{"id":849,"date":"2014-03-05T09:30:54","date_gmt":"2014-03-05T09:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thisisbanter.com\/?p=849"},"modified":"2014-11-10T10:25:47","modified_gmt":"2014-11-10T10:25:47","slug":"a-conversation-with-ben-watt-074-mar-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banter.test\/a-conversation-with-ben-watt-074-mar-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"A conversation with Ben Watt (076, Mar 2014)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Musician, singer, songwriter, author and DJ,\u00a0Ben Watt<\/a>\u00a0is a man with a long and chequered musical history. One half of\u00a0Everything But the Girl<\/a>, the founder of the\u00a0Buzzin\u2019 Fly<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Strange Feeling<\/a>\u00a0labels, the man behind the\u00a0Lazy Dog,\u00a0<\/strong>Neighbourhood<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Cherry Jam\u00a0<\/strong>club nights and venues and\u00a0a regular DJ on BBC 6 Music<\/a>, Ben recently returned to the solo career he parked back in 1983 when EBTG came along. His new album\u00a0\u201cHendra\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0will be released on his new Unmade Road label next month.<\/p>\n

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He has also found the time to pen two fine books. Published in 1996, his autobiographical memoir\u00a0\u201cPatient \u2013 the True Story of a Rare Illness\u201d<\/a>\u00a0told the story of his extraordinary life and death battle with a rare auto-immune disease Churg-Strauss Syndrome (aka Eosinophilic Polyangiitis) four years earlier, during which he was hospitalised for nine weeks, endured several life-saving operations, and lost 80 per cent of his small intestine.<\/p>\n

His new book is called\u00a0\u201cRomany & Tom\u201d<\/a>\u00a0and it\u2019s a portrait of his parents, a vivid story of the post-war years, ambition and stardom, and family roots and secrets.<\/p>\n

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Having made his Banter debut in London last year<\/a>, we\u2019re delighted to welcome him to Dublin for an interview, to be conducted by\u00a0Sinead Gleeson<\/a>, presenter of\u00a0RTE Radio One\u2019s The Book Show<\/a>, about the new book and his career to date.<\/p>\n

Date, time and venue<\/strong>: it all takes place on Tuesday March 18 at the Twisted Pepper (Middle Abbey St., Dublin 1). Doors open at 6pm and the interview kicks off at 6.30pm sharp. Admission is free and you can sign up to the limited invite list\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Musician, singer, songwriter, author and DJ,\u00a0Ben Watt\u00a0is a man with a long and chequered musical history. One half of\u00a0Everything But the Girl, the founder of the\u00a0Buzzin\u2019 Fly\u00a0and\u00a0Strange Feeling\u00a0labels, the man behind the\u00a0Lazy Dog,\u00a0Neighbourhood\u00a0and\u00a0Cherry Jam\u00a0club nights and venues and\u00a0a regular DJ on BBC 6 Music, Ben recently returned to the solo career he parked back in … <\/p>\n

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