‘An Cosán Draíochta’ - a tribute to Johnny Connolly

Thu, Nov 11, 2021

‘AN COSÁN Draíochta’ - a new music commission by musician Johnny Óg Connolly in memory of his late father, renowned melodeon player Johnny Connolly, will be the first public event in the newly refurbished Stiúideo Cuan.

A pre-Advent concert from Resurgam

Thu, Nov 11, 2021

GALWAY VOCAL ensemble, Resurgam, the premiere project-based professional choir in Ireland, will perform a pre-Advent concert in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church.

Luminosa to play final concert in Arcadia series

Thu, Nov 11, 2021

‘SHADOWS OF Dusk’, the final concert in the Luminosa Strings Orchestra’s Arcadia series, will take place in Galway Cathedral this Sunday, November 14 at 8.30pm.

The Lost Brothers and Dónal Lunny - live at the Town Hall

Tue, Nov 09, 2021

THE LOST Brothers, the RTE Folk Award nominees, are finally able to tour their album, After The Fire After The Rain, and will perform this critically acclaimed work in Galway this month.

Joshua Burnside - ‘ambitious, idiosyncratic’ and in Galway

Tue, Nov 09, 2021

JOSHUA BURNSIDE is not an artist easy to pin down. Hotpress called his music “an essential entry into the catalogue of Irish rock”, while the BBC called him “the best thing about modern folk music”.

Mick Flannery & Susan O'Neill - two shows at Róisín Dubh

Mon, Nov 08, 2021

IT IS one of the finest Irish albums of 2021, the fruits of a collaboration between one of our best singer-songwriters and one of our most exciting emerging talents.

Wyvern Lingo to play Róisín Dubh

Mon, Nov 08, 2021

FOLLOWING A triumphant return earlier this year with their acclaimed second album, Awake You Lie, Wyvern Lingo return to the road and play Galway this month.

ASIWYFA return to the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Nov 04, 2021

COVID MAY have gotten in the way, but could not derail And So I Watch You From Afar’s plans to mark the anniversary of their self-titled debut album, originally released in 2009.

Chris Haze covers Frankie Goes To Hollywood on new single

Thu, Nov 04, 2021

CHRIS HAZE, the Galway vocalist, songwriter, and producer, is about to release a cover of the Frankie Goes To Hollywood classic, ‘The Power Of Love’.

Light Grey return with Are You Even Real EP

Tue, Nov 02, 2021

LIGHT GREY, the Galway pop-punk/alt-rock band are back with a new EP - their first EP release since 2018 - and it unveils new developments in their sound and style.

Niamh Regan - new single, Róisín Dubh show

Mon, Nov 01, 2021

‘LOVE YOU Senseless’, the second single from Niamh Regan’s forthcoming EP, In The Meantime, is out now, and later this month she plays the Róisín Dubh.

Eoin Dolan releases new album, Mirror Liver

Mon, Nov 01, 2021

EOIN DOLAN, the Galway singer-songwriter who Nialler9 said “channels the Beach Boys’ sunny warmth like no other”, is back with his fourth album.

Album review: Billy Bragg

Music Reviews Thu, Oct 14, 2021

FROM HIS earliest days with ‘The Milkman of Human Kindness’ and ‘Between The Wars’, few artists have possessed Bragg’s ability to write songs possessing intelligent political commentary and a deep, humane, empathy.

An evening of Mozart at NUI Galway

Thu, Oct 14, 2021

CHRISTIAN BLACKSHAW, one of the foremost interpreters and performers of Mozart at work today, will perform at Music for Galway’s annual Emily Anderson concert.

Hermitage Green to play Black Box Theatre

Tue, Oct 12, 2021

LIVE MUSIC is back and so are Hermitage Green - back on the road and with a new album, and heading to Galway this month.

The Stunning and David Kitt to headline Ceol an tSamhraidh

Mon, Oct 11, 2021

THE STUNNING and David Kitt will headline Ceol an tSamhraidh, a series of free live music events taking place on Saturday October 16 and Friday 22 in Ballinasloe and Clifden.

Le Petit Orb - Alex Paterson in concert and in conversation

Tue, Oct 05, 2021

NECESSITY IS the mother of invention they say, and The Orb’s Alex Paterson has proved as inventive in reimagining his career in a time of pandemic, as he has been forward thinking in more than 30 years of music making.

ConTempo - back on the road and ‘countywide’

Tue, Oct 05, 2021

THE CONTEMPO Quartet are back on the road and keen as ever to collaborate with local groups, schools and festivals, and this month it seems they are doing just that.

Just Mustard - January 2022 show for the Róisín Dubh

Mon, Oct 04, 2021

JUST MUSTARD might not be one of the great band names, but Just Mustard are shaping up to be one of the great indie-rock bands of our times.

Junior Brother - new single, Róisín Dubh gig

Mon, Oct 04, 2021

“THE BLADES of razors split the sky long after this poem was put onto a page a few years ago. The recording of the song happened just before all our worlds closed down.”

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