Career
He started performing for the public at the age of four. In 2005, Harkin travelled to London and recorded with a producer, and played in various venues and festivals throughout England, including the Tavistock Festival on Portobello Road. In 2006, Harkin was picked to play the lead role in Dha Theanga, an Irish program on British Broadcasting Corporation. He also rewrote and arranged all of the music
Harkin was invited to support John Martyn and David Kitt on their Irish tours.
British Broadcasting Corporation Radio Ulster has referred to Harkin as the "Irish Jack Johnson". Harkin is part of, performing in the United States, Canada and Australia. has had two #1 selling DVDs and three #1 selling albums on the World Billboard charts.
He plays the guitar and piano and wrote "Lauren and I" foreign Harkin has now recorded more original songs apart from.
Some titles include: "How I Wish", "Daisy Fields", "Vanity", "September Sessions", and
Harkin"s self-titled solo album was released in Canada on 4 September 2012 and in the United States on 18 September 2012. Long awaited by fans, the album reached #8 spot in Amazon.com"s People’s Music Charts and #1 spot in Amazon.com"s International charts two months before the release date. They cover Van Morrison"s "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" as the third track on the album.
Harkin is sponsored by McPherson Guitars.