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THEY HAVE been described by The Guardian as “the best African band in the world”. Live, they have played support to The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin. Their musical scope is such that in a recent interview Chris Martin said Tinariwen was a “great influence” on Coldplay’s new album Viva La Vida.

IN A very real sense Gerald Dawe and Salmon Poetry’ Jessie Lendennie - the publisher of Dawe’s new book Catching the Light: Views & Interviews by Gerald Dawe - were the pioneers locally who showed us that literature is born in the here and now rather than in some misty idealised past.

It’s been a long time, but finally The Jung Turks are back. After a lengthy hiatus, the Galway based duo of brothers Edward and James Rooney, return to the stage of the Róisín Dubh to play Strange Brew on Thursday at 9pm.

Following a highly successful Irish tour last July, renowned Australian guitarist Jeff Lang returns to Irish shores in a few weeks time for a series of six performances before embarking on an eight-date UK tour.

Arlo Guthrie was born with a guitar in one hand and a harmonica in the other in New York in 1947. He is the eldest son of America's most beloved singer/writer/philosopher Woody Guthrie and Marjorie Mazia Guthrie, a professional dancer.

Roots music legend and country pioneer Jason Ringenberg is returning to Cleeres tonight Friday, June 12 at 8pm as part of his summer tour.

Athlone Little Theatre provides the ideal antidote to all those winter blues from Monday, February 23 as Willy Russell’s hilarious comedy, One for the Road, opens for a six night run that is sure to leave local audiences howling with laughter.

THE DUBLIN Gospel Choir had modest beginnings as a local school choir almost 12 years ago but since then they have gone on to share the stage with James Brown, Rod Stewart, and The Chieftains.

While the Soldiers of Destiny in Mayo march towards their long awaited Nemesis this June those other political foot-soliders, the Blue Shirts may be marching towards a clash with hubris.

The Easter Rising Show on Saturday April 11 at Bar Ritz on April 11 promises to bring the best live entertainment to Castlebar over the bank holiday weekend as Finbar Hoban Presents… Dirty Epics along with support from Ballyhaunis group The Zen Yetis and local Castlebar group Alien Orphan.