Irish harp concert and lecture

Thu, Mar 01, 2012

THE GALWAY Early Music Festival returns in May and as a warm-up, leading Irish harpist Siobhán Armstrong will give a concert in Galway this weekend.

Charity concert from Shaskeen

Thu, Mar 01, 2012

TRAD IRISH group Shaskeen will play a charity concert tomorrow to raise funds for both the Samaritans and St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church.

Take a trip on the show boat

Thu, Feb 23, 2012

THE COTTON Blossom show boat sails the Mississippi River entertaining passengers with its variety shows, but underneath the laughter and song, the performers and crew must endure racial prejudice, forbidden love, and the constraints of a society where intolerance is in plentiful supply.

Gretchen Peters’ ‘quiet heroes’ and matadors

Thu, Feb 23, 2012

KELLY’S BAR on Bridge Street has been putting on some fine gigs of late and there is another excellent one coming up on Friday March 9 when acclaimed US singer-songwriter Gretchen Peters takes to the stage.

Peters’ new album, Hello Cruel World, released last month, has been garnering rave reviews - “Her songs combine swagger with sensitivity” (Uncut); “An affecting, beautifully measured, grown-up affair” (Q); “[her] lyrics pack an extraordinary amount of story-telling into five minutes” (Financial Times) - all of which attest to Peters’ remarkable attributes as both writer and performer.

The Rubberbandits to take on the world

Thu, Feb 23, 2012

THE RUBBERBANDITS are getting set to take on Ireland, the USA, and Canada with a tour which begins in Galway this month.

Carthaginians’ ‘sense of hope and release’

Theatre Reviews Thu, Feb 23, 2012

FRANK MCGUINNESS’ powerful play Carthaginians, written as an elegy for the dead of Bloody Sunday, comes to the Town Hall Theatre next week in a new production from Derry’s Millennium Forum directed by one of Ireland’s best known actors, Adrian Dunbar.

Playwright to launch debut novel

Thu, Feb 23, 2012

MICK DONNELLAN, the playwright behind Sunday Morning Coming Down and Shortcut to Halleljuah, is about to launch his debut novel.

Musical Mayhem @ The Crane

Thu, Feb 23, 2012

MUSICAL MAYHEM, a night which celebrates and promotes local talent, returns to The Crane Bar on Thursday March 1.

Performing on the night is the great Little John Nee who will play some of his hilarious songs, followed by the band My Fellow Sponges. Musical Mayhem organiser Mikey McCrory will also perform some songs. Mike is leader of the band Mikey And The Scallywags who release an EP next month, which will be launched with a gig in Kelly’s Bar on Easter Sunday.

New Galway online art gallery

Thu, Feb 23, 2012

DIGITAL GALLERY J, a new Galway-based on-line gallery has just been launched and is accepting submissions from artists for exhibition.

Anyone may submit artwork. Artworks must be resized to 4x6 inches and must be related to the theme for the opening exhibition - style. For more detailed information on how to make submissions see http://digitalgalleryj.blogspot.com/

Mo' Soul In The Blue

Thu, Feb 23, 2012

Soul in the Blue is back once again to offer up more floor filling soul - frantic funk - scorching jazz - Latin boogaloo and what ever else ends up in the box - Joining Dave Barry this time on the decks is the now legendary Mr Whippy from the Mr Whippy Sound System.

Honor Heffernan to play charity gig at Monroe’s

Thu, Feb 23, 2012

HONOR HEFFERNAN, one of Ireland’s best loved jazz singers, will be singing rock and blues at Monroe’s Live tonight at 9pm.

Galway’s Carla Merrigan to launch debut album

Thu, Feb 23, 2012

GALWAY SINGER-songwriter Carla Merrigan will launching her debut album In Too Deep with a gig in Monroe’s Backstage Bar on Friday March 2 at 8pm.

Keywest - PLAY IRISH and Monroe’s Live

Thu, Feb 23, 2012

KEYWEST, THE Dublin pop-rock band, have built up quite a relationship with Galway over the last 18 months, a relationship that continues this month both on-stage and on radio.

Senakah to play Kelly’s

Thu, Feb 23, 2012

SENEKAH, the Irish indie-rock quartet, will play Kelly’s Bar on Bridge Street this Saturday at 8pm, as part of a tour to promote their new single ‘Human Relations’.

AMP Sessions @ Monroe’s

Thu, Feb 23, 2012

THE ACCESS Music Project Sessions returns to Monroe’s Backstage Beer on Thursday March 1 at 8.30pm and will showcase Galway and Irish talent.

Máirtín O’Connor Band to play Ballinasloe

Thu, Feb 23, 2012

THE MÁIRTÍN O’Connor Band, featuring the Máirtín on accordion, fiddler and banjo player Cathal Hayden, and singer-songwriter Séamie O’Dowd play Ballinasloe next month.

2012 Over The Edge New Writer of The Year competition

Thu, Feb 23, 2012

THE 2012 Over The Edge New Writer of The Year competition returns and is open to both poets and fiction writers.

Cois Cladaigh to sing American songs

Thu, Feb 23, 2012

SONGS FROM and by American composers will be the order of the day when Cois Cladaigh perform a free concert in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church this Saturday.

North Beach Poetry Nights

Thu, Feb 23, 2012

THE AWARD winning poet Stephen James Smith will perform his poetry at the next North Beach Poetry Nights on Monday in The Crane Bar, Sea Road, at 9pm.

Show Me The Funny

Thu, Feb 23, 2012

THE FIFTH and final heat of the popular Show Me The Funny II takes place this Monday at 8pm in The King’s Head.

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