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New Ben Bedford album, Valley of Stars, now charting in Europe | Community Voices

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Randy Eccles

Published March 3, 2023 at 11:41 AM CST

Musician Ben Bedford shares his new album, Valley of Stars, and talks about Springfield as a base of operations.

Songs in the segment includes these tracks from Valley of Stars:

Weasel, Pike, Fox and Kite
Leaping
Murmurations
Hare On the Down

Listen for Ben Bedford's music on The X from NPR Illinois.

Host and guest mid-shot. — Randy Eccles and Ben Bedford in the NPR Illinois Studios.

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Randy Eccles enjoys talking with community members and joining them in becoming informed citizenry. Please reach out at randy.eccles@nprillinois.org.

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