Bobby Kildea

Bobby Kildea (born 14 March 1972)[1] is a musician from Northern Ireland. He currently plays bass and guitar in the Scottish indie pop band Belle & Sebastian, after joining in 2001 to replace departing bassist Stuart David, and had previously been in V-Twin. He is the band's only Northern Irish member and is notable for his laidback demeanor and long hair.

Bobby Kildea
Bobby Kildea performing on 2 March 2006 at the Nokia Theatre in Times Square.
Background information
Also known asBelfast
Born (1972-03-14) 14 March 1972
OriginBangor, Northern Ireland
GenresIndie rock
Instrumentsbass and guitar
Associated actsBelle & Sebastian, V-Twin, The Vaselines, Russian Red

He goes by the nickname "Belfast" in the band, despite being born in nearby Bangor, Northern Ireland.

In December 2008, he toured with The Vaselines during Belle & Sebastian's hiatus, during which Stuart Murdoch was heading his God Help the Girl project.[2]

Bobby features alongside Belle and Sebastian co-star Stevie Jackson on the 2011 album 'Fuerteventura' by Spanish artist Russian Red[3]

References
  1. "Bobby Kildea: Birthday, Age, and Zodiac". Happy Happy Birthday. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Biography: Belle & Sebastian". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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