Trish Keenan

Trish Keenan
Birth name Patricia Anne Keenan
Born (1968-09-28)28 September 1968
Winson Green, Birmingham
Died 14 January 2011(2011-01-14) (aged 42)
Warwick, Warwickshire, England
Genres Electronic, indietronica
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, musician
Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active 1995–2011
Labels Warp
Associated acts Broadcast, Prefuse 73

Patricia Anne "Trish" Keenan (28 September 1968 – 14 January 2011) was a musician from Winson Green, Birmingham.[1] She was the lead vocalist and founding member of Broadcast.[2][3][4] She died of complications after suffering from pneumonia shortly after she contracted swine flu while touring in Australia.[5]

Life

Trish Keenan was born in Winson Green, a multicultural inner-city area in west Birmingham. She attended Archbishop Grimshaw Roman Catholic school, presently known as John Henry Newman Catholic school. She worked a range of catering jobs after school until at the age of 21 she moved to Moseley, a bohemian enclave. Soon after she formed a duo called Hayward Winters and soon after met James Cargill at a 1960s psychedelic revival club. The two of them formed a relationship over their shared interest and formed a band, Pan Am Flight Bag. The band was short-lived only performing two gigs before they reformed in 1996 as Broadcast, which included guitarist Tim Felton, drummer Steve Perkins, and keyboardist Roj Stevens.[6]

Death

During a tour in Australia just before Christmas, Trish contracted the swine flu virus H1N1. It was reported that she died in a hospital. A statement by Warp Record Label said: "This is an untimely, tragic loss and we will miss Trish dearly - a unique voice, an extraordinary talent and a beautiful human being. Rest in peace."

Discography

Guest appearances

References

  1. Long, Pat (January 18, 2011). "Trish Keenan obituary". The Guardian.
  2. Thiessen, Brock (January 14, 2011). "Broadcast's Trish Keenan Dies in Hospital". Exclaim!.
  3. Harvell, Jess (January 17, 2011). "Afterword: Broadcast's Trish Keenan". Pitchfork Media.
  4. O'Neal, Sean (January 14, 2011). "R.I.P. Trish Keenan of Broadcast". The A.V. Club.
  5. Broadcast's Trish Keenan dies after getting swine flu, BBC News, 14 January 2011
  6. Lentz III, Harris M. (May 3, 2012). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2011. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-9134-6.
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