Fall News

Documentary Video!

I worked with Sean Healy at Lightly Salted Productions to create a 10-minute documentary video about Martha’s poetry and the song project. Watch on my YouTube channel!

Album Release Show May 31, 2026

Thanks to Lightly Salted Productions for the full length concert video of my performance at Wonderground in Rochester NY to celebrate the release of my first studio album, “Mesopotamia.” Full concert video is on my YouTube channel.

Rochester Fringe Festival Performance September 15 & 16, 2026

Thank you to the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival and Biltmore Bar & Lounge for including my new show, “Polishing My Craft - Songs set to Poems by Martha Kelch,” in this year’s festival.

Live Performances

A live show is the best way to experience Bennie’s songs set to poems by Martha Kelch. A one-hour set takes listeners on a journey across a range of emotions. 

What Audiences Have Said

“A brilliant performance! I laughed and moved and felt wowed.”

“A stunning performance!”

“It was a lovely reminder of why original music matters.”

“There is something special about witnessing an idea, a poem, a memory, or a feeling transform into a song and then finding its way into the world. Congratulations, Bennie, on this meaningful project.” - Marye Lobb, Rochester-based singer-songwriter