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Seamus Kennedy
Born (1949-05-13) 13 May 1949 (age 75)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Genres Irish folk, contemporary, comedy
Occupation(s) Musician, comedian
Instruments Guitar, vocals, banjo, bodhrán
Years active 1970s – present
Labels Gransha Records

Seamus Kennedy (born 13 May 1949) is an Irish singer, comedian and writer.

Life

Kennedy has entertained audiences in the United States since the 1970s. He was voted Best Irish/Celtic Male Vocalist 1993–2006 by the Washington Area Music Association. He has two children, born in 1979 and 1981. His younger child got married in 2008.

Discography

  • Live! (Gransha Records, 1993)
  • In Concert (Gransha Records, 1995)
  • Goodwill to Men (Gransha Records, 1996)
  • Let the Music Take You Home (Gransha Records, 1998)
  • Bar Rooms and Ballads (Gransha Records, 2000)
  • Gets on Everybody's Nerves (Gransha Records, 2000)
  • Favorite Selections (Gransha Records, 2000)
  • A Smile and a Tear (Gransha Records, 2001)
  • On The Rocks (Gransha Records, 2004)
  • By Popular Demand (Gransha Records, 2005)
  • Party Pieces (Gransha Records, 2005)
  • Sailing Ships and Sailing Men (Gransha Records, 2008)
  • Sidekicks and Sagebrush (Gransha Records, 2009)
  • Tricky Tongue Twisters (Gransha Records, 2013)
  • Ireland's 32 Volume 1: Songs of Ulster & Munster (CD Baby 2015)
  • Ireland's 32 Volume 2: Songs of Leinster & Connacht (CD Baby, 2016)

Writings

  • Clean Cabbage in the Bucket (And Other Tales From The Irish Music Trenches), co-written with Robbie O'Connell, Dennis O'Rourke, Harry O'Donoghue and Frank Emerson.
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