As part of this group, Finbarr appeared in the Clancy Brothers' filmed Farewell to Ireland performance in 1996, which has since been released on DVD.

Live and Learn was released in the United States in March 2003, garnering three top 40 airplay hits on the country music charts.

[citation needed] The High Kings' first album reached number two on Billboard Magazine's World Music chart.

[2] On St. Patrick's Day, they played for an American audience on "Live with Regis and Kelly," and performed on stage in Boston that night.

On 18 March 2012 the High Kings headlined the Mayor of London's St Patrick's Day celebrations in Trafalgar Square to an estimated 15,000 people.

On 20 March 2012 The High Kings were invited to perform at the Official St Patrick's Day Celebrations at The White House in Washington DC, United States.

[4] On 12 March 2013 The High Kings announced a forthcoming third studio album produced by Sharon Shannon and John Dunford, consisting of eight original songs and a selection of classic ballads.

[citation needed] "Hand Me Down My Bible" was released as a single in July 2016 and quickly became played on many radio stations in Ireland to much acclaim.

[6][non-primary source needed] In October 2017, they announced that George Murphy would join them on a Canadian tour,[7] and he was later added as a permanent member of The High Kings.

[citation needed] In June 2023, The High Kings released "The Road Not Taken", their first album consisting entirely of original music.

[citation needed] One of the album's tracks, "Streets of Kinsale", features a collaboration with Steve Perry, the former lead singer of Journey.

[citation needed] In 2024, the High Kings teamed up with Gaelic Storm for a co-headlining Mighty Tour II.