Benny Bleu (Haravitch)

 Benjamin Bleu Haravitch, *New York City
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2014 Shangri La, NH – Benny Bleu (Benny Bleu [vcl/bass/ organ], Matthew Blue [ac gt], Robia Grove [el gt], Mike Lemmon [drums/ piano/mandolin])
001 MEDIOCRITY  Swatting The Flies
2018 Penobscot, ME/ Warsaw, NY – Benny  Bleau (Benny Bleau [banjo/ fiddle/ gt/ bass/ harmonica], G. Elwyn Meixner [lap dobro/lap steel], Charlie Coughlin [mandolin/fiddle], Matthew Sperber [hmny vcl])
002 MADDY-O
003 DEATH OF JOHN HENRY
004 FLOWERS ON THE WALL
005 SOLDIER'S JOY
006 LONESOME HILL
007 CLUCK OLD HEN
008 THE PORCUPINE
009 FALL ON MY KNEES
010 SERENITY SONG
011 FIVE MILES FROM TOWN
Tracks above issued on album Warm Prickly
2021 Springwater, NY/ Penobscot, ME – Benny Bleu (Benny Bleu [banjo/ gt/ fiddle], Elvin Meixner [lap steel]  Jay Chaffee [bass], Dave Paprocki [percussion/accordion])
012 SPEED OF THE PLOW
013 PANCHO AND LEFTY
014 ACORNS AND HAZELNUTS
015 GIVE ME CORNBREAD
016 BUCK DANCER'S CHOICE
017 TWILIGHT IN THE HOLLOW
018 LA VIE SANS CONFLITS
019 SWATTING THE FLIES
020 BELAMINA
Tracks above issued on album Swatting The Flies
Spring 2022 Hemlock, NY – Benny Bleau (Benny Bleu [vcl/banjo/ gt/ bass])
021 FAIRY SHRIMP
022 FIVE MILES FROM TOWN
023 FAREWELL TRION
024 BILLY IN THE LOWGROUND
025 LOST GOOSE
026 JORDAN AM A HARD ROAD / FOLDING DOWN THE SHEETS
027 MARCH OF THE MOLLUSK
028 JULIANNE JOHNSON
029 EDWARD CHOPS A TREE DOWN
030 ELK RIVER BLUES
031 WINDER SLIDE 
Tracks above issued on album March of The Mollusk
December 2023 Hemlock, NY – Benny Bleau 
032 OLD CHATTANOOGA
033 LELAND'S WALTZ
034 BIG SCIOTA
035 CROSSING LAKE RILEY
036 AMAZING GRACE – 
Tracks above issued on album Banjo Meditations
5-6 February 2024 [live] Ithaca, NY – Benny Bleau (Benny Bleu [vcl/banjo], Mike Brown [gt])
03601 SAY DARLING SAY
03602 JOSIE-O
03603 OLD GRIMES
03604 DEATH OF JOHN HENRY
03605 LOST GIRL
03606 ACRES OF CLAMS
03607 BUFFALO GALS
03608 SALT SPRING
03609 WALKING UP GEORGIA ROW
03610 GREY CAT ON A TENNESSEE FARM
03611 BRUSHY RUN
Tracks above issued on album Banjo Jubilations





ALBUMS
Benny Bleu no # Warm Prickly: Maddy-O; Death of John Henry; Flowers on the Wall; Soldier's Joy; Lonesome Hill; Cluck Old Hen; The Porcupine; Fall on My Knees; Serenity Song; Five Miles from Town - 29-03-19
Benny Bleu no # Swatting the Flies:  Speed of the Plow;  Pancho and Lefty;  Acorns and Hazelnuts;  Give Me Cornbread;  Buck Dancer's Choice;  Twilight in the Hollow;  La Vie Sans Conflits;  Swatting the Flies;  Belamina;  Mediocrity – 18-06-21
Benny Bleu no # March of the Mollusk:  Fairy Shrimp;  Five Miles from Town;  Farewell Trion;  Billy in the Lowground;  Lost Goose;  Jordan Am a Hard Road / Folding Down the Sheets;  March of the Mollusk;  Julianne Johnson;  Edward Chops a Tree Down;  Elk River Blues;  Winder Slide – 24-02-23
Benny Bleu no # Banjo Meditations:  Old Chattanooga;  Leland's Waltz;  Big Sciota;  Crossing Lake Riley; Amazing Grace – 31-05-24
Benny Bleu no # Banjo Jubilations:  Say Darling Say;  Josie-O;  Old Grimes;  Death of John Henry;  Lost Girl;  Acres of Clams;  Buffalo Gals;  Salt Spring; Walking up Georgia Row;  Grey Cat on a Tennessee Farm;  Brushy Run – 07-06-24