Let's Roll!
Freedom Is Never Free
Ola S. Boland
Kirk W. Boland, USAF, 1978
Kirk W. Boland, USAF, 1979
Our friend, Kelly Coberly had cut some of our songs a while back. Kelly had success when she recorded our song, "Remember West Virginia Coal" and included it on her album. On January 1, 2020, Kelly released this new tribute video about the Sago Mine Tragedy, remembering the fallen, with her heartfelt rendition of "Remember West Virginia Coal".
Kirk W. Boland with brother, Charlie Boland
The W, Madison (Our WEBMASTER), Kirk, on the farm
kirk@fullmetaljacketmusic.com
The W, getting ready
Young Ariana on guitar
Kirk Wesley Boland, Jr. is a former Army Guard Armor Officer on M1 Abrams main battle tanks.
He is a songwriter, plays guitar, classical guitar, mandolin, and ukulele.
Chuck Boland (Charles B. Boland) is a music producer, BMI songwriter, and professional musician.
Chuck has been instrumental in the success of many of the Full Metal Jacket Music projects.
Ola S. Boland is a songwriter and has composed many songs with Kirk (Sr.).
Jennifer Branton Jones is a songwriter and has composed songs with Kirk (Sr.), as well as
administrative, and studio work.
Madison Boland is general administrator, copyright, and webmaster.
You may contact Kirk (Sr.) or Madison at kirk@fullmetaljacketmusic.com
Kirk W. Boland, Flight School, Fort Rucker, 1984-85
Kirk with Jeff Cook, Alabama Band
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED COPYRIGHT 2021
Charlie Boland (Charles B. Boland) with Chad Van Rys in the studio in Nashville, working out details on the song, Blue Collar Fighting Man. The song was written by Kirk W. Boland (ASCAP), Chad Van Rys (BMI), and Charlie Boland (BMI). It was picked up by Declaration of Independence,Inc. Under exclusive license to Concord Music Group, Inc. in 2009,
Chad Van Rys, USMC Kirk W. Boland
MWR, Forward Operating Base, Ar Ramadi, Iraq - 2006
Here is the "Bluegrass Version" of our song, "Remember West Virginia Coal"
1970s
Salute to my friends, Sharri L. Briley, Jordan Briley Neal, Micah Briley, Margie Kemmer Briley. The song, "The Ballad of the Night Stalker (NSDQ)" , was written about my fallen friend, CW3 Donovan L. Briley. KIA 03 October 1993, Mogadishu, Somalia.
Later, the song was updated as a tribute to all members of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. That updated version is still looking for an artist to cut the song.
Charlie Boland (drums) and other Patriots perform for our troops during a July 4th concert at Guantanamo Bay
Kirk Wesley Boland Jr. recording the mandolin track for one of our songs, in Greenville, South Carolina, May 2019.
Kirk W. Boland - Guitar / Chuck Boland (Charles B. Boland) - Drums
Nick is ready
Ariana(AKA Batgirl) & Nick(AKA Batman) are ready
Our song about Harley-Davidson motorcycles
Doug Mixson, Jr., friend and Christian songwriter. "The Folded Flag"
The red heads with "The Marvinator"!
Jennifer B. Jones
SONG TITLE - She's My America (One Hundred Percent) DEMO ARTISTS - Kirk and The Amyloid Plaques SONGWRITER - Kirk W. Boland (ASCAP)
PUBLISHING - Open
Kelly Coberly - Bluegrass, Country,
and Christian recording artist.
Full Metal Jacket Music LOGO, Copyright,TM, Kirk W. Boland
Young Nicholas visiting with Aaron Tippin
Hannah Pittman, Kirk Boland
1960s
Captain Patricia Fields
Our songs were picked up and cut for the albums above. Our song, "Blue Collar Fighting Man" on the album,"The Voices of Born Again American", under exclusive license to Concord Music Group.
And our song, "And They All Came Home But Me (Once A Marine)", on the album "Country Volume I" released by the military only record label, "To The Fallen Records". My friend Chad Van Rys is the artist on both of these songs. I met Chad in Ar Ramadi, Iraq when he was serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. Chad recently started a new YouTube Channel called RegularGuy Radio, and he has some really great new original songs. Check out Chad Van Rys when you have some time.
WO1 Kirk W. Boland
Lt. General Edward Cardon 2LT Kirk W. Boland, Jr.
The W with his boss, Madison
SONG - Remember West Virginia Coal
ARTIST - Gary McVay
SONGWRITERS - Kirk W. Boland (ASCAP) Kirk Wesley Boland, Jr. PUBLISHING - Open
Full Metal Jacket Music - Americana Music, original songs open to publishing.
Kirk W. Boland (Sr.) is a former Army Guard Warrant Officer helicopter pilot, as well as a former enlisted aircraft maintenance crew chief on RF-4C Phantom II jet fighters in the U. S. Air Force.
Kirk worked at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, SC, FOB Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Al Taqaddum Airbase, Iraq, Farah Airfield, Afghanistan, and FOB Delaram II, Afghanistan. Kirk is an ASCAP songwriter, and an ASCAP publisher, Full Metal Jacket Music.
Gabby's song, Near To You, lyric video we put on YouTube.
Embrace the suck
Billy Blanks (Tae Bo) with Kirk Boland
BROTHERS BOLAND
Gabrielle Pittman Postlethwaite, Samantha Pittman, Adrienne Pittman