WHO’S KEITH HARKIN?
Keith is an Irish singer songwriter from Derry City, Ireland now residing in Portugal. Over the last 15 years, his musical talents have brought him across the world many times over. Including shows for President Obama at The White House, Sir Richard Branson on Necker Island, Secretary of State at the Pentagon, Muhammad Ali at Celebrity Fight Night and performing National Anthems at The Garden for The Boston Celtics to name but a few.

Keith was also the lead singer of the massive Irish sensation “Celtic Thunder" group which had huge success with over fifteen #1 records worldwide and over a million in CD sales with numerous PBS specials.During his time touring the States, he gained recognition from Grammy Award-winning Producer, David Foster, who then went on to sign Keith as one of the first artists to the new Verve Records. Keith released his first solo debut album with Foster and Verve Records, where they watched it soar to the number 1 spot on the Billboard charts in Canada & the US.
Over the past 12 years since his first release, Keith has been writing all his own material for his solo records. Four of Keith’s solo records have been ranked in the top 10 Charts in both Canada & the US. He plans to re-release his 2016 Christmas album NOLLAIG on December 5th, 2023. Harkin's Ruidoso 'Celtic Christmas' show on December 14th is for one night only.

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