Bridget Kearney
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| Birth name | Bridget Ellen Kearney |
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June 10, 1986 Iowa City, Iowa |
| Genres | R&B, pop music, indie music, bluegrass |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, vocal music |
| Instruments | Double bass, vocals, guitar, piano, gimbri |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Signature Sounds Recordings |
| Associated acts | Lake Street Dive, Joy Kills Sorrow, Cuddle Magic |
| Website | bridgetkearney |
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Bridget Kearney (born June 10, 1986) is an American musician and composer. She graduated with a dual degree from Tufts University and New England Conservatory of Music. She is noted for her songwriting, double bass playing and working in many different genres of music. She is a member of Lake Street Dive. Kearney won the 2005 John Lennon Songwriting Contest in the Jazz category.
Kearney's debut solo album, Won't Let You Down, was released by Signature Sounds Recordings in 2017.
Kearney was born in 1986, grew up in Iowa City, Iowa, and was one of five children. Her parents worked for the University of Iowa. She started her journey with music in the Lutheran Church's Cherub choir. Kearney took piano lessons at the age of 5. She turned most of her musical attention to the double bass in the 4th Grade. This is about the same time that she wrote her first song lyrics. In high school, she played in the school orchestras and jazz bands but also had her own rock and roll band. Outside of school, she took college level instruction on the bass.
Kearney dual college majors were jazz (New England Conservatory) and English (Tufts). Upon arrival in Boston she quickly entered the Boston music scene. As a sophomore, she played 40 gigs with two bands she helped found: Joy Kills Sorrow and Lake Street Dive.
Kearney likes to run, promote charities, and find adventures on the road. There are videos of her bungee jumping in New Zealand, playing her bass as Pinky Gorrilla and testing hot springs in Iceland. The promotional video for her new album has a speeded up video of Kearney running while singing and playing a guitar. She runs in marathons, often raising money for a cause.
Kearney does not like to talk about some of her other unique skills. While in college, Kearney was a regular vendor at Fenway Park. She holds the one game Red Sox record of selling 104 foam fingers. She claims Tom Brady bought one from her. On August 18, 2012, the Deadly Gentlemen challenged Joy Kills Sorrow to an on-stage "fold down' of their Chadwick basses. Kearney took about 53 seconds to beat Sam Grisman (son of David Grisman), smiling the whole time.
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