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THEY SPAN the decades of music, they cross its genres, they pay no heed to what is ‘cool’ or ‘un-hip’, they just play great music, and they do it all on ukuleles.

THEY SPAN the decades of music, the cross its genres, they pay no heed to what is ‘cool’ or un-hip’, and they do it all with ukuleles.

It is no longer the Galway Arts Festival, it is the Galway International Arts Festival, a recognition of how the July event has grown to become one of the premiere arts events in Ireland and Europe.

IDAHO SONGWRITER Josh Ritter has long had an ardent following in this part of the world and his Galway Arts Festival show at the Big Top promises to be a highlight of this year’s music programme.

Acclaimed Irish singer-songwriter Mick Flannery and the West Cork Ukulele Orchestra have been added to the bill for Josh Ritter’s Galway Arts Festival Big Top concert.

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FOLK, INDIE, pop-punk, prog-rock, singer-songwriter, and electro acts ranging from The Cast Of Cheers to Pierre Bensusan, will take to the stage of the Róisín Dubh over the coming months.

The grey skies and drizzle that greeted the opening of 35th Galway Arts Festival did nothing to dampen the good spirits of those who attended the Radisson Hotel on Monday evening to mark the occasion.

The Galway Arts Festival returns from Monday July 16 to Sunday 29 and will be officially launched in Dublin this evening and in Galway tomorrow. Below is all that is on during the two weeks and there is plenty to look forward to.