Darren Kiely

Darren Kiely’s journey with music has always been driven by something pure. When he picked up a guitar for the first time as a teenager in a small town in Co. Cork, he did so with the hopes of simply being able to play along to the songs he loved. As he sharpened his skills, he started to push himself further, setting himself new challenges – learn a full cover, play a gig, then, eventually, see if he could write his own song. Throughout this years-long process, passion and natural curiosity spurred him on. “It was never like, ‘I’m gonna do this full time’ or ‘I want to play stadiums’,” he recalls. “It was just one thing led to the next challenge or the next step.”