Dundalk musician to play viral 'EL Paso' song on Friday's Late Late Show

This week's Late Late Show will feature music from Dundalk artist David Keenan who will perform his viral hit 'El Paso', which he wrote when he was just 14 years old as an ode to the town. 

Keenan has been described as a "songwriter and lyricist who has continued to defy categorization by avoiding the obvious," he has released two previously critically acclaimed albums -"A Beginner's Guide to Bravery" released in 2020, which reached number 1 in the Independent Charts & the 2021 follow up "WHAT THEN?" widely received as a critical triumph.

Other works include a collection of poetry "Soundings of an Unnamed Bird" & the live album "Alchemy & Prose".

He has toured consistently for over five years, building a commited live following throughout Ireland, the UK, Europe and North America with notable events including two headline nights in Dublin's Olympia theatre, the main stage of Electric Picnic, residencies in Paris and New York's Irish Arts Centres & most recently writing the music for Evanne Kilgallon's debut play 'AN LÁR'.

El Paso will Feature on his upcoming EP Crude Boyo and is set for release on 24th March

Also featuring on Friday's programme will be B*Witched will will join host Ryan Tubridy 25 years after they stormed the world with 'C'est la Vie'. 

Edele and Keavy Lynch, Sinéad O'Carroll and Lindsay Armaou will chat about their record-breaking run at the top of the charts, the impact of their break-up and rocking the double denim again for their new single 'Birthday'. 
 
Big Brother champion Brian Dowling Gourounlian and his husband, Dancing with the Stars judge, Arthur Gourounlian, will chat to Ryan about the highs and lows of their surrogacy journey and the birth of their baby, Blake. They will be joined by Brian's sister, Aoife Dowling, who was their surrogate. 

It comes ahead of the release of their new documentary 'Brian & Arthur's Very Modern Family'. 

Entrepreneur and broadcaster Spencer Matthews will speak about his moving new documentary 'Finding Michael' which sees him retrace his late brother's last steps on Mount Everest before he disappeared during his descent in 1999 at just 22 years old. 

Waterford hurling manager, Davy Fitzgerald, is certainly not slowing down.

He has just become a dad again at 51, he's back in the dressing room as manager for a second time, and he's facing his biggest challenge yet as he mentors a group of struggling 18-24 year old lads as they trek across Iceland in the series return of Davy's Toughest Team. 

He'll speak to Ryan about his latest challenges and his ongoing zest for life. 

The Late Late Show airs on RTÉ One on Friday March 10 at 9.35 pm.