Artist: Benjamin Tod
Hometown: Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
Song: “The Paper and the Ink”
Album: Songs I Swore I’d Never Sing
Release Date: September 23, 2022
Label: Anti-Corp Music
In Their Words: “I wrote this song about the notebook passed down to me from my late friend Nicholas Ridout. It was one of his dying wishes for me to carry on his music and his wife gifted me his last notebook that held 4 entries from him. It is my prized possession and it keeps me dedicated to the art and craft of songwriting.” — Benjamin Tod