West Cork musician Jessie Kennedy is giving voice to local history
A rising profile on the back of her second album and a performance at Cork Opera House with folk legend Donovan were both overshadowed by the loss of her mother, well-known singer Mandy Murphy, in April.
Kennedy inherited an angelic singing voice from her mum, and from an early age was surrounded by music and musicians. Her father, Jim Kennedy, as well as running a kayaking business, is well known in the Cork music scene. Jessie was also mentored by Donovan who recalls her as an eight-year-old playing Nigel Kennedy’s Stradivarius violin. She was even given her first guitar by singer-songwriter Jimmy McCarthy.
