Ben Surratt Living His Dream

Photo By CarsonPhotography Young kids are often asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”  I would guess that a fairly low percentage of adults actually end up fulfilling those childhood dreams.  For musicians it might be different though.  I have interviewed many bluegrass musicians who became enamored with a musical instrument at a young age, never thought about doing anything else, and ended up being professional musicians.  They followed their dream and passion, and they were able to “live the life they love.”   Ben Surratt is someone who is currently living the life he imagined when he was young, but his dream was not to be a performing musician—he wanted to record music.  Ben remembers life as a child living in Swoope, Virginia, “When I was a kid, I was learning bluegrass guitar from my mom’s youngest brother, Sam Oliver.  Her middle brother, Tommy Oliver, was a banjo player.  I spent a lot of time with him (Uncle Tom), learning mu