Drew McConnell
Drew McConnell at the Crisis Consequences gig, 2nd March 2008, hugging Danny Goffey of Supergrass
Background information
Born	November 10, 1978 (1978-11-10) (age 29) Dublin, Ireland
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Bass guitar, Guitar, Vocals
Associated acts	Babyshambles, The Phoenix Drive, Fionn Regan Helsinki

Drew McConnell (born November 10, 1978 in Dublin, Ireland) is the bass guitarist and backing vocalist with Babyshambles, the group formed and fronted by ex-Libertine Pete Doherty. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. This article is about the band Babyshambles For the song see Babyshambles (song Babyshambles are an English Fionn Regan is an Irish Singer-songwriter, Poet and Artist from Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world This article is about the band Babyshambles For the song see Babyshambles (song Babyshambles are an English He lived in Tenerife (Spain) for much of his childhood, and he speaks spanish fluently. He was formerly in the band Elviss, and he currently also plays in another group, The Phoenix Drive as well as writing and recording solo material. Also currently playing double bass and piano with Irish singer/songwriter Fionn Regan. Fionn Regan is an Irish Singer-songwriter, Poet and Artist from Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland.

McConnell organises a musical collective named Helsinki, with which he performs solo material as well as versions of songs by Babyshambles, such as a swing version of their single "Delivery". " Delivery " is a song by English band Babyshambles. It is the second track on the band's second album called Shotter's Nation. Among the members of this collective are Stephen Large of Squeeze and Albert Hammond Jr of The Strokes. Squeeze are an English band that came to prominence in the United Kingdom during the New Wave period of the late 1970s and continued recording successfully

McConnell completed a bass degree at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP). The Institute, is a private contemporary music academy located in London, which teaches guitarists bassists vocalists and drummers rock jazz funk blues and reggae

He also appears in the video "Police On My Back" by UK grime artist Lethal Bizzle, playing bass. Lethal Bizzle (also known as Lethal B born 14th September 1984 Maxwell Ansah is a Rapper from Walthamstow, East London, born to Ghanaian

McConnell is heavily involved with the Love Music Hate Racism movement, contributing a song with Babyshambles and Helsinki to a CD given away free with a copy of NME in 2007, as well as playing at such events as the Love Music Hate Racism carnival with Jon McClure of Reverend and The Makers. Love Music Hate Racism (LMHR is a music-oriented campaign by the Anti-Nazi League and Unite Against Fascism. This article is about the band Babyshambles For the song see Babyshambles (song Babyshambles are an English The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been Love Music Hate Racism (LMHR is a music-oriented campaign by the Anti-Nazi League and Unite Against Fascism. Jon McClure, known as the Reverend, is lead singer and frontman of Reverend and the Makers and ex-vocalist of 1984 and Judan Suki Reverend and The Makers are an Indie rock band based in Sheffield, England and signed to Wall of Sound.

External links

• Babyshambles.net The official Baby Shambles website.
• thephoenixdrive.com The official Phoenix Drive website.
• Rock Pulse 2003 interview with Drew and Karl from Elviss.
• Fionn Regan The official Fionn Regan website.