Bap Kennedy

Quick Facts

Full Name	Bap Kennedy
Occupation	Folk Singer
Date Of Birth	Jun 17, 1962(1962-06-17)
Age	62
Date Of Death	2016-11-01
Birthplace	Northern Ireland
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Gemini

Bap Kennedy Biography

Bap Kennedy is one of the most popular and richest Folk Singer who was born on June 17, 1962 in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Famous for his works in the blues, folk, rock and soul Americana and the country- music genres. The Northern Ireland-born musician and singer is known for solo albums such as The Sailor’s Revenge, Let’s Restart as well as Domestic Blues, as well as working along with Known for his work in the folk, rock, blues, soul, Americana, and country music genres, this Northern Irish-born singer and songwriter is notable for such solo albums as The Sailor’s Revenge, Let’s Start Again, and Domestic Blues, as well as for his collaborations with Van Morrison, Mark Knopfler, and Steve Earle., Mark Knopfler, and Steve Earle.

The album he released in 2005 The Big Picture features additional vocals from The Pogues The Pogues’ frontman His 2005 album The Big Picture features additional vocals by The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan…

Martin Christopher Kennedy (17 June 1962 – 1 November 2016), known as Bap Kennedy, was a singer-songwriter from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was noted for his collaborations with Steve Earle, Van Morrison, Shane MacGowan and Mark Knopfler, as well as for writing the song “Moonlight Kiss” which was on the soundtrack for the film Serendipity.

He was the brother of Brian Kennedy. The family grew up on the Falls Road, Belfast, in the 1970s, where he got his nickname of Bap, as a childhood reference to the rolls (or “baps”) of bread sold by local firm Kennedy’s Bakery.

born Martin Christopher Kennedy, he was raised within Belfast, Northern Ireland, during the period of political turmoil that was known as The Troubles. He was the child of Jim and Lily Kennedy, the older brother of fellow musician and writer Brian Kennedy, the husband of Brenda Boyd and the stepfather of Kenneth Hall and Christine Elliott.

Bap Kennedy Net Worth

Bap Kennedy is one of the richest Folk Singer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bap Kennedy 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In his teens and early 20s He was a member of the punk band Sellout and the power pop group 10 Past 7. In the late 1980s, he started an act called Energy Orchard and served as the band’s lead singer, rhythm guitarist and the primary music writer.

His album solo Howl on (2009) was in part inspired by NASA’s Apollo program.

Martin Christopher Kennedy was born on 17 June 1962 to Lily and Jim Kennedy.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Bap Kennedy Dating?

According to our records, Bap Kennedy married to Brenda Boyd Kennedy. As of December 1, 2023, Bap Kennedy’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1987, after moving to London, Kennedy formed the band Energy Orchard, for whom he was the rhythm guitarist, lead singer and primary songwriter. Although the band was based in London, all of its members had originally come from Belfast like Kennedy. MCA Records gave the band a major record deal in 1988 and they would go on to release two albums with the label, before signing with Transatlantic for a further two studio albums as well as the live album Orchardville.

Facts & Trivia

Bap Ranked on the list of most popular Folk Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Bap Kennedy celebrates birthday on June 17 of every year.

Domestic Blues, which was released in 1998, was produced by the “Twang Trust” of Earle and Ray Kennedy, and Earle played guitar and sang backing vocals on the record. The album also features slide guitar player Jerry Douglas, guitarist Peter Rowan and singer Nanci Griffith amongst its session musicians.