FOX AND KITE
078 IN THE SHELTER OF INDOMITABLE MOMMA BADGER
Tracks above issued on album Valley of Stars



ALBUMS
Ben Bedford no # The Vast Expanse Of Heartache: 8 Hands: Annabelle #2; You've Got to Know; Fool Hardy Stone; Adios New Mexico; 12 Foot Wings; Dark Highway; Moonbeams; Pull the Shades; Alberta Baby; Lonesome Alibis; Rim of Light; Leavenworth; More Than I Can Stand - 28-04-06     
Hopeful Sky HSR 101 Lincoln's Man: Virginia Girls; The Only Story; Harley Albright; Goodbye Jack; Lincoln's Man; Migrant Mother; Black as Coal; Crimson Daydreams; Annabelle #2; Dark Highway - 08
Hopeful Sky HSR 202  Land Of The Shadows: Twenty One; Cherry Mine; You're The Weather; Sangamon; Mother Jones On The Line; Ten Paces;  Amelia; Land Of The Shadows (For Emmett Till); One Night At A Time; Fisher's Hill; As Long As Your Eyes Are Blue – 13-01-09
Waterbug WBG 111 What We Lost: John The Baptist; What We Lost; Cahokia; Vachel; Fallen; Empty Sky; Fire In His Bones; Cloudless; The Ballad Of Harlington Wood; Guinevere Is Sleeping – 01-10-12
Waterbug WBG 124 The Pilot And The Flying Machine: The Pilot And The Flying Machine, Part 1; Letters From The Earth; High And Low; The Fox; The Voyage Of John And Emma; Blood On Missouri; Orrery; Scioto; The Pilot And The Flying Machine, Part 2; Prairyerth; Long Blue Hills – 11-04-16
Hopeful Sky  HSR 203 The Hermit’s Spyglass: Morning Rise; Little Falcon; Larkspur Awakes; Coyotes; Morning Coffee; The Hermit's Cat; The Mule And The Horse; Moon And March End; Thunderstorm; Morning Conversations; Quiet On The Green Hill - 14-09-18
Appaloosa [ITA] AP 241-2 Portraits: Lincoln's Man; The Sangamon; The Only Story; What We Lost; John The Baptist; Guinevere Is Sleeping; Twenty One; Amelia; Land Of The Shadows (For Emmett Till); Migrant Mother; One Night At A Time; Goodbye Jack  – 20 (also in Netherland on Cavalier CR 255626, sampler)
Hopeful Sky HSR 404 Valley of Stars:  Leaping;  Wolves;  Darkflight;  Murmurations;  Leopard and Hare;  Hare on the Down;  In the Court of the Bear;  Adder;  Stars and Skywheel; . Weasel, Pike, Fox and Kite;  In the Shelter of Indomitable Momma Badger – 27-01-23