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TOM PORTMAN, the gifted guitarist, and his band, will take to the stage of Monroe’s Backstage Bar next Wednesday at 10pm.

Prepare to experience banjo playing as you’ve never seen it before when the amazing We Banjo 3 performs at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Thursday, September 13 at 8pm as part of a Music Network tour.

The Galway Sessions music festival swings into gear next week and one of the definite highlights is the appearance by bona-fide bluegrass great Curtis Blackwell, one-time sidekick of Bill Monroe and, with his band The Dixie Bluegrass Boys, one of the most popular acts on the US bluegrass scene for over 40 years.

THE MOLLY Hicks will bring the sounds of Appalachian, bluegrass, country, and gospel music to the Town Hall Theatre next week.

It’s a question that has been asked a thousand times: When are you all going to get together and start a big band?

Dolphin Music Group have released albums by some of their foremost Irish artists including Mary Black, Frances Black, Ronnie Drew, Johnny McEvoy, Jack L, Dolores Keane, Paddy Reilly, Sonny Knowles, and Liam Clancy, as well as releasing Ireland’s biggest selling album ever A Woman’s Heart.

AS HER father is George Jones and her mother was Tammy Wynette there was always a strong chance that their only daughter Georgette Jones would become a musician.

American country star Brad Paisley has added a Castlebar date to his sold out Dublin show in August. His Olympia Theatre date sold out very quickly and now you have the chance to catch him in the Royal Theatre, Castlebar. Tomorrow (Saturday), fresh after his sold out Olympia show, Brad will take to the stage in Castlebar.

Joe Fury and the Hayride are based on the Galway/Mayo border, renowned for their high energy live performances and unique combination of roots music styles - described by Chez Draper (Austin Producer) as “Red hot rockabilly, country boogie, swampin’ jumpin’ blue-grassy feel at its best“. The feel, grit, and swing in Joe’s voice is backed by the driving line-up of doghouse bass, real pickin' guitar, swinging drums, and that slidin' lap steel, along with some wailin’ harp.

ELVIS PRESLEY and his friends Scotty Moore and Bill Black were in Sun Studios in July 1954 recording some tracks. During some down time they started “goofing around” with a tune called ‘That’s All Right (Mama)’.