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Restless Night

“Sundown meadow” photographed by Sanford R. Bender on December 2, 2023
“Restless Night” composed and performed with banjo, electric bass, and acoustic guitar by Sanford R. Bender on December 2, 2023.
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Dark City

“Dark City” composed and performed with banjo, concertina, and dobro by Sanford Ross Bender on November 24, 2023 | Masonic Temple -Philadelphia, Pennsylvania photographed by SRB on the night before.
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Sun glow

“Sun glow” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender in Autumn, 2023
“Sun glow” composed and performed with guitar by Sanford Ross Bender on November 23, 2023.
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Dragon Nest

“Dragon Nest ” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender on September 23, 2023.
“Dragon Nest” composed for guitar and performed by Sanford Ross Bender on September 23, 2023
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Lost Money

“Upstream” photographed by Sanford R, Bender in Tyler Park, Pennsylvania on March 26, 2023.
“Lost Money” composed, performed, and recorded with guitar, banjo, concertina, and crash cymbal by Sanford R. Bender on March 27 & 28, 2023
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The big snow melt

“Snowy majesty at Mount Hood in the Oregon Cascades” photographed by Sanford R. Bender in March 2016
“The big snow melt” composed and performed with guitar, concertina, and glockenspiel by Sanford R. Bender on December 13, 2022
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Just me without movies

“Just me without movies” played and recorded with two guitars by Sanford Ross Bender on December 9, 2022
“Alligator from the Florida Panhandle” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender in September or October, 2019
“Great White Shark and Giant Squid” from the Florida Panhandle photographed by Sanford Ross Bender in September or October, 2019

“Don’t get me wrong. I do enjoy movies. Well, sometimes. But, it is important to realize when it is essential to withdraw from a threatening situation. Why not leave when the storyteller has imposed a perspective that is offensive to your sensibilities and integrity-when there is little insight to be offered no matter how magnetic and glamorous its stars and scenery may appear. ” SRB

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Not for you delicate souls

“Not for you delicate souls” composed, performed, and recorded with dobro, banjo, concertina, and glockenspiel by Sanford R. Bender on November 25, 2022
“Nocturnal Stealth” phographed by Sanford R. Bender on November 25, 2022
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The days are getting colder

“Minnesota lake before snowfall” photograhed by Sanford R. Bender on January 2016

The days are getting colder” played and recorded for guitar and concertina by Sanford R. Bender on November 18, 2022.
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Night Flowers

“Night Flowers” photographed in Tyler Park, Pennsylvania by Sanford Ross Bender on October 23, 2022
“The Wayfaring Stranger” played on five string banjo by Sanford Ross Bender on October 24, 2022

“The Wayfaring Stranger” is a “well-known American folk and gospel song likely originating in the early 19th century about a plaintive soul on the journey through life” – Wikipedia.