Benji Kirkpatrick

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Kirkpatrick performing with Bellowhead in 2012

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]

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Kirkpatrick's album of acoustic covers of Jimi Hendrix songs was released in 2015. [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Benji Kirkpatrick". Navigator Records. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  2. "BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2007". BBC Radio 2 . 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  3. "mwe3.com presents an interview with Benji Kirkpatrick". MWE3.com. 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  4. Denselow, Robin (17 September 2015). "Benji Kirkpatrick: Bendrix Songs review – brave set of acoustic Hendrix covers". The Guardian . Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  5. Ainscoe, Mike (26 September 2015). "Benji Kirkpatrick: Hendrix Songs – album review". Louder Than War . Retrieved 13 June 2018.