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b. 1976, Shropshire, Britain. Although he’s a multi-instrumentalist, UK folk musician Kirkpatrick’s favoured device may be the bouzouki. Benji may be the child of renowned British folk music artists John Kirkpatrick and Sue Harris, and his access into the documenting business suitably came into being on his dad’s 1994 recording …

Shaped in 1998 by Paul Sartin (violin/oboe), Tim Van Eyken (b. 7 March 1978, Bristol, Avon, Britain; melodeon) and Robert Harbron (concertina), Dr. Faustus was among the 1st of the brand new influx of youthful traditional organizations to emerge from the united kingdom folk revival from the past due 90s. …

A superb — if slightly idiosyncratic — singer and an inventive accordion participant, Tim truck Eyken is one of the youthful spearheads who raised the profile of the specifically English design of folk music longer overshadowed by its Celtic neighbours as well as the fashionableness of various other globe musics. …