The Ashen Keys are a multi instrumental, multi voiced celebration of heartfelt storytelling from Kent. Their sound tells of influences from folk, blues, pop, classical and even early music. Expect to be taken on a journey through dark folk tales, bittersweet love stories and reveries on nature, all with exquisite vocal harmonies and unique instrumentation.
Mike Nicholson may well have 'discovered' the folk scene a little later in life than many, but to witness him performing in front of an audience today presents a picture of a man who's a natural born, captivating entertainer.
He's so completely comfortable with himself and the songs he's singing, that his relaxed de-meanour and rich, bass baritone voice can totally beguile an audience within minutes.
A Dubliner by birth Enda spent 24 years in England.
Illness caused him to lose his job, an unfortunate occurance. However, Enda made the best of things and realisd his lifetime ambition by working as a full-time musician from 1989. His show contains songs, music and tales tall and short which he performes in Folk Clubs, Festivals, Libraries and Arts Centres.
He returned to Ireland in 1998, stayed in Dublin for a couple of years before moving to Connamara he has stayed there since.