Jess Kavanagh
Jess Kavanagh | |
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 Kavanagh performing with The Waterboys in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jess Kavanagh |
| Born | 1986 (age 37–38) Dublin, Ireland |
| Genres | Jazz[1] |
| Years active | 2011–present[2] |
| Formerly of | BARQ |
| Website | jesskavmusic |
Jess Kavanagh (born 1986)[3] also known as Jess Kav, is an Irish musician and activist based in Dublin.[4] She was the lead singer of the musical band BARQ until 2020.[5] Formerly, she was a touring member of The Waterboys[6] and a backing vocalist for the Irish musician Hozier.[7]
Early life and education
Kavanagh grew up in Beaumont, Dublin.[3] Her mother, Liz Kavanagh,[4] was a feminist who played alongside several female vocalists, including Joan Baez and Bonnie Raitt.[8] Kavanagh's father, who died when she was 13, was intermittently part of her life.[3]
She studied at The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance,[9] and studied English, media and cultural studies at the Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology.[10]
Career
Kavanagh first joined as a backing vocalist for a band called Creamy Goodness.[11][12] BARQ's single "Bear" was a tribute to her mother.[8]
References
- ^ "Jess Kavanagh". Civic Theatre (Tallaght). Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ Power, Bairbre (2023-04-21). "Musician Jess Kavanagh: 'I watched Wellmania and my god did I identify with the main character. She's trying to quit all her bad habits but life keeps happening. Same, hun!'". The Irish Independent. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ a b c Hogan, Caelainn (2021-05-18). "In Ireland, Lifting a Veil of Prejudice Against Mixed-Race Children". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ a b Bryne, Stephen (2020-07-03). "Jess Kav & Havvk share MASI charity single 'Always The Same'". GoldenPlec. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ Egan, Barry (2016-04-11). "'I get catharsis in every song that I play'". The Irish Independent. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ Byrne, Stephen (2018-05-11). ""I wondered about all the other women who had died because of this fatal detail in our constitution"". GoldenPlec. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ Coney, Brian (2014-10-06). "Inbound: Jess Kav". The Thin Air. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ a b O'Sullivan, Eoghan (2017-03-27). "Jess Kavanagh is putting some real bite in her Barq". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ "Jess Kavanagh". Civic Theatre (Tallaght). Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ Power, Bairbre (2023-04-21). "Musician Jess Kavanagh: 'I watched Wellmania and my god did I identify with the main character. She's trying to quit all her bad habits but life keeps happening. Same, hun!'". The Irish Independent. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ Byrne, Niall (2018-01-06). "This Album Changed My Life: Stevie Wonder – Songs in the Key of Life (1976)". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ Clayton-Lea, Tony (2024-02-17). "Barq on her feet again". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2024-02-17.