| Whippersnapper | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Instruments: | Fiddles, guitar, vocals, bouzouki, mandolin, flute |
| Genre: | English folk music |
| Years Active: | 1984–1993, 2008–2009 |
| Label: | WPS |
| Associated Acts: | Swarb's Lazarus, Fairport Convention |
| Past Members: | Dave Swarbrick Chris Leslie Kevin Dempsey Martin Jenkins |
Whippersnapper was an English folk band formed in 1984, consisting of Dave Swarbrick (fiddle, mandolin, vocals), Chris Leslie (fiddle, mandolin, vocals), Kevin Dempsey (guitar, vocals) and Martin Jenkins (mando-cello, flute, vocals).[1]
Swarbrick left the group in 1989, and the band continued as a trio until 1993, with the only album recorded that line-up being Stories.[1] During that time, Dempsey and Leslie released an album called Always With You as a duo.[1] The band split when Jenkins left the group in 1993. However, they did tour briefly again in 1994.
Following Swarbrick's recovery from illness, Whippersnapper toured again as a full four piece in both 2008 and 2009.
Martin Jenkins (born 17 July 1946, London, England) died on 17 May 2011, in Sofia, Bulgaria, from a heart attack.[2]
They are not to be confused with the Australian indie rock group, The Whipper Snappers, who coincidentally played during the period 1988 to 1993.