The fourth single to be taken from The Key of Blue is a deeply personal song about older musicians and why they just can’t stop playing. It’s dedicated to the memory of former bandmates Kieran McCoy and Mick O’Brien.
A song from the album Radio Days performed at the Blue Room Sessions in Leixlip, June 2024
The third single to be taken from The Key of Blue.
The first single to be taken from The Key of Blue topped the iTunes pop chart in January 2024
Another single taken from the Storytime album
The sixth single from the Storytime album, released June 2023
Corduroy will be on the album The Key of Blue, due out in early 2024. This performance was filmed by Christian Graham at a private concert in Castle Elvira, Puglia, in May 2023.
A short souvenir of a private concert in the fairytale Castle Elvira in Puglia, May 2023, filmed by Harvey B-Brown
The title track of the Storytime album in a stripped-down version live on the Monday Night Sessions on Highland Radio, Donegal in March 2023.
Released in March 2023, this is the fifth single to be taken from the Storytime album.
The fourth single from the Storytime album, released January 2023.
The fourth single from the Storytime album, released January 2023.
Endorsed by the legendary Suzi Q herself, this single gave me my first ever Number One on the overall Irish iTunes download chart (all genres).
This has been my final song in just about every gig for the last five years or so. I never get tired of it. Playing it with different musicians always brings something new. This is with Hotdog (Paul O’Toole – guitar, Sean Connellan – bass and Noel Morrissey – drums) at the Faoin Spéir Festival in Rockfield Park Artane on 18 June 2022.
Released in February 2022, this is the seventh single from the Radio Days album. Footage is from the 1915 Charlie Chaplin classic, The Tramp
One of two songs filmed for the All Rise project. The Emigrants’ Blues made the final cut, but here’s a version of Ageing With Attitude from the album of the same name.
The sixth single from the Radio Days album, released January 2022, features the wonderful jazz-blues vocal style of Dara MacGabhann from the Two Five Ones.
Filmed by Sofft Productions, in partnership with Meath Arts Office and funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media, the All Rise series presents performances in the beautiful setting of Kells Courthouse. This extract, recorded in October 2021, features Tommy Keyes performing The Emigrants’ Blues (from the album Radio Days) with Paul O’Toole.
Released as a Christmas single for 2021, and dedicated to all those who have to spend the festive season far away from family and friends. Taken from the album Radio Days, it features Tommy Keyes (piano, vocals), Dick Farrelly (guitars, bass), Gerard Farrelly (drums), Ellen O’Mahony (backing vocals and arrangement), Aisling Bridgeman and Aine Gallagher (violins), Suzanne Anglim (viola) and Rob Campbell (cello), with strings arranged and directed by Rob Molumby. Written and produced by Tommy Keyes, engineered and mixed by Michael Heffernan and mastered by Fergal Davis. Video footage from Pixabay and Dreamstime.
Taken from the forthcoming album Radio Days, The Emigrants’ Blues features Tommy Keyes (piano, vocals), Dick Farrelly (guitar, bass, banjo), Gerard Farrelly (drums), Paul O’Toole and Vinny Clohisey (harmonica and backing vocals) and Mick Brady, Syl Burke and PJ Maher (backing vocals). Engineered and mixed by Michael Heffernan, written and produced by Tommy Keyes and mastered by FergalDavisMastering.com. The video was shot and edited by Daniel Buckley. Archive footage licenced from Pond5.com. Very special thanks to Darkey Kelly’s, Dublin.
The new single from Tommy Keyes is the title track from his forthcoming album. It’s a nostalgic song and the video is awash with nostalgia. The track features Tommy Keyes (piano, vocals), Dick Farrelly (guitar, bass), Gerard Farrelly (drums), Richie Buckley (sax), Thomas Walsh, Sinéad Stone and Ellen O’Mahony (backing vocals), Áine Gallagher and Aisling Bridgeman (violins), Suzanne Anglim (viola) and Rob Campbell (cello). Written and produced by Tommy Keyes, strings arranged and directed by Rob Molumby, engineered and mixed by Michael Heffernan and mastered by Fergal Davis. Video filmed and edited by Catherine Coffey (with thanks to Ukiyo, Dublin).
New single in April 2021, the fifth to be taken from the album Ageing With Attitude, Tightrope features Tommy Keyes (piano, keyboards, vocals), Dick Farrelly (guitars, bass), Gerard Farrelly (drums) and Sinead Stone (backing vocals). Written and produced by Tommy Keyes, engineered and mixed by Michael Heffernan and mastered by Fergal Davis. Images from Dreamstime and Pixabay.
