Ben Gallaher

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| birth_place = Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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| genre = Country

| occupation = Singer/songwriter

| instrument = Vocals, guitar

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| label = Columbia Nashville, Quartz Hill, Stone Country Records

| associated_acts = Tyler Farr, Lee Brice, Parmalee, Brantley Gilbert

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Ben Gallaher is a country music singer-songwriter and recording artist from Pennsylvania. Gallaher signed with Sony Music Nashville in 2017 and released his debut self-titled EP on August 11, 2017. He released his debut studio album Country in the House on February 24, 2023 under the label Stone Country Records.

Career

Gallaher began playing guitar and drums at 6. He grew up in Pennsylvania and wanted to move to Nashville and attend Belmont University however he was first a student at Penn State-Mont Alto in Mont Alto.{{cite web|url=http://www.collegian.psu.edu/features/article_728738e6-6255-11e7-9b9c-bf269c7cff06.html|title=Pennsylvania native and country artist Ben Gallaher returns home for concert|first=Kara Duriez |last=Collegian|website=psu.edu}} Eventually, he transferred to Belmont and graduated in May 2014 with a degree in entertainment industry studies. By then, he had shared the stage with headlining acts including Brantley Gilbert, Colt Ford, Craig Campbell, and Frankie Ballard.{{cite web|url=http://www.cmchatlive.com/ben-gallaher/|title=Ben Gallaher|date=February 18, 2014|website=cmchatlive.com}}

During a semester at Belmont, a professor sent Gallaher's music to Sony Music resulting in a record deal. In 2014, Gallaher signed a record deal with Sony Music Nashville and he now tours.{{cite web|url=http://www.fultoncountynews.com/news/2014-11-06/Local_(and)_State/Country_Artist_Ben_Gallaher_Signs_Record_Deal.html|title=Country Artist Ben Gallaher Signs Record Deal|website=Fulton County News|access-date=November 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117001325/http://www.fultoncountynews.com/news/2014-11-06/Local_(and)_State/Country_Artist_Ben_Gallaher_Signs_Record_Deal.html|archive-date=November 17, 2017|url-status=dead}} He was an Eagle Scout{{cite web|url=https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2016/07/27/ben-gallaher-country-singer-eagle-scout-making-mark-nashville/|title=Ben Gallaher, country singer-songwriter, is an Eagle Scout|date=July 27, 2016|website=scoutingmagazine.org}} and his first EP with Sony came out on August 11, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://cumberlink.com/news/local/communities/west_shore/questions-camp-hill-man-inks-nashville-recording-deal-releases-ep/article_f0bfa916-b0bc-55c2-b4b0-24231fc55aba.html|title=5 Questions: Camp Hill man inks Nashville recording deal, releases EP|first=Tammie |last=Gitt|website=cumberlink.com}} He has performed for inmates in Pennsylvania state prisons for the past 7 years on his annual "Barbed Tour." He parted ways with Sony Nashville in January 2019.