Stephen Bennett - Harp Guitar
Stephen Bennett
About Stephen Bennett
Whether playing his great-grandfather's harp guitar, his 1930 National Steel or a standard 6-string, Stephen Bennett is a musician to hear. His playing has won awards and critical praise. In live performance and on record, his diverse musical influences and interests are joined with a lifelong love affair with the sound of guitar strings.
Still Got It Double LPs are here!
November 19th, 2025
This album went onto the digital streaming/downloading platforms early in September. The CDs arrived shortly after that. Two days ago the double LP showed up. I think they look great! My friend Bill Allen created the prints that my friend Sean de Burca then incorporated into the graphics you see here. There’s a photo of […]
Still Got It
September 4th, 2025
You can hear my latest album on all the digital platforms. If you would like a CD, you can get it by sending me $20 via the three methods below: 1) PayPal – my address there is sb@harpguitar.com 2) Venmo – my address there is also sb@harpguitar.com 3) if you want to send me a […]
New album coming soon!
August 19th, 2025
Here’s the cover. Bill Allen created the prints that appear inside the CD jacket and accompanying booklet, as well as here on the cover. Sean de Burca did the graphic design. I think it looks great! Besides getting some CDs, I’m also ordering some double LPs which will contain the 14 tracks from the CD […]
September shows
August 4th, 2025
I’m looking forward to being onstage again at the Walnut Valley Festival (in Winfield, Kansas – Sep. 17-21). I think it’s my 25th time as part of the festival lineup. And I’ll be the feature act at Twelve Moons Coffeehouse on Sep. 6th, just a few miles up the road from where I live. I […]
Carnegie Hall
March 24th, 2025
Hello to all ~ I hope you’re all well. And I thought I’d let you know how my Carnegie Hall appearance went… Very well would be the short answer! Although I knew that I would be leading the finale – singing and playing What A Wonderful World – I didn’t know where in the show my solo slot would […]
Carnegie Hall!
February 26th, 2025
Yes, the one in NYC. On March 22 I will be the “surprise” guest at this show. I’ll be playing two solo pieces and also closing the show in a duet with Jason Ji. Jason was a finalist at the International Fingerstyle Guitar Championship last September (which some of you may remember that I won). […]
I will be a guest artist at Andy McKee’s Musicarium in July 2025
December 12th, 2024
What I did last Thursday…
September 24th, 2024
Someday, I will be rightly thought of a has-been. That day, however, has not yet arrived. I know this because, last Thursday, I won the 2024 International Finger Style Guitar Championship! That contest is held in Winfield, Kansas, a place I’ve been to many times. I first went in 1983 and placed 2nd in the […]
On The Nature Of Clouds
September 24th, 2024
That’s the name of the harp guitar tune that I composed earlier this year for a compilation put out by my friend Gregg Miner on his Harp Guitar Music label. The theme of the compilation was Clouds. It was released last week on all the usual streaming and downloading platforms – so please stream and […]
SB (Squared) is here!
August 9th, 2024
CD copies of the new album (with my friend Stephen Bennett) arrived today. It will be showing up soon on all the digital platforms as well. You can read all about it at the LINER NOTES FOR SB (SQUARED) page on this website. If you’d like to get a CD, they’ll be $20 delivered, in […]