Benji Kirkpatrick
Benji Kirkpatrick (born 1976)[1] is an English folk singer and musician, who plays guitar, bouzouki, mandolin and tenor banjo. A son of folk musicians John Kirkpatrick and Sue Harris, he was brought up in Shropshire.[1] Previously a member of Bellowhead,[2] Faustus and Steeleye Span, he now performs as a solo artist and also as a member of the Seth Lakeman band. He lives in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.[3]
Kirkpatrick's album of acoustic covers of Jimi Hendrix songs was released in 2015.[4][5]
Discography
[edit]EPs
[edit]- People, EDJ Records – EDJ014, 2007
Albums
[edit]- Dance in the Shadow, WildGoose Studios – WGS291CD, 1998
- Half a Fruit Pie, Fellside Recordings – FECD181, 2004
- Boomerang, Navigator Records – NAVIGATOR 2, 2007
- Hendrix Songs, EDJ Records – EDJ020, 2015
- Gold Has Worn Away, Westpark, 2019
- In Phase, Hedgerow Recordings (UK), Westpark (EU), 2023
References
[edit]- ^ "BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2007". BBC Radio 2. 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ "mwe3.com presents an interview with Benji Kirkpatrick". MWE3.com. 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ Denselow, Robin (17 September 2015). "Benji Kirkpatrick: Bendrix Songs review – brave set of acoustic Hendrix covers". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ Ainscoe, Mike (26 September 2015). "Benji Kirkpatrick: Hendrix Songs – album review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
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