Chris Keys
Belfast, County Down
“.... Excellent.'' Ralph McLean, BBC Radio Ulster.
“.... I really like that record, its upbeat & very clever.'' Gerry Anderson, BBC Radio Ulster.
'Best Male Artist - MRU Music Awards 2012'
2013 has been an amazing year so far for Northern Irish singer/songwriter Chris Keys.
He launched his latest single Broken World at the Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival in February and also performed in the round with Grammy award winning Nanci Griffith at the 9th BelNash birthday bash concert.
The new single has been played on BBC radio ulster and international stations in both Europe & America.
The music video for Broken World was shot at the Empire music hall Belfast, where Chris will be launching his 2nd Ep 'View from a satellite' in May.
The next Ep promises to be a fusion of pop, folk & indie with strong melody's & thought provoking lyrics.
Chris has performed at many successful events throughout the UK and Ireland which have included; 'The Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival' 'Stendhal Festival', 'The Ruby Sessions', 'Tanglewood Music Festival', 'Boyle Arts Festival', 'Indie week Ireland' & much more.
He has also supported bands and artists such as Microlip, The Curtain Thieves, Best Boy Grip, Robb Murphy, Ricky Warwick and many other great acts.
Check out http://www.chriskeys.com/ for a full list of shows & previous events.
Contact email: chriskeysmusic@gmail.com
Upcoming Gigs
| 30 May 2013 | 20:00 | The Empire Music Hall (Chris Keys Ep launch), Belfast | Chris launches his 2nd Ep at Belfast's No.1 live venue 'The Empire Music Hall'. More info soon | |||||
| 1 Jun 2013 | 18:00 | The Bluebird Cafe - Nashville, Nashville | Chris will be performing at the world famous blue bird cafe as part of the Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival live showcase 2013. | |||||
| 3 Jun 2013 | 20:00 | Dan McGuiness Irish Pub, Nashville | Chris will be performing at Dan McGuiness Irish Pub downtown Nashville as part of the Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival live showcase 2013. | |||||
| 17 Aug 2013 | 12:00 | Stendhal Festival , Ballymully cottage farm, Limavady. | Chris performing at the beautiful Stendhal Festival of art set on Ballymully cottage farm, Limavady. http://www.stendhalfestival.com/ | |||||
| 30 Aug 2013 | 20:00 | Catharinakapel , The Netherlands | Chris Keys + Peter McViegh + Robb Murphy More info to follow | Buy Tickets | ||||
| 6 Sep 2013 | 15:00 | Radio 501 (Live Session) , Hoorn, Holland | Chris Keys live in session on Dutch Radio 501 | |||||
| 8 Sep 2013 | 19:00 | Lakeside Stories, Hoorn, Holland | Chris Keys & other artists performing live at Lakeside Stories. |






