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Benji Kirkpatrick
Boomerang

Album GB 2008 on Navigator Records label
Folk (Folk)

BENJI’s SONG NOTES Album title: Boomerang Boomerang – If your efforts seem futile and you see no returns from them, just throw a boomerang because if nothing else will come back to you, that will! Rocky Brown – Growing up and living in a rural backwater town, getting trapped into a cycle of apathy, drugs and drink to ease the boredom. Drift – Ruminating on the fact that you can lose touch with friends you may have been very close to or grew up with, and wondering if you could be friends again. More Life – Written for my children – the sense of wonder never goes away. People – About those moments when you don’t want to see people, when you feel like they just get in the way and everything about them is irritating. Flyover – About the faceless population who scour the streets, people who few will ever know about and who pass on by without the rest of us even noticing. Willow Weeps – A re-telling of the ‘soldier gets killed in the wars’ style folksongs, with reference to the recent and current conflicts in the middle east. Wallbreaker – A riddle song, about the importance and infinite power of water, regardless of human efforts to control it. The River Maid – The story of the meeting of a man and the mythical freshwater mermaid, who tries to seduce him and lure him into her world. The Moon Struck One – I’m a big fan of The Band and their music has been a strong influence over the past few years, and this little story seemed to lend itself well with what I do.

Musicians

	Benji Kirkpatrick g, man, *1976 GB vocals, bouzouki, guitar, banjo, bass, percussion, album by, written by
	John Kirkpatrick acc, voc, *1947 GB accordion
	Bethany Porter vc, voc, GB cello
	Ben Nicholls , double bass
	Pete Flood perc, *1971 GB drums
	Seth Lakeman voc, vn, *1977 GB violin, vocals
	Debbie Palmer voc, GB vocals
	Stu Hanna man, GB vocals, bass, percussion, violin
	Sue Harris ob, GB vocals, dulcimer

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