11:00 - 11:50 Droichead Theatre

12:00 - 12:50 Droichead Theatre

Taking inspiration from the world of improvisational comedy, Keith Burke's workshop will explore different ways of being creative through games and challenges and will see how these may be applied to writing songs. There’ll be some group work and some individual challenges, so instruments are welcome.

Dublin Songwriter and Skerries native Keith Burke has released three original albums. "The Dancer who Stole your Shoes" in 2004, "No One Wants to Move" in 2008 and “These Boys” in 2016.

Keith has played concerts in (and been invited back to) Pittsburgh USA, Cairo Egypt and Beirut Lebanon. He has played televised concerts in Italy, dates in the 2005 Guinness Cork Jazz festival and received the Hotpress "Pick of the fortnight". His music has been played on national Irish radio on RTE 1, Radio Na Gaeltachta and NewsTalk, as well as many regional radio stations. He was selected as the late Tony Fenton’s “daily download”. A song of his was used for the credits on a TV show on Setanta Sports. The late great saxophonist John Earle plays on several of his recordings. He’s played support to Irish bands Bagatelle and Aslan and in Bavaria, Germany, touring band “Mac C&C Celtic Four” regularly close their energetic live shows with Keith’s song “Love and Romans”.

Keith has written, arranged and with the help of producer Anthony Gibney, recorded his new album in Audioland Studios in Lexlip, which is due out shortly. Singles “I’ll begin this letter” and “Before you go” and “That’s where the bees loved to go” were well received and played on both national and regional radio stations in Ireland and the UK.