BENJI KIRKPATRICK

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Benji can currently mostly be found playing with either folk big band Bellowhead (he was a founder member) or the Seth Lakeman band, who he has played with since 2009. He is also one third of Faustus along with fiddle and oboe ace Paul Sartin and Waterson:Carthy member Saul Rose. On his days off he performs solo, playing various instruments of the stringed variety; guitar, bouzouki, mandolin and banjo, mainly. He can also sing. Well.

Immersed in many genres of music through his roots, with influences ranging from Nick Drake to Jimi Hendrix, he was always picking up different instruments and trying them on for size. Described by Time Out as a ‘fretboard wizard ‘, Benji Kirkpatrick is a gifted guitar player and an engaging and experienced performer. Over the decade or so that he has been working on the folk scene, he has honed a distinctive style which has rare energy.

With his services now in high demand, Benji has found it hard to find time for his solo work. Hard but, thankfully, not impossible. Don’t miss this rare chance to see him up close and personal.