Bap Kennedy

Martin "Bap" Kennedy (born 17 June 1962) is a singer-songwriter from Belfast, Northern Ireland and older brother of singer Brian Kennedy. He is noted for writing the song "Moonlight Kiss" which was on the soundtrack for the film Serendipity (starring John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale).

Kennedy was in a successful band, Energy Orchard for many years and has written and performed songs with artists such as Steve Earle and Van Morrison. He has also recorded a number of well-received solo albums including Domestic Blues, Lonely Street and The Big Picture. Following the release of The Big Picture, he toured the USA with Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits and also performed for five nights at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England.

Musical career

Kennedy's first band was the punk band Sellout formed in 1978 when he was sixteen years old. The band was formed to support rock group Uncle Waldo, playing in a local Belfast club.

Bap Kennedy became the lead singer and songwriter for the rock group Energy Orchard touring in Europe and the United States during the late 1980s and continuing until the band broke up in 1996. During this time the band recorded four studio albums and a farewell live album on Saint Patrick's Day at the Mean Fiddler in London,...
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