The Big Picture (Bap Kennedy album) explained

The Big Picture
Type:	studio
Artist:	Bap Kennedy
Cover:	TBPbapkennedy.jpg
Recorded:	Somerset, England
Genre:	Country, Folk rock
Length:	37:12
Language:	English
Label:	Loose Records
Prev Title:	Long Time a Comin': The Story So Far
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	Howl On
Next Year:	2009

The Big Picture is the sixth solo studio album by Bap Kennedy, released on August 2, 2005 on Loose Records. It is a mix of country, Americana and Celtic soul with guest vocals by Shane MacGowan and also features a song co-written with Van Morrison. On "Moriarty's Blues", Carolyn Cassady recites from her book, Off the Road.^[1]

In a review by Mojo it was given four out of five stars.

Track listing

All songs and music by Bap Kennedy, except where noted.

1. "Rock and Roll Heaven" – 2:46
2. "The Truth is Painful" – 4:00
3. "Moriarty's Blues" – 3:15
4. "Streetwise" – 3:28
5. "Too Old for Fairy Tales" – 4:43
6. "Milky Way" – (Van Morrison, Bap Kennedy) - 3:49
7. "Loverman" – 3:16
8. "Fireworks" – 3:06
9. "On the Mighty Ocean Alcohol" (vocals by Shane MacGowan) – 3:22
10. "The Sweet Smell of Success" – 3:09
11. "The Beautiful Country" -3:17

Personnel

• Bap Kennedy - lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
• Ed Deane - acoustic, electric and lap steel guitar
• James Walbourne - guitar, mandolin
• Carwyn Ellis, Rory McFarlane - bass
• BJ Cole - pedal steel guitar
• Kieran Kiely - piano, accordion, low whistle, organ
• Johnny Mac, Martin Hughes - drums
• Michele Drees - drums, percussion
• Damian Hand - tenor and alto saxophone
• Dave Priseman - trumpet, horn
• Jake Walker - violin, viola
• Alison Limerick, Carlton Webster, Vera Haime - backing vocals

External links

• bapkennedy.com - Reviews: The Big Picture
• Loose music: The Big Picture

Notes and References

1. Web site: Loose Music: Bap Kennedy. loosemusic.com. 2009-06-08. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081222080116/http://www.loosemusic.com/bapkennedy/index.html. 2008-12-22.