Ben Kyle

BEN KYLE, best known as the songwriter-frontman behind the beloved alt-country band ROMANTICA, is also a distinctive solo and collaborative musical voice.

Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, but embracing the musical roots of North America upon his family's emigration to Minneapolis in his teens, he has won numerous ISC songwriting awards and his recordings have been critically heralded: PASTE Magazine named ROMANTICA'S album, America, "One of the Best Albums of the Year." in 2007 and American Songwriter has called his latest release "Perfect."

Ryan Adams, Alejandro Escovedo, Sara Watkins (of Nickel Creek) and Dan Wilson are some of the artists Ben has worked with and his duets recording with Austin TX roots sweetheart Carrie Rodriguez, We Still Love Our Country, was a hit with Americana Radio in 2011.

His latest project is a self-titled solo debut, that's receiving unanimously excellent reviews and has inspired the Huffington Post to dub Kyle "A Sleeping Giant."