Brian Kennedy on finding his voice

Singer and songwriter Brian Kennedy is one of the most open, honest, heart-on-the-sleeve people you will ever meet, and he has such a powerful story to share. Brian has had a lot of health issues over the last few years and we do briefly touch on this part of his story, but we spend most of our time together chatting about the things you may not know about him - how he grew up in a pretty dysfunctional home during a very dysfunctional time in Belfast, how a teacher in his school discovered his voice and set him on the path he follows to this day, reconciling with a brother he didn’t talk to for years, and so many other very personal and poignant stories. But we also have such great craic and of course he gets a few celebs phoning in that want to chat to him live on the podcast, including David Norris, Van Morrison, and Professor Luke O’Neill. Brian's new album is called Folkie - https://www.briankennedy.co.uk/ COMEDY We cross over live to Leopardstown Racecourse for commentary on the RTE Top Salaries Steeplechase. The Mario Rosenstock Podcast is produced by Patrick Haughey of AudioBrand