Andy Kenna

Andy Kenna is a renowned vocalist and musician, singing songs from his native Liverpool, Irish and maritime songs and playing treble and baritone concertina.

In 1995 Andy formed ‘Liverpool Forebitter’ with Bernie Davis. The duo recorded two CD’s, one of shanties and forebitters, and one of John Masefield’s sea poems that Andy had set to music.

Andy now performs solo, his repertoire of songs, tunes and stories derived from over fifty years of performing traditional music. [Andy Kenna’s website]

Scouser Andy Kenna has a long pedigree of involvement in the field of maritime song, stemming right from the days of the 50s/60s folk revival, when he ran a number of folk clubs in the north-west and subsequent membership of the original line-up of The Mersey Shantymen, backing the likes of Stan Hugill and Bert Lloyd. In 1995, he formed Liverpool Forebitter (with Bernie Davis), recording two CDs, one of which (Salt Water Ballads) concentrated exclusively on Andy’s own settings of John Masefield poems. Of late, however, Andy has performed in a solo capacity and following his earlier collection, Emigrants Served.  [The Living Tradition]