Junior Brother

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Junior Brother
Birth nameRonan Kealy
Born1993 (1993) (age 32)
Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
Origin County Kerry
Genres alternative folk
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)guitar, tambourine
Years active2014–present
LabelsStrange Brew
Website juniorbrother.bandcamp.com

Ronan Kealy (born 1993), known as Junior Brother, is an Irish alternative folk singer-songwriter from County Kerry. [1] [2]

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Early life

Kealy grew up in County Kerry. He attended St Brendan's College, Killarney and studied English in University College Cork and Ballyfermot College of Further Education. [3]

Career

Junior Brother moved to Dublin in 2014 to begin his career. [4] His stage name is taken from a character in the Elizabethan play The Revenger's Tragedy . [5] He was named as one of RTÉ's Rising Irish Stars of 2018, [6] and as one of The Irish Times ' "Irish music contenders ready to break through in 2019". His first album, Pull The Right Rope, was nominated for the Choice Music Prize. [7] In a 4-star review for The Irish Times, music journalist Tony Clayton-Lea wrote: "...the tales told here are full of wide-eyed wonders and keen observations. Between the clatter of one and clarity of the other, Junior Brother’s songs are the real deal." [8] Music website The Last Mixed Tape wrote of the album: "An album of pure expression, Pull The Right Rope is a masterclass in the sheer joy of creation." [9] In March 2019 he appeared on The Tommy Tiernan Show , [10] and in April 2020 on Other Voices (Irish TV series). [11]

Discography

EPs

Studio albums

Awards and nominations

Choice Music Prize

YearNominated WorkAwardResult
2019 Pull The Right RopeAlbum of the YearNominated [14]

RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards

YearNominated WorkAwardResult
2019 Pull The Right RopeBest Folk AlbumNominated [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Junior Brother | Clonakilty International Guitar Festival | 16 – 22 September 2019". clonguitarfest.com.
  2. ↑ "Junior Brother To Release 'The Back Of Her Hand'". IMRO. 7 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Former BCFE Rock School student Ronan Kealy (aka. Junior Brother) making waves in Ireland, the UK and beyond this summer". BCFE. 27 August 2019.
  4. ↑ O'Sullivan, Eoghan (6 February 2019). "Junior Brother brings his off-kilter alt folk sound to Cork festival". irishexaminer.com.
  5. ↑ "Junior Brother". thelist.ie.
  6. ↑ "Ones To Watch: Rising Irish Stars of 2018". rte.ie. RTE. 18 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Junior Brother on Breaking Tunes". breakingtunes.com.
  8. ↑ Clayton-Lea, Tony (23 May 2019). "Junior Brother: Pull the Right Rope review – The real paradoxical deal". irishtimes.com. The Irish Times.
  9. ↑ White, Stephen (17 June 2019). "Review "An album of pure expression" Junior Brother – Pull The Right Rope". thelastmixedtape.com. The Last Mixed Tape.
  10. ↑ "Behind the music: Junior Brother". 12 November 2021.
  11. ↑ Clark, Stuart (9 April 2020). "Junior Brother, Anna Mieke, Alex Gough, Thumper & A. Smyth appear tonight on Other Voices". Hot Press.
  12. ↑ Wilson, Danny (12 June 2019). "Sound: Junior Brother". Totallydublin.ie.
  13. ↑ Porzio, Stephen (22 May 2019). "Kerry folk singer makes excellent debut". Hotpress.com.
  14. ↑ "Choice Music prize 2019". Choice Music Prize. 2019.
  15. ↑ "RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Award Winners Announced". Journal of Music. 25 October 2019.


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