Ben Caplan

Nova Scotia’s folk legend, Ben Caplan, brings a night of incredible music, magical storytelling, and powerful performance as his trio makes its first visit to the rebuilt Chester Playhouse.

Ben Caplan is both the roar of the hurricane and the eye of the storm. He has an uncanny ability to channel both wild abandon and quiet introspection. His songwriting pulls from many diverse influences, but both his music and his lyrics regularly draw from his Jewish heritage. Often mixing biblical imagery and klezmer inflected melodies, Caplan re-appropriates ancient sounds and themes with a decidedly contemporary twist.