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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 name | Robert 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]