> Folk Music > Records > Benji Kirkpatrick: Dance in the Shadow
Benji Kirkpatrick: Dance in the Shadow
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Dance in the Shadow WildGoose Studios WGS291CD (CD, UK, 1998) |
Recorded and produced by Doug Bailey at WildGoose Studios;
Cover picture by Gill MacDonald
Musicians
Benji Kirkpatrick: vocals, bouzouki, guitar, mandolin;
Bod: bodhrán;
Paul Sartin: oboe
Tracks
- Goatherder (3.43)
- Ridgewalkers (4.10)
- The Star of Munster (4.24)
- Bubbles in the Earth (3.43)
- Without Words (2.42)
- The Trooper and the Maid (Roud 162; Child 299; G/D 7:1470) (2.35)
- The Round House Jigs (5.39)
- Paddy Cronins No. 2 / Kitty in the Lane (3.05)
- The Curragh of Kildare (4.13)
- Up in the Air (3.36)
- Stay Where You Are / The Foxhunters Jig / The Merry Blacksmith (5.22)
- The Bold Pedlar (Roud 333; Child 132) (4.49)
- The Maid in the Cherry Tree / The New Demesne (4.54)
Track 1 Benji Kirkpatrick arr. Benji Kirkpatrick, Paul Sartin (including 53 seconds of Shepherd’s Branle by Sue Harris);
Tracks 2, 4-5, 7, 10 by and arr. Benji Kirkpatrick;
Tracks 3, 6, 8-9, 11-13 trad. arr. Benji Kirkpatrick
> Folk Music > Records > Benji Kirkpatrick: Half a Fruit Pie
Benji Kirkpatrick: Half a Fruit Pie
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Half a Fruit Pie Fellside Recordings FECD181 (CD, UK, 2004) |
Recorded by Paul Adams and Bob Hallard;
Produced by Paul Adams and Benji Kirkpatrick;
Artwork by Mary Blood;
Photograph by Alex Ramsay at Kinnersley Castle, Herefordshire
Musicians
Benji Kirkpatrick: bouzouki, acoustic, 12 string and electric guitar,
harmonica, electric bass, whistles, vocals;
Seth Lakeman: fiddle, viola;
John Kirkpatrick: accordion, vocals;
Richard Adams: drums;
Road Rage Choir: Richard, John, Paul Bob & Benji
Tracks
- A Bed Between Friends / Urge to Caper (5.18)
- The Holland Handkerchief (Roud 246; Child 272; Henry H217) (5.21)
- Half a Fruit Pie / Gusts of up to 60 mph (5.29)
- The Gypsy Laddie (Roud 1; Child 200; G/D 2:278; Henry H124) (3.53)
- Manic Expression / Folkjive (5.32)
- Toxic Haze (5.02)
- The Bold Princess Royal (Roud 528; Laws K29; G/D 1:47) (4.25)
- Return to Olympic Looney Bin / Death of a Jay (4.33)
- Green Bushes (Roud 1040; Laws P2; Henry H143) (4.58)
- Unclothed Nocturnal Manuscript Crisis (3.29)
- The Ship Carpenter (Roud 15; Laws P36A; G/D 2:201, 2:202) (9.59)
- Such A Getting Upstairs I Never Did See / Three Jolly Sheepskins (3.34)
Tracks 1, 3, 5-6, 8, 10 Benji Kirkpatrick;
Tracks 2, 4, 7, 9, 11-12 trad. arr. Benji Kirkpatrick
> Folk Music > Records > Benji Kirkpatrick: People
Benji Kirkpatrick: People
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People EDJ Records EDJ014 (CD EP, UK, 2007) |
Produced by Stu Hanna;
Artwork and layout by Remi/Rough
Musicians
Benji Kirkpatrick: vocals, bouzouki, guitar, banjo, bass, percussion;
Ben Nicholls: double bass;
Stu Hanna: background vocals;
Robert T. Woolerman: background vocals
Tracks
- Wallbreaker (4.39)
- People (3.36)
- Drift (4.48)
- Boomerang (3.29)
- I Can’t Make My Mind Up (Live) (3.19)
All tracks written by Benji Kirkpatrick
> Folk Music > Records > Benji Kirkpatrick: Boomerang
Benji Kirkpatrick: Boomerang
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Boomerang Navigator Records NAVIGATOR2 (CD, UK, 2008) |
Recorded by Paul Adams and Bob Hallard;
Produced by Paul Adams and Benji Kirkpatrick;
Artwork by Mary Blood;
Photograph by Alex Ramsay at Kinnersley Castle, Herefordshire
Musicians
Benji Kirkpatrick: vocals, bouzouki, guitar, banjo, bass, percussion;
Stu Hanna: vocals, bass, percussion, violin;
Ben Nicholls: double bass;
Seth Lakeman: violin, vocals;
Pete Flood: drums;
Bethany Porter: cello;
Sue Harris: hammered dulcimer, vocals;
John Kirkpatrick: button accordion;
Debbie Palmer: vocals
Tracks
- Wallbreaker (4.39)
- More Life (4.11)
- Flyover (3.15)
