Mayo’s Atlantic Rhythm musicians and dancers to feature at Italian Folk Festival

Fri, Aug 11, 2017

Some of Mayo’s finest traditional Irish musicians and dancers will enjoy a unique opportunity to represent their county and country abroad in early September, as seven members of the Atlantic Rhythm Productions group have been selected to travel to Blessano, Italy, to perform in the prestigious Danzerini Udinesi Folk Festival from September 1 to 4. 

Celtic Flames bring their magic to Westport

Fri, Aug 04, 2017

Celtic Flames present their spectacular show of music, song and dance in The Town Hall, Westport on Saturday, August 12 at 8pm. Celtic Flames is an exciting 24 piece mixed music group, based in Galway and ranging in ages from six to 60, who play and perform a quality eclectic mix of traditional Irish music, song and dance fused with a more contemporary idiom. Formed originally as a ten piece group in 2011, it has grown to include the top young talent to emerge from the west of Ireland in recent years and their mission is to entertain.

New exhibition at the Custom House Studios in Westport

Fri, Aug 04, 2017

Custom House Studios at Westport Quay are pleased to host the exhibition Ionospheric by Michelle Dunne which will be opened by Anne McCarthy from Mayo County Council at Custom House Studios Gallery on Thursday, August 10, at 7.30pm. The exhibition will run every day until September 3.

Heinrich Böll Association presents wonderful evening of music and talk

Fri, Aug 04, 2017

The Achill  Heinrich Böll Association presents a reading from In My Own Light by composer Raymond Deane, followed by a concert featuring two of his important compositions on Saturday, August 12 at 8pm in St Thomas’s Church, Dugort, Achill Island. Booking is advised. Tickets are available on Achill Island and online at www.boll100.ie/summer-concert-2017.

Win a pair of tickets to Harvest Country Music festival!

Fri, Aug 04, 2017

Featuring 40 international and Irish acts across four different music stages, you can be in with a chance to win a pair of tickets to either Saturday or Sunday of this year's Harvest Country Music Festival at Westport House, headlined by Nathan Carter and Miranda Lambert, by answering this simple question: What dates is the Harvest Music Festival taking place on? Send your answers to Harvest Country Music Festival Competition, Mayo Advertiser, Chapel Street, Castlebar, Co Mayo, or to [email protected] with Harvest Country Music Festival Competition in the subject line by Friday, August 18, to be in with a chance.

At the box office in Mayo Movie World

Fri, Jul 28, 2017

Summer means blockbuster movies and there is a great line up of entertainment at Mayo Movie World at the minute.

Freddie White - 40 years of songs is coming to Castlebar

Fri, Jul 28, 2017

Following successful concerts brought to you by Greenroom Bookings to the stunning venue of Christ Church, Castlebar, Greenroom Bookings has announced the amazing Freddie White live in this brilliant venue next month. He has been part of the fabric of the live music scene in Ireland since the 1970s. Born in Cobh, into a musical family, by age 17 he was playing professionally. At 19 he moved to London, where he busked in subways, and developed his unique voice and guitar style. His earliest recordings, which were remastered and rereleased in 2004, are still hugely popular among his loyal fan base.

James Kilbane autumn season of shows in Westport

Fri, Jul 28, 2017

James Kilbane invites you to join him for an evening sing along of Irish song, culture, and tradition every Thursday from August 3 for the months of August and September at the Plaza Hotel, Westport, starting at 9pm. In 2003 Phil Coulter considered Kilbane, “A diamond in the rough” and now James is a well known singer at home and abroad.

Moy Sessions continues tonight in Ballina

Fri, Jul 28, 2017

Ballina Arts Centre’s ongoing literary series The Moy Sessions continues this evening, Friday, with a reading by two Mayo-based writers, poet Geraldine Mitchell and novelist Elizabeth Reape at 8pm.

Sharon Shannon to take Crossmolina by storm

Fri, Jun 30, 2017

Sharon Shannon has been announced as the main headline act as part of this year’s Crossmolina festival. The singer and accordion player will perform a concert in the Upper Deck on July 20th.

Awkward Position: Laura Angell exhibition at The Linenhall

Fri, Jun 30, 2017

Awkward Position is the title of a provocative new exhibition by artist Laura Angell which opens this coming Friday next July 7 at 7.30pm. Laura Angell is a Galway-based artist from Sheffield. Her work/obsession/raison d’être is manifested via multidisciplinary installations using images and handmade objects to tell an intended narrative.

Ride the Lightning - with Whiplash in Garbo's

Fri, Jun 16, 2017

Whiplash - Ireland's premier Metallica tribute act - return to Garbo’s in Castlebar on Saturday, June 24 for another epic two hour Metallica show to include classics like "Master of Puppets", "One", "Fade to Black", "Seek And Destroy" and "Enter Sandman" to name only just a few.

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