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Thu, Apr 09, 2020

COVID-19 HAS forced the cancellation of concerts and gigs, leaving musicians to turn to online platforms. Now a new scheme has been established to support live online shows.

We Banjo 3 - keeping people connected despite coronavirus

Thu, Apr 09, 2020

SOCIAL MEDIA can often be a toxic, abusive, and ugly space, but with the coronavirus lockdown, artists, writers, and especially musicians, have shown that social media can, at it's best, be a positive and uplifting space.

Chris Haze releases new EP this month

Thu, Apr 09, 2020

CHRIS HAZE, the Galway singer-songwriter, has, like so many musicians during the coronavirus restrictions, and more recently the lockdown, not let it stop him from being creative and resourceful in these strange times.

Sorcha Richardson gig postponed to the autumn

Thu, Apr 02, 2020

SORCHA RICHARDSON, the Choice Prize nominated indie-rock singer-songwriter, was due to play the Róisín Dubh on April 18, but that gig has now been postponed.

Niamh Regan plays Mick Flannery's new gig series

Thu, Apr 02, 2020

GALWAY SINGER-songwriter Niamh Regan will play tomorrow's Mini Gigs at Mick’s, the new series of online concerts curated by Mick Flannery, in partnership with PlayIrish.

ConTempo concerts postponed, but the music does not stop

Wed, Apr 01, 2020

CONTEMPO HAS cancelled its concerts for April and is planning to postpone shows planned for May, owing to the continuing restrictions needed to combat the coronavirus.

Music for Galway's CELLISSIMO festival moved to next year

Thu, Mar 26, 2020

GALWAY CITY'S new festival, CELLISSIMO, a celebration of the cello, and which was to have its first outing between April and May, has been postponed.

Daithí releases new self-isolation single

Thu, Mar 26, 2020

'AN IRISH Goodbye', the new single from composer, violinist, and producer Daithí is being described as the 'first Irish single written and recorded in self isolation'.

Daithí releases new self-isolation single

Wed, Mar 25, 2020

'AN IRISH Goodbye', the new single from composer, violinist, and producer Daithí is being described as the 'first Irish single written and recorded in self isolation'.

Maija Sofia to take part in live stream concert on Friday

Wed, Mar 25, 2020

GALWAY SINGER-songwriter Maija Sofia, and County Kerry singer-songwriter, Junior Brother, who is signed to Galway label, Strange Brew Records, will take part in a live stream concert on Friday.

Slyrydes - new single, Róisín Dubh gig in April

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

SLYRYDES, THE Galway punk/post-punk/indie rock band, are about to release their fifth single, 'I Claim To Be intelligent', while next month they play a headline show at the Róisín Dubh.

Album review: Låpsley

Music Reviews Thu, Mar 19, 2020

THE PERSONAL is political is a phrase/slogan/rallying call which has been around since the late 1960s, but is one that feels ever more pertinent and apt.

French Ketamine releases new single 'One Thing'

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

GALWAY BAND French Ketamine release their new single, 'One Thing' on all streaming platforms on Thursday March 26.

Galway Drum Show postponed until August

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

THE GALWAY Drum Show 2020, which was due to take place next week, has been postponed until August, in response to the Covid 19 outbreak.

A pop song about the coronavirus lockdown

Mon, Mar 16, 2020

“Hibernation in the spring, lots of social distancing, we're in lockdown and shut in, is this really happening?”

Galway Street Club annual St Patrick's Day shows

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

IT IS fast becoming a Galway institution - Galway Street Club's annual shows for the St Patrick's Day period - with the multi-national band playing the Róisín Dubh on Monday March 16 at 9pm and Tuesday 17 at 6pm.

Songs of joy, war, and peace in St Nicholas'

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

SONGS OF JOY, war, and peace will be sung in St Nicholas' Collegiate Church when one of America’s top choral groups perform a special concert to raise funds for the church organ.

Ziggy Stardust - live in Galway tonight

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

THE RISE and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars, David Bowie's breakthrough 1972 album, a culturally significant artwork, and a turning point in popular culture, will be performed in Galway.

MCnG’s concert series celebrates 10th anniversary

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

MAOIN CHEOIL na Gaillimhe will marks its 10th anniversary with a series of benefit concerts to raise awareness and funds for local community groups.

A night of Irish and Slavic music

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

AGU, THE Galway-based artist with Czech/Polish roots, joined by the Galway based musician and producer Tony Higgins, will headline an evening of music and song at the Róisín Dubh.

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