THE LAST BISON
BIO:
Ben Hardesty doesn’t look the part of a rock star as he navigates a rickety tractor through the sprawling ranch where he grew up and fell in love with music. On the edge of The Great Dismal Swamp, Hardesty developed his spirit of adventure, and passion for doing things a bit differently. His father, Dan gave him a guitar when he was two, and later told him, “It doesn’t matter if you play it right, just make it sound good!” Not the typical teaching method, but then again, The Last Bison is anything but typical.The seven-member ensemble led by Ben has seemingly risen from the marshes of southeastern Virginia to captivate the national music scene with a rare blend of folk that is poetically steeped in classical influences. Band members describe the sound as “mountain-top chamber.”Already the band has drawn flattering though imperfect comparisons to indie rock superstars the likes of Mumford & Sons, The Decemberists and Fleet Foxes. Flattering because each of those bands has carried folk rock into the main- stream;
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10/24 @
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As always, thanks for a great show last night Norfolk VA. @smartmouthbeer ya’ll treated us like kings. Friends, fam… https://t.co/zxNSEnthak
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10/20 @
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Gonna be playing tomorrow night (10/21) on Paul Shugrue’s legendary Out of the Box on @WHRO . Tune in to hear us pl… https://t.co/m6IHN1VoCK
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10/19 @
11:14 AM
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A picture of us trying to keep in the excitement for our Richmond, VA show with @Starcoastmusic on October 29th!… https://t.co/bmwmV3E9mK
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