Hi Keith, like everyone says its not too likely that you'll read this but wanted to tell you how much I relly enjoyed your performance on the new DVD. You ability to put across a song has grown and matured over the past years and I see you as wonderfully talented performer.I expecially love "All I want for Christmas is you". Here's hoping you will hve the wonderful and blessed Christmas and happy new year. I will be watching for you and the lads to appear on various TV interviews and, hopefully on QVC again. waiting anxiously for the next tour. Hugs and love, Diane

Keith, Hope you read these even tho you haven't sent a blog in awhile. Hope you have a great holiday at home and enjoy your time not touring. Will look forward to your tour of the States next year. Happy Holidays.

I just loved your show on PBS... I was just wondering when the next time ya'll would be coming back to Dallas Tx. We missed you at your last visit and we would just love to see in guy's in person.... Your Voices sound like Angels.....

Me and My mom went to see you last night in Providence!!
It was the best thing i ever saw!!
I loved when you sang "Surfer Medely", it was great when you said "2 girls for every boy..or 3"
Everyone went crazy!
Also at the end when you skipped when you were leaving..it was fantastic!!
Thanks for a wonderful show and have fun at the last couple of shows!!

I can't believe it only an hour till my mom and me go to se you and the rest of CEltic Thunder in Providence!!
Have a great time!!
See you there!!

Hello Keith. Christmas video was great!! Sorry we didn't not get time to chat in Halifax in Sept, after the concert. I would have loved to chat about your side of the Harkin's. I know we meet briefly in Ballyliffin as you were heading into The Strand Hotel, a place that use to be owned by Brian Harkin? any relation to you.
I was hoping that Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa would get to one of the concerts as his ancestors are from Buncrana, out by Desertgney.
I hope the next time the group come this way, they will take in Sydney, Nova Scotia as they a steeped in Irish and Scottish music.

Take Care

Bosco Harkin

PS is your address still the same in Muff?

Great concert. Denver always enjoys CT. The surfing songs you sang were great. Unfortunately, (due to age : )I remember those well and really enjoyed your singing and guitar playing. You are super at both. I so enjoy all the songs you do. You are a real asset to the group. This season, you, Neil and Ryan do wonder on Hallelujah. Keep up spreading the joy and making the world a better place to live in with your music. Hope to see you in Denver again in 2011.

It looks like you schedule while in the Pacific Northwest is quite busy, Keith, but if you have an extra moment, surfing on the Oregon coast will remind you an awful lot like surfing off the coast of Donegal.
I will be attending your concert in Eugene on Oct. 29th with my two granddaughters. We saw your show in Portland last fall and just had to go again.
I know that you moved recently to County Donegal. I have been to the area with my husband's family originating from Carndonagh. Beautiful country!! Hope to go back again soon.

Take care

Peggy O'Donnell

I finally got to see Celtic Thunder for the first time at Reading on Oct 10, 2:30 show. I took my mother and 8 year old son and it was amazing!!!!! Keith I was the one that yelled I LOVE YOU before you sang I Want To Know What Love Is!!!!! I am a fan for life!! You are amazing!!!!

Just wanted to say that I went to both shows in Reading and I will never forget that day. I left the first show and bought a ticket for the second show right away. Second show was definitely better and you were amazing! I really love to watch you play the guitar. On the acoustic, it brings a calming sense and on the electric you let it all hang out. You seem to enjoy that so much and it makes you happy.

I am getting used to the new hairdo. The other one made you look like the surfer boy you are but this one makes you look more sophisticated. I actually like both of them, just took me sitting through the two shows to get a feel for the new look. But as they say, it's only hair and if you don't like it, it'll grow back.

Hope you guys will come back again next year and maybe they'll put you in the bigger arena. That one is small but it did feel rather homey!

Enjoy the rest of the tour!

