Episode 28 – Stephen Bennett

Connecticut's Stephen Bennett is one of the most well regarded finger-style guitarists of his generation. He is also a leading exponent of the harp guitar (see photo). A challenging teacher, a gifted composer, and a performer of “great sensitivity,” the Toronto Finger-Style Guitar Association has referred to him as “the Jedi Master of Finger-style Guitar”. Stephen has performed around the world, shared the stage with some of the finest guitarists there are, and created a sizable body of work. He won the National Flatpicking Guitar Championship in 1987 and the International Finger Style Guitar Championship in 2024. Both contests are held in Winfield, Kansas, at the Walnut Valley Festival.