— “Bob Stewart is a great talent with an artistic body of work worthy of being heard,” “an adult guitar player and singer,” and “a bona fide artist.” Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna)
— “Bob is a great talent. We appreciate him playing our show.” Jimmy & Anna-Lisa (hosts, Nashville Songwriter’s Showcase).
Bob Stewart has been writing and performing songs for more than 50 years. The long-time frontman for the Ohio-based Bob Stewart Band,
Stewart's strongest musical influences include such Americana icons as John Prine and James Taylor (and of late, Jimmy Rodgers). His use of humor and irony in songwriting has been likened to Prine and Guy Clark.
In addition to writing/performing his ever-growing catalog of songs, Stewart composes and plays original guitar tunes heavily influenced by Piedmont blues and ragtime finger-style picking.
Recent live appearances:
NASHVILLE:Commodore Grille, Sid Gold's Nashville and Bobby's Idle Hour;
AUSTIN:Mozart’s Coffee Roasters and NeWorlDeli (Austin);
CHICAGO:FolkYou! (Montrose Saloon);
ROANOKE, VA:3rd Street Coffeehouse;
KEY WEST:Kava Culture;
WYTHVILLE, VA:Oracle Books;
ASHEVILLE, NC:The Social, One World Brewing, Flood Gallery & Fine Art Center;
COLUMBUS, OH:Ramblin’ House;
ATHENS, OH:PorchFest, Casa Cantina, Athens Uncorked and Donkey Coffee.
Stewart's CD releases on Spotify and YouTube (linked below). Check back periodically for announcements about new projects planned for release in the coming months.
New EP release! "Born and Buried." This EP features three of Stewart's songs about his
family lore. "Kenwood Kid" tells the unlikely story of how Stewart's father, from small-town Nebraska, met his mother, from rural Alabama,
fall in love and together go overseas as missionaries. "Saints and Strangers" looks at the different communities entwined in the Mayflower voyage,
culminating in the founding of the Plymouth Colony in 1620.* The third song is the story of "William Henry Belieu," Stewart's great-great-grandfather,
born in 1849 and orphaned in 1862, at the height of the Civil War.
Performing on the album in addition to Stewart (vocals and guitar) are Benya Stewart (vocals and fiddle) and Terry Douds (bass). Recorded, mixed and produced by Bernie Nau (Peachfork Studios).
*Stewart's 12th great-grandfather, Isaac Allerton, was a passenger on the Mayflower.
"Mended Bones," released in 2022 by the Bob Stewart Band, is a full album with songs written by Stewart (guitar/keys), Elliot Abrams (guitar) and Greg Bikowski (bass/guitar). Other band members included John Ortman (harmonica) and Ned Ashbaugh (drums). Recorded and mixed by Josh Antonuccio at 3 Elliot Studio. Mastered by Eric Conn at Independent Mastering (Nashville). (See more.)
Watch video of Bob Stewart Band songwriters at work.
Stewart's second full album, "A Million Miles Away from Home," was released in 2006 and re-released in 2024.
Performers on the album include fellow band members Elliot Abrams (guitar), Greg Bikowski (bass) and John Ortman (harmonica), as well as Tasha Attaway (vocals), Christine Beam (vocals), John Borchard (pedal steel), W. Otis Crockron Jr. (vocals), Jannelle Cummings (vocals), Terry Douds (bass), Zeke Hutchison (mandolin), Keely Flaherty (vocals), Daniel Lopez (vocals), Nick Nesbitt (vocals), Alli Purcell (vocals), Benya Stewart (vocals), Bodie Stewart (vocals), Molly Stewart (vocals), Mike Radcliffe (drums), Debra Rentz (vocals), Scott Schell (harmonica), David Tadlock (vocals) and Chris Weibel (organ). A special thank you to Friederich Pohl for making it possible for Bodie to record his vocal track from a million miles away; Molly Stewart, for her photograph of Devil's Golf Course in Death Valley (taken in March 2006); Sarah Nix and Stella Lee, for the late-night, last-minute scan of Molly's photograph; W. Otis Crockron Jr., for arranging backup vocal parts for "A Million Miles Away from Home"; Claudia Strong, for her design and commitment to making the CD and jacket visually powerful; Chris Weibel, for the passion he showed day after day on this project; Rosemary Palmer and Paul Schroeder, for not being afraid to express both their grief and gratitude to a total stranger (see credits/liner notes).
To mark the 20th anniversary of its original release in 2004, Stewart has re-released his first full album, "Don't Think You Know." All songs written by Bob Stewart or Stewart (music) and Stacy Puzo (lyrics). Performing on the album in addition to
Stewart (lead vocals, guitar) are Elliot “El” Abrams (lead guitar), John Borchard (pedal steel & lap steel guitar), Terry Douds (bass), Bryan Gibson (drums), Zeke Hutchison (mandolin), John “Sugar Boy” Ortman (harmonica), Friedrich “Fripoh” Pohl (cello), Susan Quińones & Jeff Smith (backup vocals) and Chris Weibel (organ). Don't Think You Know was produced, engineered and mixed by Chris Weibel.
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Bob Stewart has been writing and performing songs for more than 50 years. The long-time frontman for the Ohio-based Bob Stewart Band,
Stewart's strongest musical influences include such Americana icons as John Prine and James Taylor (and of late, Jimmy Rodgers). His use of humor and irony in songwriting has been likened to Prine and Guy Clark.
In addition to writing/performing his ever-growing catalog of songs, Stewart composes and plays original guitar tunes heavily influenced by Piedmont blues and ragtime finger-style picking.
