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Ben Caplan

Ben Caplan is an act on the Starverb influence map. They run in the same orbit as Shawn James, The Dead South, Poor Man's Poison, The Amazing Devil and Jesse Welles, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around Ben Caplan. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Ben Caplan is a Canadian folk musician from Halifax, Nova Scotia. He often performs with his band the Casual Smokers, and his first full-length studio album, In the Time of the Great Remembering, was released on October 20, 2011. His second record, Birds with Broken Wings, came out on September 18, 2015. His third record, Old Stock, was issued on June 15, 2018, his fourth, recollection (reimagined), on October 15, 2021 and his fifth, The Flood, on May 30, 2025.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Ben CaplanShawn JamesThe Dead SouthPoor Man's PoisonThe Amazing DevilJesse WellesColm R. McGuinnessThe Arcadian WildDelta Rae

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Ben Caplan shares an orbit with Shawn James, The Dead South, Poor Man's Poison and The Amazing Devil. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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