Seán Keane (born 24 August 1961) is an
Irish singer and musician, known for his distinctive
sean-nós-style voice.
Background
Seán Keane was born in a small village called Caherlistrane near
Tuam
Tuam (; , meaning 'mound' or 'burial-place') is a town in Ireland and the second-largest settlement in County Galway. It is west of the midland Region, Ireland, midlands of Ireland, about north of Galway city. The town is in a civil parishe ...
in
County Galway
County Galway ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region, taking up the south of the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht. The county population was 276,451 at the 20 ...
into a musical family, including his sister
Dolores. He took a first prize in the Connacht Fleadh for singing in English.
Career
Together with
Frances Black and others he was a founder member of the group Arcady. He was voted Performer of the Year by readers of ''
Irish Music Magazine'' in 1997/1998 and 1998/1999, and called "the greatest Irish musical find of the `90's" (''London Independent''), and "the fastest rising star of the Irish music scene" (''Irish Times''). His musical voice is unique, and his songs encompass a mixture of traditional Irish folk music, pop, blues, and country. Seán Keane has released eleven solo albums and collaborated on five others.
Discography
*''All Heart No Roses'' - 1994
*''Turn A Phrase'' - 1996
*''No Stranger'' - 1998
*''The Man That I Am'' - 2000
*''Seansongs'' - 2002
*''Portrait - The Best Of Sean Keane'' - 2003
*''You Got Gold'' - 2006
*''An Irish Scattering'' - 2008
*''Valley Of The Heart'' - 2009
*''Never Alone'' - 2013
*''Christmas by the hearth'' - 2014
*''New Day Dawning'' - 2016
*''Gratitude'' - 2018 (with the
RTÉ Concert Orchestra
The RTÉ Concert Orchestra is a professional radio orchestra in Ireland and is part of RTÉ, the national broadcaster. Since its formation as the Radio Éireann Light Orchestra in 1948, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra has grown from a small studio-bas ...
)
DVDs
*''The Irish Scattering'' - 2008
*''Sean Keane Live'' - 2016
References
External links
Official Website
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1961 births
Living people
Musicians from County Galway
Musicians from Galway (city)
Sean-nós singers
20th-century Irish male singers
1980s in Irish music
1990s in Irish music
2000s in Irish music
2010s in Irish music
2020s in Irish music