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THE GALWAY Early Music Festival returns in May and as a warm-up, leading Irish harpist Siobhán Armstrong will give a concert in Galway this weekend.

A FESTIVE concert of French and Irish traditional music and dance takes place in the Corrib Rowing and Yachting Club, Earls Island, on Thursday December 15 at 8pm.

MAGO MUSICAE, a new exhibition of contemporary artwork inspired by mediaeval music will take place next week as part of the Galway Early Music Festival.

A GIG FOR ALL SEASONS, a concert of sean nós song, ancient harp music, and traditional tunes, takes place in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church on Thursday May 5 at 8pm.

THE GALWAY Early Music Festival returns from May 19 to 22 and to raise funds for the event there will be a ‘ye olde table quiz’ next week.

GEORGE HARRISON sang “My sweet Lord”. St Augustine said: “To sing is to pray twice”, while Islamic Sufis and Native American holy men dance and sing themselves into trances, leading to religious ecstasy.

AS PART of the Galway Early Music Festival, innovative Dublin-based early music Ensemble eX will perform Possessed, a unique staged and costumed concert exploring the theme of possession through the prism of early music.

THE GALWAY Early Music Festival takes place this weekend with mediaeval inspired music concerts, workshops, and performances tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday.

The Morisca Ensemble is to play in one of Kilkenny’s most unique venues this week - The Bishop’s Palace.