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Galway folk singer-songwriter Don Stiffe and Abbeyknockmoy’s Cosa Beoga is seeking the support of everyone in Galway city and county when he takes to the stage for the final of the All-Ireland Talent Show.

In one of the strangest ironies of fate that I ever heard was the day, early 2006, when the renowned Irish singer Eleanor Shanley called into Charlie Lennon’s Cuan Recording Studios in Spiddal. Eleanor, with her distinctive, rich lyrical voice, was looking for a new song. She talked to her friend Éamonn Goggin, a sound engineer at Cuan. Éamonn’s passion was music. He loved nothing more than sharing his knowledge with friends. He enthused about a song written by Mike Scott of the Waterboys and Anthony Thistlethwaite, called ‘Strange Boat’. It was written some years ago, but it was a great song, that just needed some updating, a new look. ‘ We’re sailing on a Strange Boat/ Heading for a strange shore/ Carrying the strangest cargo / That was ever hauled aboard....’ Éamonn said it was ideally suited for Eleanor’s voice.

Galway folk singer-songwriter Don Stiffe is seeking the support of the people of Galway city and county when he takes to the stage for the final of the All-Ireland Talent Show.

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’.

FREDDIE WHITE has been to the forefront of Irish folk for more than 40 years. He began playing gigs in his teens around Cork city before perfecting his unique style busking in London.

THEY HAVE played Glastonbury, they have a fan in Sharon Shannon, and The Waterboy’s Steve Wickham is among their members. They are NoCrows.

After wowing fans since reforming, Frankie Gavin and De Dannan are coming to Campbell’s Tavern, Cloughanover, for what promises to be a super show on Tuesday December 28. For many years traditional super group De Dannan were the forerunners in the Irish traditional music world, but after 33 years, 14 albums, and a number of changes in the line up, the group disbanded in 2003. In 2009 original founding member and world famous fiddle player Frankie Gavin unleashed a new De Dannan which features local man Eric Cunningham on percussion, flutes, and whistles. Tickets for the show cost €18 and doors are at 9.30pm in one of the most storied venues in the west.

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.

SHARON SHANNON will play a special intimate gig in Monroe’s Live tonight at 10pm to celebrate Arthur’s Day.

Castlebar Gospel Choir made an energetic appearance with Offaly singer-songwriter Mundy last weekend at his intimate gig at the TF Royal Theatre in Castlebar. While it was the latest leg of his solo tour, Mundy had a fantastic surprise for his fans on Saturday night last as Castlebar Gospel Choir made a wonderfully vibrant appearance to accompany him on some of his biggest hits.