Raise your glass and join in the fun with Killian's Angels!
This fantastic All-Female band continues to astonish and entertain audiences in any venue, offering an amazing spectrum of tunes, arrangements and styles from contemporary Celtic to country and classic rock - from lovely ballads with gorgeous harmonies to ancient melodies reworked into infectious punk - from the rock and roll tuba to rousing Irish instrumentals… Killian's Angels will set your toes to tapping and your hands to clapping.
Each lovely and accomplished musician sings and plays a variety of instruments including violin, tuba, mandolin, tin whistle, guitar, keyboard, harmonica, drums, bodhran, spoons, bass and more.
Based out of Las Vegas since September 2001, the band has recorded two CD's and recently won National Radio Honors with King World and Oink Inc. for their original version of the Jeopardy theme song. Their warm, unpredictable and energetic shows continue to entertain audiences from all walks of life.
Killian's
Angels is Beth
Mullaney, Dolly Coulter, Ginger Bruner, Lisa Viscuglia and Nannette
Fortier
featuring Adrienne
LeFebvre, Brett Barnes, CJ Borden and Rachel Julian Jones
The Band
Beth Mullaney
(lead vocals, guitar, mandolin, harmonica, bodhran, spoons, drums)
Beth Mullaney; singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, has been a
featured performer in Las Vegas since 1994. Though her major musical focus is
Celtic, her songs include an eclectic blend of styles, past and present.
Recently, she completed "Home", a solo Christmas CD with three new
original songs. Beth is the founding member of Killian's Angels, where she adds
her vocals, mandolin, guitar, harmonica, spoons, drums and bodhran (Irish frame
drum) and original songs and arrangements. Originally from Lincoln Nebraska,
Beth performed with the popular duo, MulliVan's Edge at the Excalibur from 1994
to 2001, and as a soloist from 2001-2005. Recently she debuted her new show,
"Rhythm and Muse", adding washboard, Tupperware, a sink, and pots and
pans to her act. Beth's first solo album, "Simon Says" achieved
Billboard honors for "Can I Hold You" and "Playin the Part".
Her music is as vast and honest as her many life experiences, infusing a Midwest
upbringing with an independent nature that easily speaks to any listener.
BS in Psychology, University of Nebraska (UNL)
Dolly Coulter
(lead
vocals, guitar, keyboard)
Dolly Coulter, a Las Vegas native, has been performing on and off stage
since she was a child. Never one to be satisfied with doing just one thing in
life, she not only sings, plays guitar, piano and melodica, but has also
written, choreographed and directed an original two act musical with co-writer
Bert Anderson. She also has created a multi-media children's production,
complete with original music, lyrics and picture book. Currently, Dolly is
learning accordion and dobro, working on a CD of her original songs in her home
studio; "Doll House", is co-writing a second musical, and singing
weekly at the Guardian Angel Cathedral, home of the Las Vegas Bishop. Dolly has
a style all her own, as well as a fiery rock and roll sound and energetic sense
of humor. To Dolly, being onstage is like being at home... only thing missing
would be her two chow dogs, Sophia and Ruby.
BA in Theater, UNLV
Ginger Bruner
(bass, tuba, percussion, vocals, and more…)
Ginger Bruner, also a Las Vegas native, credits her BA in Tuba
performance as the reason for her many varied careers. Professionally, Ginger is
a talented photographer in fine art, commercial art and graphics. While studying
music education, she took a small "vacation" to study art and is just
a few credits shy of an art degree. She is also a writer, radio and music
producer and engineer, and a musician with several popular bands, most notably,
Killian's Angels and the Meshuginah Klezmorim. In
addition, you can listen to her on KUNV, 91.5 FM. After 20+ years in public
radio (she claims she started when she was nine), many recognize her voice as the "Voice of Public Radio".
In August of 2006 she was inducted into the Nevada Broadcasters Hall of Fame (or
Broads Hall of Fame?). Ginger's hobbies include reading, golf, tennis and sleep (attributed to all
those years on public radio…) She is also known to juggle and clown if the
conditions are right and is the only member of Killian's Angels who can juggle
fruit and make balloon figures.
BA in Tuba performance at UNLV
Lisa Viscuglia
(violin, vocals, percussion)
A classically trained violinist, Lisa Viscuglia attended Harvard
University and Studied with Fredy Ostrovsky of the Boston Symphony before moving
to Las Vegas in 1979. Over the years she has played with virtually every major
performer that has appeared on the Las Vegas strip from Pavarotti to Plant and
Page, Elton John to Sinatra. In addition to her work in the Las Vegas showrooms,
Lisa has also been an integral member of several popular Las Vegas Bands and
shows including the Country Fever Show, The Naked Martinis, Country Knights and
currently, Killian's Angels. Her television credits include the Tonight Show
with Jay Leno, and the 1998 and 2002 Billboard Music Awards. Lisa owns and
operates Raging Princess Productions, a musical production company. As agent,
manager, and musician, she coordinates and performs in orchestras, string
ensembles and violin quartets for some of the cities most prestigious musical
productions, including Andre Agassi's yearly fund raising event.
