Benjamin Francis Leftwich has told Q that he has opted for a stripped down approach for his gigs because that's the way he writes his songs.
The York singer-songwriter was speaking on the Q Show on Q Radio which you can tune into from 2pm (BST) today (4 September).
"I've played a couple of shows when I've got a band behind me, I like being able to feed off the vibe of a gig and you can't really do that if you've got a drummer behind you tapping out the rhythm," explains Leftwich. "I write my songs sitting down by myself in my room, or wherever I am, on acoustic guitar and I figure that's the way I should play them live."
Tune in from 2pm as the singer-songwriter talks with Q's Paul Stokes about his debut album Last Smoke Before The Snowstorm, his up-coming UK tour and reviews this week's singles including offerings from Fleet Foxes, Death In Vegas, Example and Brett Anderson, plus we play selected highlights from this month's Q50.
Tune into Q Radio online now, plus check out Benjamin Francis Leftwich 'On The Road' playlist.
10:06 AM | 04/09/2011
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