Arlington Arts Centre

Benji Kirkpatrick plays Jimi Hendrix. Known for his pioneering and influential guitar work, Hendrix’s skill as a songwriter was often overlooked and Benji’s 2015 project aimed to peel away the layers of guitar, psychedelia and the era to uncover the lyricism of Hendrix in a stripped back setting. 
 10 years on Benji reprises the project marking 55 years since the death of the ground breaking musician. Hendrix has been a big influence on Benji’s work and the full album, ‘Hendrix Songs’, released with the original project will be performed live, with a little reworking here and there and a generous helping of newly worked up material from the guitarist’s catalogue. 
As well as solo, Benji performs with Bellowhead and Seth Lakeman; was a member of Steeleye Span and Faustus and has worked with a plethora of musicians across the wider folk, roots and acoustic scene.

“A rare chance to hear the songs stripped back the their atmospheric essentials” – Sunday Times.