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Ben Carbine & the 18 Wheelers - waiting for overnight success

An evening of country music mixed with anecdotes from the band's 16 years together.

Ben Carbine & the 18 Wheelers is a country band from Skellefteå that established itself in 2005. They won the Country-SM 2009 in the genre pop/rock-country and have since been nominated several times. The band has played at festivals in Sweden and abroad and become a highly appreciated live act with their positive attitude, energy and combination of traditional and modern country. They have released an album and a series of singles. And then constantly this idea of an overnight success ...

Welcome to a great evening at the Festival Club with country and stories from the stage with the nine in the band.

The band:
Freddie Dakota (Fredrik Marklund) - piano, dobro, mandolin
Edie-Lou Colter (Ida Bodin) - vocals
Urban Bourbon (Urban Berggren) - violin
Steve Dustriver - (Stefan Grenholm) - guitar
Dexter Jennings (Jonas Bodin) - vocals
Sam Terry (Fredrik Dernebo) - bass guitar
Trent Stiller (Johan Ögren) - guitar
Mike Roufone (Michael Bergvall) - steel
Andy Drowner (Andreas Persson) - drums

FESTIVAL CLUB!
Ben Carbine & the 18 Wheelers are part of Friday's Festival Club. Good company, good atmosphere and quality on stage. Welcome to hang out for an evening, enjoy the entertainment and with the serving of coffee, light refreshments and drinks at will.

The first performance of the evening in the Festival Club is Story Fight Night at 19.00.
NOTE! Separate tickets for the evening's two performances, but feel free to take advantage of the package offer - then you also secure your place at the Festival Club all evening...

Price: SEK 200
Package price for both performances in the Festival Club: 345 SEK
The Festival Club is open from 18.30 - 23.00 so you can come early and stay late.

Organizer: Nordic Storytelling Centre/Västerbottensteatern.