Kelly’s Heroes

With a repertoire that encompasses fast and furious Celtic tunes and songs, gentle ballads, quality contemporary numbers as well as some original material, this Nottingham based band are one of the most sought after on the club, pub and festival circuit.

TONY DUGAN – Vocals, bodhran and banter!

STEVE HALL – Guitar and backing vocals

HELEN O’CONNELL – Melodeon and button accordion

The rich sound provided by the accordion, powerful rhythm guitar and bodhran give a fullness that belies the number of people on stage.

With gigs spanning the length and breadth of the country, as well as appearances overseas, Kelly’s Heroes have a work load which proves their broad popularity.

Most gigs are undertaken as a three-piece band but when playing for ceilidhs they always bring along a caller who works wonders at getting people involved in fun, easy traditional dances. When required, the band is sometimes augmented by other top-quality musicians, playing fiddle, highland pipes and whistles.

Sample Repertoire

All For Me Grog

Arthur McBride

Ballad of Cable Street

Banks Of Red Roses

Banks Of The Roses

Blacksmith

Black Velvet Band

Black Is The Colour

Blarney Roses

Boston Burglar

Both Sides The Tweed

Carnlough Bay

Carrick Fergus

Clare To Here

Cliffs Of Dooneen

Cocky Farmer

Couldn’t Have Come At A Better Time

Cunla

Danny Boy

Devil Is Dead

Dirty Old Town

Don’t Come Again

Dublin’s Fair City

Farewell To The Gold

Fields Of Athenry

Flower Of Scotland

First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Foggy Dew

Follow Me Up To Carlow

Galway Girl

Galway Shawl

Green Fields Of France

Goodbye Muirsheen Dirkin

Hard Life

Home, Boys, Home

Horo, Johhny

I Know My Love

I’ll Tell Me Ma

I’m A Rover

James Connolly

Johnny Come Lately

Leaving Of Liverpool

Little Beggarman

Liverpool Lou

Mountain Dew

Move Along

Mull River Shuffle

My Young Man

Nancy Spain

Newry Highwayman

New York Girls

Nothing To Show For It All

Old Maid In The Garrett

Only Our Rivers Run Free

Raggle Taggle Gypsies

Rambling Irishman

Rattling Bog

Ride On

Sam Hall

Seven Days Are In The Week

Seven Drunken Nights

Seventeen On Sunday

Shamrock Shore

She Moves Through The Fair

Sober Men

Soldier Boy

Sonny’s Dream

Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness

Star Of The County Down

Step It Out Mary

The Nightingale

The Town I Love So Well

Waltzing Mathilda

Westering Home

Whiskey In The Jar

Wild Rover

Wild Colonial Boy

Wish I Was Back In Liverpool

Wish I Was In England

Testimonial

“Hi, Please can you pass on my thanks to Kelly’s Heroes for providing a great nights entertainment at my wedding on the 15th Sept.  Everyone enjoyed themselves and had a great night dancing.  Unfortunately we had to leave early so I was unable to thank the band myself.
Thanks again”
Joy Brough (Hitchcock) Wedding, September 2012