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About Me

We currently have two CDs for sale. One of our original music ("Broken Things") and one of traditonal Appalchian old time music ("Little Tin of Lard" under the band name Rusty Stringbandits). You can buy "Broken Things" here from CD Baby by clicking on the link below!
Jeff and Benares Angeley write and perform acoustic music that is at once steeped in tradition and exciting and new. Their songs sing the human experience with a distinctly American accent. They can be humorous at times and melancholy at others. They are jubilant in places, touching in others, often profound and sometimes silly. Whether playing their own finely crafted original songs or traditional Appalachian music , they are lively, soulful, and captivating. Their harmonies are hauntingly beautiful and their instrumental performance is well rehearsed and impressive.
Currently touring to support their CD "Broken Things", the duo is intent on bringing their brand of Americana music to audiences up and down the East Coast, as well as Western North Carolina, where they make their home. Jeff and Benares never fail to impress listeners with their tight vocal harmonies, captivating original music, and their grasp of a multitude of instruments. Jeff and Benares write the songs you want to hear, and their performance takes listeners down the long, dusty road that makes us all human.
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Member Since: 2/13/2006
Band Website: jeffandbenares.com
Band Members:

Benares
Sings
Plays banjo
Plays guitar
Plays accordion
and writes songs.

My Blog

New CD now available on CD Baby and iTunes

Hello there, Just wanted to let you all know that our new cd "Until the Sweet Apple Grows on the Sour Apple Tree" is now available on CD Baby and iTunes. Here are the links if you are interested:C...
Posted by Jeff and Benares on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:28:00 PST

home sweet home

Well, we woke up this morning in our own bed in Asheville, NC. We played our last official show on our tour on Friday night in Greensboro at Tate St. Coffeehouse, a sweet little place right near the ...
Posted by Jeff and Benares on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 07:03:00 PST

brooklyn and were a little behind

hey there, well, it's finally my turn to take over the blog for a little bit, although i've loved reading jeff's interpretation of what happened when he tried to shove a toad up in my face. gott...
Posted by Jeff and Benares on Sat, 31 May 2008 03:48:00 PST

Pittsburgh and a day on the road

Let me start by saying that Pittsburgh is a great town. Thank you to the Beagle Brothers and Jo for giving us a really fun show at Howlers and "The Sunday Night Hayride". We arrived in Pit...
Posted by Jeff and Benares on Thu, 29 May 2008 08:02:00 PST

Tour Day 2: Fayetteville we love you...

Its hard to know where to begin on this one. We've been out for 2 days and it began to feel like we'd always been in West Virginia. Between Alan Sizemore (of Rust Kings fame) and Andrew Adkins (Wild R...
Posted by Jeff and Benares on Sun, 25 May 2008 03:31:00 PST

Leaving for tour and 1st show in Lewisburg

Hey there,This is Jeff writing you tour blog number 1. So far, so good on tour but we expected that much. We packed up in Asheville early morning Friday and got ready for our trip to Lewisburg to see ...
Posted by Jeff and Benares on Sat, 24 May 2008 08:53:00 PST

New press from Southcoast 24 7

Hello there, Just wanted to share this article thats up on Southcoast 24-7's page. They've got a photo of us featured on their main page and then the article is here. Much thanks to Alison Despres...
Posted by Jeff and Benares on Sat, 10 May 2008 08:49:00 PST

here are all the things I am looking forward to doing when we are on tour. yippee!

Dear Everyone,Well, after falling asleep laughing about Jeremy's newest blog, I got to thinking. Thinking about all the many things I love about going on tour. There's not much NOT to like (besides ...
Posted by Jeff and Benares on Thu, 08 May 2008 02:05:00 PST

how to make the best granola ever

ok, enough with the jokes. i am mature enough to fully embrace my hippie heritage by passing along my recipe for granola. not just any granola, but the BEST granola ever. even my linguica eatin' hu...
Posted by Jeff and Benares on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:53:00 PST

jeremy houle, rock n’roll city superstar

just so everyone knows, jeremy houle is a real swell feller. he drove overnight, all night from derry, new hampshire to asheville, north carolina. when he arrived my dear, sweet husband fed him 3.5 h...
Posted by Jeff and Benares on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:32:00 PST