Artist Bio
Influences: A lot of the guy/girl-with-guitar folks from yesterday and today have had their tunes rolling around in my head, and I’ve covered many over the years. The John Denver/Jim Croce/James Taylor era folks were especially prominent.
- Year 11 -
Welcome back.
Last year was rough, with medical struggles compounded by horrible medication side effects, but I got through 14 songs.
This year, I still have vertigo, but I’m off all the medications that only made things worse, so I figure I have no excuse to miss out on the fun that is FAWM. My studio space is mostly set up, and I’ve been rekindling the creative writing process as we head to the first day.
If this is your first time finding my profile, I'm an acoustic americana singer-songwriter. It's a little bit folk, a little bit country, and a little bit pop all mashed together. I've been focusing a lot of my writing efforts on writing songs for the broken, the downtrodden, the hurt, and the lost lately. Something to shine a light to show others they are still wanted and loved, and that people still care.
Footnote:
Feel free to be constructive rather than kind. The quality is going to vary, as will the effort I put into the demos. Typically they range from - crawled out of bed and recorded an idea into my phone while half asleep through carefully recorded productions.
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Collaborations are welcome during FAWM under the agreement they will, by default, NOT be considered joint works. All contributions will be individually owned unless other agreements are made in advance. I am open to true co-writes with shared ownership, but this must be established in advance of a joint effort. If you have any questions feel free to email me:
[email protected]
Songs (14)
| #1 |  That's The Truth |
13 Feb 2022 |
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| #2 | Living On Scraps |
12 Feb 2022 |
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| #3 | So Damn Done  |
11 Feb 2022 |
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| #4 | Mirror Mirror |
7 Feb 2022 |
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| #5 | Have It Next |
5 Feb 2022 |
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| #6 | Talk It Through |
6 Feb 2022 |
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| #7 | Better Than Good |
3 Feb 2022 |
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| #8 | That's What Love Is |
6 Feb 2022 |
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| #9 | Nobody Wants This |
9 Feb 2022 |
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| #10 | Tide's Rising |
3 Feb 2022 |
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| #11 | Most of the Time |
12 Feb 2022 |
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| #12 | Oughta Not |
3 Feb 2022 |
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| #13 | Baaahhh |
9 Feb 2022 |
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| #14 | Looking Out, Staying In |
3 Feb 2022 |
Soundboard
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@toms Feb 2022
Awesome! :)
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@tuneslayer Feb 2022
Well spotted, yes that's a pedal steel in "Deep In The Heart." Band-In-A-Box let me dial up a setting with the proper tempo, time signature and instruments for a country ballad with pedal steel and generated a backing track for me.
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@debs Feb 2022
Stuart! Thank you so much for that comment on Pretty Little Things. I was freaking delighted that you mentioned the 4 line/3 line lyrical flow. I was hoping someone would!
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@tunecat Feb 2022
Hi there. Sorry my track was missing. It’s either still uploading on YouTube or gone forever. I couldn’t keep all these videos on my phone and was a bit gung ho deleting them before being absolutely certain they’d worked - never mind- hope you’re having a great fawm
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@speed0doyle Feb 2022
Thanks for your comment on my song, Spin Me Up. I may be addicted to reverb X-D
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@apauls Feb 2022
Thanks for the kind words on "Desert Rose" -- I hope you're staying warm in Michigan!
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@aeye Feb 2022
Thanks for checking out our music :) I'm really glad you're enjoying it.
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@gwyn1234 Feb 2022
Many, many thanks for the listen and your kind and encouraging words...
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@tabitha Jan 2022
Hey Stuart, no problem, it was a pleasure talking to you!
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@wingandwaltz Jan 2022
HebackhebackheBACK! @stuartbenbow FAWM strong, my friend
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@tamsnumber4 Jan 2022
Hi Stuart, thinking of you and your family and hope you can have a great FAWM!!
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@writeandwrong Jan 2022
Happy FAWM 2022! Hope you and your family are hanging in there and that you'll be able to join us!
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@downburst Jan 2022
Hi Stuart--hope you guys are doing better this year. Seems like forever since we've talked. See you around here I hope?
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@tabitha Jan 2022
Hi Stuart, thanks for reaching out on my forum post. I'd love to interview you. If it's alright, I'll flick you an email either later tonight or tomorrow with more details so we can arrange a time. Happy FAWM
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@zecoop Jan 2022
Hi there Stuart!! I'm looking forward to hearing what you come up with and hope you have a wonderful FAWM! Be well... :)