Featuring Rob Molumby, Ellen O’Mahony and Martin McDonnell, this song of hope in troubled times topped the iTunes singer-songwriter charts in January 2021. The video has been watched by more than 50,000 people on Facebook.
Taken from the album Ageing With Attitude and released as a single on 1 January 2021, this track features a stunning backing vocal arranged and performed by Thomas Walsh of Pugwash. Dick Farrelly plays guitars and bass, Gerard Farrelly drums, Tommy Keyes is on piano, keyboards and vocals. Recorded at Black Mountain Recording Studios, Co Louth, engineered and mixed by Michael Heffernan and mastered by FergalDavisMastering.com
A liitle song dedicated to the families whose Christmas reunions for 2020 will have to be onscreen. My thanks to Ellen O’Mahony for joining me on the song and to Catherine Coffey for videoing it.
The second single from Ageing With Attitude. A brilliant bit of cinematography by Peter Salisbury.
The first single from Ageing With Attitude. Thanks to Ken Drakeford for the quirky video.
This version of Christmas Eve in Dublin was streamed on Facebook Live on Christmas Eve 2019.
Recorded by Gerry Hodgers in Boyles of Slane, August 2019.
Here’s the video for the new Tommy Keyes single, out on 5 April 2019. Its the second single from the album Temptation Once Again and, in addition to Tommy Keyes on piano and vocals, features Ellen O’Mahony on vocals, Dick Farrelly on guitar and bass, Gerard Farrelly on drums. Aisling Bridgeman and Aine Gallagher on violins, Suzanne Anglim on viola and Claire Kinsella on cello. Strings were arranged and directed by Rob Molumby. The track was written and produced by Tommy Keyes, engineered and mixed by Michael Heffernan and mastered by Fergal Davis. Footage courtesy of Epic Conclusion Gaming.
A track from Temptation Once Again, live and unplugged with Ellen O’Mahony and Paul O’Toole, recorded at The Circle Sessions, November 2018 by Catherine O’Mahony.
A track from Temptation Once Again, live and unplugged with Natasha Helen Crudden, recorded at The Circle Sessions, November 2018 by Catherine O’Mahony. Natasha wrote the poem which provided the lyrics to the song.
A track from Temptation Once Again, live and unplugged with Paul O’Toole, recorded at The Circle Sessions, November 2018 by Catherine O’Mahony.
A track from Temptation Once Again, live and unplugged with Paul O’Toole, recorded at The Circle Sessions, November 2018 by Catherine O’Mahony.
Here’s the video for the first single from the new album Temptation Once Again, featuring a beautiful co-vocal from Ellen O’Mahony, with Richie Buckley (sax), Dick Farrelly (guitar, bass), Tommy Keyes (piano, vocals), Gerard Farrelly (drums), Aisling Bridgeman and Aine Gallagher (violins), Suzanne Anglim (viola) and Claire Kinsella (cello). The strings were arranged and directed by Rob Molumby, Michael Heffernan engineered and mixed, Tommy Keyes produced, Fergal Davis mastered and Charlie Chaplin kindly provided the footage. The single is available for download from 26 October 2018 (pre-orders from 19 October), while the album is available online and in stores from 9 November.
My new single, for release on 13 April 2018, is a remix of the title track of my 2016 album The Sad Pursuit, with Dick Farrelly (guitar), Dave Fleming (double bass), Gerard Farrelly (drums, percussion) and Richie Buckley (sax). Produced by Dick Farrelly, engineered and mixed by Michael Heffernan. amd mastered by Fergal Davis Mastering. I’ve fitted the music to clips from the 1910 film The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (with thanks to The Old Grey Whistle Test for the inspiration).
Broadcast on The Underground Sessions Show #2 of 2018. Cameras by Mark Byrne and Mitchell Crean. Editor and Sound Mark Byrne. Check out the Underground Sessions channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWu12o7su021hnM5SDNfRow
Broadcast on The Underground Sessions Show #2 of 2018. Cameras by Mark Byrne and Mitchell Crean. Editor and Sound Mark Byrne. Check out the Underground Sessions channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWu12o7su021hnM5SDNfRow
My 2017 Christmas single – available on iTunes and other download sites from 17 November with the proceeds going to Focus Ireland to support their work with the homeless.
Recorded at the Blog de Los Muertos Day of the Dead event at the Workman’s Club, Dublin on 1 November 2017 – filmed by Marc Murphy (U-ONE). Special thanks to Liam Oragh for putting a great event together.
