drink the farm tonight

trains through my backyard '13

A cautionary tale against the environmental crime of montaintop removal.
thanks to Becky Buller for the fiddle and Julie Pennell for the bg vocals...
Keith on guitars, vocals, etc.

coal river mountain song

another Keith original from the "sky songs" December 2013 fiddle by Becky Buller, bg vocals by Julie Pennell, Keith plays tenor guitar, guitar, slide resonator guitar, harmonium and sings the lead vocal...

poor lonesome

a song about fall and those changes that come...

green tomatoes

what would jesus do?

whoa little nellie

the devil's grin - demo

an upbeat modern country tune from my 2010 "calico" CD...
Becky Buller plays fiddle and sangs harmony.....
twang twang twang

your luck is bound to change

a tune from my "exile" compilation....a modern murder ballad about Katie Dove
who discovers the clear and present danger laying right next to her.....a little bit too late....
The Ballad Of Katie Dove by Keith Harden © 2008
Everybody loved - little Katie Dove -Talk about yer poetry in motion-
Everybody loved - little Katie Dove- Walkin’, talkin’ poetry in motion
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Katie’s golden rule – was always play it cool - She was born a natural free spirit
Katie had a way – of stayin’ on the edge - A warning came but she just couldn’t hear it
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She never realized just how much danger - Was laying next to her in her own bed
Her lover started acting like a stranger - That’s when she knew - He’d finally lost his head
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Someone killed the messenger - No one else will get to keep the prize
Someone killed the messenger - And the headline read “ KATIE DOVE IS DEAD”
One more jealous man gets the ‘chair’
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Katie walked the world - with her heart in her hands - She gave it all away for next to nothin’
Katie had her way – she knew just what to say - She made you feel like you were really somethin’
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We all fell in love – with little Katie Dove - Maybe it was love – that killed Katie Dove
Her ashes are floating in the ocean……



The Ballad Of Katie Dove

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Keith is a widely traveled blues-folk-americana-etc guitarist-singer. He plays dobro, harmonica, &amp; blues mandolin. Born between Chicago and the Mississippi delta at the crossroads of the Illinois Central and Wabash railroads this Illinois native performed for many years in the midwest, opening shows for performers including Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Dr. John, Delbert McClinton and many others. 
When he relocated to central New York in 2001 Keith continued his dedication to the blues andopened for Roomful of Blues, Jorma Kaukonen [Hot Tuna], Shemekia Copeland, and Bobby Blue Bland. 
In 2005 Keith won the Downstate New York Blues Asociation Acoustic Blues Challenge and advanced to Memphis to perform in the International Blues Challenge in January of 2006. 
n September of 2007 Keith relocated to Nashville, TN to be at the center of the singer-songwriter universe. In the spring of 2008 Keith was chosen to be a featured writer at the IBMA World Of Bluegrass Songwriter Showcase with a song called "Learning How To Be A Better Fool" written with Rick Alan Carpenter. In the summer of 2008 Keith also wrote a song called "Rest In Peace" that was in the soundtrack of the Mark Roberts play "Where The Great Ones Run".
In 2009 Keith produced an EP for Kayla Brown entitled "Steady Now" which was released on Parasol Records. Keith also just finished producing and recording an EP for a Nashville songwriter duo named Julie &amp; John Pennell [including Sam Bush on mandolin]. John Pennell is known for his songs recorded by Alison Krauss. 
In September of 2010 Keith was again a featured writer at the IBMA World Of Bluegrass Songwriter Showcase held in Nashville with a new song he wrote called "We Lived To Love". 
In December of 2010 Keith released a CD called "calico" [americana-roots-country-folk-rock-blues]

December 23, 2010 the Prairie Crossroads Blues Society presented Keith with an Honorary Membership for his many years of performance and dedication to "The Blues" in Champaign-Urbana, IL. 