- The Mon Struck One (3.57)
- Boomerang (3.29)
- Willow Weeps (5.50)
- The River Maid (5.07)
- Rocky Brown (4.17)
- People (3.36)
- Drift (4.48)
All tracks Benji Kirkpatrick except
Track 4 J R Robertson
> Folk Music > Records > Benji Kirkpatrick: Hendrix Songs
Benji Kirkpatrick: Hendrix Songs
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Hendrix Songs EDJ Records EDJ020 (CD, UK, 18 September 2015) |
Produced by Mark Sutherland and Benji Kirkpatrick;
Recorded by Mark Sutherland and Cherif Hashizume at Café Music Studios, London,
and by Tom Colvin at Tom Colvin Studios, London;
Mixed and mastered by Mark Sutherland and Cherif Hashizume at Café Music Studios, London;
Project management by Louisa Davies;
Photography by Adrian Burrows;
Artwork by Esther Thorpe;
Design by Keith Dodds
Musicians
Benji Kirkpatrick: vocals, bouzouki, banjo, mandolin, percussion
Tracks
- Angel (3.22)
- Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (3.38)
- The Wind Cries Mary (3.35)
- Foxy Lady (2.40)
- Crosstown Traffic (3.36)
- Red House (2.17)
- Hear My Train A-Comin (4.06)
- May This Be Love (2.39)
- Purple Haze (1.45)
- Stone Free (3.31)
- Burning of the Midnight Lamp (3.25)
- Little Wing (2.00)
All tracks written by Jimi Hendrix
> Folk Music > Records > Benji Kirkpatrick & The Excess: Gold Has Worn Away
Benji Kirkpatrick & The Excess: Gold Has Worn Away
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Gold Has Worn Away Westpark Music 87387 (CD, UK, 29 November 2019) |
Produced by Benji Kirkpatrick, Matt Williams and Pete Brown for Westpark Music;
Recorded by Pete Brown at Henwood Studios, Oxfordshire, in January 2019
and with Matt Williams at Adventures in Audio, Hampshire, in Spring 2019;
Additional recording by Ian Tengwall;
Mixed by Matt Williams and Benji Kirkpatrick;
Mastered by Rupert Christie;
Cover photography and artwork by Neomania Design
Folk Radio UK review by Peter Shaw
Musicians
Benji Kirkpatrick: vocals, electric and acoustic bouzouki, mandolin, banjo, piano;
Pete Flood: drums, percussion;
Pete Thomas: double and electric bass
with
Janie Mitchell: vocals [2];
Rowan Gödel, vocals [4, 7, 10]
Tracks
- Pinned Down (3.49)
- Hiring Fair (3.40)
- Human Cost (4.45)
- Valley of Green (4.43)
- The Undesirable (3.21)
- In Your Cave (4.51)
- A Classic Cut (4.55)
- Stuck in the Loop (4.39)
- Back to the Fold (4.57)
- Fill My Heart (4.22)
- Just Another Burn Out (5.52)
- Got to Be All Mine (2.20)
- Life of Leaves (4.38)
All tracks by Benji Kirkpatrick except
Track 2 Benji Kirkpatrick, Janie Mitchell
> Folk Music > Records > Benji Kirkpatrick
Other records with Benji Kirkpatrick
Besides being with Bellowhead, Faustus and Steeleye Span, Benji Kirkpatrick played on these records:
Various Artists,
Folk Music of England,
CD, Gift of Music CCL CDG1016, 1999
Various Artists,
Folk Music of Ireland,
CD, Gift of Music CCL CDG1017, 1999
Various Artists,
Folk Music of Scotland,
CD, Gift of Music CCL CDG1018, 1999
Various Artists,
Folk Music of Wales,
CD, Gift of Music CCL CDG1019, 1999
Oysterband,
Rise Above,
CD, Omnium OMM2032, 2002
Various Artists,
Evolving Tradition 4,
CD, Mrs Casey MCRCD4002, 2004
Seth Lakeman,
Freedom Fields,
CD, IScream ISCD007, 2006
John Jones,
Rising Road,
CD, Westpark 87179, 2009
Seth Lakeman,
Hearts & Minds,
CD, Virgin 471084-2, 2010
John Jones,
Never Stop Moving,
CD, Westpark 87277, 2015
Various Artists,
The Journey Continues: Fellside at 40,
3 CD, Fellside FECD272, 2016
The Transports,
The Transports 2017,
LP/CD, Hudson HUD007LP/CD, 2018
Will Pound,
Through the Seasons,
CD, Lulubug 004, 2018
Various Artists,
Destination: The End of an Era for a Leading Folk Music Label,
3 CD, Fellside FECD282, 2018
Seth Lakeman,
A Pilgrim's Tale,
CD, BMG 538566162, 2020
Seth Lakeman,
Make Your Mark,
CD, Honour Oak HNR04CD, 2021
John Kirkpatrick,
Joy & Jubilation,
CD, Fledg'ling FLED 3112, 3 December 2022