Ben Carroll: You Are Home

Best wishes to all! The six week US summer tour dates are announced in the tour section. Please feel free to check the website now and then during the summer, as dates and details may be added.

10% To The Kids

Recently I had the opportunity to spend some time with the kids at Balashram, a residential school in the state of Orissa, India. They are orphans and children from single parent families in a region of severe poverty (60%). A highlight was playing guitar with them as they sang many time-loved Christmas carols from the West during their Christmas Pageant. They are precious!

10% of the show proceeds from this tour will go to them. If you want to give more directly right now, and learn more, you can go to this link.

Basically, after the super cyclone that devastated the coastal region of the state of Orissa, more than 3.3 million children were affected, according to UNICEF; 48,000 people died and many children were left without parents overnight. “In an effort to provide for the health and education of these children, in 2004 Hariharananda Balashram was founded. The goal is to provide the children with a solid foundation for the future. The Balashram is spread over twelve acres in the village of Pattamundai and has facilities to provide for the children’s educational, physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs. There are science rooms, library, sports rooms, playgrounds, and much more to facilitate their all-round development.” The reality of it all is heavy on the one hand, but the beauty, appreciativeness and brilliance of these kids is a pure joy to behold. Please kindly help if you can. Also, as this is a rural, impoverished part of India, what we think of in the US or in the West in general as a little amount, truly goes a long way there ($360 to sponsor one child for one year).

Looking forward to seeing and playing for you! Thank you

At your service,

Ben

Featured performer for the month of June on the Concerts In Your Home site! Still booking summer tour mid-July til fall (at points more or less listed below). If you are interested in hosting a show, please get in touch. Thank you

Now booking a summer tour, mid-July and August. Which leads me to this: Ever heard of a... HOUSE CONCERT? (<---This site has an info-video and helpful tips all about it, as well as an artist profile of yours truly, with a live video performance for television...) Some of you certainly have heard of a house concert, have been to one, or even played one. You experience the music in a personal and memorable way, and hosting one is often very rewarding for those and more reasons, for you and your friends. Especially if you live in the NY tri-state area, or in any of the below cities, and would like to host a house concert (especially this summer), please write me, talk to me. (Also if you have friends/family that might be interested, please let them know--you just may be instrumental in the joy of others...) Yes, you can do it in NYC too, some fans already have! And it went really well, on all levels. P.S. If you know of OTHER PERFORMANCE VENUES you can personally vouch for/recommend in the below cities, it's hugely appreciated as well...Thank you for reading, thank you for playing a part.

Now booking a summer tour, mid-July and August, here:

Allentown, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, PA...Wheeling, WV...Columbus, Springfield, OH...Indianapolis, Terre Haute, IN...Belleville, IL...St. Louis, Springfield, Joplin, MO...Tulsa, Oklahoma City, OK...Amarillo, TX...Santa Fe, Taos, Albuquerque, NM...Fort Smith, Little Rock, AR...Memphis, Jackson, Nashville, Knoxville, TN...Asheville, NC...Roanoke, Charlottesville, VA...Wilmington, DE

…And any points more or less in between…