Una Keane is currently working on her debut album, which is due for a Spring 2009 release. Debut 4-track Saya Nova EP was released in late 2004 to positive reviews in the Irish press with title track "Saya Nova" being playlisted on Ireland's national station 2FM upon its release. July 2006 saw the Dubliner make her TV debut when she was invited to perform her song "The Art of Being" on BBC’s SRL show.
2008 has been an exciting year for Una so far, as she secured an IMRO scholarship to study Film Scoring at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. With her debut album due out next spring, and Film & TV Composition projects in the pipeline, let's just say that there's never a dull moment! Expect to see live dates cropping up from September on...
Una's background is grounded in music, having studied piano and violin from a young age. Has recently acquired an electric guitar, and is having fun learning how to play! Graduated as a Computer Scientist but later completed Postgraduate study in Music Technology at the Dublin Institute of Technology. In 2004, it was adios to the world of IT when she founded The Piano Room, a Piano School for adults & children in South Dublin. She also set up D8/CASP in 2006 - a Creative Arts project for young people in the Dublin 8 area. The project is now in its third year.
The past few years have seen her open for Mark Geary, Ann Scott, Glen Hansard (The Frames), Mundy and Declan O’Rourke among others. She organised her first mini-Irish tour in 2004/5 to support her EP release, along with shows at the 12 Bar Club and The Playroom in London, which were very well received.