Seamus Kennedy
Encyclopedia
Seamus Kennedy is an Irish singer, comedian and writer.
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, Dennis O'Rourke, Harry O'Donoghue
and Frank Emerson.
Life
Kennedy has been entertaining audiences in the United States since the 1980s. He was voted Best Irish/Celtic Male Vocalist 1993-2006 by the Washington Area Music AssociationWashington Area Music Association
The Washington Area Music Association is a regional music industry not-for-profit organization based in Washington, D.C.. WAMA's activity centers around highlighting the area's cultural contribution by assisting regional musicians with becoming recognized on a national scale.The organization...
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Partial discography
- Party Pieces (Gransha Records, 2005)
- By Popular Demand (Gransha Records, 2004)
- On the Rocks (Seamus Kennedy, 2003)
- Gets on Everybody's Nerves (Gransha Records, 2000)
Writings
Clean Cabbage in the Bucket (And Other Tales From The Irish Music Trenches), co-written with Robbie O'ConnellRobbie O'Connell
-Life:Robbie was born in Waterford and grew up in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, where his parents had a small hotel. He spent a year touring folk clubs in England before enrolling at University College Dublin where he studied Literature and Philosophy. Being a newphew of the Clancy Brothers,...
, Dennis O'Rourke, Harry O'Donoghue
Harry O'Donoghue
-Childhood:Harry was born in 1954 in the town of Drogheda on the banks of the river Boyne on the East coast of Ireland.-Early career:At age twenty, Harry began playing guitar and bodhran and was soon performing with local folk groups. In 1979, Harry founded the group Terra Nova and later that...
and Frank Emerson.