Painting Westport’s grass blue
Fri, Jun 03, 2011
With over 10 free gigs, one headline event and a whole lot of foot stompin’, who needs a tent when you have Irish pubs? Top-class local, national and international folk and bluegrass acts will be playing a plethora of free gigs in venues throughout the beautiful town of Westport over the last weekend in June. Musicians and singers near and far are tuning up their instruments and soaking their vocal cords in honey (or whiskey) in anticipation of the annual Westport Folk and Bluegrass Festival.
Now in its fifth year, the festival will once again treat music lovers to a host of free gigs, as well as a music workshop, a musical lunch and a great big dollop of fun. The Westport Folk and Bluegrass Festival began life as one man’s dream to create a unique festival in the town in which he lived. After running into a brick wall when trying to book singer/songwriter Jimmy McCarthy for a one-off gig in the town, Uri Kohen decided enough was enough. Westport needed to be seen as a live music destination, and he would make damn sure it would be seen that way. It might be a small place on the western edge of an island on the edge of Europe – but that didn’t stop Uri from thinking big.
Read more ...The Royal will be rocking next weekend
Fri, May 27, 2011
Castlebar plays host yet again to another party of live music in what has become known to music fans as the festival that marks the real beginning of summer, and everyone’s invited!
Read more ...JLS in 3D at Mayo Movie World
Fri, May 27, 2011
JLS are set to continue their remarkable story as they become the first UK pop group to release a 3D concert movie. JLS are no strangers to groundbreaking success and are set to continue their incredible journey by releasing Eyes Wide Open, a 3D concert movie filmed on their recent sold-out UK arena tour, to be exclusively screened in cinemas for one day only, on June 3. In Mayo it will be shown exclusively in Mayo Movie World Castlebar.
Read more ...Out and about in Mayo
Fri, May 27, 2011
The Pitch promises to be spellbinding theatre at the Linenhall
Read more ...Hotel Newport kicks off summer dance series
Fri, May 27, 2011
Hotel Newport will kick off a big summer dance series next weekend.
Read more ...Shane McGowan and the gang are coming back
Fri, May 27, 2011
The Royal Theatre is delighted to announce that Shane MacGowan and The Shane Gang will play the main stage at The Royal Theatre on Friday, August 5.
Shane has played in The Royal Theatre a number of times over the last few years with Sharon Shannon and her band, and Damien Dempsey but he will headline his own show this year.
Read more ...Imelda May is coming back to the TF
Fri, May 20, 2011
Jools Holland is excitable by nature, but when he spots a new artist who has what he considers “it,” his enthusiasm goes off the scale. To go by his reaction to Imelda May, she has “it” in spades. “I’ve got to have you on the show,” he told her after seeing her play live – and so, a couple of months ago, she duly found herself on Later With Jools Holland, wowing an audience who included Jeff Beck, Elbow, and Roots Manuva. Beck, in fact, made a point of telling Holland that he was only there to see Imelda.
Read more ...Whipping Boy are ready to whip up a storm at Bar Ritz
Fri, May 20, 2011
Whipping Boy have just announced a nationwide tour of Ireland and are coming to Bar Ritz (Mulroys Bar) in Castlebar as part of the Finbar Hoban Presents this summer. The band behind one of the most underrated albums of all time Heartworm have decided to take the show back on the road.
Read more ...Out and about in Mayo
Fri, May 20, 2011
Westport Lions Club fund-raising show
The Westport Lions Club is hosting what promises to be the musical event of the year. On Friday May 27 some of Westport’s top musicians are playing in the Castlecourt Hotel from 9.30pm onwards. The tickets are €10 and every penny raised will go to the Westport Lions Club. The venue and all of the bands are being given free of charge. The musical line up is dazzling and includes traditional, folk, rock and classical music.
The Westport Lions Club is hosting what promises to be the musical event of the year. On Friday May 27 some of Westport’s top musicians are playing in the Castlecourt Hotel from 9.30pm onwards. The tickets are €10 and every penny raised will go to the Westport Lions Club. The venue and all of the bands are being given free of charge. The musical line up is dazzling and includes traditional, folk, rock and classical music.
Read more ...And So I Watch You From Afar hit Castlebar
Fri, May 13, 2011
Belfast Rockers And So I Watch You From Afar make a very rare appearance in Mayo at Bar Ritz (Mulroys Bar) Castlebar next Thursday night, May 19 as part of the Finbar Hoban Presents series. The band have just released their second album Gangs. This promises to be one of the biggest rock shows in Castlebar this May.
Read more ...The Three Little Pigs, the perfect show for little people
Fri, May 13, 2011
The Talisman Theatre Company is back at The Royal Theatre, Castlebar, with its acclaimed musical production of The Three Little Pigs on Friday June 10.
Join the three little heroes as they build their houses, first with straw, then with sticks and finally with bricks in their quest for a home that will truly keep the wolf from the door, but the big bad wolf has other ideas. Find out what really happened in one of their most popular shows ever, full of laughter, fun and audience participation.
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