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Captain Kennedy, a 7-piece folk rock band from Northern Ireland, are earthy, their music visceral. The past couple of years have seen the band establish their position on the Irish music scene with gigs in high profile venues across the country, including a sold-out Mandela Hall. Support slots for the likes of ‘The Broken Family Band’ and appearances at the Out To Lunch Arts Festival, Belfest, The Gasyard Feile, Vibefest 2008 and Gifted at The Empire have helped develop Captain Kennedy’s reputation as an unmissable live act.
The band have received regular airplay on both local and national radio and appeared on BBC 2’s Blas Ceoil programme in October of last year. Captain Kennedy also made an appearance on Irish TV station TG4’s Deis Roc programme featuring some of the best unsigned talent from these shores. With a number of high profile gigs and a debut album due out before the end of the year, expect to see a lot more from Captain Kennedy in 2009.
The band have just released their second 4-track EP Factory Whistle Call in early January through Vinnie Lovelace Records. “Factory Whistle Call”, recorded at the Start Together Studios at Belfast’s new Oh Yeah Centre, is not smooth, controlled, or delivered with the glossy perfection of much modern pop music. This is cracked, rootsy material. Their harmonies are sometimes crooked, and singer Ciaran Lavery’s voice can get gravelly to the point of death-rattle. The EP, which has already received airplay national and local radio, captures the true spirit of Captain Kennedy’s live sound.
The band have received regular airplay on both local and national radio and appeared on BBC 2’s Blas Ceoil programme in October of last year. Captain Kennedy also made an appearance on Irish TV station TG4’s Deis Roc programme featuring some of the best unsigned talent from these shores. With a number of high profile gigs and a debut album due out before the end of the year, expect to see a lot more from Captain Kennedy in 2009.
The band have just released their second 4-track EP Factory Whistle Call in early January through Vinnie Lovelace Records. “Factory Whistle Call”, recorded at the Start Together Studios at Belfast’s new Oh Yeah Centre, is not smooth, controlled, or delivered with the glossy perfection of much modern pop music. This is cracked, rootsy material. Their harmonies are sometimes crooked, and singer Ciaran Lavery’s voice can get gravelly to the point of death-rattle. The EP, which has already received airplay national and local radio, captures the true spirit of Captain Kennedy’s live sound.
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Featured Tracks
| FULL TRACK Bring That Light | 4:29 | Free MP3 |
| FULL TRACK Caroline | 4:03 | Free MP3 |
| FULL TRACK Factory Whistle Call | 4:23 | Free MP3 |
| FULL TRACK Roll Ramona | 3:32 | Free MP3 |
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New Single now on Myspace
1 Mar 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/captainkennedy
Following the exclusive play of our new single on Stuart
Bailie's show on BBC Radio Ulster, we have now added the double
A-Side of Stretch That Penny / Sweetest Friend to our
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Recent Activity
- Captain Kennedy posted a news item ‘Latest News’. November 2011
- Captain Kennedy posted a news item ‘Double A-Side Single!’. November 2011
- Captain Kennedy posted a news item ‘New Album Update’. November 2011
- Captain Kennedy posted a news item ‘New Single First Airplay Exclusive - Stuart Bailie Show!’. November 2011
- Captain Kennedy posted a news item ‘King Biscuit Hour Running Order’. November 2011
- Captain Kennedy posted a news item ‘New Single now on Myspace’. November 2011
- Captain Kennedy posted a news item ‘Captain Kennedy Debut Album’. November 2011
- Captain Kennedy posted a news item ‘King Biscuit Hour Press Release!’. November 2011
- Captain Kennedy posted a news item ‘Upcoming gigs’. November 2011
- Captain Kennedy posted a news item ‘Open House Festival - Gigs confirmed!’. November 2011
