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Little Bear 2:400:00/2:40
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The Man in Red 3:290:00/3:29
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It Hurts the Most 3:000:00/3:00
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Love's Not a Weapon 4:160:00/4:16
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Winter Solstice 2:430:00/2:43
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We Were Wild 2:150:00/2:15
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Seasonal Visit 3:180:00/3:18
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The Cobbler 2:330:00/2:33
Electronic Press Kit
Bio
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An award winning Americana singer-songwriter, Stuart Benbow blends the storytelling of folk with the heart and passion of country music, adding a touch of pop to create a evocative images with his words. This Ontario native, transplanted to Michigan has found a home in the strong musical roots of the region. “The words and music of Stuart Benbow’s songs take the listener to waypoints both familiar and new. With adept prose and melody, Stuart sings stories we have all experienced bringing his own heartfelt style along in the process.” - Blaise Glander, Michigan Songwriter
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An award winning Americana singer-songwriter, Stuart Benbow blends the storytelling of folk with the heart and passion of country music, adding a touch of pop to create a evocative images with his words. This Ontario native, transplanted to Michigan has found a home in the strong musical roots of the region. “The words and music of Stuart Benbow’s songs take the listener to waypoints both familiar and new. With adept prose and melody, Stuart sings stories we have all experienced bringing his own heartfelt style along in the process.” - Blaise Glander, Michigan Songwriter
With his passion for exploring the human condition, his new double length release, Christmas Unplugged looks at the holiday season from a wide variety of perspectives, bringing a fresh, relatable and impactful message. His single, The Cobbler, released in the summer of 2022 tackles the issue of abortion rights through metaphor, never once mentioning the issue directly, but rather exploring rights through a different, yet equally unrealistic one size fits all approach.
With a steady growth small and intimate venues to large crowds and festival stages, Stuart has gained a reputation for hard work and dedication to his craft, and respect from peers and fans alike.
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An award winning Americana singer-songwriter, Stuart Benbow blends the storytelling of folk with the heart and passion of country music, adding a touch of pop to create a evocative images with his words. This Ontario native, transplanted to Michigan has found a home in the strong musical roots of the region. “The words and music of Stuart Benbow’s songs take the listener to waypoints both familiar and new. With adept prose and melody, Stuart sings stories we have all experienced bringing his own heartfelt style along in the process.” - Blaise Glander, Michigan Songwriter
With his passion for exploring the human condition, his new double length release, Christmas Unplugged looks at the holiday season from a wide variety of perspectives, bringing a fresh, relatable and impactful message. His single, The Cobbler, released in the summer of 2022 tackles the issue of abortion rights through metaphor, never once mentioning the issue directly, but rather exploring rights through a different, yet equally unrealistic one size fits all approach.
With a steady growth small and intimate venues to large crowds and festival stages, Stuart has gained a reputation for hard work and dedication to his craft, and respect from peers and fans alike. The concept of underdog has been his calling card for years, but no matter what life has thrown his way, Stuart continues to persevere, taking each challenge overcome as an opportunity to appreciate what, and more importantly, who he has in his life. Regardless of health or financial challenges, the show must go on, and the lessons life throws his way are taken to heart, and used as fertile soil to grow..
Of Note:
2023 highlights:
Recent highlights include the December 2023 release of his all original, 25 track holiday album, Christmas Unplugged. The album is a stripped down acoustic journey through the various experiences, good and bad that the holiday season holds for many. Stuart also worked with Unity Vibration to organize of a food drive and benefit concert for Food Gatherers, held at Triple Goddess Tasting Room, in Ypsilanti MI. The concert is from 6-10 pm, on December 16th, with food and essentials being gathered from December 1st thru 21st.
One particular point of pride, Stuart had his song, Enjoy The Ride, selected as the assigned material for this year's Michigan State Fair Superstar contest, in which every semifinalist was required to rearrange the song, and partially re-write the lyrics to transform it into something uniquely their own. The results varied from country, to christian folk, to Motown, to bluesy, to indie rock, rap and more. Stuart has been a judge for the contest from 2019 thru 2023 following his departure from competing. Stuart also returned to teaching guitar for the first time since the pandemic, eager to give back and share his passion for music.
2020-2022 Stuart caught covid early in 2020, developing long haulers in the form of intense vertigo. This limited his performances to a single show per month, literally tied to a chair to ensure he didn't fall. The soul deep exhaustion from those performances took weeks to recover, and wouldn't have been possible without the incredible help from friends, fans and family. Unable to do the routine tasks of set up, tear down, leaning over to adjust sound levels, etc, just performing at all was a major milestone. With the vertigo finally ending in August 2022, Stuart has since been rebuilding his stamina and strength, and increasing the number of appearances.
2018 7th place finish in the Michigan State Fair Superstar Competition, and DMA Award nomination
2017 8th place finish in the Michigan State Fair Superstar Competition
2016 6th place finish in the Michigan State Fair Superstar Competition
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“"The words and music of Stuart Benbows songs take the listener to waypoints both familiar and new. With adept prose and melody, Stuart sings stories we have all experienced bringing his own heartfelt style along in the process."” - Blaise Glander, Singer-Songwriter
Performance Requirements:
PA Provided:
Stuart performs with a minimalist setup, ideally using 4 channels, though he can get by with 2-3.
1 XLR - Vocal Mic with a boom mic stand
1 XLR - Porchboard (stompbox)
1 or 2 ¼" Instrument channels for guitars. Note, one guitar is used as a dual purpose backup/alternate tuning option, so the channel can be shared if needed. No additional power beyond that of the PA would be required.
PA Required:
Stuart can provide sound for venues from the smallest listening spaces to mid-sized outdoor events, and can run up to 16 channels of audio if you are interested in having him run sound for additional musicians. Any such event would require power to be provided by the venue. Stuart does not have stage lighting at this time.