Bobby Kildea

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Bob Kildea
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Bob Kildea performing on 2 March 2006 at the Nokia Theatre in Times Square.
Background information
Birth nameRobert Michael Kildea [1]
Also known as"Belfast"
Origin Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland
Genres Indie rock
Instrument(s)Guitar, bass

Robert Michael "Bob" Kildea is a musician from Northern Ireland. He 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.

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]

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

References

  1. "A PLAGUE ON THE OTHER BOYS". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Biography: Belle & Sebastian". Allmusic . Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  3. "Russian Red - Biography | the Official Russian Red Site". Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-20.