Original tune written in Asheville, NC in October ‘20.

D’arcy Lane

Sister Rosetta Tharpe wrote this song. I discovered this version on a field recording from the 1960’s at a mountain church in North Carolina. Genevieve King joins me on this track.

Precious Memories

Original modal tune about, you guessed it: the bloody work of putting away your family’s store of meat for the season. 

In another life I raised livestock with a former partner, and I’ve done my share of butchery. I have butchered lamb in Wales and hogs and deer in Styria, Austria. 

The excitement and moodiness of this tune really remind me of the emotions I’d go through on a Butcherin’ Day.

Butchering Day

Original song about a wet and grey Covid autumn.

That Iron Snare

Original song I wrote about my homeland of Athens, Ohio. She is the mother of my soul and my gratitude for her soul is boundless.

Sienna Hills

Original song that wrote itself in the August of 2020.

Just a Reminder (My Ohio)

I am a singer/songwriter, guitarist and mandolinist from Athens, Ohio. I play in HILL SPIRITS, CHIVALROUS CRICKETS and SLAVALACHIA. This page is primarily to share solo material.

Benya Stewart

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