Old Time Ballads, full band

Original Music, full band

Celtic Muisc, full band

Notable Venues:

Notable Festivals:

The Little River Stringband:

The LRSB is a rotating cast of friends, partners, and peers. These are some of the folks that have accompanied me:

• Keala Venema, fiddle (Futuretime String Band, Whorled, Pocket Watch)
• Kyle Pitcher, upright (The Founding)
• Vince Russo, washboard (Appleseed Collective, Fay Burns, Pontiac Trail Blazers)
• Aaron Markovitz, mandolin (Wilson Thicket, Frank & Cora)
• Josh Holcomb, fiddle (West MI Symphony)
• Michael Dause, guitar & drums (Moss Manor, Treeskin, Shantyland)
• Elijah Russ, upright

Testimonials:

• “Ben is the modern-day Pete Seeger. He’s a musical archeologist who writes songs that sound like they’re from a hundred years ago.” –The Accidentals
• “As a musician, Traverse is rooted in the past, forward-thinking, and fully present. His foundation is solid and he cares deeply about music and people.” –Seth Bernard
• “Ben’s passion for music is unmistakable. From the onset of the first note, Traverse creates magic! The future is bright with this one.” –Mark Lavengood
• “A well-researched, well-sung collection.” –The Living Tradition, Scotland (Old Time American Music review)
• “Despite not having written [‘Danny Boy’ and ‘The Parting Glass’], Traverse and Veine deliver them with so much emotion that one might imagine they did in another life.” –Local Spins (Me Grief and Tears to Smother review)