Ben Granfelt
Ben Granfelt (born June 16, 1963 ) is a Finnish guitarist and singer . He was a member of Wishbone Ash from 2001 to 2004 , but has also made a name for himself as a rock musician with the Ben Granfelt Band, which he leads.
For several years he played in the band Gringos Locos , where the current drummer of his band Ben Granfelt Band, Miri Miettinen , also worked. After three Gringos Locos albums with him, Ben Granfelt became a member of the Leningrad Cowboys . In 1993 the Leningrad Cowboys played "The Total Balalaika Show " in front of an audience of 70,000 people in Helsinki . Ben Granfelt has performed with the Leningrad Cowboys in over 20 countries, including Japan and Australia. He also wrote most of the original Leningrad Cowboys songs.
In parallel with the Leningrad Cowboys, Ben Granfelt released other albums under his own name or as a member of the Guitar Slingers.
From 2001 to 2004 Ben Granfelt was a member of Wishbone Ash , with whom he recorded the album Bona Fide . During this time, his other projects were suspended, as Wishbone Ash completed numerous tours. He left the band in 2004 because he wanted to devote himself to his own band again. The Finn Muddy Manninen replaced him at Wishbone Ash.
In addition to himself and drummer Miettinen, bassist Harri Rantanen played in the Ben Granfelt Band for a long time , led by today's bassist John Vihervä. was replaced. Since January 2008, Ben Granfelt has added keyboardist Kasper Mårtenson to his trio to form a quartet.
Since 2011 he has been a member of the Finnish band Los Bastardos Finlandeses .
Discography (including videos and DVDs)
| CD title | Artist | Publishing year |
| Gringos Locos | Gringos Locos | 1987 |
| Punch Drunk | Gringos Locos | 1989 |
| Raw deal | Gringos Locos | 1991 |
| We cum from Brooklyn | Leningrad cowboys | 1992 |
| The Helsinki Concert | Leningrad cowboys | 1993 |
| Live in Prowinzz | Leningrad cowboys | 1993 |
| Happy together | Leningrad cowboys | 1994 |
| Guitar slingers | Guitar slingers | 1994 |
| The Truth | Ben Granfelt Band | 1994 |
| Go space | Leningrad cowboys | 1996 |
| Song and Dance | Guitar slingers | 1996 |
| Radio Friendly | Ben Granfelt Band | 1996 |
| LIVE | Ben Granfelt Band | 1997 |
| That little something | Guitar slingers | 1998 |
| Guitar Slingers (Double CD) | Guitar slingers | 1998 |
| EGO | Ben Granfelt Band | 1999 |
| Live at the Sheperds Bush Empire (video) | Ben Granfelt Band | 2001 |
| All I want to be | Ben Granfelt Band | 2001 |
| bona fide | Wishbone Ash | 2002 |
| Live in London and Beyond | Wishbone Ash | 2003 |
| The Past Experience 1994-2004 | Ben Granfelt Band | 2004 |
| Phoenix Rising (DVD) | Wishbone Ash | 2004 |
| Live experience | Ben Granfelt | 2006 |
| The Sum of Memories | Ben Granfelt | 2006 |
| Notes From The Road | Ben Granfelt | 2007 |
| Kaleidoscope | Ben Granfelt Band | 2009 |
| Saved By Rock'n Roll | Los Bastardos Finlandeses | 2011 |
| Melodic relief | Ben Granfelt | 2012 |
| Day Of The Dead | Los Bastardos Finlandeses | 2013 |
| Handmade | Ben Granfelt Band | 2014 |
| BMF Ball | Los Bastardos Finlandeses | 2015 |
| Another day | Ben Granfelt | 2016 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Granfelt, Ben |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 16, 1963 |