BENJIN

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What a treat! benjin is a London-based multi-instrumentalist, who specialises in the beguiling ‘nyckelharpa’ – the Swedish ‘keyed fiddle’ with four melody strings and twelve sympathetic strings. It’s a gorgeous, evocative sound, and Benjin uses it to weave magical sonic journeys (encompassing bits of Bach, folk tunes, original songs and evocative improvisations). He’ll quite likely also be playing a guitar tuned to cello tuning, and weaving in minimalist sound collages, miniature folk songs, & field recordings. His music has been featured on BBC Radio 6 and Radio 3 and at the TATE and Serpentine Galleries. benjin was principal musician at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in 2022/23. In May 2025, he’s releasing two new solo albums: 'Vol X: The Last Days of Sail' - a selection of songs, expansive instrumentals and guitar miniatures - and 'Vol XI: Partita II Palestine' - a radical re-interpretation of Bach's most famous solo violin sonata played on the Nyckelharpa. Extraordinary. Don’t miss!