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CELTIC FLAMES, a group of 10 musicians and singers who perform a blend of trad, folk, jazz, blues, rock, and reggae are impressing audiences at their Cellar Bar residency.

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)’.

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Castlebar plays host yet again to another party of live music in what has become known to music fans as the festival that marks the real beginning of summer, and everyone’s invited!

Designer labels and bargain prices don’t often occur together, however, much to the delight of Galway ladies the ‘Buy My Dress’ one day pop-up dress shop will offer this on Saturday May 28 in the g Hotel. With much anticipation the doors will open to the public at 10am with admission free. The Galway event is part of Ireland’s largest one-day charity dress sale 'Buy My Dress' taking place in Galway, Cork, Dublin, Kerry, Mayo, Kilkenny, Wexford and Wicklow in aid of Down Syndrome Centre. Last year over 1,000 dresses were collected in Galway alone and hopes are high for a similarly successful event this time around.

Jools Holland is excitable by nature, but when he spots a new artist who has what he considers “it,” his enthusiasm goes off the scale. To go by his reaction to Imelda May, she has “it” in spades. “I’ve got to have you on the show,” he told her after seeing her play live – and so, a couple of months ago, she duly found herself on Later With Jools Holland, wowing an audience who included Jeff Beck, Elbow, and Roots Manuva. Beck, in fact, made a point of telling Holland that he was only there to see Imelda.

THIS SATURDAY, The Black Box hosts a major new Irish dance show, Noctú, choreographed and directed by Breándan de Gallaí, the dancer who replaced Michael Flatley as the lead in Riverdance.

The Castlebar Blues and Beyond Festival takes place once again this coming June bank holiday weekend. This annual festival marks the real beginning of summer and everyone is invited.

The Royal Theatre welcomes back Imelda May this June Bank Holiday weekend. She last played The Royal Theatre with Sharon Shannon last Christmas and having played Glastonbury and Electric Picnic last year it is now Castlebar’s turn to get a ‘Boom Boom’ as Imelda belts out some of her addictive tunes including ‘Big Bad Handsome Man’, ‘Falling in Love With You Again’, and ‘Johnny Got a Boom Boom’.

Sharon Shannon, her Big Band, and some very special guests including Imelda May and Mundy take to the road again over Christmas to arrive at The Royal Theatre Castlebar on 27 December. Sharon Shannon specialises in upbeat, up-tempo performances which will clock in at over two and a half hours in length and give a much needed reprieve from the doom and gloom hanging over us. Renowned for her collaborations with everyone from Nigel Kennedy to Johnny McEvoy, Shannon reunites with some great friends for this tour. Dessie O’Halloran from Inishbofin returns for the tour after a resounding performance with Shannon at Navan Live earlier this year.