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                                              David Kiernan 

​​David Kiernan 


Ballinamuck County Longford 

Parents Geraldine  Ryan (Brady) (Ballinamuck )  and Martin Kiernan (Aughavas Lietrim). 
Grandparents on his mothers side 
Patsy Brady  (Ballynamuck) Eilish (Martin ) Brady (Corny Kelly). 
Grandparents on Father side
Gerry Kiernan (Aughavas Leitrim) and Patricia (Charles) (Leitrim) 
Great Grandparents on Mothers side
Packie Martin (Corny Kelly) and Bridgie (Cassidy) Martin
Great grandparents on Fathers side
Maggie Kiernan and Willy Kiernan. 

I have two little younger sister siblings. In my early years I did move around a bit, but schooled prominently in Ballinamuck National School and first class moved too Tipperary. 
Just outside of Nenagh. 
Athlone, in Drumramey, till i went too Ballymahon/Glasson, and secondary in Moyne. Recently just finished my Leaver Cert. 
Thinking back, the first person that knew I could sing was when I was in Drumramey. Miss Moran, I was lucky , only 15 in my whole school and only 2 in my class at that time.
3rd or 4th class, I went to the National concert hall to sing with 1000 children from all over Ireland from other schools to sing for the president President at the time Mary Mcaleese came to visit. my voice hadn't broken at the time. I always loved music, to sing. 
Great Grandfather On mothers side Patsy loved Michael English at the time. Noel Cassidy was a neighbor of ours and grandmother Eilish. listened to him and Mick Flavin. also a fond memory of helping Nan helping great grandmother Bridgie into bed. was a ritual, we would watch videos of Richie Kavanagh,and just as we were helping her to bed, we would, always listen to the same song Robert MIzzell (Say You Love Me).
Clapping along, and eating either favorites Rich tea biscuits or digestives, id have one and she would have one.
reminds me of my great grandfather, with old age and we all get our own various ailments he was no less. and he would have a thing called 'Ensure', a health drink to aid body build up weight. 
I would ask, I was only three at the time, I would as 'Can i have your special drink'. as a growing child I didn't need it. 
When i was 6 or 7 i heard him asking for Hot Whiskey the odd time. Can i have a hot whiskey id ask him. 
unbeknownst to me, he would boil up water and put Cidona into it, to give it that whiskey colour, and give it to me in a shot class, i thought i was an auld man drinking whisky. 

Moving on a few years now, I remember my younger sister joined evolution stage school Longford. 
run and owned by Paul Hennessy and Tracy Carty,  Paul one of the Irish Celtic Tenors no less. 
I went along, asking could I see what they did, I enjoyment it and i joined. 
I sang various parts for various things, like Glee and Les Miserable and i was giving lead role in Les miserable. 
I remember everybody sitting around on floor, and Paul asked, hands up who wants to sing that part, i never put my hand up being honest, and Paul said how about you David, i said why not. 
I did take extra private singing lessons with Paul. He gave me great confidence, which was what I really lacked.
Paul has now got the stage evolution school in two other county's also, Carrick On Shannon, Kinnegad, Roscommon. I have a lot to be thankful for, thanks to Paul Hennessy. 


Before country music i was singing crooner music, 'Dean Martin rat pack group. 
Myself and Paul Hennessey and Conor Mcloughlin, Ryan Baker, actually did a few shows together, highlight of that was Helix in Dublin. Two sell out shows, over two days. 
what Paul does is, each stage group has there own shows, put on locally to each county where that stage school is. 
but he brought myself and rowan to do shows in each county the stage school was in, and the highlight was the helix. that was back in 2015, celebration 5 years fof the stage school in Longford. 

