David Keenan

David Keenan is a singer, songwriter, and musician from Dundalk, County Louth in Ireland. David Keenan in the St Georg Church at Haldern Pop Festival 2019.

Musical career He played live in Dublin at the start of his career, while releasing EPs through his own label, Barrack Street Records. These EPs were Cobwebs, Strip Me Bare, Strip Me Bare Vol. 2, and Evidence of Living (2018). In September 2019 Keenan signed with Irish independent label Rubyworks Records before the release of A Beginner's Guide to Bravery, which reached number 1 in the Independent charts and was the biggest-selling vinyl record in the country during the week of its release in January 2020. It was described as "a remarkable record" by NPR.

Keenan published his first collection of poetry, Soundings of an Unnamed Bird, in 2020

His second album, What Then? was released in October 2021. The first single from the album, "Bark", was released on 10 June 2021, followed by "Sentimental Dole" on 16 July, "What Then Cried Jo Soap" on 19 August of the same year. To promote the album, Keenan toured the United States with Rodrigo y Gabriela in September 2021.

Discography

Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positionsIRL A Beginner's Guide to Bravery Released: 10 January 2020 Label: Rubyworks Formats: Digital download, CD, streaming, vinyl 1 What Then? Released: 15 October 2021 Label: Rubyworks Formats: Digital download, CD, streaming, vinyl Crude Released: 11 November 2022 Label: Barrack Street Records Formats: Digital download, CD, streaming, vinyl 29 Dundalk to Dublin Released: 24 July 2026

Extended plays Title EP details Cobwebs Released: 23 March 2017 Label: Barrack Street Formats: Digital download Strip Me Bare Vol.1 Released: 3 January 2018 Label: Barrack Street Formats: Digital download, CD Strip Me Bare Vol.2 Released: 17 March 2018 Label: Barrack Street Formats: Digital download, CD Evidence of Living Released: 7 December 2018 Label: Barrack Street Formats: Digital download, vinyl Snakes & Ladders/Full Stop Released: 13 February 2020 Label: Barrack Street Formats: Digital download, vinyl