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AUSTRALIAN GUITAR virtuoso Bruce Mathiske first picked up the instrument at seven and since then has established himself as a true musical great.

TEXAN SONGWRITER Nanci Griffith released her debut album Lone Star State Of Mind in 1987 and made an immediate impact when it peaked at number 23 in the US charts.

Kilkenny man Pat Hayes has teamed up with country legend Larry Cunningham for a night of country music at the Watergate Theatre this Saturday.

The Jennings family is the TF Royal. Pat, his wife Mary, and even their children Louise, Patrick, and Jessica have all in some way shaped and been shaped by this entertainment empire in the centre of Castlebar.

When we think of New York City the images that come to mind are of skyscrapers, Central Park coffee houses, Wall Street, cocktails and manolo blahnik shoes. The images of 10 gallon hats, honky tonks and tumbleweeds seem at odds with the Big Apple images but in recent years New York-native Jack Grace has changed all that. The Village Voice declared: “NYC someday will brag about its great legends of country music and among those names will be the engaging, hardworking, witty, and schmoozing and boozing Grace.” The Martini Cowboy brings his Jack Grace Band to Galway’s Roisin Dubh on Tuesday August 26.

Four of Ireland’s most exciting balladeers will join forces for a rousing Kilkenny performance this Friday, October 24, following a hugely successful US tour.

HotPress compared their music to U2. News of the World called their debut album “beautiful and atmospheric”. The rest of their fan base, who have helped to make them one of the country’s most formidable live bands, calls them just plain amazing. Dublin-based band Caruso comes to the Roisin Dubh this Sunday in a not-to-be-missed gig.

The Grammy nominated Nashville singer-songwriter Dave Hawkins will play upstairs at the Róisín Dubh on Sunday November 9 at 8pm.

Ever since the day he mesmerised the audience at his local school concert singing Don McLean’s “American Pie”, Marc Roberts was destined for stardom. Now, the Crossmolina native is set to join Ragús as Mayo’s top trad group return to the Royal Theatre to celebrate their tenth anniversary in style with their final show on a whirlwind world tour. Marc Roberts was bitten by the showbiz bug after being chosen to represent Ireland on the international stage, singing in the Eurovision Song Contest before 300 million TV viewers at the Point Theatre in 1997.

ARTY MCGLYNN, Jim Rooney, John Faulkner, and friends, will take to the stage of the Town Hall Theatre on Tuesday November 18 at 8pm for a special charity concert.