GARY JAMES BENNESS at The River

The River Hotel presents FREE LIVE MUSIC in our back beer garden for the best Sunday Session in the South-West!  ABOUT THE ARTIST Hailing from Dunsborough, Gary James Benness is a singer-songwriter who wears his heart on his sleeve. A lyrical artisan, his songs are gathered from echoes of WA’s scenic backdrop and mind-wandering journeys through the past and present where they are fully formed through grinding gears of imagination. His guitar style is a modern twist on traditional finger-style and slide, (Resonator, Weissenborn) and his admiration of folk balladeers, country pickers, and blues wailers shines through in his performances. Attendance at the Tamworth CMAA Senior Academy (Jan, 2026) has fuelled his latest release ‘Being Better’ (July 2026) which explores themes of travelling, self-reliance, and belonging.