David Keenan - Words on Canvas 2025

500 days in the life of a true troubadour

Directed by Paddy Hayes

Four years after the breakthrough success of his debut album, Beginner's Guide to Bravery, Dundalk songwriter, musician, and composer David Keenan is at a crossroads. After touring extensively and building a reputation as one of Ireland's leading live performers, he returns to the studio to record new music. "Anger is easy to portray, it's the hurt that's hard", he says as we explore his wordsmithing over the course of 500 days.