Junior Brother

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

Junior Brother
Birth nameRonan Kealy
Born1993 (1993) (age 28)
Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
OriginCounty Kerry
Genresalternative folk
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrumentsguitar, tambourine
Years active2014–present
LabelsStrange Brew
Websitejuniorbrother.bandcamp.com

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, 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.[6] In 2019, he appeared on The Tommy Tiernan Show.

Discography

EP

  • PowPig/Junior Brother (2019; a 4-A-side single with fellow artist PowPig)

Studio albums

  • Pull The Right Rope (2019)[7][8]

References


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