was that year i had started country music, I was wanting to ask a few in the industry about the industry and how to progress within it. 
i was at the fair day, when I approached Mick Flavin, i knew him, as he knew my grandfather Patsy Brady. 
I asked would there be a chance i could back him up in a show anytime in the future. gave him my number, not thinking anything about it. withing two days he rang me back and said would i be available on such a date to do a show in the back stage, i said yes. 
he said himself and the late Noel Cassidy and neighbor were doing a show that Nov.
he actually never heard me saying at that time,
two day later again he rang me again, and said, Frank Kilbride was doing a show, would i would be interest in doing a bit on it.
Off course I said yes. There I was, in the hotel lobby,i met up with frank and his wife Trish, then Foster and Allen walked in, and then TR Dallas, Brendan Grace, Seamus Moore, Ben and Ray Dolan, and Tom power. 
It was the most surreal moment of my life, here i was, nobody knew if i could sing or not, and I was sitting and chatting among the countries great. Brendan grace was telling jokes others where singing, and they all shared great story's and had dinner with them all. they asked who I was and I said that, and I was from and that Mick Flavin gave me the nod, they said, if mick said your a good, you must be good. 
 I got the call, by Franks's wife Trish,  put on some make up while Frank was sitting back in the chair with a cigar. He said how are your young man, asked what i was going to sing, and asked my did i want to know the questions before hand, I said no, just fire anyway. 
ran through it in one take. in the end i had half of that show, and shared it with tom power the latchico from Wexford.

It wasn't my first time on TV. I was on RTE a few times, three in total. all thanks to Paul Hennessy at evolution stage school. first time was back in 2013, did an audition and got part for RTE show 2tube. I remember the first time I was in RTE, I seen Nathan Carter coming out of the LATE LATE SHOW STAGE, I followed him to his car, probably thought  I was a stalker. but he was cool about it. he wasn't as big as he is now at that time, the song the wagon wheel was one of his hits at that time. 

I was called back to rte for another show with 2tube, with others group members from Paul Hennessy evolution stage school. this time we were in bord gais theater. 
it was the oddest of things. there was a huge stage with huge Game boy pallets chairs everywhere was very stage. 
 I was looking around and noticed some others in the theater were looking and rehearsing form a script, when someone asked me you know the script, I said I never got one. but wasn't to bad, we had to answer what others had answered for the show. we got through it. 
last time I was asked to go up, was around the Fair City stage. 
Was great to see the workings of the show.myself and others, we were all in same age group from Stage Evolution School. we got  closer to the filming of the show one guy in the show, asked should would be here, I remembered seeing one the lady that was running it, name, and said that to the guy and he said , if shes ok with, just go over there and just be quiet, watch in quietness.
one of the shows I did was aired regularly, we tough only the once, but was show for a period for two weeks in between Simpsons and home and away. which was remarked to me at school and else where numerous time. 

I actually had a couple of shows, on in backstage with evolution stage school, where I was on stage with Amy Rose Flavin, grand daughter of Mick Flavin, that's where he seen me singing first. 
That was before the show, I was doing with Mick and Noel Cassidy at the back stage. 
asked me what songs I was doing, I said a variety. My grandfather was in the audience, and was after that I decided to go for it. My grandfather 'Patsy Brady' is my manager. got me my first singing pub job, in Eamonn Farrell's, Town and Country . I bought a system, and backing tracks for single person singing. 
Now I am getting 2/3 shows per week. I released a song awhile back, with the great help of Charlie McGettigan, and video done by Paul Hennessy, 'Travelling to Flavin'. 

A new album coming out soon, releasing a new single written by Noel Cassidy, My Town Ballinamuck. In about three weeks, that will be released via, iTunes Spotify, and will be on YouTube. 
 

Patsy ran his own transport business, and a taxi, you might have seen it, he has my face on the side of it. he drives for local Mulleadys now also. 

Nothing in life is handed to you, if you want it you have to work for it. 
Elvis Presley, said once that Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine. a huge fan of Elvis, i even had a huge carper mural, that went from floor to selling, was very big, I had it all CD's DVDs, mugs posters and everything else. 

I'm doing a slot on the radio with others on a Saturday the 15th, on Finn Valley Radio, 3-5 . 
myself and other, chat sing and tell story's. my next couple of gigs I'm in Arva Brewery SAT night and Sunday, Lyons in Ardagh. 

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