David Keenan will perform at Bergenfest 2026 Saturday, June 13.
David Keenan is a singer-songwriter, poet and composer from Dundalk, Ireland. Since the beginning, he has followed his own path, writing songs rooted in the storytelling tradition, with lyrics that often feel closer to short stories than conventional verse-chorus structures.
In recent years, he has released several critically acclaimed albums, and with Modern Mythologies in 2025 he received some of the strongest reviews of his career. The record was named Album of the Week on Irish radio and earned top scores in a number of British and Irish publications. Songs like “The Gloaming” and “Only Once Away My Son” have reached an increasingly wide audience on streaming platforms, helping his name travel beyond Ireland.
With a raw, direct voice and an approach that draws equally from folk, rock and poetry, Keenan has built a following that comes for the songs and the words. After a busy 2025 with a new album and a documentary, he arrives at Bergenfest as a songwriter in clear development, and an artist well worth catching live.