Jack Harrison to bring yogic chants and Irish folk to St Nicholas’

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

CO GALWAY singer-songwriter Jack Harrison sings in Sanskrit, Irish, and English and his music fuses kirtan chant, gospel, and Irish folk and trad.

Unchained Melodies

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

COUNTY GALWAY’S Jacqueline Tuck plays Unchained Melodies at Amnesty International’s Freedom Café this evening at 6pm.

Jacqueline is a 29-year-old alternative/acoustic /folk singer-songwriter based in County Galway. She has been performing all over Ireland for the past seven years. Admission is free. For more information contact 091 - 533637.

Upcoming @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

THE GALWAY Arts Festival may be over for another year, but that does not mean great music is at an end in the city. The Róisín Dubh has, as always, an impressive line up of acts during August, September, and October.

Reggae, dub, and dancehall vibrations for the Bank Holiday

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

GALWAY REGGAE and techno fans are in for one hell of a Bank Holiday Weekend treat with the Mini Mantua Weekender on Saturday August 1 and Sunday 2 in An Pucán, Forster Street.

Jazz @ Campbell’s

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

CAMPBELL’S TAVERN in Cloughanover, Headford, is well known as a great folk, roots, and singer-songwriter venue, but this weekend it’s hosting a show for Galway jazz fans.

Much travelled songwriter comes to Galway

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

INDIE-POP singer-songwriter Jann Klose is something of a ‘citizen of the world’ having spent much of his life travelling through Europe, Africa, and the US. He is now coming to Ireland.

Ealaíon At Lunasa - a feast of art exhibitions for August

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

ONCE THE Galway Arts Festival is over it is time for the Galway Races, which means betting, drinking, fashion, and gee-gees, but for every Galwegian who loves the races, there is a Galwegian who would prefer to do something else.

Mozart to be performed in Salthill church

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

TRIBAL CHAMBER Choir will perform excerpts from Mozart’s Spatzen Mass in Christ The King Church, Salthill, on Sunday August 9 at 8pm.

Galway poets to launch debut collections

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

THE DEBUT collections of poetry from Mary Hanlon and Deirdre Kearney will be launched in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop on Thursday August 6 at 6.30pm.

Leading Irish classical guitarist to play St Nicholas’

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

REDMOND O’TOOLE, possibly the leading young Irish classical guitarist of today, is returning to Galway to play St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church on Tuesday at 8pm.

Tuam Arts Festival

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

THE CITY may have the Galway Arts Festival, but the county is not content to be outdone, hence north west Connemara has the new Moondance Festival, while east Galway has the Tuam Arts Festival.

Cinema Review - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

This latest instalment of Harry Potter is certainly thrilling but some of the more exciting parts are left somewhat unexplained and the finale, which could have been great, feeling a bit rushed.

Explore the world of drumming

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

THREE LEADING Galway drum teachers will host a percussion extravaganza in the Nuns Island Theatre on Saturday August 8 at 3pm.

Drummers Dave Deane, Miki Belton, and Barry Duffy will take all those interested in learning drumming - whether young or old, beginner or advanced - on a journey through rock, r’n’b, Latin, and jazz rhythms. There will be drumming performances from Dave, Miki, and Barry and opportunities for those interested to ask questions.

The Kanyu Tree

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

The Kanyu Tree (pictured) will bring their smooth vocal harmonies, pure pop, and white boy funk to the Róisín Dubh this Saturday at 9pm. Suppport is from Galway singer-songwriter Tristan Ryder. Admission is free and Gugai will be DJing afterwards.

Get your rocks off at Primal Scream

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

PRIMAL SCREAM guitarist Andrew Innes is ready for Galway. “When you get on stage you realise it’s all worth it,” he says. “When people are cheering you on it’s hard to beat that and you think, ‘It’s great to be in a band’.”

From London to The Crane with fiddle great John Carty

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

FIDDLE PLAYER John Carty is one of the greatest practitioners of Irish traditional music and his virtuosity has been much praised. In 2003 he was TG4’s Traditional Musician of the Year and joined the ranks of previous winners such as Tommy Peoples, Matt Molloy and Paddy Keenan.

Get set to Moondance in August

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

Galway’s latest festival, the Moondance Music & Arts Festival, takes place from Friday August 14 to Sunday 16 at Petersburg House, Clonbur, and will feature Lisa Hannigan, Jape, and Mairtín O’Connor.

Theatre reviews: Galway Arts Festival

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

WEEK ONE of the Galway Arts Festival delivered some memorable productions from both home-based and visiting companies in plays that dealt with such diverse themes as familial neuroses, under-age sex, the Iraq war, murderous teenagers, and a property tycoon who wants to sing like Beniamino Gigli.

While there were some surefire hits from this line-up there were, inevitably, some ‘hit and miss’ shows. The Michael Clark company, this year’s high profile dance act, falls into that category. They presented two pieces; Swan Lack which obliquely referenced Swan Lake to a synth-driven industrial soundtrack and Thank U Ma’am which derives its inspiration from the music of David Bowie and Iggy Pop (though the programme note also cited Lou Reed’s Heroin this didn’t feature in the actual performance).

Shakespeare acting workshop

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

THE THEATRE director, teacher, and playwright Max Hafler will give an intermediate acting workshop next month, entitled Shakespeare And Language.

New Galway theatre company to perform at Edinburgh fringe

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

NEW GALWAY theatre company Danú will be officially launched this weekend before travelling to Scotland perform the play Dolores at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

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