Oakwin at the Linenhall

Fri, Dec 27, 2013

If you are looking for a great night of music to get you in the New Year spirit, look no further than local duo Oakwin, performing at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Thursday January 9 at 8pm.

Brendan Grace forty two years bringing the laughs

Fri, Dec 27, 2013

Amazing Grace is a phrase often applied to Brendan Grace, and indeed very true in many respects. The genial and much loved family comedian is celebrating 42 years in the comedy business and is now more popular than at any time in his career.

Sean Keane joins The Gráinne Mhaol Show in Westport for one night only’

Fri, Dec 27, 2013

Legendary Galway singer Sean Keane returns to Mayo for one night only this Christmas to perform with the highly acclaimed traditional music and dance show The Legend of Gráinne Mhaol on Sunday, December 29, at Hotel Westport. Labelled “the greatest Irish musical find of the 90s” Sean Keane has toured the world extensively over the past 20 years performing to sell-out audiences across Europe and America.

Righteous - New Funk & Soul night in Castlebar

Fri, Dec 27, 2013

A new night continues in The Irish House, Castlebar this Sunday 29th with local DJs Johnny & Finbar spinning funk, soul and reggae vinyl. Joining them on the night is special guest Dave Barry who runs various nights in Galway including Shuffle! in the Roisin Dubh.

Brendan Grace forty two years bringing the laughs

Fri, Dec 20, 2013

Amazing Grace is a phrase often applied to Brendan Grace, and indeed very true in many respects. The genial and much loved family comedian is celebrating 42 years in the comedy business and is now more popular than at any time in his career.

Carols by Candlelight in Crossmolina

Fri, Dec 20, 2013

Killocruan NS is hosting a Carols by Candlelight evening this Sunday December 22 in Crossmolina Church at 8pm as a fundraiser for Kilmurry Church. The concert will feature a past pupil of the school, Aaron Cawley, who is a well known professional tenor based in Europe.

Are you ready to rock with Auld Stock

Fri, Dec 20, 2013

The night before Christmas Eve, December 23 has always being one of the biggest nights over the Christmas period in Castlebar so this year two local promoters Finbar Hoban Presents and Webster have joined forces to bring you Auld Stock 2013 with What the Funk, Everyday Solution live in the Ruby Room and DJs Dave Barry, Andrew Rattigan and Johnny and Finbar in the Ice Bar. So get your funky Christmas shoes as things have just got very interesting indeed. Spread the word! Doors from 10.30pm and admission is €12.

Ballinrobe Community School to perform Guys and Dolls

Fri, Dec 13, 2013

Transition year students from Ballinrobe Community School will put on a performance of the comical dual love story Guys and Dolls this week.

Claremorris man composes score for Sundance festival movie

Fri, Dec 13, 2013

Calvary, the new John Michael McDonagh movie featuring the musical score composed by Claremorris-born Patrick Cassidy, will have its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Park City, Utah, on January 19 2014.

Set in Easkey, County Sligo, and starring Brendan Gleeson, Chris O’Dowd, Aiden Gillen, Pat Shortt, and Kelly Reilly, Calvary is writer and director McDonagh's next big movie hit in waiting following the success of The Guard, which was also filmed in the west of Ireland.

The Jerry Fish Electric Sideshow stops off in Castlebar

Fri, Nov 29, 2013

There’s a tendency for the word ‘unique’ to be bandied around a little too freely in music circles, but that is the only way to describe Jerry Fish’s genre bending style. Jerry’s live shows have been known to transform sedate tux ‘n’ frock audiences into Roman galley slaves rowing their way through ‘The Hole In the Boat’, or ballroom-of-romancers slow-dancing to ‘Back To Before’, or swampy block parties gyrating to bacchanalian classics like ‘Celebrate’.

Handel’s Messiah to be performed in the Church of the Holy Rosary

Fri, Nov 29, 2013

A very special performance of Handel’s Messiah will take place on Sunday, December 8 at 7pm, in the Church of the Holy Rosary, Castlebar, with all proceeds going to Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation. It will be hosted by RTÉ’s Mary Kennedy, and feature internationally renowned soloists, Regina Nathan, Ann Marie Gibbons, Eamon Mulhall, and Owen Gilhooley. The Celtic Concert Orchestra and a choir of almost 100 local choristers will perform in what promises to be a truly wonderful event.

Mayo Symphony Orchestra to perform at the TF Royal Theatre

Fri, Nov 29, 2013

Wide Open Music and the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra present Tasmin Little with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra on tour in Castlebar on December 5 at 8pm at the Royal Theatre. To coincide with this event Mayo Youth Orchestra have been preparing a programme which they will perform with Tasmin Little in a short pre-concert performance at 7.15pm in the Royal Theatre on the night of the RTÉ NSO concert. Over the last number of weeks musicians from the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and conductor Fergus Sheil have visited Mayo Youth Orchestra to help coach the young players in preparation for the concert. The pre-concert performance is free and all are welcome to attend.

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