Ben Sures (born December 29, 1967) is a Canadian roots musician who was a contributor to CBC Radio's The Irrelevant Show.
He is the son of Order of Canada-winning ceramic artist Jack Sures and painter and illustrator Deborah Uman-Sures.
[1] A mostly-self-taught musician, Sures discovered the music of Robert Johnson at age 15 and devoted himself to the study of blues and roots.
[2] During that time, he developed a distinctive, quirky songwriting style marked by plain-spoken lyrics that often express unique takes on unusual topics.
[3] His album, Gone to Bolivia made Now's Best of the Year lists in 2011,[4] and contained the song "Columbus Sailed Here", in which Sures observes the transformation of third-world countries due to cruise ship tourism.