Kieren Webster

Kieren Webster
Background information
Birth name Kieren Clark Webster
Born 10 May 1986
Dundee, Scotland
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, Bassist
Instruments Vocals, Bass guitar, guitar
Associated acts The View
Notable instruments
Amazon Rockburn

Kieren Clark Webster, (born 10 May 1986)[1] is the bass guitarist and occasional lead vocalist for Scottish band The View. Along with frontman Kyle Falconer, he writes the majority of The View's material. In 2006, he was placed 6th in NME's Cool List.[2] He and Falconer alternate roles on some songs such as "Skag Trendy", "Gran's for Tea", "One Off Pretender", "Realisation", "Fireworks and Flowers", and "Hole In The Bed", with Webster taking on guitar and lead vocals and Falconer replacing him as bass guitarist and backing vocalist. He and other band members are from the Dryburgh district of Dundee.

References

  1. ↑ "American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers: Kieren Clarke Webster". ASCAP. 20 May 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
  2. ↑ "The Cool List 2006: winners revealed". NME. Retrieved 21 December 2008.