This version of Drunk Lullaby was recorded by Gerry Hodgers at the Purple Sessions in Boyle’s of Slane, September 2017
Recorded by Nick Murphy at Coffee Hill Studios in August 2017, with Ellen O’Mahony on backing vocals. It’s exactly what it says in the title.
Filmed and recorded by Nick Murphy at Coffee Hill in August 2017. Ellen O’Mahony sings the harmonies. This is one of the most popular songs in my live sets.
Filmed and recorded by Nick Murphy in Coffee Hill Studios, August 2017. With Padraig MacMahon on guitar and backing vocals. Padraig’s story gave me the idea for the song.
Here’s Mr Bluesman, with Cian O’Mahony on 2nd vocals, from the Circle Sessions Showcase on the Whelan’s Main Stage on 8 May 2017. Gary White did a super job filming and editing this, and my thanks to The Circle Sessions for letting me use it.
Released as a single 21 April 2017
Here’s a short set from the Jailbreak Sessions, in the Patriot’s Inn, Kilmainham, in January 2017. It includes one of my newest songs, Voices In My Head, one of my oldest, Mr Bluesman, and my version of one of my favourite Tom Waits songs, I Wish I Was In New Orleans.
Here’s a Christmas wish for all of you. The song is from the album An Irish Life
This is a very nice package which the Purple Sessions have put together from my performance in November 2016, along with an interview which Gerry Hodgers did with me on the night. I enjoyed the interview and the gig, and I think that comes across.
37 years after they last played together on this Sidewinder classic, Tommy Keyes, Pat Silke and Patsy Tracey play it one more time at The Leap Sessions, Leixlip, August 2016.
The promo video for the single Souvenirs, taken from An Irish Life. Filmed and edited by Peter Salisbury.
Live version of the title track from The Sad Pursuit, recorded at The Button Factory on 30 May 2016 with Dick Farrelly (guitar), Ger Farrelly (drums), Dave Fleming (bass) and Richie Buckley (sax).
Live version of a track from The Sad Pursuit, recorded at The Button Factory on 30 May 2016 with Dick Farrelly (guitar), Ger Farrelly (drums), Cian O’Mahony (bass, vocals), Richie Buckley (sax), Ellen O’Mahony (keyboards, vocals) and Carla Ryan (vocals).
Track from “An Irish Life”, filmed during the recording sessions in Sun Studios, Temple Lane. Featuring Ellen and Carla of ELKIN.
Live version of a track from An Irish Life, recorded at The Button Factory on 30 May 2016 with Dick Farrelly (guitar), Ger Farrelly (drums), Cian O’Mahony (bass, vocals), Richie Buckley (sax), Ellen O’Mahony (keyboards, vocals) and Carla Ryan (vocals).
Live version of a track from The Sad Pursuit, recorded at The Button Factory on 30 May 2016 with Dick Farrelly (guitar), Ger Farrelly (drums), Cian O’Mahony (bass, vocals), Richie Buckley (sax), Ellen O’Mahony (keyboards, vocals) and Carla Ryan (vocals).
Live version of a track from An Irish Life, recorded at The Button Factory on 30 May 2016 with Dick Farrelly (guitar), Ger Farrelly (percussion), Don Knox (violin), Ellen O’Mahony (vocals) and Carla Ryan (vocals).
Live version of a track from The Sad Pursuit, recorded at The Button Factory on 30 May 2016 with Dick Farrelly (guitar), Ger Farrelly (drums), Cian O’Mahony (bass, vocals), Ellen O’Mahony (keyboards).
Live version of a track from The Sad Pursuit, recorded at The Button Factory on 30 May 2016 with Dick Farrelly (guitar), Ger Farrelly (drums), Cian O’Mahony (bass), Ellen O’Mahony (keyboards, vocals) and Carla Ryan (vocals).
Track from “An Irish Life”, filmed during the recording sessions in Sun Studios, Temple Lane. Featuring Gerard Farrelly on bodhrán and Ellen and Carla on vocals.
The first single from An Irish Life – this is the live version, recorded at The Button Factory on 30 May 2016 with Dick Farrelly (guitar), Ger Farrelly (drums), Cian O’Mahony (bass, vocals), Richie Buckley (sax), Ellen O’Mahony (keyboards, vocals) and Carla Ryan (vocals).
Tommy Keyes- Late Night Radio, filmed at The Leap Sessions, Leixlip, May 2016.
Track from “An Irish Life”, filmed during the recording sessions in Sun Studios, Temple Lane
