Starting as a singing drummer in his pre-teens, Kernel played in many local bands in the upper Westchester area above New York City.\u00a0\u00a0 During his time at Penn State, he became more involved with heavy harmony, more folk-oriented performance as singer-songwriters like Joni Mitchell and bands like Crosby, Still, Nash and Young were really blossoming.<\/p>\n
After graduating from University, Kernel lived briefly in NYC and joined an 8-Piece horn band called Wilderness that played all around Manhattan and along the Jersey and Connecticut coast.<\/p>\n
In the mid-70’s a Southern Rock band called Quickdraugh became Kernel’s musical focus for over a decade before his relocation to Galway, Ireland.<\/p>\n
In November of 1992 on a trip back to New York for Thanksgiving, Kernel bought his first guitar and on returning to Galway began lessons at the Arts Center with Kevin MacNicholas — who would become his musical companion in a two-piece called Sunday Drivers for the next 10 years.<\/p>\n
After Kevin and his wife had their 5th child, he hung up his gigging shoes and Kernel transitioned into his own act:\u00a0 1Solo1 which he continued until his return to the USA in 2006. You can check out the website for this musical endeavor here:\u00a0\u00a0 1Solo1.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Starting as a singing drummer in his pre-teens, Kernel played in many local bands in the upper Westchester area above New York City.\u00a0\u00a0 During his time at Penn State, he became more involved with heavy harmony, more folk-oriented performance as singer-songwriters like Joni Mitchell and bands like Crosby, Still, Nash and Young were really blossoming. … <\/p>\n