Ben Caplan

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Ben Caplan

17 upcoming dates · 17 cities · 5 countries

Ben Caplan is a Canadian folk musician born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, who is based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He began playing guitar at thirteen and, after studying at the University of King's College, committed to music full-time at nineteen, touring since 2006.

Upcoming dates

Oct 9 · HamburgOct 12 · BerlinOct 14 · WarsawOct 15 · KrakowOct 18 · MunichOct 20 · ZürichOct 29 · LondonOct 30 · LeedsNov 13 · NashvilleNov 16 · ColumbusNov 19 · WashingtonNov 24 · Philadelphia

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All dates17Germany3Poland2Switzerland1United Kingdom2United States9

Poland

  1. Oct 14WarsawProgresjaView details
  2. Oct 15KrakowKlub StudioView details

United Kingdom

  1. Oct 29LondonO2 Shepherds Bush EmpireView details
  2. Oct 30LeedsLeeds Beckett Students' UnionView details

United States

  1. Nov 13NashvilleExit/InView details
  2. Nov 16ColumbusA&R Music BarView details
  3. Nov 19WashingtonHoward TheatreView details
  4. Nov 24PhiladelphiaUnion TransferView details
  5. Nov 30ChicagoHouse of Blues ChicagoView details
  6. Dec 14San FranciscoThe Castro TheatreView details
  7. Dec 17PhoenixCrescent BallroomView details
  8. Dec 20DallasThe Echo Lounge & Music HallView details
  9. Dec 21HoustonWhite Oak Music Hall - DownstairsView details

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About Ben Caplan

Caplan performs with his band the Casual Smokers and is known for a deep baritone voice, theatrical stage presence, and compositions that draw on Klezmer, Romani, Serbian, and Moldavian musical traditions alongside folk songwriting. His albums include In the Time of the Great Remembering (2011), Birds with Broken Wings (2015), Old Stock (2018), recollection (reimagined) (2021), and The Flood (2025).

He has toured extensively across North America, Europe, and Australia, performing at festivals including Glastonbury and the Byron Bay Bluesfest, and has collaborated with musicians such as Ron Hynes, Donald MacLennan, and Socalled. He won Entertainer of the Year at the 2012 Nova Scotia Music Awards and Rising Star Recording of the Year at the 2013 East Coast Music Awards.

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