The Derby Boys
Old and New Irish Favorites for your next event!
New to the Louisville, Ky, music scene, the Boys have an entertaining show that makes you proud to be an Irish-American, even if you aren't one! We were glad to play for the the LAVA House fundraiser on Feb 21... our hearts go out to those who lost so much in the fire. A few folks asked where we got our hats: http://villagehatshop.com The Derby Boys' song list includes:
Danny Boy | The Unicorn Song |
| Fields of Athenry | Mrs. Murphy's Chowder |
| Toora Loora Loora | Galway Bay (sort of...) |
| The Wild Rover (No, Nay, Never!) | Beer Goggle Beauty (original) |
| Whiskey in the Jar | Up to the Bar, Boys! (original) |
| God Save Ireland! & other rebel songs | (some American favorites, too) |
| ...and many more! |
THE BAND: Phil Gatton (Drums), Pat McKiernan (Guitar), Shaun McKiernan (Vocals, Guitar, Air Tuba) and Ken McKiernan (Guitar, Banjitar, Vocals, Accordian)
TO BOOK the Derby Boys, contact Shaun at 502-298-8225 or shaun_mckiernan@hotmail.com
Recent/Upcoming events:
Thurs, Dec. 6 - MOLLY MALONE's Louisville - AOH Irish Christmas for Boys' Haven
Wed. Feb 26 - Metro Hall 4th Floor - Mayor's MetroFest Calendar Unveiling 4-5:30
Mon. March 3 - Sully's on 4th Street Live! 5-7 Party to Welcome dignitaries from Ireland
Thu. March 13 - Blessing of the Beer at O'Shea's 6-10
Fri. March 14 - The Pub on 4th Street Live! 10:30-1:30
Sat, March 15 - AOH St. Patrick's Parade Day - Hooley at O'Shea's Pub 5-9
Mon. March 17 - St. Patrick's Day at Brendan's 6-10
Fri, March 21 - Private Party
Tue, March 25 - Irish-American Music 101 at Bellarmine U.
Jun 21 - Jul 26 - Oct 11 - Weddings.
ABOVE: The Derby Boys! (Phil, Pat, Shaun & Ken)
BELOW: Folks waiting to see the Derby Boys!
ABOUT THE DERBY BOYS
Brothers Ken and Shaun McKiernan got their start singing in the illustrious "McKiernan Family Singers" which dominated the Nursing Home circuit each March in the late 1970's and early 80's... "The group broke up when Mom and Dad realized that America just wasn't ready for the Jackson 5 to have some serious competition," says Ken McKiernan...
Ken and Phil Gatton are members emeritus of the Atherton High School Rebel marching band... "They've played at wakes and weddings and at several fancy balls" says Uncle Yulius, a long-time fan.
Ken and Shaun's cousin Pat McKiernan is an accomplished guitarist. He and Shaun started doing Irish music together for the annual AOH St. Patrick's Parade. They've all been cousins for nearly 30 years! All of the Derby Boys are graduates of Atherton High School!
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THE McKIERNAN FAMILY SINGERS
Performing on the Belvedere at the Heritage Weekend, 1980. Shaun's the youngest, Ken is two up... click the pic for the rest of the fam...
Derby Boy Ken McKiernan
and his beloved accordian!
The Inspiration for our hats...
Some might think we wear these hats because of the KY DERBY which takes place in our hometown, but they'd be wrong... it's all about our admiration for Lucky of the Lucky Charms Cereal fame...
Some Hibernians...
Some of the Hibernians at a monthly meeting... Pat, Ken, and Shaun are all members of the AOH.
Louisville, Kentucky... the Derby City
Our hometown... with the new arena and Museum Plaza drawn in...
BELOW: On stage at O'Shea's...
Pat, Shaun, and Ken at the AOH's Halfway to St. Patrick's Day Party, 9/2007
BELOW: with Pat and Patrick Hughes...
The Derby Boys with Irishmen of the Year Pat and Patrick Hughes: Congratulations on the Extreme Makeover Home Edition home, Hughes Family!!
Pat and Shaun in black
at our Nov 4 Pirate/Halloween show.
Is that Ireland?
From Humble Beginnings
Ken, in suspenders, is #7, Shaun is #9. Notice how Bob, #8, is never in full view... this picture was taken several years after their "retirement," so no uniforms!
Kenny's FIRST performance EVER!
Derby Boy Kenny (far right) with Ellen, Susan, John & Mary Carmel in '76.
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A 1980 writeup in the CJ for THE SINGING McKIERNANS
