Marc Ford

Guitariste
Site officiel | www.marcford.net

Marc Ford a remplacé Nicky P. au milieu de la tournée Diamonds On The Inside. Il a joué son premier concert en tant qu'Innocent Criminals le 25 juillet 2003 au Fuji Rock Festival de Naeba, Japon. Il a quitté le groupe en octobre 2004.

Il figure sur le dvd Live at the Hollywood Bowl (2003), l'album There Will Be A Light (2004), et sur le dvd Live at the Apollo (2005).

On le retrouve églement sur le titre Get it like you like it (Both Sides of the Gun, 2006).

Ben Harper Journal (17 novembre 2004) | www.benharper.net
"(...) I wanted to give a head's up that Marc Ford won't be with us on the upcoming television shows this coming week...Leno...Late Late Show...Tavis Smiley. Marc to me has never just been the guitar player in the band. He is a peer and a dear friend to me of 10+ years; and as a friend first, band member second. I must understand that he has set aside this time for his own songs and his own kick-ass band, The Sinners. When Marc first joined BHIC it was with the understanding and agreement that it would be 6 months of touring. Thankfully he was open to letting that turn into 14 months, plus a new record with the Blind Boys and then even more touring after that!!! So when Marc let me know he needed this time for his own songs, it was hardly a surprise. Of course Marc Ford is an Innocent Criminal for life and we will be making music together again without question. See you at the next Sinners gig! Ben"

Performance live de Ben Harper avec les Black Crowes

Marc Ford a réintégré les Black Crowes en 2005.

• 22 octobre 2005 - Henry Fonda Theater, Hollywood, CA

Ben sat in with the Black Crowes on lap slide for an encore performance of the Allman Brothers Band's "Dreams." He and Marc traded solos and inspired each other to otherworldly levels of playing while Chris Robinson kept grooving harder and harder until it just crescendoed and then dropped into Ben singing the second verse...
For the tech-heads: Ben played his Asher Ben Harper Model Series II Lap Steel Guitar through a RMC Wah Wah Pedal and a Vintage Ibanez TS808 Overdrive Pedal into a 100 Watt Dumble Overdrive Special Combo Amp.
— source : www.benharper.net

"When I saw a stool and extra microphone brought out onstage, I knew we were going to get that GUEST that many of us had wondered about....and Chris announced that BEN HARPER was going to join them for a song...The lights went down again and the band melted into a cover of the ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND "DREAMS" that probably no one was expecting. Ben seemed to have some problems with his lap steel and ran offstage for a moment, only to return for a solo & to handle some vocals. He had some nice interplay with Marc Ford and they soloed for awhile, while Ed & Steve Gorman did their best Gregg Allman & Butch Trucks impressions with that waltz-y "DREAMS" feel..."
— Fan notes by rmunoz15@msn.com | source : www.crowesbase.com

On retrouve sur cet album des artistes tels que Gary Louris (Jayhawks), Warren Haynes, Allen Woody, et Matt Abts (Gov't Mule), Craig Ross (Lenny Kravitz) ou encore Berry Oakley Jr. (OKB). Ben Harper joue du lap-steel sur "When You Go" et de la Weissenborn sur "Shining Again".

Bio officielle : "When You Go erases any questions of Ford's depth beyond his talents as a guitarist. His songwriting is sincere and humble, resonating like a chord struck with heartache and loss. Accented by the slightly country undertones of Ben Harper's lap steel, Ford's plaintive vocals are striking, and with the help of his wife Kirsten and the Jayhawks' Gary Louris, the resulting harmonies are rich and warm. Shining Again is another ballad, reminiscent of Dylan, while Giving' probably should've been written by Gram Parsons years ago." - Ryan Moore, Music Editor ! The Point Jackson, MS.