Drew McConnell
| Drew McConnell | |
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Drew McConnell at the Crisis Consequences gig, 2 March 2008, hugging Danny Goffey of Supergrass
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| Background information | |
| Born |
10 November 1978 Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, guitar, vocals |
| Associated acts |
Babyshambles Mongrel The Phoenix Drive Fionn Regan The Lost Brothers Peter Doherty Carl Barât Helsinki The Libertines |
| Notable instruments | |
| Fender Precision Bass | |
Drew McConnell (born 10 November 1978 in Dublin, Ireland) is the bass guitarist and backing vocalist with Babyshambles, the band formed and fronted by frontman of the Libertines, Pete Doherty and bass guitarist for Liam Gallagher's 2017 tour. He lived in Tenerife, Spain, for much of his childhood, and he speaks Spanish fluently. Formerly in the band Elviss, McConnell participates in a number of side-projects, such as the Phoenix Drive and playing double bass and piano with Irish singer/songwriter Fionn Regan as well as writing and recording solo material.
McConnell organises a musical collective named Helsinki, with which he performs solo material as well as versions of songs by Babyshambles, such as a swing version of their single "Delivery". Among the members of this collective are Stephen Large of Squeeze and Albert Hammond Jr of The Strokes., the drummer Seb Rochford of Polar Bear and Acoustic Ladyland, drummer Jamie Morrison (of the Noisettes), guitarist Matt Parks, Jonnie Fielding (violin), Larrikin Love and Fionn Regan.
McConnell completed a bass degree at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP).
He also appears in the video "Police on My Back" by UK grime artist Lethal Bizzle, playing bass.
McConnell is heavily involved with the Love Music Hate Racism movement, contributing a song with Babyshambles and Helsinki to a CD given away free with a copy of the NME in 2007, as well as playing at such events as the Love Music Hate Racism carnival with Jon McClure of Reverend and The Makers.
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