Jess Kavanagh | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jess Kavanagh |
| Born | 1986 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.