Robert Michael "Bobby" Kildea is a musician from Northern Ireland. He plays bass and guitar in the Scottish indie pop band Belle & Sebastian, after joining in 2001 to replace departing bassist Stuart David, and had previously been in V-Twin.
Bobby Kildea | |
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 Bobby Kildea performing on 2 March 2006 at the Nokia Theatre in Times Square. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert Michael Kildea[1] |
| Also known as | Belfast |
| Origin | Bangor, Northern Ireland |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Instrument(s) | bass and guitar |
In December 2008, he toured with The Vaselines during Belle & Sebastian's hiatus, during which Stuart Murdoch was heading his God Help the Girl project.[2]
Bobby features alongside Belle and Sebastian co-star Stevie Jackson on the 2011 album 'Fuerteventura' by Spanish artist Russian Red[3]