Ahhhhhhhhh!! I keep on hearing about how awesome all the live conserts were, yet your Australian fans are so sad. I think were all hopeing and begging you guys are going to tour soon, i promise ill be in the front row! Ive seen all your videos and starting a collection of all your dvds/cds. Keep up the good work, and dont strain your voice!!! Thats an order!
<3Stephy

My mother and I are counting down the days until CT comes to Charlotte, NC. Looking forward to seeing the show. You're my favorite and Ryan is my mother's favorite, so we're so excited to finally get to a live show instead of watching on TV & PC. God bless you and the others and stay safe while touring!

25th Annual NKF Pro-Am Surf Festival
Surfing, Bikini Contests, Beach Fun at Cocoa Beach Pier
By Jennifer Sangalang
September 3, 2010

Cocoa Beach: Kelly Slater's Hometown

What: NKF Pro-Am surf festival
When: Friday through Monday
Where: Cocoa Beach Pier, 401 Meade Ave.
Cost: Free to watch; some events cost extra.
Info: Call 800-927-9659 or visit www.nkfsurf.com.

The schedule
•10 a.m. Friday: Paddle-in at Sykes Creek on Merritt Island (near Merritt Square mall). No charge; ride Sykes Creek on anything without a motor, i.e. standup surfboard, kayak, paddleboard. Call 321-305-5970 for specifics.
•6 to 11 p.m. Friday: Surfer registration and sponsor party at Cocoa Beach Surf Co., 4001 N. Atlantic Ave.; 321-799-9930

•8 a.m. Saturday: Pro and amateur surfing begins.
•Noon Saturday: Music at the pier
•1 p.m. Saturday: Tandem surfing
•2 p.m. Saturday: Karate demonstrations
•3 p.m. Saturday: Bikini contest at the pier

•7:15 a.m. Sunday: Non-denominational church service at the pier
•8 a.m. Sunday: Pro and amateur surfing begins.
•Noon Sunday: Music at the pier
•1 p.m. Sunday: Tandem surfing
•2 p.m. Sunday: Karate demonstrations
•3 p.m. Sunday: Bikini contest at the pier
•6 to 11 p.m. Sunday: Taste of Brevard, a silent auction and party featuring entertainment and food samples from local restaurants, at the Doubletree Resort, Cocoa Beach. Cost is $20.

•8 a.m. Monday: Pro and amateur finals
•11 a.m. Monday: Music at the pier
•2 p.m. Monday: Karate demonstrations
•4 p.m. Monday: Bikini contest finals; awards ceremony

Paddle. Stand. Lift. Pose. In a nutshell, that’s tandem surfing. Of course, a lot goes in to the eye-catching sport.

“It’s two people, usually a man and woman, riding together on a surfboard,” said Jaci Remrey of Cocoa Beach. “You catch a wave, he lifts her in the air, and she hopefully poses gracefully. “They call it ‘dancing on water.’ ”

In a way, tandem surfing resembles pairs figure skating, without the ice and ice skates, but with plenty of lifting, poise and balance — while you’re standing on a surfboard riding waves.

This Labor Day weekend, there will be plenty of opportunity to watch at the 25th annual National Kidney Foundation Pro-Am surf festival. The event takes place at the Cocoa Beach Pier.

There will be areas set up for the pro and amateur surfing, as well as the fancier, flashier tandem surfing.

Remrey, 59, and her tandem surf partner, Dr. Lance Maki of Merritt Island, 63, will compete this weekend. They have been training at the pier for the festival since the spring, Remrey said. They take gymnastics and ballet. They even have a lift coach.

“It’s a lot of dedication, a lot of sacrifice,” she said. “But I’m having fun.”

Remrey said she started surfing when she was 55 and learned to tandem surf at 57. She rides a dark pink surfboard, a gift from her grandkids, that reads, “Go Granny Go.”

“We let people know, if you want to do something, you can,” Remrey said. “It’s changed my life.”

Her advice for anyone who might want to “paddle, stand, lift, pose?”

“The man has to be a good surfer. And strong,” Remrey said. “The girl has to have no fear. And trust.”

