Nanci Griffith returns to the Town Hall

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

NANCI GRIFFITH one of the best loved country singers in the world, who also enjoys a devoted fan-base in Ireland, plays the Town Hall Theatre on Friday March 2.

The Texan has recorded 19 albums, since her debut release There’s A Light Beyond These Woods in 1978 and she has also won Grammy awards for her music, most notably for Best Contemporary Folk Album in 1994 for Other Voices, Other Rooms, which was produced by singer-songwriter and sometime Galway resident Jim Rooney.

Wingnut Records Fundraiser gig

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

A FUNDRAISING gig for the Wingnut Records record store in Bell Book and Candle takes place tomorrow at 9.30pm in the upstairs bar of the Róisín Dubh.

Keywest @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

KEYWEST, THE Dublin pop-rock quintet, who have often played Galway both in city venues and busking on the streets, are heading west again.

Mister Ebby release debut album

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

PIANIST AND composer Eamon Brett, who goes under the stage-name of Miser Ebby, has released his debut album Wires.

The album features 12 pieces of music, all written by Eamon Brett. Eamon sings and plays piano, glockenspiel, melodica, and ‘piano percussion noises’ on Wires. Also on the album are vocalist Méadhbh Sullivan; Karl Hand (drums), Aongus MacAmhlaigh (cello), George Guilfoyle (bass), Nellie Murphy (voice), along with backing vocals from Kevin, Laura, Caoimhe, and Éanna Brett and Ed Moran.

Síomha Brock to launch debut EP with King’s Head gig

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

SÍOMHA BROCK is best known for being a singer with The Black Magic Big Band and covers band The Araby, but she also sings and writes her own original songs.

Citóg @ The Cellar

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

A DIVERSE line-up of acts will take to the stage at Citóg in The Cellar Bar tomorrow ranging from singer-songwriters to Soviet sci-fi and horror sounds.

Singer-songwriter Jenny Liston plays beautiful love songs with a keen observational eye and natural wit. She will be accompanied by Miceal O’Conner of No Banjo. Galway’s My Fellow Sponges are an inventive band led by Donal McConnon and Anna Mullarkey.

Tedfest shenanigans @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

TEDFEST, THE annual celebration of all things Fr Ted and comedic returns to the Róisín Dubh next week with the Tedfest Toilet Duck Awards 2012 and The Stars Of Fr Ted night.

Cuba Libre to play final gig

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

AFTER EIGHT years, Galway based Latin and salsa band Cuba Libre are calling it a day and will play their final gig in KRCMA Slavic House, Salthill, tomorrow.

Hear the genius of Mozart in concert

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

THE MUSIC of Mozart will be performed in Galway next weekend, across two concerts and a film screening, celebrating the genius of the man Albert Einstein called “the greatest composer of all”.

Entitled The Genius Of Mozart, the concerts will take place in the Aula Maxima of NUI Galway and feature Norwegian violinist Marianna Thorsen and two Britons - pianist Viv McLean and cellist Alice Neary, who plays an Alessandro Gagliano cello of 1710.

Norman Villa Gallery exhibition

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

THE ITALIAN born, Galway based artist Laura Vecchi Forde will host an exhibition of her paintings at the Norman Villa Gallery, Salthill.

Novelist Chris Binchy to go Over The Edge

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

THE NOVELIST Chris Binchy will be among the featured readers at the Over The Edge: Open Reading in the Galway City Library on Thursday February 23 at 6.30pm.

126 exhibition explores identity and belonging

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

IN MEMORY Of Pomegranates, a new exhibition which explores issues of identity, human nature, and belonging, is currently on show at the 126 gallery on Queen Street.

Charity open mic night @ Monroe’s

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

A CHARITY open mic night to raise funds for the children's ‘Terremoto’ soccer club in Montevideo, Uruguay, takes place this Saturday in Monroe’s Live.

The event is being organised between Galway students and the Galway Voice Studio. Some 20 singers will be performing on the night and there will be a raffle with lots of prizes.

Support Galway entry for RTÉ Storyland competition

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

GALWAY HAS a chance to support its own local comedy and acting talent by getting behind a new show airing through RTÉ’s Storyland competition.

Toddler Time @ Galway Omniplex

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

TODDLER TIME is a new monthly event which will take place at the Galway Omniplex and is aimed at children who have not yet started school.

‘Second Look’ screenings @ Eye Cinema

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

THE ‘SECOND Look’ screenings from the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival will be screened in The Eye Cinema next week.

Mask workshop with Miquel Barcelo

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

CORE THEATRE College will host a mask making workshop with the actor Miquel Barcelo in the Blue Teapot Theatre company, Munster Avenue.

The workshop will take place on Saturday March 3 and Sunday 4 from 10am to 5pm. The masks will be designed in the commedie dell’arte tradition and will take actors out of their comfort zone through improvisation, direct contact with the audience, and the mask.

The Spaghetti Western Orchestra

Thu, Feb 09, 2012

IT WAS like a scene straight out of a western. Five guys were sitting around a table one night playing cards and drinking whiskey. They wanted to hear some music that would capture the mood. They went through all the CDs they had lying around, but only one suited.

Pat Kinevane’s Silent back for one night only

Thu, Feb 09, 2012

ONE OF the most talked about shows at last year’s Galway Arts Festival was Silent, written and performed by Pat Kinevane and produced by Dublin’s Fishamble Theatre Company.

Michael Winslow @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Feb 09, 2012

MICHAEL WINSLOW, a stalwart of the Police Academy films, a voice on Robot Chicken, and a man whose vocal chords can create any sound imaginable, is coming to Galway.

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