Harvard University
Nan Fortier
(percussion mistress extraordinaire, piano, guitar, tin whistle)
Nan Fortier, a Las Vegas native, realized her love for music performance
at an early age. Although piano was her first instrument, a passion for drumming
quickly surfaced in high school and has dominated her musical interest ever
since. Although drums have been Nan's forte, her versatility stems from a love
of various styles of ethnic music, leading to Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian
percussion, West African djembe and dundun, Japanese Taiko, Scottish snare drum,
Irish bodhran, tin whistle and electric guitar. Nan graduated magna cum laude
with honors with a B.A. in Music at San Diego State University. She also
attended the Percussion Institute of Technology and has been an educator in
California, Las Vegas, New Zealand and Berlin, Germany. Among her extensive
credits, Nan has performed with Blue Man Group in Las Vegas and Berlin since
2004, as well as live tours throughout Europe, New Zealand, Japan and America.
Her credits include live performances with James Intveld (New Zealand), Mustafa
Sandal (Europe), Chubby Checker, Jason Everly, Bob Berryhill of the Surfaris,
Barry White Tribute Show, Las Vegas Desert Sky Pipes and Drums and appearances
on Xena Warrior Princess, Beverly Hills 90210 and Super Bowl XXII.
BA in Music, San Diego State University
Killian's Angels "Playing with the Band"
C. J. Borden
(keyboards, vocals, percussion)
C J Borden brings together over a dozen years
of performing and songwriting with a broad spectrum of country and pop styles.
In Nashville, CJ collaborated with Jim Williams, who was named Nashville
Songwriter Association's Best Up & Coming songwriter in 1993. She performed
at the Tennessee State Fair and the world-famous Bluebird Cafe. After a move to
Gulf Shores, Alabama, CJ was one of the co-founders of an indie label and
publishing company. She excelled as a backup vocalist/arranger and played
keyboards on numerous projects.
Brett Barnes (percussion,
drums)
Brett Barnes holds a Masters Degree in Percussion and a Bachelors in
Music Education from The University of Arkansas. He has performed in all of the
major hotels on the Las Vegas Strip as well as the House of Blues, the Joint at
the Hard Rock hotel and the Grand ole Opry in Nashville. Brett has performed as
a drummer percussionist with Ernie Watts, Bill Wattrous, Ray Stevens, Aretha
Franklin, Rick Danko, and Andrea Bocelli.
On the showroom stage Barnes is a First Call sub for Mamma Mia, We Will Rock
You, Purple Reign prince tribute, and Toni and Tina’s Wedding. In addition to
Killian's Angels, Brett is currently performing with the rock band Seminiferous,
Junior Brantley (fabulous Thunderbirds, Jimmy Vaughn), Moody Scott, Chris
Tofield, Rocky Tonk and the mutant bluegrass band the Pickadillos among many
others.
He also works as a K-5 Music specialist for the Clark County School District and
is President of the Nevada Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society. Brett Barnes
is proud to play MRP Custom Drums, use Evans Drumheads and Vater drumsticks.
Rachel Julian-Jones (percussion,
drums)
Rachel Julian-Jones completed her Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of
Nevada, Las Vegas in December 2005. She also holds a Master of Music and a
Bachelor of Arts in Music.
Rachel is an active freelance percussionist in the Las Vegas area. Her
performance credits include the Las Vegas Philharmonic, "Steel
Tropics" steel drum duo, Nevada Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Hairspray, Killian’s
Angels, the Southern Nevada Musical Arts Society, the Henderson Civic Symphony
and the Nevada Symphony Orchestra. She appears on Andrea Bocelli's DVD
"Amore Under the Desert Sky" and the 2006 opening of the Jerry Lewis
MDA Telethon. In 2004, Rachel had the honor of performing in the Las Vegas
orchestra for Luciano Pavarotti's Farewell Tour. She has also performed in
Canada, Mexico and England.
Rachel is currently piloting the Percussion Specialist program for the Clark
County School District. She serves as percussion coach for the Las Vegas Youth
Orchestras as well as Coronado High School's front ensemble. She maintains a
private percussion studio and teaches part-time for the College of Southern
Nevada.
Rachel is a member of the Vic Firth Education Team and serves as secretary for
the Nevada Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society.
Bio for Adrienne LeFebvre coming soon!
Killian's Angels Alum
Satomi Hofmann
(lead vocals, keyboard, piano, guitar, spoons, drums, percussion) Visit her at www.satomihofmann.com.
Satomi Hofmann's professional background is as diverse as the instruments
she plays. She is currently in rehearsal for "Menopause, the Musical".
She was one of the Music Director's of the opera program at the
Venetian Resort Hotel and Casino and frequently music and vocal directs various
local productions. Satomi grew up playing classical piano and won several awards
and competitions for her playing, including the prestigious Pepsi Cola Young
Musician's Award. After discovering her deep love of theater, Satomi began
performing as an actress and singer as well. She appeared opposite Michael
Crawford and David Cassidy in EFX at the MGM Grand, has been a performer for
companies such as Disney, JVC, and Redken, has been in several commercials, and
continues to perform in theater productions whenever her schedule allows. Other
stage credits include: Aldonza in Man of La Mancha (PSFX productions), Smokey
Joe's Cafe (PSFX), Eve/Mamma Noah in Children of Eden (Signature Productions),
The Narrator in Joseph... Dreamcoat (PSFX), Trina-Falsettos (The Forge Theater)
and Mrs. Walker - Tommy (PSFX).
BA in Musical Theater, UCLA