Young songwriter with a different message

Roscrea’s Jack Keeshan to release new EP

A proud Roscrea native, Jack Keeshan is not just some other young fellow with a guitar strung round his shoulder; this becomes evident when you see the young man perform.

He has the fingerprints of Bob Dylan and the echoes of Bob Marely flowing through his music. This is a young songwriter with a very different message.

In today’s world, music can be very formulated and constructed in many diverse forms and because of this type of manufacturing, having an artist who can stand by their authentic self is important. On one hand it’s key that these beliefs and morals be there and on the other there must be awareness so they don’t compromise their work; they need to strike a balance. Jack’s morals and visions would seem to come from his passion.

When the songwriter plays he oozes passion and dedication, and it is truly infectious while also having the ability to inspire passion in other people.

This young man has an amazing gift to communicate through song and spoken word. He believes it does not matter who someone is or whether they are rich or poor, young or old; the thing to keep at the front of our minds is that everyone has something to teach, even down to someone we may believe has nothing to teach; they always do if you just listen.

Jack definitely has a positive philosophy on life and the world as a whole. Mental health has been a very important issue that he has done a lot of work for through busking and working as a mental health officer during his years at college.

Currently Keeshan is working on ‘Internal Dialogue’, a six-track EP that deals with a lot of social issues from domestic violence to addiction and housing with a release for early 2022 in sight. One of the tracks features Dáwna/Conor Fahy of Nenagh.

Jack will be among those playing in Thurles’ town park this Saturday to raise funds for Jigsaw.