 He currently sings as part of the Irish folk group, The High Kings, along with Finbarr Clancy and Brian Dunphy.Born in the County Kilkenny town of Mooncoin, Darren Holden toured Europe, Russia and Asia extensively from 1994 to 1999, including support slots with such top performers as Paul Young, Belinda Carlisle, Bonnie Tyler, and Uriah Heep.He joined the new Irish dance/musical "Rhythm of the Dance" as lead vocalist in 1999 and spent 10 months performing in Scandinavia, Germany, Hungary, Belgium and Yugoslavia.