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.

CALENDAR

2026

January 30 – 31 – Guest Appearance at Dave Barret’s Guitar Summit in Buckhorn, Ontario

May 2 – I will be the featured act at the 12 Moons Coffeehouse in Falls Village, Connecticut. 8 PM.

May 22 – Concert at the Milford Center for the Arts, Milford, Connecticut. 7 PM. Click here for more info

August 1-2 – I’ll be an instructor at the Tibbets Memorial Acoustic Guitar Camp in Randolph, NH (more info to come)

August 28-31 – Appearing at the Woodstock Fingerstyle Guitar Festival in Woodstock, NY. Their website hasn’t been updated for this year yet.

October 17 – Appearing at the New Jersey Guitar Summit in Morristown, NJ. Also appearing will be Beppe Gambetta and Blues Girl Suzie Vinnick. .

November (date TBD) – The 24th annual Harp Guitar Gathering in Lawrence, KS. Their website hasn’t been updated for this year yet.

2025

July 18 I will be a guest artist at Andy McKee’s Musicarium in Lawrence, Kansas

September 6 – I will be the featured act at the 12 Moons Coffeehouse in Falls Village, Connecticut. 8 PM

September 17-21 – Appearing at the 53rd Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas

October 25-26 – I’ll be a guest artist at the Fall Fingerstyle Retreat in Nashville, Tennessee, doing a concert on the evening of the 25th and a workshop in the morning on the 26th. Contact Steve Krenz for more info (integritymusicservices@email.com)

November 7-9 – Appearing at the 23rd Harp Guitar Gathering™ in North Little Rock, Arkansas. More info to come at the Gathering’s website.

December 6 – Concert for the Art Of The Guitar series at the Chester Meetinghouse in Chester, Connecticut. Click here for info and tickets

December 12 – Holiday Guitar Concert at Sharon United Methodist Church in Sharon, Connecticut. 7 PM (The proceeds are entirely for the benefit of Fishes & Loaves Food Pantry)