Keith Harkin
Keith Harkin was born in Derry, Northern Ireland on June 10th, 1986 and is the Folk Singer. At the age of 37, Keith Harkin biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Keith Harkin (born (1986-06-10)10 June 1986 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is a singer and songwriter.
He became famous when he joined Irish music group, Celtic Thunder.
After nearly ten years with the group, Harkin decided to take some time off and tour on his own.
He is now married to his wife Kelsey Harkin and the couple resides in Los Angeles, California.
On May 10, 2019, Harkin announced the birth of the couple’s son via Instagram.
Musical career
Harkin performed in various venues and festivals around England in 2005, including the Tavistock Festival on Portobello Road. Harkin was selected to appear in Dha Theanga, an Irish programme on BBC in 2006. All of the songs were also written and arranged by him. On their Irish tours, Harkin was invited to assist John Martyn and David Kitt. Harkin has been described as the "Irish Jack Johnson" on BBC Radio Ulster.
Harkin appeared in the United States, Canada, and Australia as part of Celtic Thunder. On the World Billboard charts, Celtic Thunder has had two top-selling DVDs and three #1 selling albums. In 2007, Harkin began working with Celtic thunder. He plays the guitar and piano, and for Celtic Thunder, he wrote "Lauren and I." Harkin has released more original songs apart from Celtic Thunder; some of them include: "How I Wish," "Daisy Fields," "Vanity," "September Sessions," and "All Day Long."
On September 4th, 2012 and in the United States on September 18, Harkin's self-titled solo album was released in Canada and in the United States on September 18th 2012. Harkin's first solo album was released on Verve Records, which also signed Grammy Award-winning producer David Foster to Verve Records. The album, which has been long-awaited by fans, has climbed to #8 in Amazon's Pop Music Charts and the top spot in Amazon.com's International charts two months before the release date. Colbie Caillat, a two-time Grammy Award winner, appears on the album as a heartwarming duet. The third track on the album is Van Morrison's "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You."
In October 2015, Harkin's second solo album was released. Harkin's second solo album On Mercy Street was written by Harkin and he entirely funded the project, and the album debuted at number one on the World Music Billboard charts. Harkin was inspired by Gavin Goldberg and Andy Wright's collaborations to make it his own style. Harkin performed all of the songs on the album live, with just one take.
In 2016, Harkin released Nollaig, a solo Christmas album that also ranked first on the World Music Billboard charts. It was recorded at his home studio with the assistance of Brian Byrne, who produced the album. The album features a mix of original and classical songs, and it is accompanied by the Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra for several songs.
Harkin is currently working on his 8th Studio Record, which will be announced in 2022.
McPherson Guitars is sponsoring Harkin.