In addition to the surfing, the festival features family-friendly entertainment Saturday through Monday with giveaways, shaved ice, karate demonstrations, face painting, surf lessons and massages on the beach. A surfer registration party starts at 6 tonight at the Cocoa Beach Surf Co. Taste of Brevard, a fundraiser party at nearby Doubletree Resort, is set for Sunday night. Awards will be given to the best surfers from the festival — tandem, amateur and pro — on Monday.

Keith I just want to let you know that you remind me of a young Paul McCartney with blonde hair...I hope you sing "Let It Be" (which is my favorite song by Paul) with Celtic Thunder or alone...With your guitar or playing a piano ..I know you guys are on tour so please stay save......

Chalotte

Harkin:
9/1/2010:

I am glad that your gig went as well as you have said. I am here, in DFW or Dallas. You are free to read the blog, I sent to Donaldson, if and when he cares to share it, with you, on CT's website. I am glad that you and Mr. Kelly came to KERA and spoke, with the female, with the lisp and the British accent, whose name, escapes me, at the moment. I believe her name was Sheila Cadand or something like that. I hope that the train, the plane and the motor carriages took you to your intended destination, safely. Thank you for your blog.

I am eager to see and to hear your sister. Can you not register her, with Celtic Woman or something? I am sure that PBS would carry her music, just as they do your music, giving her a wider audience base. On PBS, I have heard Sarah Brightman and Sarah McGlaughlin and Torrie Amos sing, so why not Rebecca Harkin too? I suggest this to help, as, I can do nothing else for her or for you, save pray.

Ebensberger.

You told me to say hello, so I did my darndest not to let you down. I'm from Canada, and looking forward to your show at the Hamilton Place Theatre in September. I'm going to be starting university in the fall, and hopefully I don't have too much homework for that weekend. . Let's see, what else? I'm not really a blogger, but I decided to give it a shot. I don't really follow CT on twitter, but I do on Facebook. I come on the CT website here a few times a month to see whats kicking around (also how I found out about your Canadian stops for your It's Entertainment Tour) I've seen all the videos of you guys on Youtube, made a special playlist for myself. I still need to get two of your CDs, the most recent two, and maybe a DVD here or there. I really hope you're enjoying the tour and hope to someday see you perform on your own turf in Ireland.

Bye for now,

Kmsewell from Canada!

Dear Keith...
Am trying to cover all my basis posting notes on myspace, this blog and your forum in hopes that we can express to you how much your on-air phone call to Natalie in Charlotte meant to her last night!! She took the tape to school today to show to her class and they all fell in love with you... told you that you have now replaced Zac Efron on her walls (may not know who he is but was a big Disney star and is now about your age) and she told me that you now top the Jonas Bros on her list... so for an 8 year old that's saying a lot here in the US of A....

It is the special touch that you give to your fans that means so much and I pray that when you hit the big time and you become a world famous solo artist - (as if you aren't already:}) that you keep that sweet family lovin' Irish guy inside of you... and we will be eagerly following your career all the way!!!

Looking forward to the show in Charlotte and hoping to meet you at the M&G ( although Natalie is leaning towards wanting to meet Damo:}

Anway, thanks again from the bottom of our hearts!

Kerry Hamlen (and Natalie)

PS We'll be looking for the next big song called Natalie and I... :}

been a fan for a while. just wandering when you all will be doing more Celtic folklore music. Not to say most of all you music isn't wonderful. but of all the songs, folklore is my all time favorite. the mountain is the song i wake up with every morning for work. it's on of those songs that hit deep in the soul.

Ahh, if only there was a "Glasgowbury" somewhere here in the States...preferably the western part of the States You'd have more of us cheering you on and having a blast than you would know what to do with.

AND...how great is it that you are branching out with your photography! Can't wait to see what I will "have to have" for my wall.

Keith:Sorry--wasn't able to attend Glasgowbury Festival in person but did see video of some of the songs that were performed. really enjoyed "All Day Long" and "I Wish"--Love the beat to them. You certainly do write touching songs. Keep it up.